"Prince Harry" : I didn't air any dirty laundry in public

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“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”

I didn't air any dirty laundry in public - my conscience is clear, says Prince Harry during visit to Ukraine: Duke reveals he wants to spend more time in the UK in the next year as 'the focus really has to be on my dad' | Daily Mail Online

@BemusedAmerican Also, if Harry is indeed hinting that Charles has a short time to live, then William shouldn't be criticized for organizing his Duchy and spending time with his family while he still can do so

I thought the same thing.

Every single one of those photos is better than the one used for his birthday greeting. She’s not very nice, his wife.

She’s not very nice, his wife. no she isn’t.

There are some really nice pictures there! How strange to choose that one.

It kind of has a feel of putting him in his place. Perhaps she was not thrilled he sought a thawing of relationships with his father. Especially if it has been altered to make him look ridiculous. And the infantilising language. It feels like an assertion of control.

I should think so unless they have ipp status or whatever it is that Harry's been trying to get for years

And the DoK was the only member of the RF who publicly and privately supported his Mother after her separation and divorce.

Yes, he knew that late Duchess well, throughout his life. She wasn't just a "grandparent's cousin". I don't know if he will attend the funeral today, last night was just the Receiving In, according to Catholic liturgy. Only close family attend. I hope he doesn't go to the funeral, because that makes it all about him.

He’s too chicken to face W.

Yes, we'll see what happens at the funeral. I suspect you're right.

The Kents and the Gloucesters have been filling the gaps in the Royal schedule since he and his mrs threw their toys out of the pram in 2020, despite their ages.

The Requiem Mass is at 2pm today. The King and Queen will be in attendance.

This seems like a classic example of the strategy of if you say it often enough, people will eventually think it's true. He must surely know it isn't, as you say.

But then who knows.

Saying he hadn't aired his dirty laundry in public is positively Trumpian in it's reconstruction of reality.

This will be the first time a monarch has attended a catholic mass in 400 years so culturally today is important also. Westminster Cathedral is a very beautiful church. RIP to the Duchess of Kent - she was always an elegant woman.

We are not talling decades away, I'm afraid....So yes, she said William not George.

I hope he doesn't go to the funeral, because that makes it all about him.

Precisely why he shouldn’t, and probably won’t go. It’s a private funeral - the close family don’t need it turning into a circus of “Where will Harry sit? Will he speak to William?” and tabloids getting pop psychologists to analyse paparazzi snaps from outside the chapel.

I don’t know why some posters are coming down so hard on my comment. Maybe it’s because they think it’s in support of Harry. It isn’t - my other posts on this thread should make that clear. I’m just trying to be even-handed and to point out that this is not the same as missing a close family member’s funeral. I’m also not trying to suggest he never clapped eyes on her as some people seem to think. But let’s face it, living on the same royal estate doesn’t mean a man of 40 and a (very private) woman of 90 were bosom buddies. I doubt he was casually popping in and out raiding the fridge like he was Joey and she was Monica.

don’t know why some posters are coming down so hard on my comment

If I came across as being hard on your comment it wasn’t intention. I just felt the DofK was more than a grandparents cousin in the grand scheme of things.

I think the fact that the DOK was supportive to his mother made it seem likely H would attend .

Maybe he will.

@JustineRobots I hope I didn't come down hard on your comment. I see your point, although it's valid to suggest that she did have a long presence in Harry's life.

Yes he may well do one of his flying visits however he only returned home on Sunday (?) so it would be a very quick turnaround plus not very eco friendly !

When has he ever cared about being eco friendly?

I can't believe how many people think he will have a choice over going.
I doubt he will even be invited. People aren't going to be able to rock up at any sort of Royal funeral without an invite.

Do her family really want the hassle of making sure hes carefully positioned behind a candle or who hes sat away from, easier just don't invite him.

Well he preaches about it !

And to be fair I’m sure he would have been there if he was still a working royal. But ultimately the Duchess of Kent was known to have actively stepped back from royal life in recent years - no royal duties, no longer using HRH and so on - so would probably have wanted as private a funeral as possible. Harry being there in the current circumstances would create a media circus.