We do exist, but after this why bother?

these are the young people Harry was addressing

Sounds a pretty good thing to be encouraging.

Thank you for your comment, Chucky.

Surely our care for the younger generation is shown by the thousands of hours we put in looking after our grandchildren. We don't have much of a retirement now and so we are kept up to date and do understand much of today's young people's lives.

Nanniicjl,yes in a nutshell, hooray...

Nanniejel, 51.9% voted leave, 48.1% voted remain. , hardly a walk over. As for us stayers being stupid, we wait and see.

Do we know what he was teferring to? He moves in a circle of mostly well to do people and I find it hard to imagine that he could really know what the average - if there is such a thing- older person thinks about. It may or may not be Brexit, if it was, it is interesting that the places that voted remain are mostly more wealthy areas.
The fact that more older people voted shows that they do care and made the effort to vote.
Many of the ‘older generation’ are now carers for the even older, and/or for the young, and also volunteers in many other areas. They make an effort to join self help groups, and are well informed about current affairs - it would be interesting to compare what they watch/listen to compared to the middle and younger generations. Even radio 4 is now being ‘dumbed down’ to appeal to younger (under 50) listeners.
I can only think that Harry took his ideas from Meghan who was thinking of her own country!

No Nanniejc1, I said nothing of the sort, although I understand that phrase was used by a Labour MP. I have never voted Labour in my life and remarks like that are not going to encourage me to do so. (I have never voted Conservative either, in case you want to accuse me of being a Conservative)

I will repeat the part of my post that made that clear, to save you having to go back to read it.
older people, generally, left school younger and started work with few education qualifications because they were not available and not needed for many jobs.

I am not making any value judgments just stating the facts of the analysis of the way people voted.

I did not think I could have put it more clearly.

Being one of the 'older generation' who voted to join (l was young then')and now amongst the majority ? that voted to leave, I find not entirelthere's comments both ignorant and very insulting.

Everyone has a right to their own opinion,please remember that.We may not all have a degree but ‘common sense’ is just as important.

Oh ,so MOnica you are inferring that everyone who voted for Brexit are ‘thick ,stupid & old?I really don’t think so.......my whole family voted to leave the EU ,young & old ,to be honest most people I know voted to leave & I don’t think you can talk about people the way that you have.No way are 17 1/2 million people who voted for Brexit all ‘thick’ in fact people who voted to leave think that Remainers are stupid!

Harry and Megan are doing really well to 'engage' with young people, considering their own ages in comparison.

I remember being young and believing that the older generations had messed up. We really thought that nuclear was quite possible and that was very scary.
I remember doing all I could to not make the same mistakes but in the end we all make mistakes and no-one lives a perfect life.
If PH wants to help save the world he could start by changing his habits and those of his family. Prince Charles is passionate about Organic Farming and that is a huge positive yet Harry doesn't even seem to care about that.
So what is his concrete contribution to saving the planet? Pretty words won't do it.

Jalilmall08
Re strife and agree with what you say .There appears to be far to much these days of 'Oh its alright for you 'and this from my own experience and a pensioner, that everything I have mainly my own property was handed me on a plate.
I was never university material so on leaving school went from one mediocre job to the next until experience of such mixture eventually paid off. The rest is history.

I think Harry was out of order talking about older people that way.
Not exactly in tune with respect for those that gave their lives in the War but also many of us have cared about the environment and the welfare of other people all our lives.
we are all Grans here and we love our grandchildren....I have no beef or disrespect against young people.
Also he is a hypocrite with his wife's flagrant spending habit sna both of them jetting around while telling younger poor people to do their bit.
He is far too lucky and privileged for no reason other than being born. I will be glad when we stop worshipping the RF as if they were more special than everyone else.

Mindful, light, outside the box. That wasn’t Harry

notentireleyallthere
Prince Harrys Quote re the younger generation.'
How patronizing to suggest that Prince Harry's speech to the young generation was delivered in a way they could understand. If it was of his making, and not merely the messenger then it appears to 'come with the job of being a royal ' as he won't be the first in his family to put their foot in it.
Re student certainty to study and work after Brexit
I do not recall Secretary of State Damian Hinds making any reference other than a change in fees concerning students coming from other countries.
As there are thousands from across the channel already studying and working in the UK who then in other EU countries would be the first to refuse/ deny our own UK students the same in their countries.
Works both ways?

By the way...if someone else had said this would you be mentioning it?
Yes, because there have been previous threads on some of the pronouncements by members of the Intergenerational Foundation.

I do not like strife between generations.

Here we go again. Royal knocking.
I am by no means a Royal knocker - not a sycophant.
I think that Harry has made a mistake here.

I forgot Greenpeace - started in 1975.

I don't think that trying to set one generation against another is a positive thing to do.

As far as I can tell, there are some wonderful young people who care deeply about the future, but there are also those who care little for their environment and throw fast food rubbish out from their cars and care little about the future of the planet, being more interested in social media and trashy tv programmes.

During the war there were generations of young people who fought, lost their lives, to save us from fascism - and equally there were the 'spivs' who took advantage of other people's misery.
Has he heard of CND? Greenham Common? Rosa Parkes? Protestors against the war in Vietnam? Women's Liberation?

He does need to be taught recent history.

I don't think that the speech (and I have read it all) was balanced.

I think the same could be said for all generations - setting one against the other is not the answer.

There has always been a difference in views of the older generations and younger generations. Both sides try to change the mindset of the other. Older people often argue from their experiences so they think they know better. Young people tend to be bound up with idealism so they feel they are right. Harry is just saying that in order for young people's ideas to be heard that they need to find a way to put them so older people will listen. That is hardly insensitive or rocket science.
I suspect that the press can see this as a pitch for the Meghan and her father argument which is why it is being quoted out of context.

You are right Chucky, often I feel frustrated with the opinions voices on GNs BUT that is what this forum for

Aepgirl
“Here we go again. Royal knocking. It’s times like these that I feel like unsubscribing from GN.”
Isn’t everyone entitled to their opinion?
You have a choice, read the opinion of others or as you feel go ahead and unsubscribe!

Oh dear do I hear the rattling of cages amongst the younger generation re a GN comment on Prince Harry's speech ''He was speaking to the young people in a way they will understand''
As for comments on the older generation allegedly!!!!!1 cashing in on their property investments.
Myself in 2019, should I, wishing to sell my present property allowing me to downsize, be condemned and a' leach' for selling' at what was estimated by the agent to be in line with todays prices. and sell for what I paid for it twenty five years ago. Get into the real world .

I very much doubt that anyone wrote that speech but him.