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Interesting article - Harry the trauma exhibitionist.

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RosesandLilac Mon 04-Sept-23 08:29:16

meron152.substack.com/p/prince-harry-the-trauma-exhibitionist
I came across this article posted on MN.
It strikes me as very perceptive as Harry yet again drags up his mother’s death at the Invictus Games.
It’s so inappropriate and disrespectful to those thousands of injured servicemen and their relatives that an over-privileged, extremely wealthy individual constantly turns the subject to himself.

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 08:58:30

Foxygloves

I have to wonder if you are being deliberately obtuse or just missing much of the point @WellsRose or just arguing for the sake of being contrary.
However on a more cheerful note, Harry looked much more like his “old” cheerful and caring self - and a heck of a lot better turned out- at last night’s Well Child Awards.
And on his own. Perhaps there is hope.

Hope of what?

eazybee Fri 08-Sept-23 09:16:30

Hope of him growing up at last.

DiamondLily Fri 08-Sept-23 09:16:51

WellsRose

DiamondLily

What Harry and Meghan do and say, is of very little interest to me. The same as the rest of the RF - I simply don't care.🥴

Whatever.

But, I do think the right wing media are using H&M to bury bad (political) news... anything the Tories have fouled up is buried under a welter of royal drivel...Kate's latest new clothes, what William thinks about Harry, what Kate thinks, what Charles thinks.., yada yada.🙄

Leave them be - they, unlike the rest, are not costing us anything. Not our problem.😗

Yep the are used to make us forget the country is not doing well.

Yes, and it's not very subtle.

Bad Tory news buried day after day.🙄

I just don't get why people would be interested in a journalists opinion on a royal they don't know, and will never know, or think that journalists have actually heard any of these so called conversations/arguments ...🤔

Royals are like actors - they play a part in public. That wouldn't necessarily mean they are the same in private.😉

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 09:30:36

@DiamondLily. Yes the schools are crumbling, the sea is full of sewage, the police are being arrested for sex crimes, the care budget has been slashed after the promise of more funding, ambulances are taking hours to come, everyone's on strike, we've got the worst government in most of our lifetimes but people are hoping Harry will grow up.

I think the country needs to grow up really.

Gossamerbeynon1945 Fri 08-Sept-23 09:33:39

I lost my Mother when I was 13, and my Father when I was 20.

Anniebach Fri 08-Sept-23 09:41:16

Such grief Gossamerbeynon

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 09:46:36

Gossamerbeynon1945

I lost my Mother when I was 13, and my Father when I was 20.

Sorry to hear that. I'm involved in a charity for bereaved children and I really hope we make a difference.

eazybee Fri 08-Sept-23 10:37:53

And if Harry does grow up, and begins to take responsibility for his own actions instead of blaming everyone else, his activities will cease to be front page news and of no further interest.
Do you really think the public don't know or care what is going on with education, police, water authorities, prisons, cost of living, climate change et al because a few people choose to express their disgust occasionally at Harry's behaviour?

Glorianny Fri 08-Sept-23 10:40:24

It is so funny, people who were at the Beyonce concert have posted on Tik Tok film of the two enjoying themselves and dancing together. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/meghan-markle-prince-harry-concert-beyonce-selfie-b2405609.html

I would imagine Harry is happy to be pursuing his charity work again. I would also imagine that like many fathers he sometimes enjoys a break from the family. Doesn't mean he isn't missing his wife and kids though.

Daddima Fri 08-Sept-23 10:44:20

Glorianny

It is so funny, people who were at the Beyonce concert have posted on Tik Tok film of the two enjoying themselves and dancing together. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/meghan-markle-prince-harry-concert-beyonce-selfie-b2405609.html

I would imagine Harry is happy to be pursuing his charity work again. I would also imagine that like many fathers he sometimes enjoys a break from the family. Doesn't mean he isn't missing his wife and kids though.

I noticed that too, especially when a picture posted previously showed Meghan and Doria dancing, and a glum Harry standing with his hands in his pockets! Another example of the media promoting their own agenda.

Callistemon21 Fri 08-Sept-23 10:58:22

I noticed that too, especially when a picture posted previously showed Meghan and Doria dancing, and a glum Harry standing with his hands in his pockets!
Better than Dad Dancing 😁

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 11:12:23

eazybee

And if Harry does grow up, and begins to take responsibility for his own actions instead of blaming everyone else, his activities will cease to be front page news and of no further interest.
Do you really think the public don't know or care what is going on with education, police, water authorities, prisons, cost of living, climate change et al because a few people choose to express their disgust occasionally at Harry's behaviour?

