natal, I'm glad I can always count on you to keep me in line. You're always on time and consistent when you stop in to tell me what I am and what I do wrong and what I say is wrong. What I can't figure out is your facination with what I say. You've been critiqing things I say on his forum for over a year now. When is it going to stop? You don't like me and that is obvious, OK, I get it and I'm sure others who post here and see your repeated attacks on me get it too. So say what's really on your mind and get off my back. To tell you the truth what you say to me is just annoying, it doesn't mean anything because you are not a regular poster on this forum so I don't respect or value anything you have to say. You only swoop in to give your 2 cents and tell me what I've done wrong on certain days. I have to tell you I'm sick of it. I'm not your child, your friend, your neighbor, so stop getting so familiar with me all the time. You are creeping me out.

I see everywhere "Dumbledore can't be dead he was such a powerful how can he be killed off that easily." Well it is that easy when you use Avada Kedavra. It doesn't matter if you're muggle or a Order of Merlin 1st Class. If you get hit you're dead. Like a Wizard's Raid. Kills People Dead. Now I guess you can say his spirit might still be out there because a pheonix rose from the grave which is probably his spirit. Also his painting is in the headmasters office. There is probably an enchantment on the room to create a painting when the person dies. Now I don't think Dumbledore is as good as fooling an enchantment. Do you. Oh yeah and the idea of the inferi potion I can only see one problem with it. Not that many people have gone to the cave. In fact Dumbledore and R.A.B.(Regulus?) have been there. Well that's all except this forum is almost full so I'm starting a new one called Harry Potter book 7

She/they should sort out the family drama in private and share or not share whatever they like - there's plenty of truly life changing intrigue going on in the rest of the world! As for the baby...... :-D That's lovely and I look forward to pregnancy pics and seeing the new royal in the spring. I'm another looking for this type of happy 'news' these days.

jmm, I had commented "When Andrew requested an HRH for his future children, they were given both the title and security protection from birth. I doubt Harry would feel slighted if his children received the HRH from Charles, but security protection was taken away when they were adults, as it was taken away from his cousins at that point also." You responded "Andrew's daughters were entitled to the HRH status as grandchildren of the reigning monarch, just as Harry is entitled to the same status for the same reason. Andrew didn't have to request it any more than Charles had to request it for Harry." Thank you, 'requested' was the wrong word, as Andrew didn't 'request' an HRH for future children, he merely accepted usage of it, whereas his brother Prince Edward declined usage of it, although his children still have the HRH. He and Sophie felt it better to raise them without the title in their name, although they can use their HRH when they turn 18, if they choose. We know that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie had HRH titles (as the Queen's grandchildren) and accompanying security until their young 20's, when it was taken away in 2011, due to budget cuts. I think maybe Harry wouldn't feel slighted if Charles offered any security for his grandchildren, out of his considerable personal funds, even if he issues new Letters Patent to exclude them from an HRH, along with all the distant relatives. You commented "I'm not sure what you mean about Harry's other cousins having security taken away as adults: if you mean the children of Princess Anne and Prince Edward, they never had security in the first place because their parents never requested it." To clarify, when saying 'cousins' I've only ever referred to Andrew's daughters, re having their security taken away as adults, knowing Princess Anne's and Prince Edward's children never had nor requested security protection. I've always been comparing Harry's kids as grandchildren of the King (when Charles reigns) to Andrew's daughters, as grandchildren of the Queen, only to illustrate how entitlement will change so drastically, from the Queen's reign to Charles.' But Harry has never once compared what Archie won't get, to what Beatrice and Eugenie received. They supposedly have a close relationship, so I'm sure Harry doesn't begrudge his cousins anything. I believe he just wishes his children would get the same, as grandchildren of the King. Like Beatrice and Eugenie, his children will most certainly will never be 'working royals' so that's never been a factor. jmm, I agree, the security threat is not likely from any typical Englishman as I feel the vast majority of people have no racist feelings about Harry's wife or children. But I guess they felt that by leaving, they could escape the constant UK press coverage of Meghan, (several which are clearly racist) and live less stressfully abroad. You said "...I don't think a racist cartoon or two reflects the actual reaction of the British public to Archie's birth." Me either. But it contributed to the mindset of those who ARE racists, and among them, there could be crazies out there. There are crazies in Canada and the U.S. as well, of course, but we have far less tabloid newspapers churning out anti-Meghan hype, than the UK. I too, thought it strange that as a patron of Mental Health organizations, Harry would not be able get Meghan some treatment for her mental health. Maybe he could have, if Meghan hadn't gone to 'someone' to discuss it. But once she had, and felt they brushed her off with 'lots of us have stresses' perhaps H&M felt they couldn't then go behind the Royal Family's back and seek outside help themselves. I believe that they truly felt abandoned by the Royal Family, from what they've told us they experienced. But, just like everything else said in that interview, we'll never know the pure truth, because the Royals are unlikely to ever say or publish anything to confirm or deny, as is their protocol. So either the Royal Family was falsely portrayed as being unsupportive and turning a blind eye to things, or H&M were telling the truth, but got no support by asking privately, so they took their last shot at being heard, hoping that going public would force communication, rather than continued estrangement. But wow, I don't know. olychick, I could see that both Harry and Megan seemed struggling to hold back tears at certain times, and I personally didn't doubt what they said. But at the time, I felt her delivery had a touch of affectation, which would push those sitting on the fence of believing what she said, to the dubious side. However you made very good points, so maybe what seemed like being a bit coy to me, was only pausing to make darn sure of exactly what she wanted to say, rather than for dramatic effect. Thanks for that input. Anyway, I plan to bid this thread Adieu, as even being keenly interested in the Royals, I'm sure I've dissected Oprah's entire interview, ad nauseam, lol! I enjoyed this thread and reading everyone's viewpoints, and jmm, I think if all of us were enjoying a buffet meal, talking about this, you and I would have had to pay the tab, because we'd have eaten the most and been the last ones to leave! ;)