I don’t have time now to reply to everyone who disagrees with me individually because, as usual, there are so many serried ranks of you 😬 .
In summary, I think there is a tendency to only do things one way because it has always been done this way, when all traditions were brand spanking new practices at one point. I think a special case could legitimately made for H & M, simply because their situation is unique, thanks to recent and historical events.
I don’t think that Harry should be treated like every other high ranking politician or official who lives outside the UK and visits occasionally. He should be treated as a son and a brother and should be able to come and go from the UK as he pleases with the level of security that makes him feel comfortable and secure.
I am aware that my views are not shared by the majority on this thread. I think Harry has had a hideous time. He had the experience of his mother dying being chased by paps some of whom took photos instead of helping. And he wants to protect his wife and family. And now, for all the reasons I’ve stated down thread, he and his wife are vilified globally in a way that is disproportionate to his offences imho. (Why people do not reserve their ire for Andrew I do not know?)
I think a special case could easily be made for him if the will was there. An extra bodyguard here or there. The RF could pay for it privately if they so wished. They have millions! They could make it happen. Instead he has been left with very few options but to challenge all of these rigid systems and protocols via legal methods.
The boy is hurting. And yes I know he’s nearly forty! But no one seems to have the emotional intelligence to get to the heart of the matter. And now, imo, some dangerous rhetoric has been allowed to flourish around them.
A little flexibility and care at all stages of this saga could have gone a long way to preventing it in the first place.