So over the past few week ,he's been to a a Beyonce concert,released a documentary and given a great speech at The WellChild awards and e interacted so well with the children. What disgusting behaviour as he demonstrated?

The public might be aware of the country's decline but I'm not seeing the anger and vitriol from press and public towards the government that Harry and Meghan recieve.

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 11:13:21

Callistemon21

^I noticed that too, especially when a picture posted previously showed Meghan and Doria dancing, and a glum Harry standing with his hands in his pockets!^
Better than Dad Dancing 😁

Unfortunately it's a Windsor male trait.

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 11:17:11

eazybee

And if Harry does grow up, and begins to take responsibility for his own actions instead of blaming everyone else, his activities will cease to be front page news and of no further interest.
Do you really think the public don't know or care what is going on with education, police, water authorities, prisons, cost of living, climate change et al because a few people choose to express their disgust occasionally at Harry's behaviour?

We are the country that noted for Boris Johnson who was the biggest lying and cheating manchild there is so worrying about Harry growing up is a bit hypocritical.

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 11:30:31

Glorianny

It is so funny, people who were at the Beyonce concert have posted on Tik Tok film of the two enjoying themselves and dancing together. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/meghan-markle-prince-harry-concert-beyonce-selfie-b2405609.html

I would imagine Harry is happy to be pursuing his charity work again. I would also imagine that like many fathers he sometimes enjoys a break from the family. Doesn't mean he isn't missing his wife and kids though.

Yeah and it's a work trip not a golfing weekend.

Mollygo Fri 08-Sept-23 12:54:40

eazybee

And if Harry does grow up, and begins to take responsibility for his own actions instead of blaming everyone else, his activities will cease to be front page news and of no further interest.
Do you really think the public don't know or care what is going on with education, police, water authorities, prisons, cost of living, climate change et al because a few people choose to express their disgust occasionally at Harry's behaviour?

But it’s weird that anyone believes that the public don’t care about the important things just because they complain about Harry. Could be that the people who spend their lives defending his weird behaviour or stupidity don’t care about the important things either.

Anniebach Fri 08-Sept-23 13:11:17

So those who post on Harry threads, Katie Price threads, Cliff
Richard threads and other celebrity threads don’t know or care about what’s happening in this country ?

Foxygloves Fri 08-Sept-23 13:12:28

But it’s weird that anyone believes that the public don’t care about the important things just because they complain about Harry

And a classic illustration of a “Strawman” argument.

Could be that the people who spend their lives defending his weird behaviour or stupidity don’t care about the important things either
No moral high ground there either.

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 13:15:47

What weird behaviour as he displayed over the last month or so?

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 13:21:08

Anniebach

So those who post on Harry threads, Katie Price threads, Cliff
Richard threads and other celebrity threads don’t know or care about what’s happening in this country ?

Probably not as we voted in Boris johnson who we knew was lying, immature piece of work.

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 13:27:32

Foxygloves

^But it’s weird that anyone believes that the public don’t care about the important things just because they complain about Harry^

And a classic illustration of a “Strawman” argument.

Could be that the people who spend their lives defending his weird behaviour or stupidity don’t care about the important things either
No moral high ground there either.

Don't claim any moral high ground. The press are using Harry to disteact from bad news and corruption. Look at the Dan Wooton scandal, far worse than Harry has ever done if its true but not much coverage.

I just understand a country that votes in a terrible person, ignores all the corruption in the Government, Police and Royal family can be worried about a bloke who lives in California and has no affect on our lives.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 08-Sept-23 13:30:58

I doubt the country is worried about him.

Smileless2012 Fri 08-Sept-23 13:38:49

People express their concern about his mental health, what's wrong with that?

WellsRose Fri 08-Sept-23 13:46:06

Germanshepherdsmum

I doubt the country is worried about him.

Ok so why do the daily run articles about him? Why is this thread been started about him? Why are Piers Morgan and Dan Wooton obsessed by her? Why does Camilla Tominey talk about them in her column? Wjy do Angela Levin and Tom Bowers write books about them? Why did one of the earlier posters mention people speculating about Archie and Lillibet? Why are Police Officers being charged with Racial Abuse over Meghan? Why does Jeremy Clarkson hate Megan so much he fantasises about sexual violence against her?

Anniebach Fri 08-Sept-23 13:46:10

Corruption in the royal family ?