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People Are Once Again Calling Out A Royal Double Standard After Harry And Meghan Got Attacked For Holding Hands At The Queen s Lying-In-State
"Zara and Mike were also holding hands, were they disrespectful or is that judgment limited to Harry and Meghan only?"By by Ellie HallBuzzFeed News ReporterUpdated on September 15, 2022, 2:11 pmPosted on September 14, 2022, 11:29 pmTwitterFacebookLink Ian Vogler / Getty Images, Wpa Pool / Getty Images Photos of members of the royal family at a service to mark the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state have sparked a debate about double standards on social media, as Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have been attacked for holding hands — whereas another hand-holding royal couple have not. Following a procession of the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster on Wednesday, the royal family came together to pay their respects to the monarch and matriarch. When it was their turn, Harry and Meghan bowed and curtsied to the Queen’s coffin and then turned to leave Westminster Hall. Wpa Pool / Getty Images Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, acknowledge Queen Elizabeth II's coffin during a service at the Palace of Westminster. As they did so, they took each other’s hands — and all hell broke loose on Twitter. Wpa Pool / Getty Images Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Peter Phillips leave the Palace of Westminster. Apparently holding hands is undignified. Lainey L @LaineyL10 The Royal Family leave our beloved Queen in Westminster Hall with grace and dignity except for Harry and Meghan who just have to hold hands like two lovesick teenagers. They really get on my nerves. 02:33 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @LaineyL10 It's woke. Jesús Enrique Rosas - The Body Language Guy @Knesix The woke despise traditions and respect, so not surprising https://t.co/1YlyNNfo0x 02:33 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @knesix It's insulting. Canellecitadelle @Canellelabelle The Absolute Disrespect of harry and meghan strolling hand in hand in an official state ceremony to pay hommage to the Queen when we cannot even use any of their credentials to wipe the floor is an absolute Disgrace. Life will repay them this honor this insult. 04:02 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Canellelabelle It's disgraceful. Selma joyce @SelmaHassan13 Painful to watch the ceremony today and see the arrogance of a traitor and his wife standing in front of the woman they have BOTH tormented relentlessly for nearly 3 years...and couldn't wait till they got into the car before holding hands? The pair of them are a disgrace! 03:17 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @SelmaHassan13 It lacks decorum. ShazzerMac3 @ShazzerMac3 Did I really see Meghan and Harry holding hands of Westminster? No decorum 02:28 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ShazzerMac3 It's inappropriate. Jean Dingle?????? @jean_dingle What a shame. Meghan and Harry just had to draw attention to themselves by holding hands. Totally inappropriate but what else can you expect? 02:38 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @jean_dingle It's improper. Mike Webb ?????? @MikeWeb45523880 Did my eyes deceive me, or were Harry and Meghan actually holding hands as they walked out of Westminster Hall?! Do they not have any idea how to behave properly? ? #HarryandMeghan 02:35 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @MikeWeb45523880 There's just one issue — Harry and Meghan weren't the only royal couple to hold hands. Zara Tindall (the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal) and her husband, Mike Tindall, also held hands as they exited Westminster Hall. Wpa Pool / Getty Images Zara Tindall and her husband, Mike Tindall, exit the Palace of Westminster. Actually, they went one step beyond Harry and Meghan and held hands while honoring the Queen's coffin! Wpa Pool / Getty Images Zara and Mike Tindall acknowledge the Queen's coffin at the Palace of Westminster. Strangely enough, nobody on Twitter seems to be up in arms about the Tindalls’ show of affection — or another hand-holding moment that was caught on camera between Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and his daughter Princess Eugenie of York. Wpa Pool / Getty Images Anne, Princess Royal; Princess Eugenie; Princess Beatrice; and Prince Andrew, Duke of York, at Westminster Hall on September 14, 2022, in London It didn’t take very long for people to call out the double standard. Twitter / Via Twitter: @buzzerbitter2 Lady Mme Claire Savage #FBPE ?????? @csav55 We've reached peak stupidity today with Harry & Meghan haters, they're outraged because H & M were holding hands. In their rush to condemn Harry & Meghan they missed this. Unbelievably one response was this is ok because Zara doesn't have a title. Brexiter level contortions. 04:32 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @csav55 Laura Kuenssberg Translator @BBCLauraKT BREAKING: Conservatives are absolutely livid because Harry held his wife Meghan's hand, but they're not mad that Mike held Zara's hand and nobody can figure out why ? 06:28 PM - 14 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @BBCLauraKT I wonder what it is about Harry and Meghan? Chris Furlong / Getty Images Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, are seen leaving the Palace of Westminster after the procession for the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II on September 14, 2022, in London.
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