King Charles so proud of Princess Catherine

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King Charles support of his daughter(in law) is so very touching.

Please keep the comments positive and on topic. We have all had enough vitriol for weeks now.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-68641142

I think I’d be more distraught in Harry’s shoes. William and Catherine have a great deal of family, friends and institutional support around them. Harry does not.

I would sincerely like to see him, Meghan and the children back in the safety of UK right now.

@AliceOlive . I am not sure if the rest of the RF ( apart from Charles) will feel the same . So much has happened but the news that they weren’t forewarned about Catherine’s cancer announcement really shows how bad the relationship is between the Wales family and the Sussexes .
As for coming back , according to H and M supporters they are living their best life , freed from the unbearable shackles of royal life ( but still clinging on to their titles) .
Any update about ARO ?

Charles did not look well, poor man, and his voice seemed weak. However, the message was kind, positive and inclusive. No feeling sorry for himself or reflecting on the family's personal challenges - just about the amazing public service of the Maundy recipients.
A lovely Easter message.

Safety? They aren’t unsafe. Meghan is never going to want to be in the UK again if it means any sort of family commitment. Harry will have to accept that he’s burnt his bridges and made his bed.

If you marry someone from a different country and go to live there, there's always the possibility that you feel a bit homesick sometimes, but people live with that - the same as if a couple from the same country go abroad for work reasons for twenty years, say.

They are in a rather dire position if you ask me. I do not expect reconciliation but I think it would be better for them and for the family if they were back in UK for a bit and away from what’s going on around them in US.

The past month has not been good. Visa application review, name-checked in a lawsuit alleging Harry has been sued as bait by a drug and human trafficker. Kardashians at the door. The online trolling of their family which, much of which is done in their name, none of which benefits them one iota.

They are fine where they are. He was unhappy and went off to be happy somewhere else.

I’m afraid that any residual bad feeling within the family is due to his actions.

All families have their moments of discord.

What they don’t do is tell the world and insinuate or say things that are hugely damaging then are backtracked upon. Or, with regards to parts of the book, containing things that aren’t necessarily true.

Absolutely he was within his rights to say how he felt. And go tell the world if he so wished.

What he doesn’t have the right to is forgiveness unless his family want to do that.

Anyone who hurts those they love, do not get to call the shots in that regard.

Actions always have consequences. And by Christ, he is reaping what he has sown family wise.

He needs to focus on his own family and create the happiness he said eluded him before.

And I’m sure most would wish that for them.

Just not here.

I do think though that they need to peel back a bit from the celebrities that do not bring joy to their lives.

There will always be those who will not be the best to associate with. Those who will be looking to them not to enhance H&M’s lives but to enhance their own.

They have the money. It is possible to withdraw and regroup. It wouldn’t be a bad idea.

And disassociating from the negativity swirling round their world would go some way to easing their path forward.

I don’t think they will ever reconcile at this point. But I question their ability to withdraw, regroup, or make any good decisions.

I know they won’t come back, but if Harry was my son, that’s what I would fervently wish. Because they seem to be making a real mess of things on their own.

I think it's difficult, though, @ArcaneWireless because that's where they are - pursuing the celebrity lifestyle. It's not easy to reverse. They're leading a quasi royal life though, with the engagements and speeches, so it's a strange hybrid situation. So they're royal, but also in that kind of celebrity personal lifestyle/endorsement situation.

If there is no reconciliation while Charles is alive , they have no chance once William is King.

I think this will have massively brought home to Harry the mistake he has made. Not in leaving and going abroad, but in ostracising his entire family.

But there’s no way those bridges can be rebuilt now - the remaining Royal Family have too much to think about. Not about their public role, but about their private family. Harry will be the last thing on their mind, they won’t have the energy for him and they won’t want to risk further stress.

I have a similar personal situation, and I’m much more reliant on the friends I can trust and my family now, than the family I came from. My own family no longer register for me, even though they’ve come straight back into my life since I got ill. Appearances matter to them.
Ultimately, even though you grow up in a family, we do become (possibly) very different adults.

I am a bit jealous of those who come from a loving stable family. I’m glad for Kate that she does have that.

I know they won’t come back, but if Harry was my son, that’s what I would fervently wish. Because they seem to be making a real mess of things on their own.

Well supposedly he/they don't want to come back though do they.

It's toxic, not what they want for their kids or themselves so all good!

Harry will come back one day because, lets face it, I can't see Meghan and Harry growing old and grey together. His roots are here in the UK and when it all goes wrong he'll undoubtedly return to the fold- and he'll be welcomed with open arms as well both by the public and the royal family. Mark my words 😉

@FluffyFanny I think you could be right. But he’s caught in such a difficult situation- he could be leaving his children behind. I think he must be in a very difficult place right now

You may be right Fanny

I doubt very much he’d be welcomed with open arms by very many members of the Armed Forces.

But I do think that will be grossly unfair if Meghan is painted as the puppet master bastard of the piece.

He is culpable. So much more so.

As Archie and Lili , sorry Prince Archie and Princess Lili , grow older , it will be interesting to see if they show any curiosity about their British family and want to get to know them .

So terribly toxic that the minute it was possible they announced the children’s titles. Themselves, pompously, from their quasi royal office, without arranging or waiting for it to come from BP. The arrogance and petulance is astounding still, so there is no evidence whatsoever that their attitude has softened. Any attempt at a rapprochement is blatantly self interested. It looks to me as though William has cut him out of his life, and quite deservedly.

Agree.

Agreed with this. Just get on with it. King Charles it’s a shame he has it but at least he’s raised prostate cancer awareness. Princess Catherine is a reminder to everyone that you can get cancer at any age. And I hate to say it don’t get as scarily thin as she’s got which I’m sure isn’t good for you.

The RF both getting cancer is a reminder that to us all that cancer doesn’t discriminate.

I think one of the main problems with the Harry is he’s never really had to consider the outcomes or repercussions of his actions before he left for the US. Someone had always been there to mop up/cover up whatever mess he’s created. I still think he’s in that mindset that whatever happens it’s always someone else’s fault and their responsibility to sort out. If he did demand that his father ‘fix it’ on their last meeting, he still thinks that way. I don’t think he will ever change . I think they will stay in the US and pitch from one disastrous project to another . Surely there must be enough money to fund them from the inheritances Harry has had and will have. I can’t foresee that the family situation will ever improve. The best anyone can hope for is that Harry and Meghan will find a way to live a bit more quietly and with more contentment.

I don’t think William and Harry will ever reconcile, sadly.

Is that a joke?? They’re not safe here!! Meghan and her children certainly aren’t. I think it’s a good thing they do not have interference and control of the institution now, it must be a good feeling for Harry to make his own life choices. As for family and friends, I don’t think we can assume that at all and they seem to have lots of good friends and Doria and her family too. They seem happy where they are.

I thought this board didn’t tolerate speculating about people’s marriages?

let’s face it, none of us have the foggiest idea of any of their marriages or the state of them.

Possibly not that easy though if he would need permission to take his kids out of the States?

Is KC their legal guardian?