HARRY & MEGHAN - A RIGHT PAIR OF NUMPTIES.

What a pair of numpties.

Harry and Meghan, who seem to prefer this casual style of address to their formal titles, really have got it all wrong. In pursuit of what they see as their own way of life, they jumped the gun over setting up what amounts to a commercial website before agreeing things with the senior members of the Royal Family. They thought they'd be able to force the family to accept their notions of being half in and half out, playing at being Royals when it suited them and being free agents at other times. Presumably they had taken advice but whoever gave it was wholly misguided. Whoever thought it would be a good idea for Meghan to effectively snub the Queen by returning to Canada before matters were discussed is an idiot. 

It's difficult to know what the real driving force behind all of this is, but it seems highly likely that Meghan does not like being a 'Royal', with the attendant roles and responsibilities that entails, and Harry is basically naïve and confused. The actions of this pair of rich celebrities may bring them further riches and further celebrity but at what cost ? Meghan is on the point of going to court in a case in which her father would actually give evidence against her and Harry is on the point of being expelled from his family circle. Having lost his mother at an early age, he now risks being cut off from the rest of his close family; it looks as though he will be paying the price for his wife's desire to reject everything that goes with the position of the man whom she married.

Having apparently made a decision to make Canada their principal home, today's news tells us that Meghan is still complaining, this time about Canadian paparazzi paying close attention to her and her activities. It's reported that the couple are threatening to take legal action against these admittedly unpleasant and annoying people, but is it really the way to deal with the situation ? Will such an approach not simply exacerbate things ? 

They want the kudos and celebrity status that goes with their names without having to accept the inevitable media attention that's also a consequence of being who they are. Stupid, self-centred and unrealistic is what I call it. One day, they may realise it too.