Good article, thanks for the link.
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160K for a private flight from the US to UK is about right. Private flights are super expensive and given the distance one would need to hire a big plane.
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Given that most of the royals do not talk; I am sure there are a lot of threats they receive that are not publicized. People who have money, power, influence ( real or perceived) will always be targets.
It doesn’t matter wether you are a king or a regular Joe, an ungrateful child would be ungrateful, a grateful kid would be grateful.
Heir and spare dynamic is never good, no matter if its a hotel chain or common wealth. Everyone wants biggest piece of the pie.
Diana is only a heroine to him because she died, if she lived or remarried then more than likely he would’ve felt plenty of resentment against her as well. Meghan doesn’t do well with relatives either so there could be a clash of egos with a strong MIL.
That’s too simple a statement in my opinion. It suggests an intrinsic personality trait. One can be grateful and yet voice displeasure at perceived unfairness.
Ask yourself, how does one show gratitude? Is it by not complaining? Or is it by genuinely giving of yourself (your time, energy and wealth in the service/betterment of others)?
I am not that cynical.
This is sad speculation in my opinion.
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“Diana is only a heroine to him because she died, if she lived or remarried then more than likely he would’ve felt plenty of resentment against her as well.”
Baloney. Diana knew well how difficult it was to be a Royal, how vicious the press could be, and how miserable paparazzi could make one’s life with their constant intrusions on privacy. She would have supported Harry. She was extremely affectionate toward her boys, unlike most of the family, who didn’t care for those types of displays even towards family members they truly cared for. Harry would have had no reason to feel resentment towards someone who understood him so well and who gave him unconditional love and support.
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I think if Diana had lived and remarried, it would have paved the way for Camilla to be accepted both by the boys and by the public. I think it would have let everyone see that she was human, not a saint. As it is, she is forever 36 years old, thin, gorgeous.
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I will admit that I’m not a Royal fan or follower but have followed along reading this thread for a while. I see lots of fans on each side with their pros and cons vs. the other. I think the whole thing is a hot mess, but that’s beside the point. What I can’t seem to stop questioning, and haven’t really seen mentioned anywhere is in regard to Harry’s grief and lack of support. Where was Dianna’s family? She presumably had at least one brother and some sisters I believe. Not sure about her parents if they were living when she passed or not, but shouldn’t they have been some kind of rock/supportive force to help both boys? Those are the folks that I think would have had the strongest relationships with their mother and would definitely be able to talk to Harry about the fact that she was not really coming back. Seems like more than one family missed the boat, but he seems to give her side a full pass. Did he speak of them at all in his book?
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a simple google search reveals that British royals do not accept “free” clothing. Now that she is not a senior royal, maybe that has changed for Meghan. There are yearly reports of what Kate spends on new clothing. I believe it was about $170,000 pounds last year.
And, again, a search reveals that Harry has stated that he flies commercial most of the time but will fly privately if he feels it is a safety issue.
Most of these topics are researchable as long as you don’t only read British gossip rag versions.
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What does “flying commercial” look like for Harry? I must say I have never seen a pic of him in a airport or seated on a commercial plane.
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Typically VIP car to and from the plane and a block of seats reserved around him to prevent photos. Here’s one write up on his return to London in April 2021 (they didn’t say exactly what airline he flew which suggests it wasn’t BA):
His flight preferences may have got more expensive over the years:
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In Harry’s book, he mentions Diana’s sisters visiting him from time to time, bringing him cake for his birthday, etc. He rarely mentions Diana’s brother Charles. It’s not clear whether Diana’s family chose not be a big part of his life, if Prince Charles deliberately chose not to allow them to be present often, or that they were involved but Harry chose not to talk about them in his book.
Harry never told anyone but Will that he didn’t believe his mother had died. Had his family known how poorly he was coping, perhaps they would have gotten him some professional help. Harry said that therapy just wasn’t done in his family, however. Stiff upper lip and all that. From what he said about his grieving process in his book, his mother’s death just wasn’t spoken of in the family.
Harry said he saw a therapist in his 20s when he was experiencing severe panic attacks and anxiety after his tours of duty. Diagnosed with PTSD, he nevertheless didn’t find therapy too helpful and gave it up. He resumed it after becoming really angry with Meghan over some trivial issue and she told him that she would never marry or raise a family with someone who would speak to her in that manner. He realized he needed help. Prince William also told him he should get help for his abnormal anger/anxiety/denial issues.
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The Spencers are present at the big events like weddings.
“Harry has always kept in close touch with the Spencers and they have all received invitations,” a family friend [told Vanity Fair] Harry gets on well with his aunts and uncle and they have met Meghan. His cousins all have the golden ticket—an invite to the ceremony and reception and the evening party."
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Paywall so cannot read article. Synopsis?
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There is evidence that Harry is right and the Royals and the Royal staff have been leaking stories and cooperating with media to his and Meghan’s
detriment.
“Clarkson and Morgan are just two players in a swamp of commentators and tabloids that are intimately tied to the royals they cover. Just before Queen Elizabeth II died, Charles hosted the editor of The Sun, something the editor said was a regular occurrence. She wrote that he was always “jovial and cheery” with her. And Charles and Camilla recently hired The Daily Mail’s longtime deputy editor as their communications secretary.
What could Charles and Camilla think they are conveying by maintaining a camaraderie with a tabloid press that has behaved so noxiously to members of their own family, with articles that have been so ugly, and even racist?”
One except. Much of the content has been discussed her, but some I haven’t read before.
Try to access in private or incognito mode in your browser.
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Did Anne, Andrew and Edward inherit any of Queen’s or her husband’s wealth?
Probably from Philip, although likely a drop in the bucket by comparison.
From the Queen, probably not to avoid death duties. Inheritance by a sovereign from a sovereign is not subject to tax, so to get around that she may have requested that Charles bequeath certain items to his siblings. It is also believed that she had trusts set up for her children and grandchildren
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I’ve been thinking about this thread - technically, Princess Anne, was ‘spare’ for a few years before Prince Andrew was born, and look how she has conducted herself over her 70+ years of royal life - to the best of my knowledge, she’s never griped about her ‘lesser’ role in the royal pecking order, sold her ‘truth’, publicly maligned her family etc., she just gets on with the job. Year over year she is listed as one of the hardest working royals, and appears to be loyal to a fault. Princess Anne only receives government protection when she is on royal duties, the rest of the time, any security she has is on her own dime; the same goes for the Wessexes, who are also hardworking royals.
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Princess Anne didn’t grow up in the glare of the paps and with the scrutiny of the internet and social media. It’s a different world.
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