A question about Harry and Meghan

Just reading about their trips to see folks at the UN, speaking engagements to present on their various causes etc.  It is a very curious situation and, having ponder on this for some time, I think I can now articulate why I think this.

Most public figures or advocates represent a constituency of some description. Obviously political figures do as they are either elected or have enough support to dominate any opposition to their rule. 

Business leaders and successful people as people follow them in an attempt to emulate their success. People like Malala and that little Scandinavian girl capture the zeitgesit in some way and command some kind of constituency based upon a combination of their personality, cause and timing. Celebrities might have a constituency if they are famous enough as people like their look, product etc. 

I do not think that harry and meghan have any kind of constituency. He has effectively been ostracised from the royal family, to the extent they are even relevant beyond a certain type of DM-reading constituency in the home counties. Needless to say, their views are in direct contrast to many of the views Harry espouses (apart from his dalliances with Nazism and shooting rockets into caves). Meghan was a pretty mediocre actress on an ok show. She is quite pretty.

My question really is this: who do they represent? Who is looking to them for leadership or guidance or inspiration? Is there genuinely anyone out there who looks at and listens to them and thinks “yes, these people are inspiring me through their force of personality, intellect, political capital or economic power?” 

It is genuinely baffling to me that they can show up at the UN and get anywhere near it without having booked a tour or something.

Tbh I have thought similar. But suspect not Brits. I just don’t know what wisdom a second rate actress and a not particularly bright (but v enthusiastic) ex-soldier/prince have to impart. It feels v much like when teens/early twenties get their teeth into A Cause and bore you to death with it. 

Completely agree. I just don’t understand why media etc keep giving them a platform.  I get why the DM do it, as their readership despises her and they get so many hateclicks.  I dont understand why boutros boutros gali or whoever would give up 30 mins of their day to go and listen to them droning on about trans rights or whatever

just one prince here Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is worth 10 times harry and meghan's net worth and you haven't even heard of him. his dad is worth 4 bill and he's just VP. The Pres is worth 16 bill. 

they’re brill aren’t they

for a family that prides itself on being incredibly emotionally repressed through generations they have at least tried to break the cycle

hope their netflix deal goes well - id watch anything they recommend/support

I won't take the piss out of Harry because I genuinely believe he's just very stupid, bordering on disabled.

Meghan otoh, fook me, what an odious piece of work. 

Just checked. Meghan has a BA in theater studies from some college i have never heard of. Harry has an E in A level geography (with strong suspicions that he cheated)

The conclusion must be that they are both incredibly thick

tbf, Harry got a D in Geography which must count as some sort of achievement given the money (we) spent on his education.

When googling that snippet, one of the articles said that Harry "decided against" university. Heh. 

"I do not think that harry and meghan have any kind of constituency"

 

Their constituency is Meghan's out of control narcissistism and need for attention

 

Press this am stating Queen ordering Meghan to wear a different tiara

 

Much prefer Meghan Kelly tbh