AIBU to think that Prince Harry is coming across as the most tone deaf and hypocritical member of the RF right now?

[ChocolateSantaisthebestkind]

Yes the guy lost his mother in a tragic way at a young age. (So have many) Yes he was forced out into the public eye in the middle of grief (which was horrific at the time and worse on reflection) BUT he is now an adult man with a family and access to life of extreme privilege yet he cannot seem to realise that him publically complaining about his lot in life and telling the rest of us how to behave is distasteful. Also, the petulant way he seems to communicate with the media is just undelining his immaturity and lack of awareness. By which I mean, the potshots in statements and rapping with James Corden and his pathetic man of the people schtick. If you want to be Hazzer give up your title and STFU!

AIBU?

“ Prince Harry married a Black woman.

People racists who like to think they're not got angry.

The end.”

God! I am so sick of this being wheeled out every time someone dares say they don't like them.
I loved them both when they got married and was excited to see what they could achieve - lost my patience with them when they started their preaching and whining about how awful their life was and telling the rest of us how to live.

Read the room!

@Sparklingbrook

I thought the James Corden thing was brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyed it and Harry came across really well.

I am sick of all the whining TBH.

I thought he came across really badly. His jokes weren't funny, he was quite arrogant and I think James Corden was struggling to get a good interview out of him.

Why do people keep saying don't watch it? It is on every news channel and all over sm. If only it were just on YouTube then yes, easily avoided.

They want to control what they put out there, that's lovely and absolutely fine. If, however, he decides to make a tit of himself larking about with Corden then we really are allowed an opinion on that. He doesn't want unfair scrutiny but thinks nothing of directing unfair scrutiny at his UK family. He is a massive hypocrite.

Yep, it is on my music radio when the put the "news" out on the hour.

There you go then... two sides of a coin. I thought he was amusing, natural, and nice. They bounced off each other really well I thought. I liked it.

That is true about people with privilege being allowed to have a hard individual life, of course. Let's face it, in the 1990's with the affairs, scandals, divorces, custody battles and bitching, if you took away the RF's money and rank they could have easily been on Jeremy Kyle. But Harry is privileged nonetheless and doesn't have a right to preach to others about checking their privilege. I think he feels he can relate to the everyday man, when he just can't.

Don't worry everyone. It will be yesterday's news tomorrow. That's the nature of the beast. You can then stop railing against it.

I hope he does more chat stuff like this.

'If you dislike him so much why follow and comment on his every move'

They keep giving high profile, attention seeking interviews that's why! Yes, yes we want them to be stress free living a lovely life and earning their own way of course we do but for the love of god stop mentioning the RF or blaming the British media. Change the record Harry, try and be interesting without mentioning royal family and poor us. Just once.

I am though surprised to see that he is so popular on here so I see I may be very wrong that TV companies are miscalculating in investing in him and his wife!

I didn't think of you specifically sparklybrook spending on Netflix!

There's definitely a certain type of dickhead who seem to have such a problem with Harry and Megan.

Exactly. I really hate this notion that if you're privileged then you need to such it up. Mental health can effect anyone regardless of how much money or how you seemingly have a perfect life X

This. He said that it was a toxic environment to be in and he did what was best for HIS family and I can respect that nor am I surprised that it is.

I look at it this way. Harry has seen from a young age what the British media can be like and has been effected by it. It’s all fun and games and just ignore it until it is you or someone that you know personally.

The way royal women in general (other than the Queen) are talked about and treated by the British media is utterly appalling yet to so many that’s just the way it is despite it not being right whatsoever. I can’t imagine seeing the way it effects people you love for decades and then expected to just deal with it. He saw this with his parents, his aunt, his cousins, his sil, his stepmother and now his wife (who I doubt really understood the difference between the British and American tabloids) and then see it with his own child who wasn’t even a few weeks old when he was referred to as a monkey. Let’s also not forget the impact it had on Harry and his military career. Why stay on for something that you know is going to remain toxic and a detriment to you and your family when you don’t have to.

