Osipi
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It’s sad that the media have been trying to drive a wedge between these couples. Couples that are not only family, but the most senior branch and new face of the Monarchy. They’re not the Royal Fab Four for nothing. These couples will be working together for a very long time. So folks have to stop painting them as dueling couples. They’re a team. They’re also grown people, not kids.
I sincerely believe that those stories that seem to have the royal family at odds with each other are solely written to generate readership and keep these publications in business. There's no way, I think, that what they write affects the royal family whatsoever. They're used to these tactics. Its the old "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt them". They keep calm and carry on.
I’m not sure where people get the idea that Harry was envious of his brother being direct in line to the throne. Quite the contrary, I think he was relieved when the Cambridge children were born and basically ensured he won’t be king. He does have a lot more freedom compared to his brother. And I think that’s something that outweighs wearing the crown for Harry. Anybody who has been following the BRF would know that.
Perhaps looking at the crown from the viewpoint of Joe Public, it all seems so grand and shiny and elegant to be the top of the tier and be the King/Queen and head of state and all that. Its like looking at the greener grass on the other side of the fence. To those that actually live the life of a royal, it can sometimes feel like a giant albatross around one's neck and more of a hindrance than a blessing. One is born into the position they have and expected to "do their duty" for a lifetime. Luckily, both William and Harry and their spouses have come to the point where they not only accept what lies ahead of them but are making it work for them.
To reiterate again one of my favorite anecdotes, when King Edward VIII abdicated and King George VI became the monarch, Princess Margaret asked her sister if this meant that she would be Queen one day. When Elizabeth responded that she would be, Margaret quipped "Poor you!".