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Prince Harry ‘tricked into Megxit revelations’ by fake Greta Thunberg Prince Harry tricked into discussing 'Megxit’ by fake Greta Thunberg
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Duke of Sussex reportedly spoke to hoaxers about Trump, the tabloids and Prince AndrewDuke of Sussex reportedly spoke to hoaxers about Trump, the tabloids and Prince Andrew
Prince Harry has apparently been tricked into talking about “Megxit”, President Trump and Prince Andrew in a phone call by Russian hoaxers posing as the Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg and her father Svante, it has been revealed. Prince Harry has apparently been tricked into talking about “Megxit”, Donald Trump and Prince Andrew in a phone call with Russian hoaxers posing as Greta Thunberg and her father, it has been revealed.
The Duke of Sussex reportedly speaks revealingly about his difficult decision to step back from royal life during two conversations with Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus. The Duke of Sussex reportedly spoke revealingly about his decision to step back from royal life during two conversations with Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus.
He also speaks of his battle with a “bullying” tabloid media, who he believes are trying to “sink” him and his wife Meghan. He also spoke of his battle with a “bullying” tabloid media, who he was said to believe are trying to “sink” him and his wife, Meghan.
In the conversations, which the Sun reported, a voice said to be Harry tells them Trump has “blood on his hands” over his climate credentials, that the British political system is “broken” and that his decade serving in the military has made him “more normal than my family would like to believe”. In recordings reported by the Sun, a voice said to be Harry says Trump has “blood on his hands” over his stance on climate change, the British political system is “broken” and his decade serving in the military made him “more normal than my family would like to believe”.
A spokeswoman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex declined to comment on the calls. In an email exchange with the Guardian, the hoaxers confirmed that the Sun’s report was correct and said audio rights had been “transferred” to British media and they could not comment further.
Harry is reported to have taken the calls on New Year’s Eve and on 22 January while at the Vancouver Island mansion he and Meghan are renting. Harry is reported to have taken the calls on New Year’s Eve and 22 January while at the Vancouver Island mansion that he and Meghan have been renting.
Kuznetsov and Stolyarov have previously targeted Elton John, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. A spokeswoman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex declined to comment on the report. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman for the couple declined to comment when asked if there was any doubt the voice heard was that of Harry.
On the tapes, the prince comments on his decision to step down from the royal family. “And this decision certainly wasn’t an easy one but it was the right decision for our family, the right decision to be able to protect my son. Kuznetsov and Stolyarov’s previous targets have included Elton John, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the US Democrat Bernie Sanders.
During the conversations, Harry was asked about reports of him being stripped of his royal titles by the Queen. He replied: “No, no, again you mustn’t believe what you read, no one has stripped us of our titles.
“Because of a technicality within the family, if we are earning money separately from within the family structure, then we obviously have been asked not to use our titles in order to make money, which we would never do. But the press managed to jump on that to make it look like we had been stripped.”
Discussing his decision to step down from the royal family, he said: “And this decision certainly wasn’t an easy one but it was the right decision for our family, the right decision to be able to protect my son.
“And I think there’s a hell of a lot of people around the world that can identify and respect us for putting our family first, But, yeah, it’s a tricky one, but we will start a new life.”“And I think there’s a hell of a lot of people around the world that can identify and respect us for putting our family first, But, yeah, it’s a tricky one, but we will start a new life.”
The tape continues: “You forget, I was in the military for 10 years so I’m more normal than my family would like to believe.” He added: “You forget, I was in the military for 10 years, so I’m more normal than my family would like to believe. But certainly, being in a different position now gives us the ability to say things and do things that we might not have been able to do.”
“But certainly, being in a different position now gives us the ability to say things and do things that we might not have been able to do.” On Meghan, Harry told the hoaxers: “I can assure you, marrying a prince or princess is not all it’s made up to be.”
On Meghan, Harry tells the hoaxers: “I can assure you, marrying a prince or princess is not all it’s made up to be.” On Trump, Harry told the person he believed to be Thunberg: “The mere fact that Donald Trump is pushing the coal industry is so big in America, he has blood on his hands. Trump will want to meet you to make him look better but he won’t want to have a discussion about climate change with you because you will outsmart him.”
On Trump, Harry tells the person he believes is Greta: “The mere fact that Donald Trump is pushing the coal industry is so big in America, he has blood on his hands.”
“Trump will want to meet you to make him look better but he won’t want to have a discussion about climate change with you because you will outsmart him.”
