(continued from above...) So, Hazbean are going full Hollywood. I no longer think this can be argued. The IG is frequently updated and although it is still very new, the 'tone' is more than clear. This is American PR-speak and fundamentally Hollywood-style promotion. Meghan's fingerprints are ALL over the Insta account, although I don't think she's actually composing the posts.
And now the announcement of the Oprah partnership/television series.
Read Kaiser's post, above. Note the tone of victory - that this announcement is by definition a positive because it further cements Hazbean as Famous People who associate with other Famous People. I am seeing this tone from many people here, too, esp. wishing for a karmic smackdown to the couple of famewhores for fame- and celebrity-seeking.
I think both parties, both pro-Haz and con, need to calm down. Neither of you are understanding that the BRF is *not the same thing* - it is not even *the same kind of thing* as Hollywood is. Meghan and Harry are not celebrities like Oprah or Taylor Swift etc. They are first and foremost representatives of the crown.
Which leads me to believe that, deep in the bowels of Buckingham Palace, pants are being shit right now. As others have noted (and as I agree with) the Queen and the RF in general are personally passive. If an attempt can be made to sweep something under the rug, to delay dealing with it in a way that involves confrontation, to smooth something over - it will be. I believe Harry and Meghan have been explicitly allowed to pursue these projects in the interests of appeasing them both - and probably, lately, hoping that the baby calms them down. LOL. I also believe there is great anxiety over how this blatant fame-seeking will pan out. People like Kaiser fail to understand that the RF being seen to live lives of quiet service (even tho we all know they also live, in private, in great luxury) is not just part of the deal but pretty much the whole deal.
This has the potential to backfire spectacularly on the RF, who as an institution care 0% about the opinions of Hollywood movers and shakers and 95+% about the opinion of the British public whose goodwill is essential to their remaining in their lives of luxury. And now it appears to be well and truly out of their hands.
How will the UK public respond to the 6th in line to the throne and his wife becoming one of those movers and shakers? Attending those Hollywood galas and moving in those circles? I would be willing to bet that over a certain amount of time, it will prove deeply unpopular with the public. The RF eschew all flashiness on purpose (or, deploys it very strategically). It's not a pointless tradition. Americans seem to have trouble understanding it, but it is one of the major support columns of the modern iteration of the RF. Meghan herself does not seem to understand this, and at this point i think anyone who doesn't believe Harry has allowed himself to be completely subsumed by her vision of their marriage isn't looking closely enough.
There has been speculation on this thread about whether or not she is going to 'get it' and I think we can say now that the ig account and today's announcement are a loud, clear signal: not only is she not going to 'get it,' she's flat out running on the opposite direction.
I do not see this going anywhere good for the RF. I do not believe Meghan has the slightest grip on the reality of her new position, and I do not believe Harry is smart enough to recognize it. The odds are overwhelming, imo, that this will end badly. The new question, beyond 'will Meghan get it and when' is now 'how much damage will be done to the RF as an institution before the rope H and M are running with either hangs them both or is jerked back, hard, by the reality of their circumstances.'