{"id":119801,"date":"2020-01-16T11:01:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T11:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=119801"},"modified":"2020-01-16T11:01:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T11:01:28","slug":"hugh-grant-defends-prince-harry-saying-the-press-murdered-his-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=119801","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Grant defends Prince Harry saying the press &quot;murdered&quot; his mother"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>The topic of conversation over the past two weeks has been that of the British royal family. Namely, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and their decision to step down from their royal duties to seek an independent and more private life. The decision has divided many people, with some being empathetic towards Harry and Meghan and less than supportive.<\/p>\n<h3>In fact, there have been a fair few famous faces that have strongly condemned the couple<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She was there for 5 minutes. God Save the Queen. The actual queen is a total legend. Bye bye harry and what\u2019s her name. Joan Of Arc always get\u2019s the blame! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ctgWmnPqYa\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/ctgWmnPqYa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boy George (Boomer) (@BoyGeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoyGeorge\/status\/1217484095716036608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 15, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">*NEW:<br \/>\nSpare me this &#8216;Queen of Hearts&#8217; Meghan &amp; &#8216;King of Mental Health&#8217; Harry nonsense &#8211; after Thomas Markle had a heart attack &amp; missed their wedding, they threw him to the wolves &amp; disowned him.<br \/>\nMy column: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eRchGlqyZY\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/eRchGlqyZY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tx7cucYVgv\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Tx7cucYVgv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/1217470102918045696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 15, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<h3>But actor (and beloved national treasure) Hugh Grant had some pretty strong words of support<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/COFd-HH5QUw\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>During an interview with<i> The Guardian<\/i>, Grant strongly stated, &#8220;I&#8217;m rather on Harry&#8217;s side. The tabloid press effectively murdered his mother and now they are tearing his wife to pieces. I think, as a man, it&#8217;s his job to protect his family. So, I am with him.&#8221; Grant then went on to describe his relationship with the press as &#8220;very poor,&#8221; before referring to an international survey that stated that the <i>Daily Mail<\/i> is the second least reliable source in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are mixed opinions on the subject, the tabloid press&#8217; demonisation of Meghan Markle is simply not up for debate. As <a href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/8673\/trevor-noah-slams-the-uk-press-over-their-treatment-of-prince-harry-and-meghan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained by Trevor Noah<\/a> of <i>The Daily Show<\/i>, referencing the double standards of how Meghan is portrayed, &#8220;Prince Andrew&#8217;s over here having sleepovers at Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s house, and the British press is like, &#8216;Meghan Markle ordered guacamole!&#8217;,&#8221; says Noah, referencing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1076626\/meghan-markle-news-avocado-toast-vegan-instagram\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Express article<\/a> slamming Markle&#8217;s enjoyment of avocados.<\/p>\n<p>UK rapper Stormzy also <a href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/8692\/stormzy-sums-up-the-exact-reason-brits-dont-like-meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">came to Markle&#8217;s defence<\/a>, saying &#8220;If you told someone, write a list as to why you hate Meghan Markle, the list is rubbish,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s nothing, there&#8217;s nothing credible to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/8705\/hugh-grant-defends-prince-harry-saying-the-press-murdered-his-mother\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The topic of conversation over the past two weeks has been that of the British royal family. Namely, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and their decision to step down from their royal duties to seek an independent and more private life. The decision has divided many people, with some being empathetic towards Harry and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119801"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119803,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119801\/revisions\/119803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/119802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}