Prince Harry does pick his moments, doesn’t he? Just in case the Queen
had temporarily forgotten about the nightmare that he and the Duchess of Sussex
have visited upon her in recent months, where he is to remind her that, whatever
other pressing issues she might have on her plate, it’s all about HIM.
He’s trashed his family,
splashed his grievances all over the world’s front pages and kicked his
95-year-old granny when she’s down. Now he needs to make sure that he doesn’t
demand she – or the British taxpayer – has to stump up for his family’s
protection when they are in the UK.
Let’s be in no doubt: it
was Harry and Meghan’s own decision to leave behind their Royal trappings in
search of a different life in America. Theirs and theirs alone. And while they
may delude themselves that they were forced into exile by an ungrateful nation
insufficiently appreciative of their gracious presence, the truth is they
really didn’t have to go.
They went because they
had convinced themselves that they were being poorly treated, when in fact they
had every opportunity to make a success of things. They just couldn’t be
bothered to try.
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| Sarah Vine: What a whining, pathetic bore this man has become; What an entitled, tedious little ingrate |
Which is fair enough –
it’s their life, after all, their choice. But own it. Instead, they’ve spent the
past two years blaming everyone else. When it was not other people’s approach
towards them that caused all their problems in the first place, it was their
appalling attitude and their determination to see the slightest criticism as an
act of aggression.
Anyone who treated them with anything other than total sycophancy – even
within the ranks of their own family and advisers – became an enemy.
Truth is, we all adored
them both until they started acting like a pair of woke evangelists, lecturing
the world about how people should behave while demonstrating spectacular levels
of hypocrisy and arrogance.
Hopping on private jets
when it suited them while going on about climate change; luxuriating in the
generosity of the British taxpayer and the trappings of their Royal standing
while refusing to play their part with anything other than resentment and rancour;
abandoning their duties for the sake of life without responsibility (but with
a newfound opportunity to trade on their titles and status to secure lucrative
deals abroad for spilling the Royal beans).
They cast themselves as
‘victims’ at every turn, refusing to accept their own part in this tedious and
never-ending drama. Fact is, they lost their taxpayer-funded security
protection because they chose to relinquish their Royal status and move halfway
across the world to the sunny uplands of California.
Why should the British
people continue to pay for two people who want nothing to do with Britain or
our Royal Family?
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| Sarah Vine: And while they may delude themselves that they were forced into exile by an ungrateful nation insufficiently appreciative of their gracious presence, the truth is they really didn’t have to go |
If someone quits their job for more money and better perks, then
badmouth their previous employer all over town, they can’t also demand they
keep their old company credit card, can they?
Let’s hope that’s not
what Harry is asking for. If you want security, Harry, make sure
your new mates at Netflix pay for it. I’m sure they’ll be more than
happy to stump up in exchange for another no holds barred moan-a-ton about the
wicked folks back home.
The fact that he is
choosing to embark on this course of action in such an aggressive way and
through legal channels at a time of great difficulty for the Queen is just the
last straw as far as I’m concerned.
Proof, if proof were
needed, that Prince Harry really has become the kind of fellow who would sue
his own grandmother.
