Would it really be so impossible for Harry to get a job?

[thebabessavedme]

Seriously, He has had an Eton and University education, He must have an incredible contacts file Could he really not have found some suitable employment to help fund his family without resorting to reality tv? I'm thinking maybe Bonhams/Southerbys as an art expert sort of gig (with training obvs) Give himself a pupose in life?, a reason to get up in morning? No more need for dads money?

A few of them do seem to have jobs, so why not him?

Did Charles 'sell his soul' when he collaborated with Dimbleby back in 1994 doing his 'tell all'?

It's just a figure of speech it isn't meant to be literal. He is selling his innermost private thoughts for large amounts of cash. I would guess he'll be doing as much damage as possible at the same time to his poor family, casting unsubstantiated allegations and aspersions around willy nilly.

I'm sorry but unless whatever PC did happened this month or at least this year the it is not relevant to the discussion. Your rulez not mine .

I know it isn't literal, but it means doing absolutely anything however wrong in order to achieve something.
I think that's a bit strong.

On PC. I am talking autobiographies and how many Royals have done them. Not sure 'rulez' applies to that .... and

The Court Jeweller's list of royals writing autobiographies is:

Duke and Duchess of Windsor: Nazi sympathisers and generally unlikeable. Edward walked out on the Crown, wasn't entirely forthcoming with details of his finances, argued pretty regularly with George VI about money and spent the rest of his life drifting aimlessly. Not a good precedent to follow.

Princess Marie Louise: Pretty discreet. Divorced her husband but to this day no one is exactly sure why, despite publishing her memoirs.

Princess Alice: Also pretty discreet and uncontroversial.

Diana: Not sure the Morton book worked out well in the long run for her, although I appreciate that's a matter of opinion and other posters may disagree. Not in my opinion a good precedent.

Fergie: Pretty unpopular before and after the book being published. Also needed to make money pretty urgently post divorce from Andrew. Also not a good precedent.

They don't add in Charles as he obviously didn't write the Dimbleby book himself, but this didn't do anything to improve his public image.

So we've basically got a mixture of minor royals publishing discreet memoirs as they come towards the end of their lives, or controversial royals trying to improve their public image. Time will tell of course, but emotions are obviously still raw on both sides and I suspect this won't do anything to improve Harry's image more generally, or his relations with the rest of the RF. Of course Harry may have decided that he is ok with being permanently estranged with his extended family.

'Time will tell of course, but emotions are obviously still raw on both sides and I suspect this won't do anything to improve Harry's image more generally, or his relations with the rest of the RF. Of course Harry may have decided that he is ok with being permanently estranged with his extended family.'

Yes and that is the actual point is that it. Not the memoir per se, more the context and the timing. It seems like another attack not just a harmless book of musings.

You would think he'd want to build bridges, they said the OW thing was it. Why is he continuing to attention seek when his family have been so tolerant with him, it's all so unpleasant.

Has Thomas Markle done an interview every month?
I haven't kept up adequately, but I keep a mild interest in these things.
If he hasn't, then that threat was made well over a year ago. A lot longer than 5 months ago.

@LaMarschallin

Has Thomas Markle done an interview every month? I haven't kept up adequately, but I keep a mild interest in these things. If he hasn't, then that threat was made well over a year ago. A lot longer than 5 months ago.

I don't believe that's come to anything. It was stupid of him to make the threat, but these promised monthly interviews have not happened to my knowledge. If anyone can link to info that says otherwise, please do.

As far as a memoir goes, I assume Harry doesn't have a diary for an aide-mémoire . Should he want to fact check dates/tour itinerary/events attended/notable guests etc in the absence of a contemporaneous diary I can only think he has two choices: ask palace secretaries for records/use the court circulars or resort to Wikipedia/Google/press reports.
The court circulars are light on detail but will give dates, I doubt palace staff past or present will be helpful.

Just as well he has a ghost writer to fact check particular events. If he doesn't the press will do it for him.

Thank you Katharine for the rundown. It was interesting.

TM threatened this in January 2020 and brought it up again March whilst on GMB. He is now threatening to take H&M to court to see the GC.
Yet he has GC he has never met.

Sorry.... that should read...
and brought it up again in March this year whilst on GMB giving an interview.

The Thomas Markle court threat has absolutely no legs, but that won't make it any easier for Meghan and Harry to deal with. I'm sure they are fuming.

I don't agree with a lot of Harry and Meghan's actions but I think they are perfectly justified in cutting contact with TM.

I agree.... it's just an unpleasant action to threaten. And I suppose he knows it will garner headlines.

In the interests of fairness, I have to say there's an unpleasant if laughable, story out there popping up everywhere about Charles and camilla having a love child, and he has posted comparison photos to prove it.

I won't link it for fear of being accused of having a go at Charles. I'm not. Because it's awful and clearly BS.

I hadn't seen that one Roussette! Sounds like bollocks. And I do think the RF's standard strategy of ignoring clearly bollocks stories is probably best. But they'll always get a certain amount of attention.

Exactly.
I think the fact his adoptive grandparents worked in the Royal Household probably has something to do with his delusions

Is that the man who claimed to have had forced surgery to alter his appearance? I think he probably needs help !
Was Princess Margaret not also supposed to have had a secret child ?

No, this must be another one!

He's 55, born over here but now in Oz, and Camilla had him when she was 19 or something. Really odd. But he keeps going to Court for DNA tests

Hell.... I'm so glad I'm not famous!

Secret children seem to be a common scandalous story about famous people. Of course sometimes it does happen, in and out of royal families (Prince Albert of Monaco, Joni Mitchell just to name two) but not nearly as often as stories suggest.

This is one of the benefits of the general 'no comment' policy of the royals. Once you start telling your story - as Harry has said he'll be doing - you have to make a whole series of decisions about what to include, what to say about the more controversial points, and what to ignore. And all those decisions can then be picked up for further comment. It opens a right can of worms.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/15165495/prince-charles-secret-son-teeth-ground-dentist-less-royal/amp/

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2549146/amp/The-TRUTH-man-claims-hes-Margarets-love-child-After-10-year-fight-middle-aged-accountant-says-hes-brink-proving-hes-royal-heir-But-heres-real-story.html

Apologies for going off topic

Oldbutstillgotit I apologise, I didn't realise it was the same person

'In the interests of fairness, I have to say there's an unpleasant if laughable, story out there popping up everywhere about Charles and camilla having a love child, and he has posted comparison photos to prove it.'

In the interest of fairness you mention some online bollocks! Some weirdo in Australia makes unsubstantiated claims about the rf. It is incredible what people can claim about the rf isn't it!!

And now we have links 🙄

Janiie

Thanks for that.

I didn't post links.

I just should've known I would be criticised by you for this. Because you will take any and every opportunity to do so.

Just once, please give it a rest, can't we reach some sort of truce to not make this sort of thing personal?

@ Roussette

No need to apologise.
Both men in the links have spent years arguing their cases - not that I believe them .

JaniieJones

I posted the links just in case anyone was vaguely interested . I am pretty ancient and remember when both claims emerged . I am certainly not having a go at Charles or Margaret!