{"id":193979,"date":"2020-01-13T02:17:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T23:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/the-photo-that-was-the-tipping-point-behind-meghan-and-harrys-decision-to-quit\/"},"modified":"2020-01-13T02:17:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T23:17:03","slug":"the-photo-that-was-the-tipping-point-behind-meghan-and-harrys-decision-to-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/the-photo-that-was-the-tipping-point-behind-meghan-and-harrys-decision-to-quit\/","title":{"rendered":"The photo that was the &#8216;tipping point&#8217; behind Meghan and Harry&#8217;s decision to quit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"A photo of the Queen and the next three monarchs upset Prince Harry and Meghan Markle so much it influenced their announcement yesterday &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-stepping-back-from-royal-life-194252740.html&quot;&gt;to step down as senior royals,&lt;\/a&gt; according to a report.\" data-reactid=\"11\">A photo of the Queen and the next three monarchs upset Prince Harry and Meghan Markle so much it influenced their announcement yesterday to step down as senior royals, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;em&gt;The Times &lt;\/em&gt;said the \u201cline of succession\u201d photo released five days ago - featuring Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George with the monarch - didn\u2019t go down well with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who saw it as a sign they were being&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/timeline-prince-harry-meghan-markle-relationship-highs-and-lows-064616268.html&quot;&gt; excluded from royal life.&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"12\"><em>The Times <\/em>said the \u201cline of succession\u201d photo released five days ago &#8211; featuring Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George with the monarch &#8211; didn\u2019t go down well with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who saw it as a sign they were being excluded from royal life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"13\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1099\" data-reactid=\"14\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:137.4%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"16\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend a Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary on December 1, 2017 in Nottingham, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday 27th November 2017 and will marry at St George's Chapel, Windsor in May 2018. \" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1ea852c0-3258-11ea-936f-21ea217c86b7.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"17\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"18\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend a Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary on December 1, 2017 in Nottingham, England. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement on Monday 27th November 2017 and will marry at St George's Chapel, Windsor in May 2018. \" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1ea852c0-3258-11ea-936f-21ea217c86b7.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"28\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have been upset by a photo uploaded to the official royal family Instagram account. Photo: Getty Images\" data-reactid=\"29\">\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have been upset by a photo uploaded to the official royal family Instagram account. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"31\"><span data-reactid=\"32\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span data-reactid=\"34\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The newspaper also says their decision to step away from royal duties and become financially independent was also partly triggered by the Queen\u2019s Christmas message not featuring any photos of the couple on her desk.\" data-reactid=\"35\">The newspaper also says their decision to step away from royal duties and become financially independent was also partly triggered by the Queen\u2019s Christmas message not featuring any photos of the couple on her desk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cTheir decision to \u201cstep back\u201d from royal duties was, in part, triggered by those signals,\u201d the paper reports.\" data-reactid=\"36\">\u201cTheir decision to \u201cstep back\u201d from royal duties was, in part, triggered by those signals,\u201d the paper reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Focus on Prince Charles\u2019 idea to streamline the monarchy gained attention during the Prince Andrew scandal.\" data-reactid=\"37\">Focus on Prince Charles\u2019 idea to streamline the monarchy gained attention during the Prince Andrew scandal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Nick Ede, a PR expert, played down the idea the photo could have been the \u201ctipping point\u201d as the Sussexes couldn\u2019t have expected to have been in it.\" data-reactid=\"38\">Nick Ede, a PR expert, played down the idea the photo could have been the \u201ctipping point\u201d as the Sussexes couldn\u2019t have expected to have been in it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cI think it was very interesting to see that photograph... that was a very interesting silent PR tool to show there is a streamlined royalty, a streamlined family, and those are the ones we should be focusing on,\u201d he told &lt;em&gt;Yahoo News UK.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-reactid=\"39\">\u201cI think it was very interesting to see that photograph&#8230; that was a very interesting silent PR tool to show there is a streamlined royalty, a streamlined family, and those are the ones we should be focusing on,\u201d he told <em>Yahoo News UK.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"40\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"533\" data-reactid=\"41\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"42\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:66.6%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"43\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Britain's Prince Harry (C) and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to unveil a plaque dedicating 20 hectares of native bush to the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy project at The North Shore Riding Club in Auckland on October 30, 2018. - Meghan Markle displayed an unexpected talent for &quot;welly wanging&quot; in Auckland on October 30, gaining bragging rights over husband Prince Harry after they competed in the oddball New Zealand sport. \" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20f70830-331d-11ea-aebf-a94bfed2f8c9.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"44\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"45\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Britain's Prince Harry (C) and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to unveil a plaque dedicating 20 hectares of native bush to the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy project at The North Shore Riding Club in Auckland on October 30, 2018. - Meghan Markle displayed an unexpected talent for &quot;welly wanging&quot; in Auckland on October 30, gaining bragging rights over husband Prince Harry after they competed in the oddball New Zealand sport. \" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20f70830-331d-11ea-aebf-a94bfed2f8c9.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"55\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Yesterday, the couple announced they are quitting their roles as 'senior' royals. Photo: Getty Images\" data-reactid=\"56\">\n<p>Yesterday, the couple announced they are quitting their roles as &#8216;senior&#8217; royals. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"58\"><span data-reactid=\"59\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cIn many ways I can\u2019t see that as a tipping point... the fact of the matter is Prince Harry and Meghan are quite far down the pecking order now so they really shouldn\u2019t be there on that, and it really should be the future king and obviously the next ones.\" data-reactid=\"60\">\u201cIn many ways I can\u2019t see that as a tipping point&#8230; the fact of the matter is Prince Harry and Meghan are quite far down the pecking order now so they really shouldn\u2019t be there on that, and it really should be the future king and obviously the next ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cI think it was a direct way of showing they are streamlining, they are thinking about what do do about taxpayers\u2019 money.\" data-reactid=\"61\">\u201cI think it was a direct way of showing they are streamlining, they are thinking about what do do about taxpayers\u2019 money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cWhen the Queen goes, it is going to change, no matter what anyone says.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"62\">\u201cWhen the Queen goes, it is going to change, no matter what anyone says.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Buckingham Palace was contacted for comment.\" data-reactid=\"63\">Buckingham Palace was contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;em&gt;Words by Will Taylor&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-reactid=\"64\"><em>Words by Will Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;Got a story tip or just want to get in touch? 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