- he's a Prince - used to not paying as such - things are done around them - joke, but along the lines of how he comes across -transactional.
Charity in US pays well - here it's not glamorous and can't add to personal wealth in same way it does in US, it is part of US system of philanthropic wealth planning.
Not sure who the friends or family clamouring to see Harry several times a year will be? Perhaps he is required to be about 4 times a year outside of Covid but he's heading back home to US soon. Hopefully, all civil tomorrow.
It's odd to have a US person flying in to do UK get the photos at the charity for the day job and the celebrity "friends" at the event wouldn't have had any choice but to be in photos with the photographer that Harry took along with him for his Netflix etc.
I wonder if Ed is happy to be used for H's self-promotion of having UK "friends"? Bit awkward if it was such a secret and no-one knew he was going tonight? Imagine Ed going, yeah sorry I hadn't returned your calls yet...just been busy sanitising my hands etc.
I'd imagine anyone that was previously friends would not want to get involved and keep a polite distance from the mess - it was tumbleweed as regards various opportunities for "congratulations" from UK friends.