If Harry was your son and was doing this, what would you do?

[Abigail69]

Lets assume that your child lets call them Mr Harry was behaving like the Harry, ie Charles son. What would you do to stop this rubbish?

Persoanlly, if Mr Harry was one of my kids and was doing this, ie airing private stuff on the media etc, I slap their bottom and never speak to them unless Mr Harry and his OH sincerely apologised and showed regret and guaranteed it would never happen again.

It isn't really as straightforward as that. He has been brought up in a dysfunctional family from day one, where he has always known he was second best. Don't forget his parents gave interviews and wrote books, when they wanted to give their side of their stories, so he is really not doing anything different than they have done. He has the media against him and he is coming out fighting. Why should he stay silent, when he feels untruths are being told about him. He has every right to stand up for himself. Anyone that thinks the Palace and 'grey suits' are not briefing against him are deluded. They are not keeping silent, they are using using family friends and contacts, so their names are not linked to it

If id raised my child the way Harry was raised, paraded in front of the nation, forced to walk behind his mother's coffin in full view of the nation, never ever prioritised by either of his parents - id be on bended knee begging my child's forgiveness for how badly wrong id gone in raising him.

I'd encourage him to find a really good therapist. He's got the money to do it, so there's really no excuse.

Isn’t he employed as the poster boy for a huge therapy organisation - BetterUp?

I would look to myself and be sad that I had fucked up so badly.

Quite ironic, eh? He's clearly aware of his pain and has some understanding of what damaged him so badly, but he seems to prefer acting out his rage rather than doing the deep work to heal himself. I feel sorry for him and his family - but I equally dislike his behaviour.

Multiple journalists have said the negative stories were coming from Kensington Palace.

Who are these multiple journalists?

Can you name / link your evidence please.

Are these journalists who received leaks directly from the RF? Or are they other journalists just speculating about leaks?

It depends.

If I've always had trouble with him and I've grown tired of his shit, then I'd let him continue to make a fool of himself but I'd feel totally embarrassed still.

If we've always had a good (enough) relationship and this started recently-ish, then I'd give him a ring and ask to squash this thing once and for all. I'd make peace even though I know he's acting out stupidly.

Am I right in thinking that Harry and Megan are supposed to be supporters of mental health charities?
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After these angry outbursts these same charities may well distance themselves

I'm inclined to agree with this.

Tricky one really.

Depends if they see his behaviour as a decline in his MH or just bad behaviour.

If it’s the former then they couldn’t kick him into touch but they might need to find support for him and not let him unravel or damage their brand. BetterUp is a big MH corporate rather than charity - so I am sure they are concerned.

I suspect they might “mothball” any publicity or activities with him……

I would do what parents of teens would do when their children rant - grey rock!!!

Trouble with this man is that he still has 3 books to publish so whatever you say will likely end up being written about. What else is there to say??

It's tricky about the corronation though. If you invite him people would detest seeing him over here and the whole thing got messed up. If you don't he'd say he'd been cut off and go on moaning about being badly treated for saying the truth, the whole truth

I'd cut him off financially until he sees sense and apologises for the shit he's thrown.

I would hope most 38 year old men aren’t financially dependent on their parents. He is independent now anyway. Except he’s selling them out to pay for his lifestyle.

Try and get him some more therapy as the therapy he has had clearly hasn't been of any use.

He's made his own money selling this book and doing the Netflix show and I thought Charles had already cut him off.

He’s a grown man. He can surely find his own therapy. It’s not up to his family .

I hope I'd engage in good faith, acknowledging the things I'd done to harm him and actually listening to his experiences and feelings without trying to close him down. Everything the royal family is pathologically incapable of doing.

It's never easy to hear your child talk about the damage they've suffered and the pain they're in. But if you want any sort of meaningful relationship with them, you have to go through it and meet them where they are, imo. If PH had ever felt heard/considered/valued while he was growing up, things wouldn't be as dire as they are.

Agreed but I'd also spank his bottom first for being a spoilt little brat and not being in control of his own mind

It's not just Harry as my son, though. I don't know what would be best for that son, his children, my other son and his family (two of whom would become Kings), my duty as monarch, my duty as Commander in Chief, my duty as head of the church of England, patron of however many charities help people showing the obvious signs of trauma and distress as Harry (who, in case of doubt, I am absolutely not a fan of for any reason).

I don't even know how I'd handle a relatively simple situation as a daughter-in-law who my son is totally enamored by and beholden to and, more importantly, is the mother of 2 of my grandchildren - but who clearly doesn't bring out the best in the son he's married to and whose arrival caused untold (additional) discord to my family.

If I'd been the sort of absent and philandering and embarrassing type of parent that Charles seems to have been, I would definitely be feeling guilt and contrition and more than a little responsibility for the way he's turned out. In addition to ongoing empathy for the death of his mother. But, I was well raised myself by loving and present parents.

Ultimately, I think I'd turn to my advisors (Camilla would probably be my most trusted) for help on public relations, and to the church for moral guidance on how to do the right thing - and I'm not religious at all! it's just a mess that needs untangling, without giving either of them the ammunition with which they could continue to make things worse.

It's weird and distasteful that you keep saying this. He's a man in his late thirties - and hitting children when they are children rarely improves communication or behaviour, nor does it solve deep-seated emotional problems

Well this post articulates rather well why Harry is so fucked up. Because that’s no environment to raise a child in, is it? Still less a bereaved child.

If Meghan was my daughter I would fear for her as she married in to a family with such strong historical Nazi connections and now so aligned with a press / public relations whose agenda is 💯 aimed at protecting the establishment. I would have done everything in my power to steer her away from this, however as we all know our children make their own decisions. As a mother I would be very concerned for my daughter’s well being……

Steady on mate, it was said tongue in cheek, get it! (it was aimed at a 38 yr old being like a foolish , spoilt little brat)

If anyone of kids came remotely close to what he has done and is doing and may do, I'd officially divorce him/her/them. I hope that is acceptable to you.