by These days, even Tories like myself find it hard to defend the hereditary principle. Personally, I have no taste for republicanism, which is due to my inability to envy. That emotion or weakness is absent from my makeup.
In view of the good fortune of others, I am as inert as a deaf reciter. But the Starmer government will find the fact that the Royal Family has more money and more privilege than the rest of us interesting.
I feel more than ever that the future of the Royal Family may depend on his ability to inspire the public and the joy he lacks now.
He is effectively the King and Princess of Wales hors de combatpoor Camilla is 76, life takes a toll on William, and nobody wants Pizza Express.
The people of Windsor are in desperate need of some pizazz. Readers may succumb to the screaming abdabs, but Harry is the left-wing royal with the most star power. It’s easy to blame him and his puerile book for the constant rift with his father and brother, but some of the courtiers I know hold William equally responsible.
Recently, I spoke to a former palace official who used to work for the two princes before the good times stopped. “There is a public misconception about William and Harry,” he told me. “It is William who has often been difficult, and it is William who prevents his father from having a proper reconciliation with Harry.” He continued, “This is no help at a time when the country would benefit greatly from seeing them together again, as the King would.”
It didn’t help last week when Earl Spencer was the only member of the family to give Harry a warm welcome. When it comes to his brother, William’s discontent can sometimes seem pathological.
I don’t think there is any better rationality in being unhappy with one’s relatives. Build myself. My mother once sold derogatory stories about me to the tabloids, but after she had an impulse to do physical harm, I forgave her.
But in William’s case, Byronic unhappiness has taken its toll. I understand that Harry has withdrawn from William’s life at times, and that he and Meghan can be a source of irritation. It is still tempting to call the two phones one trick. But isn’t that what royalty is all about? Phony goodwill and fake enjoyment? In addition, the Sussexes have youth and glamour, and the young people see them as a religion without any dilution of agnosticism.
To many, Charles and William’s continued coldness towards Harry seems inhumane. It is important to remember that the Royal Family is a microcosm of every family in Britain, and that a divided family, like a divided political party, has an inherent weakness.
The affection of parents for children, and children for parents and siblings can be one of the greatest sources of stability, as well as happiness. This is accepted in almost all literature before this age. Hecuba cares more for her children than Priam. MacDuff cares more for his children than his wife. In the Old Testament, men are very concerned about leaving a fraternally inclined offspring.
It’s a shame, of course, that Harry has pointed the finger at the media. I remember one occasion when a spokesman for the Duke of Sussex accused the press of doing “irreversible damage to families”, and advised journalists to “think”. At the time, I showed. I tossed and turned and went into the pockets of my soul and came out with this: in the history of the Sussexes’ gall, this won the first prize.
But most of the royals I knew were not plaster saints. (William has, in the past, also dismissed the media.) Many of them are sanctimonious, hypocritical and clueless. Besides, things change. Whether we like it or not, the Sussexes’ Nigerian tour was a triumph and I can’t help but feel that a visible reconciliation between William and Harry would strengthen the unity of the House of Windsor and rally the public to its commitment.
The legacy of the Royal Family is deeply intertwined with personal relationships. An Entente would not only honor the past but also pave the way for a united future, ensuring the preservation of family values and traditions throughout the generations.
In addition, Harry and Meghan are coming to another complicated crossroads. Where now for two people who really have no talent? All they have are their titles, which is why Harry recently said he wants to “step into a royal role” while his father recovers from cancer. He knows that there is only one job where a moronic egomaniac feels at home, and that is shaking hands with worshiping people in the rain.
By nature, I think the King would be friendly together. According to royal sources, he understands that reconciliation is the best solution for both of them and that everyone likes the happy ending of MGM that would bring tears to Caligula’s eyes.
About being unkind to the family; isn’t it time to see that as water under Tower Bridge, as the late Queen might have done? The wisest of birds, she fought for reconciliation all her life, ignoring her husband’s streaks and her children’s Addams Family peccadilloes.
I thought I’d never say this, but maybe it’s time Harry was brought home on probation, and William cradled his prodigal brother, even if he was a bit of an asp.
