A post about Harry Sussex, his interview with Tom Bradby, his book ‘Spare’, and his responsibilities
Why do I have to steal myself to use the title ‘Prince’ in relation to Harry Sussex? Perhaps because Princes are supposed to be strong, to serve, to act with dignity, to bear their responsibilities with fortitude, and above all, to be beyond reproach.
That is the deal, and that is why historically our Royalty has been cushioned by skilled advisors of sound judgment who can examine matters dispassionately and steer those that otherwise lack the intellectual and emotional intelligence to manage their Royal affairs discretely.
ITV’s exclusive interview of Harry by Tom Bradby, to be aired on Sunday 8th January 2023, precedes the publication two days later of Harry Sussex and Meghan Markle’s book ‘Spare’, intended to write their history. Its title spells out its pitying destiny, as does the leaked spoiler, “they’ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile”, referring to his brother William and father, the King.
What Harry and his wife appear to misunderstand is that, save for a minority of republicans, as a nation we are ultimately wedded to our institutions rather than concerned to arbitrate their personalities. That is not to say that Royal stories don’t sell newspapers (or support ITV’s viewing statistics), but fundamentally most people want a calm constitutional monarchy and not a ‘tell-all’ account of brittle, seedy and dysfunctional family life.
The King finds himself in a massively difficult position between the rock of the Monarchy and the hard place of an errant son. Indeed to expect anything of our Monarch would be to place expectation above experience, given the prosaicism of his recent Christmas Royal Message to the nation.
Perhaps now – or shortly after publication on 10th January – would be a propitious moment for the House of Lords to send to Commons a Bill to disenfranchise the Prince from his national status, demanding a Letters Patent from the King to set Harry and his American family free from all Royal responsibilities – and the titles that go with them?
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