@ghost-of-a-duke saidOh no! not another case of "follow the money"! I am mortified.
I think it's a money thing. (Cashing in).
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-Removed-I generally agree with you.*
Yes, it is incongruent for Harry to publish a book that is likely to cause great embarrassment to his family while concurrently seeking reconciliation.
It seems we have learned that he is too open and plain-spoken to be King or heir -- at least in the near-term. Maybe later in life he will be heralded and appreciated as the King who speaks his mind, without pretense.
I seem to remember he has been a great advocate for disabled people and people with mental-health issues.
The easy and obvious option for "The Firm" would be to say, "Poor Harry has mental-health issues, but we still love him."
The more difficult, probably more generally beneficial, and therefore possibly more noble approach would be for the King and the Queen Consort and other members of "The Firm" to acknowledge their contributions to this situation and vow to help patch it up -- as opposed to casting Harry as a pitiful lone madman completely detached from reality, throwing a tantrum for no reason whatsoever.
That King Charles has asked his youngest son** not to make his 'last years a misery' seems rather one-sided to me.
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* But given your double mention of "humiliating" and according to my working model of primary psychological axes, I wonder if "humiliation" is one of the primary axes you tend to focus on: i.e., humiliating others (or enjoying their humiliation) while trying to avoid humiliation oneself. For an unrelated example, I once worked with a woman whose primary axis seemed to be assigning blame and avoiding blame.
** I nearly wrote "youngest known son" -- but I imagine Charles is too self-controlled (in his own way) to have allowed that to happen.
-Removed-There’s a pattern forming whereby the younger siblings of those in direct line to the throne find themselves lost in their pursuit of a meaningful life as they get older.
Princess Margaret was an excessive drinker and heavy smoker who spent a lot of time partying on the Caribbean island of Mustique. She suffered 3 strokes and depression and died 20 years before Queen Elizabeth. Prince Andrew has ruined his life following his association with Jeffrey Epstein and their involvement in the sexual exploitation of young females. He’s become a virtual prisoner in the palace grounds as he hides from public view and sadly it’s now Prince Harry who seems to be on a very troubled journey.
@woodgirl saidliteraly
Shocking and very worrying! He’s lost the plot.
Who is now left to have any respect or trust for him and wonder how long it will take until the ‘older woman in the field behind the pub’ gives her blow by blow account?
@woodgirl saidThat may be exactly why Harry chose to ditch the whole thing and run. Can’t say as I blame him.
There’s a pattern forming whereby the younger siblings of those in direct line to the throne find themselves lost in their pursuit of a meaningful life as they get older.
Princess Margaret was an excessive drinker and heavy smoker who spent a lot of time partying on the Caribbean island of Mustique. She suffered 3 strokes and depression and died 20 years before Queen Eli ...[text shortened]... e hides from public view and sadly it’s now Prince Harry who seems to be on a very troubled journey.
-Removed-2 guys tried to mug me in a telephone box on linthorpe rd mbro,so i told them that i would take 1 of them with me...they decided that at 16 nstone and 6 ft 2 i had the potential to hurt them they decided not to bother, i swear if they had started i would have at least beaten one of them but that does not make me a thug, been in a few rucks over the years but i have never started any of them.