Apparently, Prince Harry is trying to reconcile with his royal family by promising that he's done with trashing them in books and TV tell-alls. According to palace sources, his bitter big brother, William, refuses to forgive or forget.
An insider reports that the olive branch is coming as Harry and Meghan's friends put out the word that the two of them have nothing more to say about the family after a nasty TV interview accusing the Royals of racism, a humiliating Netflix docu-series, and Harry's memoir, which took some dirty shots at everybody from King Charles and Queen Camilla all the way to William and Catherine.
A palace courtier spills that King Charles and other Royals, including William's wife, Kate, are optimistic. This is a huge step in the right direction, and they won't have to worry about more nuclear attacks for a while, at least.
But for William, it's a case of believing it when he sees it, and it doesn't lessen how infuriated and hurt he is about all the mud that's been slung. He finds it incredibly rich that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex seem to have put out this olive branch and highly doubts either Harry or his wife will stick to it.
The courtier also said that William doesn't mean to be cruel and hard-hearted and quote, "would like to think the best of Harry," but he's been burned way too many times to have much, if any, trust left. He hates how his brother sneaks around and tries to stay on terms with certain members of the family while icing other people out.
Meanwhile, for the king and other members of the family, quote, "it's a blessed relief" that Harry and Meghan are floating the idea of keeping their mouth shut about the monarchy. They are seeing any progress as a positive and encouraging William to think the same. But William's not ready to give Harry a pass.
The insider also said it's his firm belief that you give the Sussexes an inch, and they'll take a mile, and he's made that clear to enough people for Harry to be well aware where he stands. Now, surprisingly, Catherine has not given up on Harry because she's always quote, "felt a little sorry for him," according to the courtier.
The courtier says she tells William that Meghan is the driving force behind all the nastiness, and the best they can do is turn the other cheek until Harry snaps to his senses. But it's an uphill struggle convincing William there's any hope left. He really does believe the damage is done and that the situation with his brother is now totally unfixable.
Well, it's true that the brothers are incredibly different. I mean, in some ways, they couldn't be more different. It always seemed like they were very close, though. Now, Diana said that Charles and she had agreed to treat the boys the same when they were at home, and Charles understood where she was coming from, and he agreed that it was a good idea. I think that helped a lot after they lost their mother. Prince William looked out for Harry.
They had similar interests like both of them loved riding motorcycles and horses. They love playing Polo, they love skiing, and so I think this passion for sports and athletics came from the Queen because she loved horses too and also Polo. Now, Prince Philip and Prince Charles were also big into Polo, so that's probably where they got that from.
Now, of course, like everybody, both the boys grew up and became men, and Harry did have more struggles in life, even in school. And before somebody comes out there and says I don't know what I'm talking about, there is proof of this. Diana herself did interviews to admit that Harry wasn't very bright, and Harry also admitted that he didn't do well in school.
Now, William was an excellent student. William was very popular; he had many friends. But everybody says that he was shy with strangers. Diana said the same, actually. Harry was a lot more outgoing, though.
Now, William fell deeply in love with the beautiful Kate Middleton at the age of 21. They had been good friends since 2001. Both of them were actually with other people when they first met. But then, in 2011, a couple of years after they met, both of them were free.
And William never wanted to rush into marriage. He saw what happened with his parents' marriage, and he didn't want to make the same mistake. And his mother was saying that she wasn't ready for that marriage, so I think he really took that to heart. He saw his cousins Beatrice and Eugenie's parents also go through a divorce that was very embarrassing and difficult for the girls. He also witnessed his aunt Fergie talking about how it was so difficult with the tabloids and all the pressure. So he promised that he would not make the same mistakes in marriage as he had seen his family members make.
So after University in 2005, he went to Sandhurst for his training, and afterward, he entered the military. From 2006 until 2014, he served, and then from 2014 until the end of 2016, he was flying rescue helicopters, and he was giving everything that he earned to charity. Such a wonderful man. So it was 10 years that he served and really helped people. And then, of course, he became a senior working royal.
Now, he and Catherine got married back in 2011, and they were engaged in 2010.
So he and Catherine first got engaged five years after he was finished with University. His father and grandfather gave him some good advice. They said, "You have to decide. You've got to be fair to Catherine." So he talked about what it would be like to be a royal wife with her, asking her if she could deal with it. Tabloids had been really nasty from 2005 until 2010. But anyway, that didn't scare Catherine away. She said yes. And now, just look at them, 10 years later, three gorgeous children, and so much good work.
So let's look at Prince Harry's trajectory, alright? So he left the military sometime around the end of 2014 and began working full-time for the firm sometime in late 2016. He met Meghan Markle, the American actress, and they decided to get married. And then, in 2018, they were married. Well, that fairy tale wedding didn't go how most people thought it would.
It seems like right after the wedding, the trouble started. She just couldn't fit in. She didn't understand the requirements of the job. Seems like she had some trouble understanding what is expected from her when it comes to work and what would have been expected of her as a family.
Member, but after about 18 months of tabloid torture, according to them, Harry and Meghan decided to step back, and that's when they headed to the U.S. Now, obviously, Harry didn't mature in the same way that his brother did. He still allows his feelings to completely dictate his behavior. He just strikes out in anger and resentment if he feels like things didn't go his way or he was treated unfairly.
Boy, watch out. I mean, he has some really interesting ideas about what is fair, right? There's one son out there just doing his duty, and he'll become king someday, and the other one is in California doing who knows what. I assume he's trying to create a nice life for himself, but it doesn't look like he's succeeding.
At the end of the day, Prince Harry and Prince William are two individuals, so of course, we can't assume that they would be the same. Now, my two sons get on great and they see each other all the time, but when they were little boys, oh my goodness, would they fuss and fight. Now, one was academically very talented and did great in school, and the other had to go to a special school for a year because he simply wasn't making progress. We still loved him to bits, though.
So, who has done better in life? Well, both have been very successful in their chosen fields. Now, the one who is more financially secure is the one who actually never tried hard in school until, that is, he was 12 years old and he figured out something that he liked. Now, he never did go to university, but he has been so successful anyway. That did not hold him back.
The truth is, no one should be surprised that William and Harry are very different. I mean, typically, families are not filled with clones. Each child is an individual. They've got different talents, different abilities, and they should be considered as such. I think one of the problems with Harry was that they sent him to Eton where his lack of interest in academics became very obvious.
Maybe he should have gone to somewhere like Gordonstoun where his love of sports and the outdoors would have really been encouraged, and maybe he could have had a better future. Now, King Charles went to Gordonstoun, but he said that it didn't really suit him. He thinks that Eton would have been better. Andrew, though, he thrived in the vigorous outdoor world that the school gave.
Now, in both examples, the brothers were treated the same, and in both examples, the choice of schools suited one but not the other. And as we well know, both brothers are very different people. But from everything that we see in public, at least Charles and Andrew seem like they still get along pretty well, and they get along well with both other siblings.
