The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been accused of being “desperate for relevance” after it was reported they are planning their own honours list to recognise individuals and organisations championing positive causes. Angry royal fans questioned the move after the couple quit the Royal Family earlier this year to protect their privacy.
One tweeted: “This ultimate woke couple who make me ill are going to try and rival the Queen with their own woke awards ceremony. Makes me ill.”
Another posted: “This has to be a joke? Aren’t these the two who want #privacy by divorcing themselves from the @RoyalFamily? @KensingtonRoyal? @ClarenceHouse? & moving to #USA?”
One added: “Really desperate to stay in press for people who want privacy they are a joke no one cares they are not royal and their woke awards will not make them relevant or popular they showed what they think of uk during COVID they only care about themselves abandoned family they are users.”
Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, hope to celebrate “charitable service, education, science, literature, racial justice, gender equity, environmental stewardship, youth empowerment, health and mental health”, according to .
The award scheme will be run by the Sussex’s Archewell foundation.
The Queen’s honours are handed out twice a year.
Other furious fans questioned accused Meghan and Harry of being “delusional”.
One posted: “Why? Who are they to bestow awards. They obviously don’t know they are no longer royals. So desperate for relevance to outdo the Queen? Despicable.”
A Twitter user said: “Dear god. They are delusional. Are they going to set up a rival court?”
Another posted: “I mean who do they actually think they are and who entertains their grandiose ideas??”
Meghan and Harry’s plan also raised eyebrows among critics with Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan asking this morning: “Have you ever met a couple more inclined to break their own privacy than Meghan and Harry?”
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