I always thought that Harry never wanted to be king, but then he had that ambition.
But the UK is lucky that William is the heir. Harry doesn't even have the profile to be king, and it's a good thing he's not the heir. Harry must try to gain maturity, as he is old enough, and find the balance to be able to move forward and accept that his brother is the heir.
I wrote here once that I thought it may have been the Youssoupov emerald bandeau tiara that Meghan saw. I've never seen it in Diamond Fund photos, and the sleek simplicity is Meghan's style.
Third, I absolutely do not believe that the Queen "begged" them not to use one of tiaras that Diana wore.
Diana wore only 2 tiaras - Spencer tiara is not owned by the royal family at all, and Lovers Knot tiara was obviously returned to the Queen after the divorce for the future Princess of Wales to wear it some day. Harry isn't the owner of the Lovers Knot tiara, so the Queen certainly didn't have to beg Meghan not to wear it.
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Didn't William and Kate also start out in Nottingham Cottage btw?
And I can't imagine that Meghan and Harry are feeling content or confident today in Montecito either. The Book and its " revelations " seem to have spectacularly back fired on them. It had made them appear literally buffoonish. Laughingstocks.
It is very clever.
This has nothing to do with "human rights". This combat was a war-like situation which lasted for many years and western soldiers as well as the Taliban dies in it. Everyone knows, that men and women involved in a war, die. Still, radical islamic sympathisers could possibly want to take some sort of sick revenge now...
This just gets worse and worse for Meghan and Harry...apparently Tom Bower gave an interview yesterday to discuss the excerpts that have come out from Spare and in doing so revealed that while writing his own book he was told that Meghan asked Catherine how it felt to be cuckolded by William (remember that there were unsubstantiated rumors of an affair). If, and that's a huge if, this is true I can completely and fully understand any and all goodwill from William, Catherine, and the RF going out the window. I desperately hope that no one, including Meghan, would ever be that crass, uncouth, and cruel but after all that I'm reading straight from Harry's own pen I really don't believe I'd be surprised by anything anymore.
I don't think Harry minds William being king, as long as he, Harry, is more popular than William.
Not out of jealousy as such I think, but because that was a narrative Harry felt good with and which suited his world view and image of himself.
I.e. Harry the popular, cheeky but charming lad, versus the "boring" and "stiff" William. Harry, who would be cheered just as much by adoring crowds as king William. Harry, the man behind the king. Harry, the cheeky eminence.
I suspect he came to believe that narrative, failing to realize that you cannot be "Harry the Lad" forever.
I think most of us have known one or more "Harry the Lads" when we were young, but as we grow older, get married, divorce perhaps, have children, careers, obligations, sometimes illnesses, the old "Harry the Lads" we used to know and like and often were close with too, faded out of the circle of close friends. - There is too little in common now.
I think that while Harry remained the Lad, William progressed and matured and grew into his future life as a family man and eventually king. William became "boring" (I suspect he is introvert).
And one day Harry discovered he was among the last of the lads. All the other lads had become family men, fathers, have careers and other priorities than go and get drunk. And typically of so many "lads" they deeply desire the idyllic family life and that I'm very certain was also the case with Harry. He looked as his brother and his family and wanted that as well, no doubt with every intention of being a model husband and father. Because how difficult can it be?
It's no problem being a good dad, when you are a funny uncle and play and tumble and tell crazy stories to your nieces and nephews and they laugh and love you for it.
It's no problem being a good husband, who is funny and make your sister-in-law laugh, when you are still just dating.
So Harry found Meghan and was determined to be the most dedicated and protective father and husband on the planet and of course people would admire and cheer him and his family. So when the problems arose they surely could not be his fault, he is after all the model husband. And Meghan is naturally beyond reproach.
Logic dictated that is has to be someone else who is at fault: The court, the press, the multitude of racists in UK rearing their heads. His father, who also let his idolized, dead and therefore eternally blameless, mother down. His treacherous brother who stabbed H&M in the back. His envious sister-in-law, because surely that must be the reason why she didn't instantly regarded Meghan as her best friend. - And at some point in the future rge betrayal of his grandmother for not acknowledging the huge asset team H&M was for the BRF. In fact he has already hinted that QEII was weak and easily manipulated. The step from that and to QEII really being behind H&M's problems is not far, you mark my words.
It cannot be Harry's fault, because that would shatter his world view.
(Regard the Nazi uniform, he asked W&K whether he should wear it. I imagine they thought he was joking saying: Yeah do that, great idea. In Harry's world the logic conclusion is that they set him up. It was not his mistake, he was conned.)
