Harry's latest ventures

[Viviennemary]

Now being reported in the Daily Express that Harry is working on a new tell all documtary about royal life. This is according to his biographer Angela Levin. And even more disclosures about the royal family are forthcoming. Is this going to go on for years. We shall have to wait and sed. I think its very very wrong of him.

@CallmeHendricks

Anyone else thinking it would make a refreshing change to see a celebrity who hasn't got some traumatic life experience to share with the world? Is there anyone who could come out and say, "Actually, I had a lovely childhood, with brilliantly supportive parents and I'm very happy."

Kylie Minogue

If this is true he is quite toxic and I feel so sorry for his brother, father etc.

If true how much longer is he going to bitch about his family. Does he not care for any hurt he causes

@randomkey123

Thing is, they're now getting desperate as the money hasn't rolled in like they thought it would. They're rumoured to be living at Soho House, not the Montecito McMansion as they don't have anything like that sort of money. There is a great long running thread on another forum about their financial situation.

He's a former member of the BRF, and she's a C list cable show actress. Quite why they imagine that anyone wants to hear their "woe is me" voices beggars belief.

I think an announcement will come any day soon from The Firm.

How can they be living at Soho House?

@OutwiththeOutCrowd

I remember Harry from a few years ago when he cantered through engagements with a twinkle in his eye and a charming self-depreciating manner. When a nine year old asked if he would ever be king, Harry replied with a smile that people would be pleased to know it wasn't likely. He didn't appear to consider himself to be someone with important opinions to convey or wisdom to disseminate, yet was able to find a niche for himself helping wounded servicemen and women, with a few adventures thrown in that revealed a certain degree of derring-do.

He cuts a more serious figure now and it feels like he has put on an ill-fitting suit that belongs to someone else.

How true.

Fundamentally I fear that whilst they may well have "found freedom" from one "gilded cage" they've simply traded it for another
The only difference is that the people with the keys are no longer the "men in grey suits" of the "The Firm"/royal protocol/tradition but corporate sharks and cut throat corporate greed

How very insightful ...

@Rupertbeartrousers

I’m actually so disappointed with all of it.

I was so pleased that he met and married Meghan and had Archie, the SA tour had so much potential, seeing him retrace his mother’s steps in Angola and his work with Sentembale hinted at a passion for a more Africa centred activism.

I don’t blame them for wanting out of the pressure, invasion and trolling/racism of the British press. I envisaged a modest living, probably in a grand-designs style eco house, him becoming active and influential like Greta or David Attenborough, Meghan maybe being more health and wellness focussed. I think if they’d embarked on this first, worked hard and didn’t take the mickey, I think a lot of companies would have sponsored their security/travel and they could have made a good and credible reputation for themselves. Instead they’ve chased the money/luxe lifestyle first and are now in the pockets of companies that want to exploit his family and wokewash their pharmaceutical products.

I know the pandemic hasn’t helped them get out there doing stuff, but it all seems very self-serving. Lots of moaning from their mansion. I think he needs a decent sabbatical back at the frontline and away from the cameras, whether that’s in a military rehab centre or an African orphanage. And to only talk about his family to his family, and be kinder to his Gran.

Great post @Rupertbeartrousers

@Puzzledandpissedoff

Fundamentally I fear that whilst they may well have "found freedom" from one "gilded cage" they've simply traded it for another The only difference is that the people with the keys are no longer the "men in grey suits" of the "The Firm"/royal protocol/tradition but corporate sharks and cut throat corporate greed

How very insightful ...

Indeed. It’s a very astute summing up.

This must be the first time in his life that Harry has had to think about, let alone pay household bills. That big property is going to take a lot of upkeep. It must be quite a shock to see the outgoings.

@randomkey123

Thing is, they're now getting desperate as the money hasn't rolled in like they thought it would. They're rumoured to be living at Soho House, not the Montecito McMansion as they don't have anything like that sort of money. There is a great long running thread on another forum about their financial situation.

He's a former member of the BRF, and she's a C list cable show actress. Quite why they imagine that anyone wants to hear their "woe is me" voices beggars belief.

I think an announcement will come any day soon from The Firm.

@randomkey123 but if they bought the LA house why would they live at Soho House as they would still have mortgage & upkeep costs?

