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I think harry is really brave

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ssd · 21/05/2021 09:18

Talking about his mental health. Starting talking is the hardest bit. I have to start the conversation and i cant. And i can usually talk for Britain.
I admire him.

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mermaidsariel · 21/05/2021 15:28

@SteveArnottsCodeine

I agree. His family are hugely dysfunctional and toxic..... and funded by us. I admire him for lifting the lid on all of it.
You don’t think Harry is dysfunctional and toxic then?
LalalalalalaLand123 · 21/05/2021 15:28

I really think it is wrong to call the passing of a 99 year old man at home having led a very very happy life 'a time of great suffering'. It would've been a time of peace and thanks for a life.

What a disgusting and ageist comment. My grandmother recently passed away at a similar age, and in no way was that 'a time of peace', we were all devasated at losing a vibrant and cherished family member. Disgraceful comment.

Norked · 21/05/2021 15:29

@GrandDuchessRomanov

Funny how he only started bleating when Charles cut the funding.

It all smacks of revenge to me. Nothing "Brave" about it at all.

This.
CokeDrinker · 21/05/2021 15:30

@LeilaLiesLow Maybe take your own advice. You cannot compare your/others situation when someone that was born into public life with no choice or say in the matter. It takes emotional intelligence to understand you cannot compare two completely different situations.

diddl · 21/05/2021 15:31

"Threatening suicide before an engagement at the Albert Hall shows how low she would stoop to get her own way."

This is really hard to understand isn't it?

I find it really hard to believe that someone could lie about this to "get their own way".

But it comes across oddly imo.

"Meghan wanted to end her life but because I had already lost my mum she didn't".

mermaidsariel · 21/05/2021 15:31

*DelilahDingleberry

“I am appalled at the way people are talking about mental health on this site today. Absolutely appalled.”

Really.

You ought to be. When my son was suicidal and brought home by the police having stood on a railway bridge deliberating on life and death, he was told there were no beds available locally. A bed was found for him at The Maudsley in London (135 miles away) but not until he was 18 as it was an adult unit. So, we were out in a CAMHS waiting list.

Forgive me if I don’t feel huge sympathy for Harry. I do however, feel greatly for all the kids/young people who wait 18months plus for a mental health clinic appointment.*

Yes to this a million times!

VoodooQueenofthebayou · 21/05/2021 15:31

What do you think the consequences of this will be for him long-term, in terms of what steps the Royal family will take in response?

Summercocktailsinthesnow · 21/05/2021 15:31

So you weren't blaming Meghan when you said this? "so lets really hope Meghan doesn't drop Harry when she is done making a quick buck on his misery (not hers we might note) and he will be the latest in a long line of MM casualties,"?

No I am not blaming Meghan for making decisions based on her own needs. Dropping her father, sister, family, most of friends etc etc. It is her decision, I am only noting that Harry can hardly be surprised if he is next in line given her track record? To be clear she can do what she wants, but Harry literally has no one left, he is very vulnerable being thousands of miles away from any kind of support network. Even you would have to acknowledge that this is very unbalanced and unhealthy. He doesn't even speak to his old friends anymore, some going back decades. It is worrying.

Gladimnotcampinginthisweather · 21/05/2021 15:32

Interesting piece in the Telegraph where he is quoted as saying that he had to watch large numbers of people sobbing (over Diana's death) while he held his emotions in and did what was expected of him.
I was completely puzzled at the time by the Diana fest, and I thought Tony Blair was wrong to expect the Queen to come back to London with William and Harry to assuage public grief. And now Harry has revealed how he felt I think he could be justifiably angry with the British public as well as his family. However I don't think airing it all in public will help him as much as he thinks it will, sadly.

ZenNudist · 21/05/2021 15:32

Not brave. Misguided. Every 5 minutes hes bleating about how awful it was when his mum died. No doubt it was but he is setting himself up as a reality tv star exploiting his personal experiences. Watch this space for the tv series of him and Meg at home.

Complaining the media hound him whilst giving interviews for money. It doesn't wash with me. If he genuinely wanted to be a private individual why doesn't he just go and do that and spare us the extended whinge.

Oh and you can bet your bottom dollar there are going to be more petty dramas or health issues ahead that he will just have to tell the adoring public. What H&M did next. Who cares?

thecatsatonthewall · 21/05/2021 15:33

@Summercocktailsinthesnow Its good we have someone like you on here with such intimate connections and knowledge of the Royal Family OR is it what you read in the 'Express?

You are just making it up as you go along.

Quite vile accusations to be honest.

CokeDrinker · 21/05/2021 15:33

[quote SoTiredNeedHoliday]**@CokeDrinker surely you can do better than that? You are on here just to inflame things right?
Again, having a specific comment about 1 specific person doesn't class me (or anyone else0 as a misogynist.
Additionally, This whole topic is about his mental health issues. A person with mental health issues doesn't have complete control on a lot of occasions and it impacted by others perhaps more than they would usually be... Catch-up!

ps I like the 'class' of your posts Wink[/quote]
@SoTiredNeedHoliday What is the matter, can't you do better than that and own your own posts? When you suggest Harry has no agency and blame his actions on the succubus Meghan, you are demonstrating misogyny. It's as simple as that. HTH

Roussette · 21/05/2021 15:33

What an ageist misguided comment roussette The Queen and Prince Philip have been married for over seventy years, do you suppose it was of any comfort to her that he was 99? Of course not, because it is still a great loss whatever the age. What a terrible post

I actually find your post terrible. Call it ageist if you like (it looks like you're scraping the barrel there)

Do you think I don't know how long they've been married? You said the royal family (which I presume means all of them, you didn't say the Queen) were going through a' time of great suffering.'
It's so obviously just overly dramatic words from you to score a point against M&H.