I thought he came across really badly. His jokes weren't funny, he was quite arrogant and I think James Corden was struggling to get a good interview out of him

Really? We can't have been watching the same thing. I laughed out loud a couple of times, and didn't see any arrogance. JC did just fine too.

I don't like the press, I don't like the attention.

Why yes Oprah, we'd love to appear on your show.
Why yes Netflix, we'd love to make a programme with you.

You don't want press attention, step the hell away from the fame, the fortune and everything that goes with it.

@phoenixrosehere a lot of people don't have a problem with his decision to step back or move to a different country. They do have a problem with him making a £££££ off the back of the royal family he just walked away from. The two issues are separate.

@OldRailer

I am though surprised to see that he is so popular on here so I see I may be very wrong that TV companies are miscalculating in investing in him and his wife!

I didn't think of you specifically sparklybrook spending on Netflix!

That's good because I don't even have Netflix.

@derxa

Anyway now I'm listening to Alex Salmond and that's much more important.

Ooh didn’t know that, another thanks for heads up. I’m going to check that out as much more interesting.

They do have a problem with him making a £££££ off the back of the royal family he just walked away from. The two issues are separate.

So how exactly is he doing that? Is he not ever supposed to talk about his life? Never answer questions about how/why he left. He could drop his royal title and people would still know him as Prince Harry. He could abdicate and he would still be talked about. With or without the crown, he would still be seen as Prince Harry even if it’s former Prince Harry.

'He said that it was a toxic environment to be in and he did what was best for HIS family and I can respect that nor am I surprised that it is.'

What about the toxic environment he is himself creating with trashy books and chat show appearances, all getting tedious digs in about the RF. What about his grandparents mh, Kate and William's mental health, don't they count?

I don't care if they appear on whatever telly programme they like. Seriously I don't. Sell latte recipes whatever and I wouldn't care less. I just wish they'd stfu about the RF and all these perceived slights he seems to have.

His uncle is a nonce. I don’t give a fuck what H&M do and the more the media and the public focus on them and whatever they’re up to, the less they (the media and society in general) are holding Andrew to account for his actions.

I was quite sympathetic when he wanted to get out of the limelight and thought that was probably quite healthy.

Had he continued with some charity work, that would seem pretty reasonable to me as well. Or looked at some kind of career direction. I would expect they would still get some media attention.

But they pretty clearly seem to be purposefully cultivating a celebrity public life, which is not really about getting out of the public eye.

Just watched the James Corden piece. I thought Harry did great actually (did notice a couple of swipes at the RF). He answered some tough questions. I did laugh a lot when the afternoon tea trolley went everywhere

[quote justab0utsurviving]@TheKeatingFive but they aren't famous for doing anything. I would have more respect if she went back into acting and was in a movie. And I get that big names draw a crowd but it is their lack of humility that they actually believe that they have something to say that is worth listening to. [/quote]
Do you hear yourself? Not only is it illogical (if people are interested, they will listen, therefore what they say is worth listening to for those people), but you sound as if you're scolding them like some Edwardian nanny. The audacity of them, honestly .

@SmokedDuck

I was quite sympathetic when he wanted to get out of the limelight and thought that was probably quite healthy.

Had he continued with some charity work, that would seem pretty reasonable to me as well. Or looked at some kind of career direction. I would expect they would still get some media attention.

But they pretty clearly seem to be purposefully cultivating a celebrity public life, which is not really about getting out of the public eye.

In fairness they went to LA literally just before lockdown and haven't been able to carry out any engagements

It really isn't that hard to avoid him, is it?

I do want to see him on the Late Show now. Despite James Corden.

What about the toxic environment he is himself creating with trashy books and chat show appearances, all getting tedious digs in about the RF. What about his grandparents mh, Kate and William's mental health, don't they count?

What toxic environment is Harry creating? Where and how?

I would have thought that if something like this was going to be levelled at anyone, it should be Andrew. Rather than a couple with a baby, one on the way, who have worked out a way to fund themselves (unlike Andrew), pay for their own security (unlike Andrew) and whilst earning a living, fund some really worthwhile charity projects (unike Andrew).