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#HARRY
The Duke of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey in his TV interview that his family had “literally” cut him off financially, But according to the Daily Telegraph, the Clarence House annual review revealed that Prince Charles gave a total of £4.5 million to the Cambridges and Sussexes during the last financial year.
@andyd04 said: “So, not so much ‘cut off ’ as ‘received a large financial settlement’.”
@rekinva wrote: “Cut the money off? Maybe they should have a telethon or Go Fund Me page?”
@iansderbyshire tweeted: “In times gone by, it would have been their heads that were cut off… They have much for which to be grateful. Luckily for them, HM Queen Elizabeth II is more tolerant than Elizabeth I."
@Boune2nurse wrote: “Most people live on minimum wage to feed clothe children and pay bills, greed in its finest form.”
@degsy380 wrot: “It’s tough when you are down to your last couple of million… we should all have a whip- round to look after their royal wokenesses.”
@kentishred added: “Bless – how are they managing to cope?” @blub9999 said: “Thank heaven they can cash in on Meghan's books so at least the children can eat.” @daveyboy103 wrote: “Can Charles please ‘literally cut me off ’ as well? I can supply bank details.”
#EE
Mobile phone network EE and 02 is to bring back roaming charges for customers visiting Europe following Brexit.
@Stmangini wrote: “I'm guessing the others will soon follow suit.”
@c_howarth said: “As someone who travels regularly (outside of the pandemic) to the EU to visit family this will really make me consider changing from @EE asap.”
@adrianbridgett tweeted: “‘To boost investment in UK network’. Bollocks. It's to make more money.”
@wilsey18 wrote: “It’s making money; the restrictions have been taken off now that we’re out of the eu so they can do what they want. Sad, but that’s capitalism. Sucks tremendously.”
@Owenlaw76 wrote: “EE clearly have decided that people are too passive and won’t move. Vital that people prove them wrong to dissuade the others from seeing this as easy revenue.”