Being part of the royal family is no walk in the park. Just ask Prince Harry, who seems to specialize in turning royal decorum into a recurring Netflix drama. Seriously, it’s as if his family tree was planted in the middle of a soap opera script.
Word on the palace grounds is that Prince Harry recently choked down not one, not two, but three slices of humble pie in rapid succession. No wonder he’s reportedly ‘reached a breaking point.’ What’s a prince to do these days?
Let’s quickly recap the highlights—or lowlights—from Dear Harry’s tumultuous year. The 39-year-old Duke of Sussex, aka King Charles’ youngest progeny, decided in 2020 to peace out from royal obligations faster than one can say “commoners unite!” And where did his royal feet land? The United States! Cue the paparazzi.
One might mistakenly think the land of liberty would free him from royal drama, but alas, the plot thickens. It’s been tumbling dice and royal analyst Emily Andrews even admits it: “It’s been humiliation after humiliation for Prince Harry.” Poor chap.
Recently, Harry hopped across the pond for a quick UK visit, intending to rub elbows and steal some glory at the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. But oh, horrors! The royals outdid themselves in the art of snubbing.
At that very moment, King Charles found himself under the weather with a pesky cancer diagnosis. Yet, if you believe the whispers, a ‘busy schedule’ kept Father from greeting Son. Naturally, accusations flew about ‘certain demands’ and ‘negotiations’ that could have rivaled UN peace talks.
Apparently, Harry had a set of ‘nanny demands’ regarding room arrangements for those meet-and-greets. In the royal playbook, that’s a rookie move according to insider extraordinaire, Charlotte Griffiths. Enter stage left, Prince William, with thoughts on whether such meetings should happen at all.
Harry’s camp released a statement that rivalled a diplomatic communique. Translation? Hopeful yet resigned: “The Duke clearly understands his father’s diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon.” At least there’s optimism hidden somewhere in all that royal despair.
If statewide snubbing weren’t enough, let’s address the party they missed. Yes, the second official birthday bash for King Charles, the grand parade and all its splendor—skipped it all! Not even a helicopter view of the Trooping the Colour. Invitations seem to have bypassed Harry and Meghan’s inbox.
In their defense, even when absent from the balcony—a royal faux pas—they sent over good vibes for Kate Middleton, who was out flaunting resilience after a cancer diagnosis. Harry surely knows the cost of standing on the fringes of royal glory, yet he appears to soldier on.
Coming to the pièce de résistance of royal faux pas: Harry stood up the Duke of Westminster’s wedding. You could hear the scandalized gasps from across the Channel! Speculations ran wild that showing up beside his arch-nemesis sibling, Prince William, would be a showstopper of awkward proportion.
A mole—or rather, a royal source—revealed Harry’s emotional state: “There are days when Harry says he can’t take it anymore – the gossip, the coldness coming from the palace, it’s like he’s not part of the family anymore.” Imagine the drama! You’d need thigh-high royal wellingtons to trudge through it.
As bridges burn and olive branches snap, Harry’s drift from the royal family becomes ever more pronounced. Despite the royal debacles, will reconciliation ever grace the palace halls? Only time will reveal how history writes these chapters.
Yet, hope flickers like a candle in the brisk British wind. Prince Harry, perhaps in his ideal fairytale ending, reaches out to Kate Middleton—despite cooler royal responses—and dreams his way back to a closer kinship. Until then, being royally ousted must double as a part-time profession.
One thing’s for sure: the crown weighs heaviest on those who dare leave its shadow. Let the royal drama unfold, though one wagers even Buckingham’s grand clock won’t chime quick enough to heal these familial rifts.
