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Is Harry happy?

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fluttERBY123 Tue 10-Jul-18 17:13:45

He has not been his usual smiley self in the news clips I've have seen over the last week or two, especially today on the balcony. Has anyone else thought the same?

merlotgran Wed 11-Jul-18 09:55:14

She cuts a lonely figure walking on her own. I worry about her stumbling. sad

Anniebach Wed 11-Jul-18 10:03:04

Merlot, your comment reminded me of something said many years ago. Queenie when a child was standing a distance away from a group of people and someone remarked she looked lonely, her father, the king, said she will always be alone . I know this is true.

Anniebach Wed 11-Jul-18 10:22:18

Gilly, you trouble me, so much anger and resentment for people of wealth.

My younger daughter , not in the financial position of the Windsors ?, but affluent, five bedrooms on suite , now has builders in to build an extension, boot room and a dressing room . Private health care, doesn’t have to work, holidays about four times a year . She cannot have a baby , has gone through IVF many times over twenty years . money is not the answer to everything.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 11-Jul-18 10:28:57

So true Annie ?

The pain of longing for a child is unbearable, I have a close family member who would give up all their worldly goods for a child of their own.

I have learnt to never judge anyone on their "wealth"

gillybob Wed 11-Jul-18 10:31:23

Please don't be troubled Annie you have enough to worry about.

You are wrong though. I have zero resentment for people of wealth. Good luck to them, I say. My resentment (if you can call it that) just lies with those whom we are supposed to bow and curtsey to. Those who are supposed to be far superior to us mere mortals by accident of birth. the royals.

Sorry to hear about your DD. I know that all the money in the world often can't buy you the one thing you want in the world, that most others take for granted. sad

maryeliza54 Wed 11-Jul-18 10:36:26

How bloody patronising ab. What’s wrong with being angry about obscene wealth - any Labour supporter worth their salt should be angry about obscene wealth and privilege and all the more so when it’s completely unearned and based solely on whose vagina you came out of. Does anyone believe that money is the answer to everything - I don’t think so but it’s the answer to many things or a cushion to those problems that can’t be solved. Who was it that said I’ve been rich and miserable and poor and miserable, rich is better. Unremitting worries about money, especially the roof over your head, eat away at you, can destroy relationships, your mental health.

Anniebach Wed 11-Jul-18 10:37:50

GrannyGravy, my daughter had several miscarriages, all were heartbreaking but one year she did a pregnancy test on the day advised by the clinic, it happened to be Mothering Sunday, she mailed me a shot of the test , positive, she miscarried but said to me ‘I was a mother this Mothering Sunday wasn’t I? ‘ that is heartache .

Maccyt1955 Wed 11-Jul-18 10:37:51

Not sure about Harry. Personally I don’t think the marriage will last...just a hunch but I wish them well. But I don’t think Kate is happy. In close-up she looks sad and strained. Perhaps a combination of not being queen bee any more now that Meghan’s arrived, and the sheer strain of being in the public gaze constantly.

GabriellaG Wed 11-Jul-18 10:41:59

I'm not interested in Harry nor Meghan. My interest (if any) stops at HM, Chas and Cami, William and his family and Zara and hers plus P Anne. Enough.

Anniebach Wed 11-Jul-18 10:42:14

Nothing eats away more than envy Maryeliza , it doesn’t affect those who are envied but certaintly does affect the envious .

And do not tell me as a Labour Party member how to think.

Anniebach Wed 11-Jul-18 10:46:10

Megan will always have to walk behind Kate so Kate will always be queen bee, and one day queen consort and mother of the next monarch .

Davidhs Wed 11-Jul-18 10:46:49

Envy is a terrible thing just because an ordinary person has made a success of their life does not justify slagging them off.
Not just Megan; Hamilton, Rooney, both Beckhams and all the others who have made it. In all those cases the decisions made as teenagers committing to whatever life path chosen.

Before you criticize just think " what did I choose as a teen"

GabriellaG Wed 11-Jul-18 10:46:51

Anniebach
I wonder why your daughter needs an extension to a 5 bed en-suite house...with a boot room.
She must have lots of visitors to stay.

gillybob Wed 11-Jul-18 10:52:06

Of course there are those who are rich and happy too MaryEliza wink

Money can and does buy you out of all kinds of problems. Wasn't it Harry himself who said he had counselling following the tragic death of his mother (forgive me if I am wrong) . I wonder if he (or any of the royals) would be expected to wait 6 months or a year on an NHS waiting list for this? Anyone troubled with mental health issues (and I speak from experience) hasn't got a hope in hell waiting for NHS help. My own son had problems following the death of a father he barely even knew. My late grandma, my parents and I had to club together to buy him 6 sessions of counselling. He really should have had 26 but we couldn't afford it.

Anniebach Wed 11-Jul-18 10:54:05

Gabriella, quite simply because she now has four dogs and needs a boot room , so they decided on a two storey extension.

gillybob Wed 11-Jul-18 10:55:09

Oh I am so happy for those who have made it to the top through sheer determination and hard work Davidhs and that includes Rooney, Beckham etc. Its those who have it handed to them on a plate by accident of birth I have issues with and what is it with the curtsying and bowing?

gillybob Wed 11-Jul-18 10:56:40

Before you criticize just think " what did I choose as a teen"

How does that theory work with the royals?

glammanana Wed 11-Jul-18 10:58:21

Gabriella Maybe Annies daughter has horses and she wants to have the facilities for any riders that may visit her,
why is it any ones business why she wants it ?

holdingontometeeth Wed 11-Jul-18 11:00:30

Rich, pandered and a fit wife, what has he to be unhappy about?

knspol Wed 11-Jul-18 11:06:17

I noticed Harry's expression too but also thought Meghan looked subdued. Think she's maybe realising now the full extent of being married to the royal family. Also thought Kate looked bored stiff during the RAF service yesterday, maybe sleepless nights?

GabriellaG Wed 11-Jul-18 11:10:10

glammanana

I received the definitive answer from Anniebach.
Her daughter has 4 dogs.

Anniebach Wed 11-Jul-18 11:11:23

So Gilly, no one should inherit family wealth because it is willed to them and they haven't worked for it.

As for curtsying, it is not compulsory, some want to do it , I wouldn’t but accept some do.

trisher Wed 11-Jul-18 11:11:56

Maybe his boiled egg wasn't quite as soft as he likes them that morning, or his shirt wasn't properly ironed. He must have so many minor irritations in his daily life, I really don't know how he copes. Poor bloke!! grin

Margs Wed 11-Jul-18 11:16:46

He's probably pre-occupied with wondering what his blabbermouth father-in-law (and other assorted relatives of Meghan's) will say next!

gillybob Wed 11-Jul-18 11:17:13

So Gilly, no one should inherit family wealth because it is willed to them and they haven't worked for it

I didn't mean that Annie and I suspect you know it. I am referring to the obscene wealth and privilege surrounding this one family just by accident of birth.