Harry & Meghan 14

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A thread for those who wish to discuss what's in the news and what your take on it is.

Charles studied History.

Oh dear, I was being slightly sarcastic and now i feel so mean I shall have to retire in shame.

Well played Rousette.

Sunset I agree. Being the mother of a less than stellar student who is bright as a button in other ways.

A 'D' in Geography and a dubiously acquired 'B' in Art don't really speak of someone who has taken advantage of the highest standards of education afforded them....

So, he had the very best education money can buy and he got a B in Art and a D in Geography. Presumably the D in A Level Geography is why he fails to realise that taking four private jets flights in ten days isn't great for the climate. Still, I bet he can accurately draw and label an ox bow lake.

@Becles thanks! I'm interested in how views have got so polarised so I do like to see where ideas come from.
It worked well for a while, then broke down but some factors seemed to be how you view the alleged press intrusion, how you view the royal family as an institution etc.
But to me, yes, I prefer it to just pure speculation, that's when it can get vindicative.

If you're not academic, you're simply not academic. No amount of tutoring can make someone brilliant when they're not. In any case, being royal, he probably didn't need to focus on his studies. I suspect he was a little bit naughty at school.

Oh dear, I was being slightly sarcastic and now i feel so mean I shall have to retire in shame

Don't! I wondered if you were being sarky but as I look for the best in people, decided you weren't!

What does it matter what Harry got? Why is a B in Art 'dubious' ?!

I must be as thick as mince then as I left school at 15 with barely an exam to my name...

Oh well then Jake. Unless you were paying for his education why should you care?
There are lots and lots of very successful people who aren’t and weren’t academic. If their parents had the attitude that they were total failures because they hadn’t ‘taken advantage’ of their education, I imagine that would be pretty crushing for them. School can do all sorts of things and offer many opportunities. Perhaps he did well to pass two A Levels and cope at school after being traumatised as a child. How would you possibly know whether or not he ‘took advantage’ of his education.

Presumably the D in A Level Geography is why he fails to realise that taking four private jets flights in ten days isn't great for the climate

What the four and a half has that got to do with the price of fish?! He took his A levels about 18 years ago or whatever. This thread is bizarre

I agree with you destwamps. I just think it must be difficult, as a highly qualified and published environmental academic, to listen to PH waxing lyrical about his vital narrative on climate change.

Why thank you Sunset another compliment on here, I'm touched!

Wondering how PH managed to justify flying a multi million, gas guzzling helicopter gunship day after day, with his concern for climate change. Oh and the constant flying to and fro across the pond, both him and MM whilst they were courting? As I said, all style over substance.

What does it matter what Harry got? Why is a B in Art 'dubious' ?!

There were suggestions that he had too much help in the Art practicals from his tutors.

Presumably he had to get the two A Levels in something, anything, in order to be an officer?

Just to say that I think 'A' levels are measuring just one type of intelligence.

I remember reading - although sadly (!!!) I have no source - that Harry was at the top of his group in training to fly the Apache helicopters.

There was talk of Harry's artwork being "helped" by his Art tutor, casting doubt on the B grade.

But I also don't think the RF's academic achievements matter all that much. It's a measure they don't need for their particular role.

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Academics aren’t a true or full measure of intelligence, agreed.

MM got a degree from the well-regraded Northwestern university.

I think both Art and Photograpy are highly underrated A levels actually, the degree of skill and insight you need to get an A are off the scale. (Both my DDs did Photography, both were exhibited at the National Student Arts Exhib, one got a D and one a C despite very very high marks for creativity).

No one would have let PH fly an apache without passing the requisite training.

Different types of intelligence - all good.

Lack of emotional intelligence, which I ascribe to PH at the moment - not good.

I have 2 dcs. One a stellar A* student. All across the board. The other will be lucky to scrape 3 Es. The latter is formidably bright. Just can’t get it down on paper

I know that feeling Tiara
I wish GCSEs and A Levels were more coursework-based and less exam-based.
Anyway OT, sorry.

I agree exams aren't the best measure of intelligence and aren't always the fairest measure of potential.

One thing Royals seem to get from their education, and upbringing, seems to be a very confident demeanor. I couldn't pull off the public speaking, mingling etc, and it won't all be down to education, but I think it contributes. (Not saying you have to have had a certain kind of education to be confident!)

It's quite possible Prince Harry has some kind of learning difference. This could have made school exams challenging for him.

He has certainly got qualities, though. Flying a helicopter requires good hand-to-eye coordination, spatial awareness, not to mention the completion of a highly specialised training programme. He is also a better public speaker and has more stage presence than the more academically-minded William.

I get the sense that he views Meghan as the clever one of the two of them and she may have had more influence on their joint decisions than might have been the case had he been more confident in his own thought processes. She certainly seems to have a hand in writing his speeches.