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MawBe Fri 21-May-21 07:09:17

On the front of today’s DT

THE Duke of Sussex has accused the Royal family of “total neglect” and of “bullying him into silence” as he revealed the Prince of Wales had told him that as he had suffered, his sons would suffer too
Prince Harry, 36, underwent a highly personal therapy session on camera for his new Apple TV documentary series, discussing traumatic memories from his childhood.

A “highly personal therapy session on camera” - that beggars belief.
Isn’t the point of therapy that it is personal, private and confidential? And this from somebody who wanted to keep his private life, well, private?

What next? Spare us the ins and outs of their private lives on camera - please.

lilypollen Fri 21-May-21 18:59:21

Losing public support with his incessant outpourings, trashing his family and given his self-imposed exile, it is hard to see how he can continue with what, probably, was his biggest achievement - The Invictus Games.

Smileless2012 Fri 21-May-21 20:07:19

I wonder if he is happy though Urmstongran, if he is then why does he have to trash his family to anyone who will listen?

He's fixated on the past and unless he's prepared to move on and embrace what he has now, he'll never be happy or be at peace with himselfsad.

Alegrias1 Fri 21-May-21 20:22:51

You could maybe all phone him, or drop him a line.

So many people seem to know exactly what he should be doing and seem very put out that he's not doing exactly what they want.

I'm sure he'd love to hear the advice.

Or maybe not.

Smileless2012 Fri 21-May-21 20:26:51

I know from personal experience that moving on from a traumatic experience and embracing what one has now brings happiness and peace Alegrias.

It doesn't make the trauma magically disappear, nothing will, but constantly picking at the wound means it will never begin to heal.

Callistemon Fri 21-May-21 20:29:31

he's not doing exactly what they want.
He's digging a pit. I don't really care as it's not what I want but he's not doing himself any favours is he.

Grany Fri 21-May-21 21:04:52

Yes, but I'm sure we can all agree that the "main problem here" is actually the fact that there exists a family who call themselves "Royal".

NotTooOld Fri 21-May-21 21:33:34

He should have stayed in the army if that was where he was happiest - or was he made to leave? Either way, he needs to get himself a proper job and stop making a fool of himself.

Callistemon Fri 21-May-21 21:48:48

Grany

Yes, but I'm sure we can all agree that the "main problem here" is actually the fact that there exists a family who call themselves "Royal".

Nope

Never assume that others agree with you.

Smileless2012 Sat 22-May-21 09:04:12

The "main problem here" is two members of a family; H & M. There are sadly, plenty of other families facing the same problem, but thankfully they are not known and no one is going to pay to have them trashed on the world stage.

Alegrias1 Sat 22-May-21 09:23:42

NotTooOld

He should have stayed in the army if that was where he was happiest - or was he made to leave? Either way, he needs to get himself a proper job and stop making a fool of himself.

He was outed by the press, which meant they put his life in danger. He was 23 years old and had to stop doing what he was good at, by all accounts.

Have some empathy, for goodness sake.

Chestnut Sat 22-May-21 12:01:14

I read an article this morning which asked a good question:
What exactly does Harry hope to achieve by publicly trashing his family?
I think we'd all like to know that.

Ellianne Sat 22-May-21 12:11:54

Only a month ago, after the interview, their friend Gayle King was saying Prince Harry and Meghan wanted the family to be "united" and "together." She also said she thought their talking to Oprah "was actually about building bridges with Harry's Royal relatives."
Roll on few more weeks of RF bashing, and I would say Harry and Meghan are certainly going about reconciliation in a very strange manner.

maddyone Sat 22-May-21 12:25:37

I think it unlikely that Harry and Meghan will ever be able to reconcile with either of their families after the public trashing in both cases.

Smileless2012 Sat 22-May-21 12:44:39

I agree maddyone trust is so important in personal relationships and I don't see how anyone in the RF or Meghan's, apart from her mother, could ever trust them again.

Anniebach Sat 22-May-21 12:55:06

Harry can be a celebrity by talking about his family, who would
want to interview him if was an ordinary British chap who had been in the army and has now moved to America. Meg knows this.

Daisend1 Sat 22-May-21 13:00:39

Ellen Vannin
Quote what do you expect he married an actor Who had disowned her own family*?the family Prince Harry claimed his bride to be never had ?Whose fault was that.
At a time in his life when Prince Harry, aware of the family his brother now had, was Harry at his most vulnerable .
I rest my case.

GillT57 Sat 22-May-21 13:17:08

I too felt for the young boys walking behind their Mother's coffin, and can understand what Harry meant when he talked about sharing the grief with people who did not know her. In fact, I was sickened by the wailing and sobbing from some people lining the streets, some shouting out 'Diana!' in anguish, it must have been very traumatic for two young boys. However, it is sad to see the fracture in the family, and the ever increasing rift as Harry carries on with his very public trashing and blaming of everyone. He is a very unhappy man and I suspect he will always be so.

Barmeyoldbat Sat 22-May-21 14:01:08

I just wish he would give it a rest, what actually is he hoping to achieve by all this self pity. I will say though he looks ill.

Anniebach Sat 22-May-21 14:15:49

The media coverage of the BBC this week will give him more
to be interviewed about, He is a lamb to the slaughter.

Nannee49 Sun 23-May-21 07:56:46

Who are any of us to tell someone who's suffered a heinous loss how to grieve? Everyone does it in their own way and no-one, Prince or beggar, should be subjected to the judgmental "pull yourself together, get a grip, you should be over it by now" school of thought when struggling with overwhelming grief.

Shropshirelass Sun 23-May-21 08:03:13

Harry isn’t doing himself any favours. He obviously has serious issues and they should be dealt with in private, blaming his family in front of the world is so wrong on every level. I think he is being egged on by Meghan, she is toxic. It is time he took a leaf out of brother’s book and lived by his grandmother’s mantra, Never complain, Never explain. Very, very sad.

Nannee49 Sun 23-May-21 08:43:15

Through no fault of his own, he's lived his life in the public eye. He's still doing exactly that. The public and the palace can't have it all ways.

Grany Sun 23-May-21 08:46:34

Well done Harry for speaking up.

Sparklefizz Sun 23-May-21 08:49:03

I read a comment online which said "If this is how Harry is after 4 years of therapy, he should ask for a refund!"

Not wanting to make light of his issues but good therapy is supposed to lead you into moving on with your life, and he isn't doing that, despite having everything he said he wanted.

Sparklefizz Sun 23-May-21 08:50:26

Grany

Well done Harry for speaking up.

Grany It's not the "speaking up", it's the spite and revenge he is exacting on his family to an audience of millions. How can that ever be the right thing to do?