What a surprise, Harry’s not coming.

It is not safe for some people to use the London underground and buses, attend conferences at Fishmongers Hall, walk down a street in Woolwich, hold a MP's surgery, or attend a concert at the Manchester Arena.
Either an excuse to bolster his court case, or Harry is a coward; not really sure which.
Possibly both.

And the readers lap it up

Yes, they are using the press again

The Guardian says that 'a legal representative' of Harry has said he and his family feel it is too dangerous to return to the UK. No idea how his action against the Home Office re police security is progressing but I assume it hasn't been concluded and so a statement like that is pretty inevitable to support his case.

If Harry had come, the tabloids would have had a field day. He’s not coming and they’re having a field day. Bear in mind that the memorial is mainly for those who couldn’t come to the funeral. I’m afraid I can see the Queen not attending that. She is missing the Commonwealth thing next week. Her father had a lot to do with the development of the Commonwealth and it’s always been something she has been very involved in. The Palace excuses are a bit odd and to do with her actually travelling to Westminster Abbey. Doesn’t she want to be seen hobbling around or having to be helped? We all know she’s nearly 96 and has started using a stick. Sadly, I can’t see being here at the end of the year.

Harry has painted himself into a corner - can't do right for doing wrong. Best to stay away I think overall. Well at least until she chucks him out.

Well I started the thread. I don’t care whether Harry attends his grandfather’s memorial or not, but maybe his grandmother would like him there. From my perspective the memorial will be better without Harry as the press would probably focus on him.
Also of interest is that it’s been reported that the Queen isn’t going to attend the Commonwealth service, which I believe is near to her heart. I think she’ll be very disappointed about that.
I speak as as neither a royalist nor a republican. I have a foot in both camps as I’ve said before, but these stories are in the news, and I and others have every right to be interested, to comment, and to discuss, or to just scroll on by.

Maybe he's attended one too many of the public memorials held to bolster up the RF and he prefers to remember his grandfather as he really was and to grieve in private for once.

I am sorry Harry will not attend. We don't know what the reasons are, of course, but I would have thought out of respect he should be there. Sad really.

The service is for his grandfather. I would have thought he would have attended out of respect. Obviously showing respect isn't high on his list of priorities. Maybe Prince Philip is going to be slammed in the book which won't be published until after the Queen dies.

He is a private citizen of somewhere now and can do what he wants. Probably not a lot different to the way many grans are treated just on a grand scale with the world watching. It will be interesting to see what protection he gives himself when he goes to the Invicta Games and will he take his wife and children.
Well I have just typed that and I am thinking with everything else going on in the world am I really bothered anymore.

Iam64 those who post on this forum about the pain of estrangement don’t make public announcements to the media

Because it is the Daily Mail.

All the tabloids carry the story , why the claims that the Daily
Mail Is printing lies ?

Well exactly tickingbird. We cannot think about all the bad stuff all the time. We need some light relief and they certainly fill that slot, so maybe that's why they were put on this earth!

It’s like Groundhog Day on here. Someone starts a thread on H & M and then others come along bristling with indignation at the awfulness of it all. It’s definitely put a smile on my face this Saturday morning.

Why oh why is it necessary for some to wait for any opportunity to criticise Harry and/or Meghan. I’ve just caught up with the estrangement threads. Estranged adult children and estranged parents, doing the best they can to live lives that aren’t dominated by hatred and bile. Each has their own belief , or doesn’t understand what caused the estrangement. What they share is sadness that it happened. Many no longer hope for reconciliation.
Yet, OP after OP aimed at reinforcing distorted beliefs about relationships in the RF.

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

I often wonder would he have made the same choices if his mother was still alive.

vegansrock

Yes the reports would focus on him as a hate figure in the press, GN would have a meltdown on who does he think he is , coming over here, drawing attention off the saintly RF etc etc

Actually you are wrong there * vegansrock*.
This GNetter would not have a meltdown, (that style is reserved for certain others who combust regularly).
This GNetter would be pleased he could put his family's feelings above his own and do the right thing to mend bridges.

I think it is sad that Harry is not coming to his beloved grandpa's memorial service. Sad that he can't put his resentment aside and sad for his grandma. I think respect for him will now go completely out of the window.
It has little to do with security because he is happy to fly to Holland for the Invictus Games.

I didn’t know there was to be a memorial service for the DofE,

I heard on the News last night that the Queen is not going to attend the Commonwealth service on the 23rd at Westminster Abbey.

I wonder if she will make it to the MS.

If he was coming he’d be slammed
If he’s not coming he’ll be slammed

Schrödinger's royal, innit.

Back to the usual…
TWO. H nd M threads on GN.
That will make some peoples day.
Can’t wait for some original comments…….(I’m so bored with them I wish they’d shut up/ Diana/ Meghan schemed to steal our Prince / why can’t we see the baby’s face/Oprah interview…)

If he was coming he’d be slammed
If he’s not coming he’ll be slammed

Yes the reports would focus on him as a hate figure in the press, GN would have a meltdown on who does he think he is , coming over here, drawing attention off the saintly RF etc etc