Summercocktailsinthesnow · 21/05/2021 15:33

What do you think the consequences of this will be for him long-term, in terms of what steps the Royal family will take in response?

The Royal family will say and do nothing. Not one word will be uttered about this. Harry will eventually run out of material, and he will be effectively left out in the cold, no one will trust him after this. All trust has gone, and it will be civil platitudes only going forward at best.

StrawberryLipstickStateOfMind · 21/05/2021 15:34

@LalalalalalaLand123

I really think it is wrong to call the passing of a 99 year old man at home having led a very very happy life 'a time of great suffering'. It would've been a time of peace and thanks for a life.

What a disgusting and ageist comment. My grandmother recently passed away at a similar age, and in no way was that 'a time of peace', we were all devasated at losing a vibrant and cherished family member. Disgraceful comment.

Disgusting and ageist? Surely just realistic?

Or do people not understand that if people are lucky, they will reach a very good age and then die? Of course it's really sad when you lose someone you love, a close family member. My grandparents were in their 80s and 90s when they died and I miss them lots. At the same time it was a comfort that they had lived long lives, had the opportunity to do all the things they had wanted to.

On the other hand, my cousin dying at 23? That was absolutely heartbreaking. Same with my aunts in their 30s.

Summercocktailsinthesnow · 21/05/2021 15:35

roussette You are going to have to do better than that.

Wheresthebeach · 21/05/2021 15:35

@CathyorClaire

Funny how he only started bleating when Charles cut the funding.

Quite.The funding that was made available despite him having his own lavishly padded wallet.

Harry and Meghan wanted to be "half in/half out" of the Royal family just over a year ago. It obviously all can't have been that bad.

And 'quite' again. Plus if it's that ghastly you'd think dropping out of the line of succession and ditching the titles might be on the cards but no.

This is why I think it's all disingenuous. He courts publicity constantly.
CokeDrinker · 21/05/2021 15:36

@Summercocktailsinthesnow

So you weren't blaming Meghan when you said this? "so lets really hope Meghan doesn't drop Harry when she is done making a quick buck on his misery (not hers we might note) and he will be the latest in a long line of MM casualties,"?

No I am not blaming Meghan for making decisions based on her own needs. Dropping her father, sister, family, most of friends etc etc. It is her decision, I am only noting that Harry can hardly be surprised if he is next in line given her track record? To be clear she can do what she wants, but Harry literally has no one left, he is very vulnerable being thousands of miles away from any kind of support network. Even you would have to acknowledge that this is very unbalanced and unhealthy. He doesn't even speak to his old friends anymore, some going back decades. It is worrying.

@Summercocktailsinthesnow There you go again, blaming Meghan. Bringing up her going NC with her toxic family and calling it a 'track record'.

How do you know he "doesn't even speak to his old friends anymore, some going back decades"

Where are you getting this rubbish from? The Daily Fail?

Roussette · 21/05/2021 15:38

Strawberry exactly. Having lost a sibling in a truly horrific way, that was a time of great suffering.
However, my nineties father was different and it was a life well lived and thanks for it.

LalalalalalaLand123 · 21/05/2021 15:38

On the other hand, my cousin dying at 23? That was absolutely heartbreaking. Same with my aunts in their 30s.

I didn't realise grief was a competition based on age. Hint: it's not.

Roussette · 21/05/2021 15:39

You are going to have to do better than that

Last I heard I wasn't answerable to you?
Let me know if I've got that wrong lol

VoodooQueenofthebayou · 21/05/2021 15:40

When Charles becomes King, will he still be saying all this? if so surely there would consequences to a titled individual publicly slagging off the monarch?

At that point doesn't it become more serious if he is actively undermining the reigning monarch and damaging the UK reputation overseas. Would Parliament get involved?

No idea on this as its unprecedented. Surely they'd be forced to take action to protect the crown?

Hugoslavia · 21/05/2021 15:42

Opening up about mental health issues is brave! Although getting paid a fortune to do so no doubt makes it a bit easier. Slagging off ones family so publicly and harping on about the past is not helpful either. At some point you have to start to move forward and let it go. And a I say this as someone who lost a parent the same year as Harry in equally sudden and tragic circumstances, as a teenager.

Cocolapew · 21/05/2021 15:42

I don't understand the clip of him saying they won't be happy until she (MM) is dead.
Does he mean the media?
The only time they are on the news atm is because they are doing these interviews.
They could choose to stay out of the public eye, they aren't actually as interesting as they think they are.

kerryleigh · 21/05/2021 15:43

I used to like him, but now he's ridiculous. He's not helping anybody, not even himself. It's paid bitching on television