Thus ends my pocket-philosophical input for today. - Dinner is ready.
I seem to remember that when he came back form his war service he made a few remarks of this nature, that seemed to indicate it was like a video game to him.... I agree it doesnt seem like coming to terms with his war service but rather distancing himself from it.But is comparing them to chesspieces a wise way to come to terms with it? Has he really come to terms with it and telling us what he learned? Or is he halfway through therapy and this book is a public therapy session?
I seem to remember that when he came back form his war service he made a few remarks of this nature, that seemed to indicate it was like a video game to him.... I agree it doesnt seem like coming to terms with his war service but rather distancing himself from it.
The playstation comment, and said that he was quite good at it. He seemed proud.
After two very exhausting days, what I take out of all the fragments and it breaks my heart:
Charles and his teddy bear.
All the work Kate has put in keeping the brothers close in a healthy way (we are all subjective what a healthy way means. I liked how she said “we are not that close for you to talk about my hormones.” It means that there are people close enough that could have made that joke. And Meghan, if she had given it time, could have been one of them.)
The way he, Harry, was psychologically trained to resist in case he was kidnapped. It might have harmed him even more.
Wow! The ghostwriter liked a tweet? Lol, that main is a legend and smart man at that. He’s not Harry’s friend, simply a man who knows what he’s about.I find it increasingly hard to reconcile the man who once said, “there is this incessant need to find out every little bit of detail that goes on behind the scenes. It’s unnecessary,” to the man who is now detailing his last words at the Queen’s deathbed and recounting what Meghan said at Diana’s gravesite. Those type of things are so intimate and private and I think one day Harry may come to regret revealing so much.
On another note, the ghostwriter of Harry’s book (Jay Moehringer), liked a tweet from someone who called out Harry out for being all about “me, me, me.”
That clip from Jimmy Kimmel is hilarious. I don’t think this book is landing the way Harry expected. He’s being mocked all over the place.
I find it increasingly hard to reconcile the man who once said, “there is this incessant need to find out every little bit of detail that goes on behind the scenes. It’s unnecessary,” to the man who is now detailing his last words at the Queen’s deathbed and recounting what Meghan said at Diana’s gravesite. Those type of things are so intimate and private and I think one day Harry may come to regret revealing so much.
On another note, the ghostwriter of Harry’s book (Jay Moehringer), liked a tweet from someone who called out Harry out for being all about “me, me, me.”
That clip from Jimmy Kimmel is hilarious. I don’t think this book is landing the way Harry expected. He’s being mocked all over the place.
Hilarious. And in a similar vein...
Wow! The ghostwriter liked a tweet? Lol, that main is a legend and smart man at that. He’s not Harry’s friend, simply a man who knows what he’s about.
Meghan definitely put her two cents and memories here especially with the lipgloss thing. Please who needs to share that? She definitely told Harry this because I can’t see him having a conversation about this with Kate.I think it’s very probable that the ghostwriter, J.R. Moehringer, who is quite respected in both his own right and as a collaborator on autobiographies, was overruled on much of the content in this book.
I don’t want to go too far into the realm of speculation, but there are aspects that sound like Meghan collaborated heavily. For example, the part about Kate not wanting to share her lipgloss.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but that’s something my husband would never in a million years notice or remember.
Edward Lane-Fox, that’s his name right? The PR man who worked that all out. I think he was laid back and fun loving. Anything that questions his narrative is wrong according to him.Perhaps the PR people at the palace were brilliant because they made Harry look like a laidback and fun-loving guy. They made him look like someone he never was?
Laidback and fun-loving is what made him a popular royal. More popular than his brother which is something he apparently loves.
It seems he doesn't like people who disagree with him, he rather surrounds himself with people who think he's great. I'm sure professional psychologists can make more sense of it all. Looking forward to read their articles.
It is very clever.
I wonder if Eugenia will remain close to Harry after this train-wreck?
ok everything else aside, what is this about Harry getting a message from his mom, the late Diana? I read an article in independent. It just sounds mental to me. He does need help.
He apparently visited a medium, who apparently told him Diana's spirit was in the room with them, and that Diana wanted him to know he was living the life she wanted for him.
There is also a very strange anecdote about how Harry saw a leopard on safari in Botswana that he believed was a messenger sent by Diana to tell him everything would be fine.
All of this is quite worrying to me. I don't think Harry is well at all. I wish he would stop lashing out, and seek some serious help.
Another snippet from the book - Harry claims he did not agree to give William Diana's engagement ring in return for the Cartier watch. He says William asked for it after Diana's death, then simply kept it.