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what exactly are the royals supposed to be apologising for?

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HufflepuffRavenclaw · 09/01/2023 08:05

Didn;t watch the interview last night but have seen clips on the news this morning. He is banging on about abuse and how they need to come out and apologise to both him and Meghan.

But his main gripes appear about the media - which the other royals don't control, that Meghan didn't fit in, that his older brother is more important than he is / sibling rivalry, that Kate didn't "get on" with Meghan. Vague accusations about lies being told (which he doesn't specify) by "certain members" which again he doesn't specify.

What doe he REALLY expect to happen?

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Florissant · 09/01/2023 08:08

The war in Ukraine, Japanese manga, dyes in food, the break-up of the Beatles.

The list is endless.

OrangePeaches · 09/01/2023 08:11

I’m just as confused as you are OP!

All the way through the interview I just thought wtf is he on about? …. I’ve never known anyone sound so articulate but make absolutely no sense like he did.

Petesbowtie9 · 09/01/2023 08:11

I watched it and I still don’t know what they are supposed to be apologising for…

Beees · 09/01/2023 08:14

At this stage I don't even think Harry and Meghan know why they should be appologising.

I'm sure they feel the royal family are responsible for all the problems in the world and if you give them 5 minutes they will word salad a reason as to why anything and everything is the fault of the royal family.

Except Harry of course as even though he's a prince and grew up in that environment nothing is his fault and he's not at all like the rat of them...

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HufflepuffRavenclaw · 09/01/2023 08:14

He also seems fairly shocked that his father and brother aren't speaking to him.

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Wibbly1008 · 09/01/2023 08:15

He has no idea what they have done, he is an angry man child swiping at thin air

Beees · 09/01/2023 08:15

That should have said rest not rat... My subconscious is clearly at work this morning.

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HufflepuffRavenclaw · 09/01/2023 08:16

If Meghan feels she was unprepared for what it would be like to live as a senior Royal then who is to blame for that? She undoubtedly had culture shock going from working in TV in Canada to living in London as a Royal, who wouldn't? But it was HARRY'S job to help her through that and explain the system, and he clearly didn't.

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Mumskisail · 09/01/2023 08:17

It's so tragic to watch. He's so vindictive and consumed with jealousy and sibling rivalry, completely unable to see what he has done and what he is doing wrong.

Butitsnotfunnyisititsserious · 09/01/2023 08:18

HufflepuffRavenclaw · 09/01/2023 08:14

He also seems fairly shocked that his father and brother aren't speaking to him.

Haha he does, cracks me up. Like wtf?! Shows how stupid he is.

JustWhattheDoctorOrdered · 09/01/2023 08:19

I thought it was really clear.

He was accusing the RF family of leaking stories about him and M to the press. And not publically defending him and M when bad stories appeared.

That’s a pretty serious accusation. Isn’t it?

DomesticShortHair · 09/01/2023 08:19

I’m not entirely sure I’ve got this right, but as far as I can make out, something about being asked to shave off his beard. Which he didn’t anyway.

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HufflepuffRavenclaw · 09/01/2023 08:19

I think most of us with siblings can identify with some of the rivalry thing, we've all had a pang of it from time to time. But it shouldn't have been news to Harry that he was always second fiddle to his big brother, who will be King.

He is moaning about something which he cannot change. Is William supposed to apologise for being born first?

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Blip · 09/01/2023 08:20

I think he means they should apologise for leaking stories to the press? Camilla seems to be the one he implicated the most on this count.

I don't know if he also wants apologies for not having the bigger bedroom etc and not being allowed to be King.

DogBowlsAreMyWeapon · 09/01/2023 08:21

JustWhattheDoctorOrdered · 09/01/2023 08:19

I thought it was really clear.

He was accusing the RF family of leaking stories about him and M to the press. And not publically defending him and M when bad stories appeared.

That’s a pretty serious accusation. Isn’t it?

If the stories are true - what’s to defend? Would you prefer lies?

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HufflepuffRavenclaw · 09/01/2023 08:23

I also think it's clear that he has some deep seated issues around the death of his mother and the role of Camilla in his father's life. There is no love lost between those two, and Camilla appears to have a more cordial relationship with William. William perhaps doesn't like her either, but realises that she makes his father happy, so is OK with it. And Charles and Camilla have been married WAY longer by now than he was married to Diana.

