Poor King Charles, he's not having a great week and it has nothing to do with Queen Camilla limiting his tablet time so he can practice in the car, the national debate, or because they only show some repetition of bargain hunting.
There's a lot going on behind the scenes, and that's very bad news for the world's newest monarch.
First, millions of friends decided to go there to organize Mass demonstrations throughout Paris, even starting fires everywhere, forcing the government to cancel the visit of Charles de Gaulle. It was supposed to be paired with him and Camilla this week in their honor.
They had to stay at home at Clan's house and reheat some leftovers. And then there was the news that the troublesome brother Prince Andrew is considering writing a towel ore because he has too much time on his hands and also he needs to fill his bank account.
But perhaps the biggest stress in Charles' life right now has been his own son Prince Harry, who this week decided to come back to the UK on Monday. Harry got back to London for the first day of the court case that he and six other people are bringing against the Daily Mail parent company over alleged phone hacking. Of course, the company is denying the claims.
Nobody really expected Harry to show up because it was only a preliminary hearing, and he was there just to watch proceedings because he was not giving any evidence, and he could easily have watched the whole thing at home. But now Harry had to show up just to make a point. He arrived at the high court dressed in a dark suit and seemed delighted to finally be able to enter Fleet Street.
"Maybe I didn't think he needed to find a career for himself. I think his new career is to count points and collect points." And then things got worse for Charles when he found out that his son had decided to appear in the UK, and he also showed that he didn't miss an opportunity to attack his family in a testimony included in the court record.
Harry charged that the establishment had obviously been withholding information from me for a long time, and these were of course phone hackers. And then he also said that he was conditioned by the rule of never complaining, never comment. I mean, we've been here many times. Harry looks at Buckingham Palace again, but this time something else happened, and that was Charles' reaction almost immediately after hearing the news of Harry's return to London broke on Twitter.
It was reported by the Telegraph that the King was too busy to see his son, and that was a lot to believe, considering that last-minute cancellation by the French. And now a friend of the King has revealed that Harry's choice to drag his family into his legal fight was what sounds a lot like the last straw for his Majesty.
The friend also talked about the fact that the King seemed unwilling to find even a little bit of a window to see his son. He told Sykes, "That said, I was out of town from a very successful trip to Poland to support the war effort in Ukraine, which is a polite way of saying I have nothing to do with you. Where were they?
Well, he, Catherine, and their three kids can have some fun on the Norfolk estate wearing their hunting boots. And then there's the possibility that they've been skiing in France, which they really like. Or of course, there's this little island his dad owns off Cornwall. Or maybe they are just soaking up the sun in the south of France where they went for his wedding last year, brother. I mean, I think the princess has her own issues too."
Now, according to this friend, Charles' William is done. Why does this friend say that? If it is because he has a grudge with a man, that is another matter.
But Harry continued to do his best to discredit the family. How do you build a relationship with someone who does this? Maybe that's the real problem we need to pay attention to in this whole mess. There was no reason for Harry to involve the palace or his family in this case. It's easy to argue that he should somehow dig into the royal family in his Netflix series, I mean, sort of to make your peers happy, but that's not the case with this lawsuit.
Of course, in reality, these conglomerates have shareholders and are boring for their happiness. They just paid the royal family millions without a briefcase so they can get dirt, tea, whatever you want. They want juicy moments that get viewers to subscribe. Of course, this court case is a whole different story. Harry could go ahead and sue the publisher without involving the royal family.
Who would have thought that after talking about his family's different world views for over two years, after spending about 40 hours in the media and writing an entire book, Harry still harbors so much anger, resentment, and pain towards his family.
All right. Let's assume that the royal family really did disappoint Harry, especially as a sad child, but I mean, Harry left his family a long time ago. He was unable to protect them. This is exactly what he insulted in court, revealing secret conversations and even text messages in his book. Spare Harry wasn't there to support his family during some really tough times.
Recently, in February and 2021, on March 10, his 99-year-old grandfather was in the hospital, and it was clear that he would not return this time. Of course, there were still limits, but did Harry even try to fly home one last time to see his grandfather? Absolutely not. Instead, he and Megan chose to fail an interview with Oprah Winfrey. And the following year, Harry decided that it was really important to be with his grandmother, who according to biographer Giles Brandrett was battling bone cancer.
Definitely not what Megan and Harry can do is make a short visit within 24 hours of traveling to The Hague for the Invictus match. Then, of course, they sit down for a TV interview and discuss that employee. So, if Megan and Harry decide to return to London for the king's coronation in six weeks' time, they will be too busy to see their son and daughter-in-law again.
What about Guine? I always ignore Harry's brief request for a meeting. I wouldn't be surprised that Megan and Harry would make multiple appearances on U.S talk shows to speak ill of Harry's family.
