In fact, I think part of his issue right now might be that he can only really win the PR battle on one continent -- and he does appear to have won it in the US. But he definitely hasn't won it in the countries that have his father on the money. The things that play really sell in the US land with a thud here.
It was double, equal billing. And his PR was much more relatable 2000s millenial fun guy, whom everyone enjoyed.
This has never been the case for us. They were not a duo. One was the future King. and one was the future Prince Andrew. At that point in time, that was not a horrific insult because people generally liked him fine.
But whether or not someone spelled out for him that eventually, when he married and had children, it would change, I couldn't say.
I feel confident in saying "yes, it was, absolutely and from birth." It is SO baked into the whole thing. I've understood how this works since I was five. He literally would have seen his uncles and aunt in that situation. Maybe he thought he'd be an Anne more than an Edward but still -- it was all around him.
The royals are bad at feelngs? words? IDK For centuries, they've been bad at getting everyone to play nice. I think the set of 90s 90210 was a more cohesive safe space (and I don't care what you say Jennie, Shannon banned you from her funeral). I also do think that Kate, with her close family planned on keeping Harry close and Meghan's American threw her and she didn't recover fast enough.
Yes, fully agree on all this. It seems reasonably likely.
Still, I believe that Meghan didn't know who Harry was as much as I believe Kate didn't have William's teen beat poster on her wall and Harry didn't know that Will and Kate get first, then him and Meghan. He certainly knew he was third and before his cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Oh, God. I forgot about saying she didn't know who he was. I generally am very neutral on her but that is hard to swallow.
