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To think Prince Harry should now do whatever it takes to cancel his book contract?

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FromageRouge · 16/09/2022 22:13

And withdraw his book?

A rapprochement looks possible if he meets the RF halfway.

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hopeishere · 21/09/2022 11:31

Inyournewdress · 21/09/2022 10:58

Harry got two A levels, a B in Art (which I think is quite good, he must have some talent there) and a D in Geography (which is not good, perhaps he did no work or perhaps he has some kind of SEN). We have to bear in mind that while he was confident of never having to earn a living, this was Eton where his performance is extraordinarily underachieving. Most probably he was out of his depth academically there, and did very little work, but it could be that he has SEN that actually still affect him today and make it harder for him to self regulate and make decisions.

I think the rumour is the art teacher "assisted" with his portfolio!!

Rapidtango · 21/09/2022 12:07

Royal family exam results apologies for the source Grin but many of them actually did quite well at school and university.

FromageRouge · 21/09/2022 12:33

hopeishere · 21/09/2022 11:31

I think the rumour is the art teacher "assisted" with his portfolio!!

If I remember correctly it was sworn evidence the art teacher gave to an employment tribunal.

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Maxibon21 · 21/09/2022 12:56

I think he should but it may well depend on how much money he inherits from the Queen as Meghan and Harry seem to want a lot of money to live on and fund an expensive lifestyle (security costs etc)

PaperTyger · 21/09/2022 13:20

I don't know if it's fair to judge Harry's grades after the trauma he suffered just starting secondary school?

Cameleongirl · 21/09/2022 13:38

PaperTyger · 21/09/2022 13:20

I don't know if it's fair to judge Harry's grades after the trauma he suffered just starting secondary school?

It may have affected both his and William’s grades, @PaperTyger But I don’t think anyone can claim that Harry’s academic-Diana wasn’t either.

Meghan went to a prestigious university so she presumably she’s the brains of the couple.

maddening · 21/09/2022 13:42

FromageRouge · 16/09/2022 22:18

You think? I though Charles was charming to Meghan.

Charles told Harry that Meghan could not travel to Balmoral with him wheb the Queen died, and then the rest of the family left in a jet without him and he had to get his own flight. They drove past his house to get their plane on which there was sufficient space for Harry.

Cameleongirl · 21/09/2022 13:46

maddening · 21/09/2022 13:42

Charles told Harry that Meghan could not travel to Balmoral with him wheb the Queen died, and then the rest of the family left in a jet without him and he had to get his own flight. They drove past his house to get their plane on which there was sufficient space for Harry.

It’s probable that the level of mistrust was too high for them to travel together. William and the others would be watching every word they said, in case it was reported back. Just too awkward.

Cameleongirl · 21/09/2022 13:48

Also, aren’t there rules about heirs travelling together, in the event of a crash?

antelopevalley · 21/09/2022 13:48

They treat him like shit, just face it.

Cameleongirl · 21/09/2022 13:51

antelopevalley · 21/09/2022 13:48

They treat him like shit, just face it.

He got on with his brother for over 30 years, @antelopevalley, something’s radically changed.

JubileeTrifle · 21/09/2022 14:18

My DH and his brother got on okay until my SIL broke the relationship.

oakleaffy · 21/09/2022 14:22

hopeishere · 21/09/2022 11:31

I think the rumour is the art teacher "assisted" with his portfolio!!

Art teacher held the pencils and paints? Or maybe
Propelled Harry's hand like a puppet to make a good portfolio of work.

antelopevalley · 21/09/2022 14:24

Cameleongirl · 21/09/2022 13:51

He got on with his brother for over 30 years, @antelopevalley, something’s radically changed.

You have no idea how well they get on.

oakleaffy · 21/09/2022 14:24

*Former teachers of Prince Harry at Eton College helped him cheat in his A-level art course because he was such a weak student, a tribunal was told yesterday.
Steven Morris
@stevenmorris20
Tue 10 May 2005 11.12 BST
Former teachers of Prince Harry at Eton College helped him cheat in his A-level art course because he was such a weak student, a tribunal was told yesterday.

One teacher allegedly prepared explanatory text to go with images produced by Harry while a second helped the prince insert the lines into a project.

