Looks like he’s stepping down from his RL duties .Just when we get a big name that’s in the public eye to promote our game ,he gets involved in a right royal rumpus and does a permanent runner over the Atlantic.whatever your view on this appointment I think we need a popular bigwig that endorses our great game, as the product is amazing but who on earth knows about us outside the heartland .

I'm glad, to be honest, I can't stand him anymore and as for his gold-digging wife.....

Good on them.

You paid for it so if you're happy

We agree again Vasty, chose to relinquish his royal duties, cut him off from the parasite payroll and stop giving them air time on British TV. Regarding a RL ambassador it’s going to be a massive job to climb up the sporting ladder.

Him and his wife are hypocrites of the highest order. Good riddance

Not sure he ever did a lot really, RL wise. Regardin his situation if my extended family had bumped my mum off and were unpleasant to my wife I’d have had it on my toes years ago

Can’t be helpful when the toxic media is hounding his missus n all.

She knew what was coming when she excepted the gold bit ! She was going nowhere thats why she married him! Gold digger of the highest order.

She knew what was coming when she excepted the gold bit ! She was going nowhere thats why she married him! Gold digger of the highest order.

Didn't he hold a similar position with RU? He was once stood at the side of me at BV effing and blinding. I had to move He offered me a bite of his Pukka Pie though.

Didn't he hold a similar position with RU? He was once stood at the side of me at BV effing and blinding. I had to move He offered me a bite of his Pukka Pie though.

She's hardly a gold digger.
She was earning half a million a year before she met him.

As long as they are happy I don't see why anyone else, especially the paper need to get involved.

They don't earn any money from tax payers.

He's done a massive amount for charities that no one used to care about. He's done his time in the forces. He's married a beautiful actress who seems to draw a lot of racist comments.

Personally I back them to do whatever they want.

Half a million a year is peanuts for a american actress! We over here had never heard of her before she got her claws into ginger , big career boost that was.

You could say the same about Kate Middleton.

"Stepping down" is actually = has to step down.

His official severing of ties with the Royal Family means he is not allowed to "continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service".

Everything he is "stepping down from", will be taken up by another Royal - who do you fancy to spearhead the World Cup??

Quote ="PopTart"She's hardly a gold digger. She was earning half a million a year before she met him. As long as they are happy I don't see why anyone else, especially the paper need to get involved. They don't earn any money from tax payers. He's done a massive amount for charities that no one used to care about. He's done his time in the forces. He's married a beautiful actress who seems to draw a lot of racist comments. Personally I back them to do whatever they want.'" Easy to see why he’s had enough. They hounded his mum, and now his wife. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/el ... ards-royal

Quote ="PopTart"She's hardly a gold digger. She was earning half a million a year before she met him. As long as they are happy I don't see why anyone else, especially the paper need to get involved. They don't earn any money from tax payers. He's done a massive amount for charities that no one used to care about. He's done his time in the forces. He's married a beautiful actress who seems to draw a lot of racist comments. Personally I back them to do whatever they want.'" Easy to see why he’s had enough. They hounded his mum, and now his wife. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/el ... ards-royal

Do you remember where he was when England were in a World Cup Final against Australia, a major event in the calendar and a potentially historic win for the team that he reckoned he was a patron of?

I'll tell you. Not at the World Cup Final, that's where. And in fact I recall he was at Twickers, watching his real buddies.

He took the gig but he never had any belief in it. If he had, he'd have been at the final.

As for the pair of them, they're going to hit a reality bump when George hits his teens and all the talk is about who is Queen will be and they'll be royal nobodies. People used to care about Andy and Fergie, until William grew up.

No one into sport will care about rugby league just because Harry has a photo-op every four years. But there are many high profile sports people who speak very highly of rugby league and would be happy to big it up. Tony Adams. Roy Keane. Ryan Giggs. Wayne Rooney. A fair few boxers.

Well said PT. Amazing how many posters on here think they know what’s going on in Harry and (especially) Meghan’s heads and the motives behind their actions.

Well said PT. Amazing how many posters on here think they know what’s going on in Harry and (especially) Meghan’s heads and the motives behind their actions.

Regardless of what you think of him/his relationships etc it’s not a positive story for the game unless we can replace him with someone of a similar profile, which will be a real challenge.

Maybe Harry could have helped secure the next TV deal

I don't think he was ever RL material, he's clearly shown in the past where his loyalties lie.
I used to think that of the two, him rather than William, was closest to the people. I was wrong, for me William is that person.
Harry could have gone on to a great relationship with the British public, especially the younger end, but he's chosen to turn his back on that and build his future elsewhere.
I hold no grudges but I think it right that he was stripped of all his military titles, and I don't know how this works, but does he retain the title of 'Prince?' Surely that can't be right if he's dumped his royal duties and his country to live elsewhere?

But Andrew gets to keep his.

My view is that nothing immediate will change in rl but these little things just keep chipping away at us , Elstone and now Harry , whatever your views they are a dam sight more recognisable than even our best Rl stars to the wider public and is another kick in the guts to get us recognised in the main stream . From there money will flow into the game instead of the trickle we see now , and all the problems that brings