On Prince Andrew, who has stepped down from public duties over his friendship with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, Harry said: “I have very little to say on that. But whatever he has done or hasn’t done is completely separate from me and my wife.”On Prince Andrew, who has stepped down from public duties over his friendship with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, Harry said: “I have very little to say on that. But whatever he has done or hasn’t done is completely separate from me and my wife.”
On Boris Johnson, Harry reportedly said: “He is a good man, so you are one of the few people who can reach into his soul and get him to feel and believe in you. But you have to understand that because he has been around for so long, like all of these other people , they are already set in their ways.” On Boris Johnson, Harry said: “He is a good man, so you are one of the few people who can reach into his soul and get him to feel and believe in you. But you have to understand that because he has been around for so long, like all of these other people, they are already set in their ways.”
During the conversations, Harry remarks that the “world is a troubled place” and that it is “being led by some very sick people”. He tells the fake Greta people need to be woken up “because at the end of the day we are all the frog that has been put in cold water and brought to the boil without realising”. During the conversations, Harry also said the world was “a troubled place” and was “being led by some very sick people”. He told the fake Thunberg that people needed to be woken up “because at the end of the day we are all the frog that has been put in cold water and brought to the boil without realising”.
He is also asked about his battle with the media. “For most, all of my life, I’ve always been part of a family and part of a country that is scared of the tabloid media because they have so much power and influence and no morals (chuckles). He was also asked about his battle with the media. “For most, all of my life, I’ve always been part of a family and part of a country that is scared of the tabloid media because they have so much power and influence and no morals,” he said, reportedly chuckling.
“From the moment that I found a wife that was strong enough to be able to stand up for what we believe in together, has basically scared them so much that they’ve now come out incredibly angry, they’ve come out fighting, and all they will and do now is try and destroy our reputation and try and, you know, sink us.“From the moment that I found a wife that was strong enough to be able to stand up for what we believe in together, has basically scared them so much that they’ve now come out incredibly angry, they’ve come out fighting, and all they will and do now is try and destroy our reputation and try and, you know, sink us.
“But what they don’t understand is the battle we are fighting against them is far more than just us. “But what they don’t understand is the battle we are fighting against them is far more than just us. So I think one of the – what I’ve always believed – one of the strongest ways to change mindset and be able to raise consciousness and be able to create self-awareness among people, is to challenge the media and say you have a responsibility and you are accountable for everything you are feeding people because you are brainwashing people, so this is far bigger than just us.:”
“So I think one of the, what I’ve always believed, one of the strongest ways to change mindset and be able to raise consciousness and be able to create self-awareness among people, is to challenge the media and say you have a responsibility and you are accountable for everything you are feeding people because you are brainwashing people, so this is far bigger than just us. He added: “Even though they want to make it personal, they are scared because we are some of the first two people willing to stand up to their bullying, and my wife, we can’t stand back.
“Even though they want to make it personal, they are scared because we are some of the first two people willing to stand up to their bullying, and my wife, we can’t stand back.
“It hasn’t been very nice. It’s been horrible, but we will come out of it stronger people.”“It hasn’t been very nice. It’s been horrible, but we will come out of it stronger people.”
The ease with which the hoaxers appear to have managed to get Harry on the line raises questions about security measures at their Canadian mansion, and whether they have a team of staff around them to check calls.
The couple have not made public details of their staffing arrangements in Canada. Their 15-strong team at Buckingham Palace will be disbanded on 31 March when they step down as working royals. Some palace staff are being made redundant and others redeployed within other royal households.
Being based in Britain may not have offered the couple any greater protection against hoaxers, however. The Queen was famously targeted while at Buckingham Palace. A Canadian impressionist and satirical radio host, Pierre Brassard, was put through to the monarch in 1995 after officials believed he was Canada’s then prime minister, Jean Chretien. She chatted to Brassard for 17 minutes, including about her Halloween plans and a referendum in Quebec.
In 1996 Diana was hoaxed by the broadcaster Victor-Lewis-Smith posing as Stephen Hawking. In their 18-minute chat she spoke about Prince Charles, Fidel Castro and Bill Clinton.
In 2012 a nurse who was treating the Duchess of Cambridge while she was pregnant took her own life after being duped by hoaxers. Jacintha Saldanha was tricked by two Australian radio DJs who impersonated the Queen and the Prince of Wales into giving a condition update on Kate, who was suffering from severe morning sickness at the private hospital.