To wonder why Prince Harry got annoyed with Sky News reporter?

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It seems very out of character for Harry? I wonder if he misinterpreted and thought she was asking about the lawsuit...

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There are three people trying to use the same car door handle. He just went to open it and then stopped as someone else's hands were on it. Stop reading things into a non incident.

None of us know what is really going on but from his perspective his mother was killed as a result of the actions of the tabloid press, and now his wife has been getting a hammering from the press for months and months. They are unlikely to be his favourite people. He's probably had enough. Agree that he probably needs to take a step back and take a break for a while and let everything calm down.

It's about perception. At the moment Harry and his wife aren't doing themselves any favours.

ParticuLarly when both the. Cambridges and the Sussexes paid for their own fixtures and fittings.

And quite rightly so.

“And quite rightly so.“

Of course.

It's about perception. At the moment Harry and his wife aren't doing themselves any favours.

Yes it’s about perception. But the public are not observing the Sussexes actions from a neutral position.

Perceptions are being reflected through the (hostile) media and through people’s own prejudices.

H&M have little control over those, though thy are now trying to put some boundaries on the media.

Yes - and the perception is that William can make a speech about this environment without being called out on his hypocrisy and spend megabucks on his house with impunity and Harry.....can’t.

I far from idolise William and Kate but some of the accusations you've levelled at them are totally ridiculous (just as many of the complaints about Harry and Meghan are ludicrous).

In return for that lifestyle, they could have asked me anything yes!!

@joyfullittlehippo You've written posts and posts defending Harry and Meghan against numerous baseless accusations (fine) and yet you're happy to reel off a long list of criticisms of William and Kate, many of which have no foundation in reality or where you cannot possibly be privy to the full circumstances. Talk about hypocrisy.

Same with @BertrandRussell using unsubstantiated gossip (the rumoured affair of William's, which is completely unproven) to criticise him and pit him against Harry.

You're both just as bad as the Meghan and Harry bashers.

Just because they are not seen to be working confuses people. They work from home offices dealing with correspondence future events. Necessary administration

Remembering the extensive staff employed by the RF, it would be fascinating to know how much of this involved actual work and how much is simply telling some secretary what to do. Admittedly I'd rather they weren't there at all, but as long as they're publicly funded for their "work" the rate of it isn't just low - it's a disgrace

The excuse is usually that it's important for them to spend time with their young families while they have the chance, but funnily enough there are millions of working families who feel the same - except they don't have somebody else to pick the bills up for them

And speaking of bills, why do folk so often insist that William and Harry pay for the private stuff in their homes themselves - do they have access to the accounts which the rest of us don't? Bearing in mind the example of the Queen's household, who applied to a poverty fund for money to heat the palaces, is it really likely they'll think "Oooo no, it's only right that we pay for such-and-such ourselves"?

I does make me roll my eyes when I hear a member of the RF 'paid for something themselves'. None of them have earned their own money. Any 'personal' money comes from their vast inherited wealth.

If you don't like hatchet jobs about Harry and Meghan joyfullittlehippo then why are you writing them yourself about William and Kate? We don't have to sink to the lowest common denominator.

And speaking of bills, why do folk so often insist that William and Harry pay for the private stuff in their homes themselves - do they have access to the accounts which the rest of us don't?

The papers ALWAYS report if something’s paid out of a private fund.

Royal family financing is so complex and murky though. There are a few distinctive pots (Crown Estate, Duchies, Tax payer direct and private Windsor funds). The legal standing of the first two are really complicated (particularly the Duchies) and it obviously suits them to have a system of financing that barely anyone understands and therefore struggles to scrutinise.

I think joyfuls post is really interesting.

That’s what you’d be reading about the Cambridge’s in the press everyday if the media interpreted their actions with the same vitriol as the Sussexes.

Nothing wrong with fact based hatchetting. It is a fact that the Cambridges spent more on their renovations than the Sussexes did. It is a fact that William “lectured” and “preached” on the environment while flying all over and having 3 children. I don’t know about the court cases, but presumably they would be easy enough to verify. And it is a fact that calling what they do “work” is a travesty.

Cohle Don't be so disingenuous. It's clearly a comparison the way both couples are treated. William's 'rumoured' affairs or whatever barely scratched the surface. If Harry is ever implicated in something like that the press would have a field day for months and probably keep shoe-horning it into every story for eternity. Meghan was castigated for touching her bump; can't recall Kate receiving any vitriol for touching her bump. Thank god Meghan didn't have severe morning sickness the way Kate did... can see the headlines now "Lazy Duchess cancels visit to sick children's hospital to stay in bed."

The Daily Mail would spontaneously combust if Harry were pictured partying with young women whilst "poor Meghan sits at home worrying about her baby, pending shock divorce" or something.

@joyfullittlehippo Ah yes, you've just reminded of about avocado-gate; the absolute editorial gymnastics to implicate the Duchess in war crimes/famine/ruining of a nation because she once ate a bit of an avocado.

I'm not being disingenuous. I think complaining about how badly one royal couple is being treated whilst being absolutely vile about another is odd. Why make yourself part of the problem?

I also think people have a very short memory about how badly other members of the royals have been treated. I doubt "Waity Katy" sits at home reading the papers about her husband is shagging her friends thinking how lovely the press has always been to here

it obviously suits them to have a system of financing that barely anyone understands and therefore struggles to scrutinise

Ain't that the truth - and no doubt their exemption from the Freedom of Information Act helps no end

As you say, also interesting that the media obediently parrot the line about them paying for "private" stuff themselves; more horse trading in return for access maybe? Or perhaps the family are even more secretive around their funding than we thought?

i suppose Harry and William’s “personal “ wealth comes from their inheritance from their mother. Which came from her divorce settlement. Which came from Charles. Which came, in those days, from the Civil List among other sources. So indirectly from the tax payer........

Bertrand I wouldn't assume it all came from her divorce settlement. The Spencer's aren't exactly paupers