The head of art at Eton also allegedly completed work for Harry which was later published in newspapers around the world.

As the prince began army officer training at Sandhurst yesterday, one of his former teachers, Sarah Forsyth, was claiming that his art exam result, which helped him get into the elite college, was flawed.

Ms Forsyth told an employment tribunal, where she is claiming unfair dismissal, that the evening before a moderator was due at the school to look at the students' AS-level work - which counts towards their A-level grade - she was asked by the head of art, Ian Burke, to prepare text to go with some of Harry's work for his Expressive Project, in which a pupil is required to explain some of his work and relate it to that of great artists.

Ms Forsyth said she was "profoundly shocked", adding: "I was concerned that this was unethical and probably constituted cheating."

She told the tribunal at Reading, Berkshire: "I assumed I had been asked to do this because Prince Harry was a weak student."*

Guardian.

antelopevalley · 21/09/2022 14:26

The Royal Family rarely achieve anything based on merit. So who anyone would be surprised at this I do not know.

Roussette · 21/09/2022 14:27

So we are now back to 2003 and his A levels. Gosh, there can't be much to criticise him about today if we're going back nearly 20 years!

oakleaffy · 21/09/2022 14:29

antelopevalley · 21/09/2022 14:26

The Royal Family rarely achieve anything based on merit. So who anyone would be surprised at this I do not know.

It's astounding that despite access to the best Public schools, they flounder about getting comparatively low grades, lower, than many students from really disadvantaged backgrounds.

Maybe they aren't that ''Academically bright''.

Doesn't say much for Eton, academically.

oakleaffy · 21/09/2022 14:32

Roussette · 21/09/2022 14:27

So we are now back to 2003 and his A levels. Gosh, there can't be much to criticise him about today if we're going back nearly 20 years!

It's the cheating and fibbing that is being called into question.
Which children from other schools get ''Miss'' to help with their 'A' levels?

They don't..They study and put the effort in themselves.

A symptom of how Harry in particular has been rather weak and ''Helped'' a lot in his life to date.

Anon778833 · 21/09/2022 14:33

oakleaffy · 21/09/2022 14:29

It's astounding that despite access to the best Public schools, they flounder about getting comparatively low grades, lower, than many students from really disadvantaged backgrounds.

Maybe they aren't that ''Academically bright''.

Doesn't say much for Eton, academically.

The royal family have never been known for being academically bright, or… anything else really.

Anon778833 · 21/09/2022 14:35

Their talents lie in things like hunting, shooting, horse riding and so on etc. Things that aren’t relevant to the majority of those of us who live in the UK.

antelopevalley · 21/09/2022 14:35

oakleaffy · 21/09/2022 14:29

It's astounding that despite access to the best Public schools, they flounder about getting comparatively low grades, lower, than many students from really disadvantaged backgrounds.

Maybe they aren't that ''Academically bright''.

Doesn't say much for Eton, academically.

None of them are that bright. They do not get into top universities based on merit.

hopeishere · 21/09/2022 15:15

Charles told Harry that Meghan could not travel to Balmoral with him wheb the Queen died, and then the rest of the family left in a jet without him and he had to get his own flight. They drove past his house to get their plane on which there was sufficient space for Harry.

You have zero evidence any of this is true. Apart from those who were there we simply don't know if Meghan wanted to go / didn't want to go / asked to go / was told not to go. Or where he was when the plane arrangements were being made.

Cameleongirl · 21/09/2022 15:42

Getting away from academics, William has probably benefitted hugely from his association with the Middletons, he's known them for about 20 years now.
To create a very successful business from scratch, the parents must be bright and motivated. They also appear emotionally stable and supportive to their children; W has probably turned to them for advice at times and been given good advice.

Harry hasn't had that and seems less secure.

Dinoteeth · 21/09/2022 15:51

Cameleongirl · 21/09/2022 13:46

It’s probable that the level of mistrust was too high for them to travel together. William and the others would be watching every word they said, in case it was reported back. Just too awkward.

I'd agree the trust has gone, Harry and William were the only GC to actually travel.

Meghan certainly shouldn't be higher in the priority list than Peter, Zara or the York girls.

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