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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.

Callistemon21 Mon 11-Sept-23 18:02:08

Beer Pong looks interesting, I might suggest that at Christmas!!

Anniebach Mon 11-Sept-23 17:08:20

I watched Mike Tindalls podcast yesterday, Anne, William and
Catherine interviewed by three retired rugby players , Anne has good sense of humour.

Tindall did say he has seen Catherine’s competitive nature when playing Beer Pong.

No ‘woe is me’

Mollygo Mon 11-Sept-23 13:08:16

We could do a count down. 284 to go.

Callistemon21 Mon 11-Sept-23 11:58:02

Oh, dyscalculiac moment.
Actually, distracted moment, neighbour was doing something noisy just outside 😁

1,000 posts

Callistemon21 Mon 11-Sept-23 11:55:49

lemsip

*Why not STOP IT. repetitive rubbish.*

It hasn't got to 1,00 posts yet!

Callistemon21 Mon 11-Sept-23 11:55:14

Aveline

That doesn't make sense

As with much of the thread, Aveline 😁

Aveline Mon 11-Sept-23 11:51:55

That doesn't make sense

Glorianny Mon 11-Sept-23 10:58:53

Always amuses me when people come onto a thread to say stop posting. It's a bit like telling everyone you don't believe in Christmas but still expecting gifts.

Foxygloves Mon 11-Sept-23 10:54:22

Oh dear I hoped thought we might have seen the end of this which had strayed a heck of a long way from OP's original post!
Even dead horses stop getting flogged eventually but why we needed another anti-Royal tirade is beyond me.
There are plenty of other H&M, King Charles, Prince Andrew, William and Kate threads to contribute to or (more likely) to avoid

lemsip Mon 11-Sept-23 10:52:35

Why not STOP IT. repetitive rubbish.

Glorianny Mon 11-Sept-23 10:42:47

Callistemon21

I agree, Glorianny, some of the comments on the thread are completely unacceptable.

Most of the worst ones are about members of the Royal Family other than Harry (and Meghan).
Much of it should be deleted.

I don't agree. Some of the worst ones are highly personal and aimed at a particular poster. The expression of faux sympathy is astounding. I believe the right description is "playing the man" (and not the ball)

Callistemon21 Mon 11-Sept-23 10:38:30

Enough to say that the thread meandered and went way off piste, maddyone.

maddyone Mon 11-Sept-23 10:33:28

I admit I haven’t read the thread. I was out of the country all last week and now there are 29 pages to read through, so all I will say is that I don’t want to read, hear, or see anything reported about Harry ever again. I admit that may well be a feeble hope.

henetha Mon 11-Sept-23 10:27:18

I tend to agree Callistemon. It's all a bit unpleasant somehow.

Callistemon21 Mon 11-Sept-23 10:11:43

I agree, Glorianny, some of the comments on the thread are completely unacceptable.

Most of the worst ones are about members of the Royal Family other than Harry (and Meghan).
Much of it should be deleted.

Glorianny Mon 11-Sept-23 10:09:29

The personal comments and faux sympathy on this thread are completely unacceptable and those making them should be completely ashamed of themselves. They are probably reportable, but I'm going to leave them of examples of some of the worst of GN.

If you spend all your time thinking someone is lying about events and believing the other person's views what other reason can there be apart from liking one set of people (the rf) and disliking the other( M&H).
I don't know what went on in that family. But I do know that keeping the monarchy in favour with the public has over the years involved blackening the character of anyone who threatened it, and covering up some of the worst indiscretions, and actions of the rf.
So I don't know about lying from Meghan, and I'm quite willing to give her the benefit of any doubt about her own wedding, whereas I wouldn't trust Charles or Andrew, who both have selective memories, when it suits them, about very serious things like paedophiles.

Anniebach Mon 11-Sept-23 09:54:32

She has lied so many times. She has been praised on this thread with ‘girl power’, is there power in lies and using people ?

Callistemon21 Sun 10-Sept-23 20:57:32

No matter how much you dislike Meghan, the children will become their own people

I don't dislike Meghan but I do find much of what she has said disingenuous and, after initially being happy for Harry that he found someone who loved him, I mistrust that what we were presented with at first was the true picture.

The children will believe what they are told by their parents and, when they are adults , will base their judgements on that.

V3ra Sun 10-Sept-23 18:24:58

Foxygloves

^I have processing problem so I'm always going to struggle with sense checking. It gets worse when I'm passionate about something. Unfortunately there is not much I can do about that^

I am sorry to hear this, perhaps being less impassioned and histrionic would make it easier for you to think through calmly what you want to say, there’s plenty of time to formulate a reply, read it through and think again before pressing post.

This is good, empathetic advice from Foxygloves for you WellsRose, as to how to manage something you yourself have identified as a problem.

Joseann Sun 10-Sept-23 18:24:33

I thought Harry took it very well when the somewhat older German Defence Minister in a suit annihilated him at football. He made some witty jokes in an embarrassing situation! ⚽️ 🥅 🇩🇪

eazybee Sun 10-Sept-23 18:22:29

conferred

eazybee Sun 10-Sept-23 18:21:50

When you are identified as having a certain condition it explains certain types of behaviour. Having identified the cause you are then advised of strategies to manage this condition. Re reading what you write, and using a spell checker to correct spelling, and google to check facts, are all easily available. There is no such thing as Earl' you are Earl of somewhere, other than Earl Spencer; it can be hereditary or coferred as a new creation.

StacyAnna Sun 10-Sept-23 18:07:03

Perhaps, WellsRose, you would do well to take a break from this thread? (this too is kindly meant - I have looked at this thread from time to time and you do seem to be getting upset / agitated?). You may feel quite passionate about your views but you are not going to “win” on this thread - do you have friends or family who think similarly to you, with whom you could chat, if you feel the need? Best wishes to you.

Germanshepherdsmum Sun 10-Sept-23 17:41:29

I have made the same suggestion in the past, type more slowly and review before posting - and received the same response Foxy. It’s obvious from the speed of the responses that WR types very quickly and posts without looking at what she’s typed.

Foxygloves Sun 10-Sept-23 17:33:01

Certainly did not mean to imply any sort of personality disorder, so I completely withdraw that.
I suppose I meant”dramatic, OTT, exaggerated,” which I see as synonyms.
Apologies for the misunderstanding.