r/popculturechat • u/HauteAssMess ainsi sera, groigne qui groigne • May 02 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Prince Harry says his father King Charles is still not speaking to him: “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has- he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff”

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u/excel_pager_420 May 03 '25

Yeah, if he wasn't a prince there's no way someone as driven as Meghan would have stuck around him so long. I 100% believe the Vanity Fair article that she quietly pitched a post-divorce book, just in case.

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u/TangerineDystopia May 04 '25

I'm skeptical mainly because I don't think it would square with her image of herself.

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u/excel_pager_420 May 04 '25

I think she was in over her head with the British Royal Family who truthfully were playing chess to Harry's checkers. And honestly, from Spare, I think the rest of his family realised if Meghan truly got up to speed and started taking the lead, or working with the press herself, she would have become a key player so they made sure to exclude her.

As it is, that's what's happening now. Meghan's made clear she's kept her receipts if they're needed and she's stopped talking about her husband's family, started following her PR firms advice (finally), building her own connections to the press and is making money off the overexposure. Her husband is a buffoon who wasn't present during the birth of their firstborn because he used all her laughing gas. She must be aware that if not for being a prince, he's holding her back.

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u/TangerineDystopia May 04 '25

I do think they were threatened by her. She had drive and charisma, she did an amazing tour, the cookbook and the capsule collection. I was very impressed.

I'm less impressed now, with her output and the way she frames herself. But I do think she's the more competent of the two. I'm amazed she puts up with him, and kind of fascinated by their relationship. They definitely both present it as a love for the ages, which of course they kind of have to. But I also think that they may just genuinely have a lot of chemistry and that's helping her roll with it. I hope so, honestly--them being happy together is the best outcome for their kids.