'Charles was jealous Meghan would outshine him'

[StarInTheHeavens]

A quote from the book discussed in The Telegraph (they have a copy) and played on Radio 4 just now. It's excruciating and I'm only a bystander. He's nuked himself and the RF.

Being jealous of others and assuming others are jealous of you is a classic trait of those with such personalities.

Seems a core theme of the book.

V unpleasant.

Honestly, he tells so much in this book without realising it.

He thinks everyone is jealous of Meghan, and that everything everyone does is driven by jealous. Because that’s what drives him.

so he assumes everyone else is the same.

the RF have played a blinder staying silent because the old adage of giving someone enough rope and they will hang themselves has never been more apt !

I wonder if he is projecting his own feelings on to his father? Being a spoiled pampered prince, then having to adjust to his wife hogging the spotlight, sounds like Harry’s situation. And echoes Charles’ position with Diana - “everyone just wants to see my wife”, as he complained at the time.

I worry very much about Harry’s mental health. How will he cope when he realises 95% of the world thinks he’s wrong.

Of course.Thats why he graciously offered to walknher down the aisle when her father was unprepared to do so.In front of a global audience. I honestly think Charles would be happy having some days off laying hedges and leaving the supporting royals to take the front page as long as they weren't bickering or batching.

I genuinely think, that on some level, Harry thinks Meghan is Diana and thinks she is reliving Diana’s life.
Or that Meghan was sent to him so he could correct, what he feels, were the injustices and problems she faced.

Frankly Charles would be outshone by a polished turnip.

I notice the talk about a slimmed down monarchy, slimmed down coronation has already been ditched in favour of the full grandiose parades. No surprise there really - Charles and William's extravagance is well documented and even the Queen used to comment on it.

TBH it doesn't take much to outshine KC

I think, and most people as well, that Harry was the lucky one not to be in direct line of succession. Had more freedom, didn’t need to be so formal, probably could have done what he wanted within reason, especially once Williams children were born (think of Andrew who has spend decades pissing about and going on holiday all the time).
But now he seems furious it’s not him. Is this because he couldn’t find a career/direction for himself? Or because he married someone who realised he wasn’t in charge in anyway?

Completely agree. He is always comparing the two. It's not healthy.