I feel along the lines of what HereRightNow said, and would disagree that the Royals are a a 'huge uk problem'. I don't feel that there is that much disdain for the Royals here -I would say some are more popular than others, with the queen and Diana's sons at the top of the popularity list. There are of course those who would agree that perhaps the Royals are not that relevant any more, but by and large my impression (as a UK citizen) is that a great deal of the population like having them. And I do think most have a certain respect for the Queen. (I'm not a Royalist so I don't think I'm writing that with bias). If anything, Diana's sons have brought a renewed love of the Royals because they appear more modern and approachable (and because of the tradgedy of Diana - people remember what happened to the boys and felt for them). I think if Diana hadn't married Charles and he'd have married some typical upper class traditionalist, and the Royals carried on in their outdated ways, the Royals would have become less popular by now.
I don't get the impression that something is off with Megan and Harry. If you look at their eyes when they are looking at and talking to one another you can see they are smitten with each other. It's in their body language too. If anything, I think that is the issue - not them being in love, but the speed with which they are marrying. While it's not unusual for people to get married after only a year and a half or so, my personal opinion is it's too soon, for as Carolyn suggest once the passion fades what is left, so one has to be careful that there is a good foundation first, and love isn't being blind (and there could be an element of Harry seeing characteristics of his mother in her - she seems genuinly nice, very charitable etc., and that's why he's drawn to her). But people have and have had successful marriages after a very short time knowing each other (I like caution:) ).
They do seem to have things in common, and one could argue they have spend a lot of time together (if you listen to all of their interview about how they met etc. ) so they know each other fairly well. I personally think it's a genuine relationship, not a sham arranged one like Diana and Charles' was, and I think both son's will have been affected by what happened with Charles and Diana, and have sought the opposite in their lives, i.e. to have genuine love relationships.
It'll be interesting to see what happens.
I concur with you zoron I think Scotland will be a huge newsmaker in the next few months. During a recent visioning I and another person saw tartan. The government really screwed the pooch with brexit. They shouldn’t have depended on one flawed vote. What a mess.
Re the warmth of scotland's people for the Royal family, and support for the monarcy in scotland, the polls, a year ago, showed that 55% of Scots want an independent Republic. They would vote to leave that way, now, and be a Republic. Also, the entire issue of the artistocracy in scotland is bound up with this. A number of ancient aristocratic families still own about half of scotland. Some own up to a million acres. This land is not used for any productive purpose, and is a very sore point with the Scots. Support for royalty is very much class and age based. Grass roots and young people are not strong supporters of the Monarchy. Well, I have made my predictions, and they support the postings of "irish eyes" on here. Time will tell who is right.
Something in Meghan Markle's favor is that being a New World actress, she's more used to being under public scrutiny. She can 'act' the proper role in public without feeling unnatural, which may be part of her attraction. As for the down side of Royal Family prognostications--I had twinged a bit on the Very Senior Gentleman's passage, and the Queen needing to step back for the sake of mourning.
Why do Americans care? We have a Bad Child as leader, and wish Mommy would step in & box his ears. I can't tell you how many cartoons I've seen of the US begging the Queen to 'take us back.' Where some folk in the UK see monsters, in the US we see a kind of unshakeable stability.
Zoron has a last word on the British Royal family. Part scanning part from public sources.
Firstly, a lot of English people, in England, who form the bulk of the UK population, do support the Monarchy. But not elsewhere. In Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, the situation is different. In Northern Ireland, which is not part of southern Ireland, (which is an independent Sovereign Republic, like the United states) but in fact, is still part of the UK, and under British Rule, and military control, things are different. More than half of the population are anti-Monarch, anti-British rule, and want to be reunited with Southern Ireland. There was recently a 37 year guerrilla war in the North, (ended by an international peace treaty) But a majority there do not want the English crown ruling over them. Likewise, in Scotland, a majority of people do not want the crown. In wales, it is half and half. So much for the "British" wanting the Monarchy. Sadly, a lot of Americans do not understand that "Britain" is not a single country, its a collection of ancient kingdoms united by force under English domination, and most of whom hate what BREXIT is going to do to them. There is a general feeling that the other States in the Union here are going to have to find their own way in the World, and that most will be independent at some point in the next 20 years, or sooner. This is going to result in tragedy, for the people concerned. Scotland has offshore oil reserves that are huge, about half of all European oil. England has almost none. Much else, that I could explain. I am sorry to sound harsh, but people here are mostly located in the USA, and have little or no real understanding of our situation over here. It is a very serious one. The present right wing Conservative Government rigged both the recent election, and the BREXIT referendum. This is now all coming out, as it was american conservative money that was used to do this, and it is connected to the criminal inquiries going on in America into the Trump crime family. Dreadful. Please, do not have some rosy, tourist brochure view of the UK. It is in terminal decline. (see above). Sigh. life here is getting increasingly horrible, as BREXIT rolls on. The UK Government, for instance, has started illegally deporting EU citizens, even though UK is still part of the EU until April, 2019. The fear, anxiety and anger being caused by BREXIT is probably on a scale with the USA crisis that led to your civil war. Feudal royals are the least of it, but are part of it.
Irish Eyes....I just had to share with you and everyone that I'm not sure if we're thinking of the same Royal (younger individual that passes) but I have had the same vision for years. This "popular" heir to the throne will not live into old age (will pass young). I never got a specific timeline as to when or how but that gave me chills when I read your post. And, I always saw Prince Harry as having to step in for a period to take the reigns (not as King but as an interim fill-in). I really, really hope I am wrong on this but I've seen it for years but just couldn't bring myself to even imagine such a tragedy.