Harry’s podcast

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Carrying on the discussion about Harry’s podcast.

Harry will buy a vineyard and will sell his Royal Reisking on QVC.

@Roussette

mermaid

I am not a member of the Royal Family so it's a silly question. They are funded by the taxpayer, I'm not!

I cannot imagine what it would have been like to live in that family so I am unable to answer your question.

It is not a normal upbringing by any stretch.

It’s still a family. Who are being hurt.

'Yes, it's the commodification of victimhood.'

He needs to try honesty and self reflection. Yes he tragically lost his dm, as many young dc do sadly. If he just said he grew up with issues and realised he couldn't live how he wanted in the RF so left, fine. Who wouldn't support that, but why the constant blame, nit picking and unpleasantness?

What? I have no idea how long he went to Africa for, why does it matter. Are you saying that, at that point in his life, Harry should be paying for funding of this trip doing voluntary work in Africa?
Do the rest of the RF pay for all the trips they go on? Nah
As for him 'staying there', he had at that point not been a full time royal so he had no idea if it was or wasn't a hardship.

Your post makes no sense.

As for 'grow up'... more of the same negates what you say, sorry.

@nimbuscloud

hence Anne's barbed (and excellent) comeback later, when she said "I can't imagine how anyone would think we weren't loved"

I think it’s widely accepted that Anne was his favourite child and philip would have much preferred her to be his first born son.

I think that Anne and Philip got along very well because they are more alike than Philip and Charles. That doesn't necessarily mean that he loved one more than the other.

“The Duke said he felt “way more connection” to those “emotionally free people and systemic free people” he had worked with in Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada”

Wasn’t he given the opportunity to do this by being made commonwealth youth ambassador? Although I’m sure some people in those countries would not class themselves as “emotionally free”, whatever that means. As for “systemic free”, does that mean operating outside the system? I can’t think of many people who can do that. We all need to make a living. So Harry is still part of a system whether he likes it or not.

They burnt all of their bridges . I am breaking my own cycles, but part of that is being aware of passing on/creating crippling new ones for your children!.
Archie now has to contend with being a so called racist family, a mentally unwell mother that was suicidal whilst pregnant with him and told the world about it, parents that can only think of themselves and seem largely incapable of putting the child's needs first. And Harry thinks all of this is not damaging??

The strangest thing of all, the most messed up part for me, is that by publicly announcing to the world endlessly about their endless issues they are actually damaging Archie every. single. time.

What? I have no idea how long he went to Africa for, why does it matter. Are you saying that, at that point in his life, Harry should be paying for funding of this trip doing voluntary work in Africa?

I'm saying that every privilege he has ever had in his life is directly due to his being a member of the royal family. Ordinary army drop-outs don't get to 'volunteer' in Africa at their family's expense. They don't get to be chauffeur driven to 'work' maybe one half day a week at taxpayers' expense. They don't get to flounce off to California and buy a multi-million pound home.

As for him 'staying there', he had at that point not been a full time royal so he had no idea if it was or wasn't a hardship.

Well, he said in the podcast that he already knew how horrendous and awful being a 'full-time' royal was. So why didn't he stay in Africa? Why did he take a royal dukedom and have his wife be a 'working royal' on marriage?

As for 'grow up'... more of the same negates what you say, sorry.

"Sorry" but if it 'negates what I say' why do you keep responding to me? I do find it hilarious how people become so protective of this petulant little brat.

Harry hasn't said anything that we don't know already - the inability to emotionally be there for each other. First and foremost their loyalty is to to maintain the crown at whatever cost, we all know the complicated relationship of Elizabeth and Phillip with their children, and the more than complicated relationship of Charles with Diana and his own children. Nothing is new, it's been a dysfunctional family for decades....Harry is simply acknowledging it.

As to why he can talk about all these issues publicly? He's a prince of the UK until his death and he's finally out of the royal family financially. Complete independence. It doesn't make him more hypocritical than the duke of kent, gloucester, and rest of hanger ons making a nice profit from being members the royal family.

Not responding then, suits me! Carry on with the pathetic insults.

**They burnt all of their bridges on the Oprah show.

When Harry and Meghan moved overseas I hoped they'd remove themselves from the spotlight as much as they could and just be happy living their lives. I remember that traumatised little boy walking behind his mum's coffin like it was yesterday and would love for him to have found his happy ever after.

Instead they appear to be quite focussed on bringing down Harry's family. They knew exactly what they were doing with Oprah. That can't be healthy surely?

I love how they were calling him a young Dad on GMB this morning.

He's 36 ffs

No he didn't. He rejected becoming a full time royal at that point and went off to Africa.

I have no idea how long he went to Africa for, why does it matter

You are contradicting yourself Rousette

It feels like a spiteful vendetta now thats why problem

And “pathetic” in that context is also an insult.

Michelle Obama (my girl crush ) following the Oprah interview said it perfectly.

Public service, it's a bright, sharp, hot spotlight, and most people don't understand it, and nor should they," Obama said. "The thing that I always keep in mind is that none of this is about us in public service. It's about the people that we serve.

"I always try to push the light back out and focus it on the folks that we are actually here to serve."

A very wise woman.

You do have to question if public service is the couples top priority or whether it’s just a fascade.

I would think there may be one or two CEOs who may start to get a bit twitchy if this carries on.

Archie now has to contend with being a so called racist family, a mentally unwell mother that was suicidal whilst pregnant with him and told the world about it

Making sure the relatives suffer is more important than future repercussions for Archie.

Alondra totally agree. It is a toxic family set up that must be hell to live in. Look at Charles and Anne... the Queen and PPhilip went off for 6 months when they were little (not blaming her, it was what it was) but imagine the damage that must do.
Then Charles and Gordounston school, bullying and all of that.

I think at times they have done the best they can, given the need to protect the Monarchy, but it is damaging and it can be talked about. Maybe it will mean in time to come, there will be a more normal slimmed down Monarchy. Like one of the Nordic countries where they all but the reigning monarch go out to work.
Far more healthy than what we have.
I just feel sorry for W&K's three and what's ahead of them if things don't change.

@Ocsetldil

I was asked how long he went to Africa for. I said I didnt know. Not sure how that is 'contradicting myself'

I feel sorry for W&K in that Haz's comments about 'breaking the cycle of genetic pain' kind of suggests W hasn't and his dc will be brought up in a toxic environment. I think the more toxic environment would be parents who constantly attack and criticise others.

I love Michelle Obama too. 'When they go low, we go high.'

@randomkey123

I love how they were calling him a young Dad on GMB this morning.

He's 36 ffs

I don’t know the context of the GMB comment but to be fair I think sometimes when people say young dad or young mum, they mean dad to young children/not been a dad for long rather than actual age. But yeah he’s clearly not a young dad, Archie’s two and he’s 36, that must be on the slightly older side of average.