To feel sad for Prince Harry

[OldManRivers]

Have been looking at the photos today of Harry in the car being driven from the airport in America back to his home. He looks so sad. It must be very difficult for him to attend a huge family occasion like that with his role drastically changed, and to see all of his family but now he's on the sidelines popping in so very sporadically.

Also I can't help but think he must feel sad to think his children won't grow up around their cousins, and extended family. Meghan doesn't have any family except her mother so they don't have any in America either.

Originally he and Meghan wanted to carry on being part of the royal machine and do appearances etc but also have some independence so it's not as though this life was their original plan, where it seems like they're sidelined and alienated. AIBU to think regardless of what's gone on it must be very hard for him to be in another country, away from his ailing grandmother who he is very close to, and feel like a bit of an outcast?

I haven't seen any of the footage; what did Zara / the York sisters do, please?

From what I have seen of Zara I quite like her, but I'm generally not a fan of the Royals so haven't seen much.

I've been low/no contact with family and no matter how badly they've behaved it hurts a lot when you see them just carrying on having a great time together without you. Personally I took comfort in my own children and small family unit and that helped so I hope he can do that. I would suspect that Meghan was always very independent, looking to the future and so able to easily shake off what wasn't working for her - a good trait, so not criticising, but it may make her less able to understand what he has lost. That said I don't feel sorry for him though because I think he wanted out, which was fine, but convinced himself he was a real victim of cruelty and toxicity in order to justify it, thus the OW debacle. I do think though that they were probably pressured into it though. Hard to say no to people who are arranging mansions and security teams for you. Lots of obligation to OW et al. At the same time though, they're old enough to take some responsibility surely?

No, you reap what you sow. What did he think would happen after slinging mud at his family on TV.

It was also really clear from all the footage of the young children and cousins that they spend a lot of time together, Harry chose to leave, that’s his prerogative but he doesn’t deserve sympathy.

I mainly feel sorry for him because I believe one of the reasons they fell out was William's alleged affair, but this gets ignored, for obvious reasons.

Of all the people to feel sad for - Harry isn't one of them.

It’s Princess Michael of Kent you’re discussing regarding the brooch, not the Duchess of Kent who is an entirely different woman and an altogether much nicer one!

Absolutely, it was Princess Michael of Kent who wore the appalling brooch, and yes, I believe it was entirely intentional.

The Duchess of Kent has form for racism.

If you're going to accuse someone of racism at least get the right person. Princess Michael of Kent wore the brooch, not the Duchess of Kent who is by all accounts a lovely woman.

The Duchess of Kent has form for racism

If you're thinking of the infamous brooch, it was Princess Michael of Kent who wore it. As the name suggests, the Duchess is married to the Duke of Kent - totally different people

@lameasahorse You are referring to Princess Michael of Kent, not the Duchess of Kent. They are two different people. Princess Michael is not British. She has German, Austrian and Hungarian ancestry and was born into what was then Nazi Germany. The Duchess of Kent is British and I not heard reports of her being racist.

I'm not surprised if people were cool and distant with him given he is currently writing his memoirs about how badly he feels he has been treated.
He clearly had a troubled childhood and early adulthood. It would be great if he has found happiness now but I'm not convinced. Happy people do not spend all their time and energy rehashing past hurts and endlessly pursuing litigation.

Maybe Harry was sad because he knows he'll never see his gran face to face again. She's not much longer for this world, let's be frank.
Surely his reaction is a normal human one.

I think it's highly likely he blew the kiss because he couldn't give her a proper kiss on the cheek, which he would usually do, due to hat and make up. He and William looked really sad when they arrived, made me wonder if it had been made very clear that Harry and Meghan weren't looking for reconciliation.

I cried for an hour driving to the air port last time I visited my brother in North America. Does not mean I want to live there or I didn’t have a wonderful time but goodbyes across the pond are hard. I’m seeing him again in July and already dread the goodbye. It doesn’t mean I’m not happy with my life. Who drives to the airport grinning anyway? How can we possibly know what he’s thinking in that single snapshot?

To be fair, looking at the current state of the nation and its finances, it is hard to feel sorry for a multi multi millionaire, who has no requriement to work, who eleceted to move across the world to move away from media coverage and sell his story to the highest paying bidder state side.

Maybe the details about this alleged affair of Williams in Norfolk and it's super injunction and all the rest of it might come out in Harry's new book ? Maybe this is why they all look tense and are a bit strange around him?
Maybe he'll hint at it enough for it all to kick off again ?

rather than some flimflam about Archie's skin colour. (I'm white, DH isn't and plenty of relatives on both sides made the same comment about DS before and after he was born).

Ah that old chestnut "I'm white but have mixed race kids ergo I'm qualified to tell you why black women are wrong and being oversensitive about racism."

Neither the Yorks or the Phillips are classed as Senior Royals. They do the odd balcony appearance at Trooping the Colour and that's about it. None of them do Royal engagements opening stuff or garden parties.

Notice the balcony was very slimmed down this year.

He chose to slag off the royals, aww poor Harry 🤦‍♀️🤢😡