A royal biographer claims that Prince Harry looks as miserable as Edward VIII after stepping down from royal duties alongside his wife, Meghan Markle.
Hugo Vickers, who’s written books about the Duke of Kent and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, claims both Harry and Edward VIII appeared to cast sadness after cutting relations with the Royal Family.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit their royal responsibilities in 2020 in an apparent endeavour to sidestep media scrutiny and the pressures associated with being working royals.
Similarly, the Duke of Windsor, who’d once been King of England relinquished the throne in 1936 in order to wed American divorcee Wallis Simpson, a partnership that was fought by the UK government.
Although Edward VIII never confessed remorse about his abdication, Mr Vickers claims he’d never seen anyone with such sad eyes as the ex-ruler.
He said that he believed the reason the Queen always had such sparkling eyes was that she devoted herself to duty.
He alleged that Edward VIII took the path of perceived happiness by marrying Wallis Simpson, but in the end, it’s duty that makes you happy.
The author said that if you’d woken him up at 4 am and questioned if he had any remorse he would have probably said no, but if you truly want to know what he actually felt, just look at his eyes.
Mr Vickers argued that Prince Harry has also seemed unhappy after giving up his life as a functioning royal.
He said that as for the Duke of Sussex, who knows what’s going to happen to him? He said he thinks he looks absolutely miserable.
The biographer also addressed new King Charles III’s vision for a slimmed-down monarchy, alleging it’s risky for the royal family.
He said the Queen and Prince had almost 2,000 organisations between them. You’ve lost Prince Andrew and Prince Harry, so who’s going to do it now?
Mr Vickers’ remarks came just days after Buckingham Palace released the first official photograph of King Charles III with his Queen Consort, Camilla.
By their side stood the Prince of Wales, his eldest son and successor, indeed a good deal taller than Charles, and the recently appointed Princess of Wales, his wifey.
The photo is brimming with symbolism of course. The new monarch is shown with his son and heir while looming behind them is a glowering picture of King George III, the longest reigning male sovereign in British history.
Prince Harry might not look happy, but on the other hand, why would he want to come back to such a claustrophobic existence? I mean, what’s in it for him, he’s just the spare, and we should just accept that this is what he wanted.
I would imagine that what he was actually bothered about is that his own blood family didn’t give a damn about him, although he did leak stories about them. On the other hand, on the day that the Queen died, they should have all put their differences behind them for a while at least, but snubbing Harry didn’t make them look very good.
Let’s face it, one image out of millions has been taken, then someone will write an article about it, and then expect everyone to be so concerned about it while others will be freezing this winter.
Does it actually matter why Prince Harry looks so unhappy? Is everybody really that concerned? Probably not! And to be fair, Harry looked rather pitiful, even before he got married – this is probably his normal look anyhow.
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