Goodness me Ish, no wonder she bolted!!! No room to move. I guess, as you say, she knew she was not a "good fit". Still, I am hoping...
I wouldn't say she bolted - the two were together for a long time, although it's my understanding that they were rather on-and-off. I always kind of got the sense that theirs was a rather immature relationship - they were together when it was good, but couldn't make it stick when it wasn't good. This is normal in relationships in general (especially of people in their 20s), and I wouldn't rule out that they could end up back together and making it work in the future. William and Catherine had their off times as well, but they both had that moment of "he/she is the person I need to be with for the rest of my life." Harry and Chelsy haven't had that - it's yet to be seen of they'll ever have it, or if Harry will have it with someone else.
Also, I'm not going to blame you for hoping at all. I'm still hoping that Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams will reunite.
Okay, so according to the Daily Mail, Chelsey said at the time of the wedding of William and Catherine that "there's no way [she and Harry] are getting married. It's not a life for me."
By the way, in your analysis and estimate of the RF down sizing, did you take into consideration that these people seem to live forever?
Yes, I did. I gave them all an estimate life span of 100 years.
HM and the DoE are both 80+ and therefore will die in the next 20 years.
The Duke and Duchess of Kent, Prince Michael, and Princess Alexandra are all in their 70s, so I gave them (a generous) 30 years. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Michael are all in their late 60s, so I gave them 30 years too.
The Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, and Princess Royal are in their early 60s, so 40 years. The Duke of York is 52, while the Earl and Countess of Wessex are 48, so 50 years.
The eldest HRH remaining is Catherine (followed closely by William) who will both be 31 this year. I gave them and Harry 70 years, while I gave the Princesses of York, who are in their 20s, 80 years. Thus, within 50 years the only remaining HRHs will (probably) be William (who will actually be HM), Catherine, their children and grandchildren, Harry, his future wife, their children, and the Yorks. That's 5 people who have the HRH now, plus an unknown quantity of HRHs to be born. Say William and Catherine have 2 kids, who each have 2 kids, and Harry has 2 kids, that's 9 additional HRHs (including Harry's wife) for a total of 14 - 4 of whom, William's future grandchildren, who will presumably be in their early 20s and just starting on Royal Duties.
It wouldn't be fair on Harry or other members of the family if Harry's wife didn't have to do Royal Duties and kept a career. Sophie worked but still did Royal Engagements at the time.
It also wouldn't be fair for the public. Part of what we expect from the BRF is the Royal Duties. If you have the HRH, you should be doing at least some Duties (as it stands, the you get Royals all now do considerably less than their parents, and the Queen's cousins, I believe, do less as well). Those who aren't entitled to or don't use the HRH - The Princess Royal's children and The Earl of Wessex's children - should be exempt on account of not using the HRH - and in the future, Harry may wish to grant his children that freedom as well. Harry's wife will have the HRH, so she will have that responsibility.
Whoever Harry marries will need to not just be blinded by the money and gifts etc and realise there is duty and lots of hardwork we have seen people in past not manage to cope with the realities of Royal Life as such. I do love the fact that Harry wants someone he can share his duties with so he may marry sooner then some think!
I think whoever Harry marries will need to be attracted by the family in general - not just the titles and what not, but the life. There's a lot of flack about Catherine being a social climber who pursued William because of his status, and to some extent this is probably true - she knew very well what she was getting into and wanted it, that's why she and William have worked. I think Camilla is the same way, and I don't see this as negative in either of their characters - especially as they both very clearly love their husbands. It really seems like others weren't able to handle it all, leading to divorce. Chelsy seems to have realized that she doesn't want it all; she know what it is, and doesn't think Harry's worth it. Catherine either wanted it all or does think William's worth it.
If that's the case, it IS the 21st century. No reason they have to marry. She can live her private life and he can live his royal one. Might work out quite well.