The leaking thing is a serious accusation but also very vague as to who, when, what.

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Beees · 09/01/2023 08:23

I thought it was really clear.

Really? Nothing he says is clear and concise so I'm surprised anyone would think it was clear.

He often uses about 200 words to say nothing of note so any actual point gets lost in the middle of incoherent ramblings.

I often think he reminds me of a student trying to meet the word limit in an assignment padding it with nonsense.

Abccde · 09/01/2023 08:23

They didn't worship Meghan the way that he did.

And they probably didn't realise just how mentally unwell he actually is.

I am sure some stories were leaked to the press but I am just as sure that Meghan was horrible to the staff and is generally not a nice person.

SallyWD · 09/01/2023 08:24

I watched last night's interview. I haven't watched any of the other interviews so I wanted to understand what was going on. The whole interview was about one particular gripe - how the tabloid press are stirring up trouble and how the Royal family collude with them. It seems he believes his family members are constantly leaking negative stories about him and Megan to the press, essentially to make themselves look better. The whole 1.5 hour interview was about this. If this is true, I can understand how deeply hurt he is. Imagine if your family were doing this. I can also see why he feels he has to tell his side of the story.
As I said it's the first interview I've watched and I thought he came across well. However, I do think he's gone too far in revealing deeply personal interactions with William and Charles. I feel he could have made his point without revealing so much about them. I felt he's most angry with William. I do wonder how they can ever reconcile after this.

Butterflyfluff · 09/01/2023 08:24

JustWhattheDoctorOrdered · 09/01/2023 08:19

I thought it was really clear.

He was accusing the RF family of leaking stories about him and M to the press. And not publically defending him and M when bad stories appeared.

That’s a pretty serious accusation. Isn’t it?

But he never says who leaked what stories does he?

And the RF don’t make comment on every story in the news so why would they comment on articles about H&M?

ChangingTheChannel · 09/01/2023 08:25

He has said what his issues are with them so I suppose if you don’t know what they are by now, then having anyone else repeat them on here probably isn’t going to help. 😅

Maybe some people have problems with comprehension. Or more likely maybe this is just another thread to go on about them because, regardless of whether you agree with him or not, the issues as he sees them are clear...and he’s repeated them a lot. Its hard to believe if you’ve seen all the interviews etc that you don’t know his stance on it all.

DuncanBiscuits · 09/01/2023 08:27

He reminds me of my XH. Obfuscating and rambling in order to avoid any criticism. It was his way of controlling the narrative.

I remember him trying it on a no-nonsense Geordie marriage counsellor once. She let him run out of steam, then said,
”I’m hearing a lot of words, but you aren’t actually saying anything.”

JustWhattheDoctorOrdered · 09/01/2023 08:28

@DogBowlsAreMyWeapon We don’t know if the stories about H and M that the RF leaked to the press were true or not. Just as we don’t know if everything H says is true or not.

However just the fact that your family might leak stories about you and your wife to the press is pretty awful. It’s a betrayal. All the people saying H shouldn’t air the family’s dirty linen in public. That is exactly what H is claiming other members of the RF did about him and Meghan first.

HauntedCabinet · 09/01/2023 08:28

Presumably his gripe is with them leaking stories and then denying it which he finds underhand vs his own approach which is to leak stories via interviews and a book, so they know it was him that did it?

Butterflyfluff · 09/01/2023 08:30

ChangingTheChannel · 09/01/2023 08:25

He has said what his issues are with them so I suppose if you don’t know what they are by now, then having anyone else repeat them on here probably isn’t going to help. 😅

Maybe some people have problems with comprehension. Or more likely maybe this is just another thread to go on about them because, regardless of whether you agree with him or not, the issues as he sees them are clear...and he’s repeated them a lot. Its hard to believe if you’ve seen all the interviews etc that you don’t know his stance on it all.

Since it’s all so clear to you and not the rest of us, could you maybe summarise in just a few bullet points, exactly what his gripes are and what the RF can do about them?

I’m particularly keen to understand how it is completely unacceptable to LEAK stories (that no one knows which they are) to the press whilst being perfectly acceptable to SELL every last private and personal detail instead

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