@CallmeHendricks

Anyone else thinking it would make a refreshing change to see a celebrity who hasn't got some traumatic life experience to share with the world? Is there anyone who could come out and say, "Actually, I had a lovely childhood, with brilliantly supportive parents and I'm very happy."

i reckon the kardashians , im no fan of them , but to be fair you never hear any of them in the news slagging off their mum , moaning about what a tough life they had growing up , just out of sheer curiosty iv watched you tube vids of the sisters and to be fair they seem very supportive and close as a family . i expect unlike harry they relise how fortunate they are to have the riches and lifestyle they have , i never ever thought id say this ,but i prefer the whole bunch of them to harry and meghan

As Voltaire said ‘Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said’

So now Fox News have come after him, there is a huge amount of the US population who eat up anything Fox News has to say, Sean Hannity is the worst of the worst.

I hope Harry can navigate this in a more astute manner that he has done up to this.

Why the hell did he stick his oar in? I can’t imagine moving to a new country and commenting publicly on anything - so rude! Even saying you “don’t understand” something isn’t good manners. He really has the hide of a rhino.

He doesn’t seem to have a clue what tact or sensitivity mean.

This saying pops into my head fairly often:

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your move and remove all doubt

A successful ‘charm’ offensive can quickly turn into a ‘harm’ offensive if you don’t fully understand what you are talking about.

I was just reading an article which says that sources close to Harry have suggested that him talking about his father is no different from his father talking to Dimbleby in his 1994 biography. Well, no I’m some ways it isn’t, but does that mean that Harry should also do the same thing? And also I think that PP acknowledged that he and Charles were very different it the two of them had become closer with age as they began to understand each other’s viewpoint better. Obviously, I don’t know for sure, but my impression was that Charles, certainly after. Diana’s death, had tried to be a different kind of father to his own. Charles talking about the difficulties of his childhood was probably no major surprise to Philip but I think ,Charles may be surprised by Harry’s revelations as it would appear that he had a good relationship with his father. Diana’s funeral was of course a moment in time that must have marked both Harry and William’s lives but I thought the point of counselling for trauma was to help you to deal with it and begin to move on? Has it not occurred to Harry that actually he might be the problem here? That he was not the only one affected by Diana’s death? That other people have trauma and sorrow in their lives? Does he really believe what he is saying or is it all being drawn out of him so that others can monetise it? It’s rather tragic in my opinion.

@DeRigueurMortis - I wonder where the £35m figure comes from? Diana's divorce settlement was £17m but i think this was subject to 40% IHT after her death. HMRC were going to make an exception for Prince Charles but the Press got wind if it.

So that leaves £5.1m each for William and Harry. Plus money from his late grandfather Earl Spencer. Can that grow into £10s of millions? Genuinely don't know as I've never had that problem!

And Meghan was only ever a jobbing actress (that's not an insult before Rousette starts huffing) so I can't imagine she brought much to the marriage financially.

That ridiculous mansion will be a millstone round their neck if they don't come up with the goods for Netflix et al.

And don’t forget all the staffing charges. I think it was the Countess of Carnarvon (Highclere) who said that their major annual cost was the payroll.

I sincerely hope that Meghan has a decent business plan. Because giving birth in LA won’t be cheap.

Just reading more of Harry’s podcast - doesn’t he realise that the First Amendment affords him the right to say this stuff? People were frothing about the Duke of Edinburgh’s gaffes, but Harry has taken up the baton big time - and without any humour to temper them.

I have read several articles castigating “blame therapy”. I have previously posted about bil going NC with mil over perceived sins (which his brothers didn’t care about) and my dsis turned on dm because her children’s parties were crap and she could trace her social awkwardness back to this. Dm was dying at the time and there was dsis screaming at her because her therapist had told her it was important to let dm know while there was still time

@The3rdMrsdeWinter

Sorry, do I know you? No idea why you're making mention of me in your post, given I have no idea who you are because of NCing.

I remember in the Diana documentary William saying something along the lines of, we won't be speaking about our mother so publicly again.
I wonder if this was how Harry also felt at the time, and what has changed that view. Or if William spoke for both of them and Harry always knew he wouldn't be sticking to that narrative.