WHEN Harry described his killing of 25 Taliban in Afghanistan as “chess pieces taken off the board”; he was writing his memoir but also destroying his peace of mind.
of the “bad guys eliminated before they kill good guys”; was a red flag to assassins.
Without apparently fully considering the consequences, Harry had potentially written his own death warrant.
The was furious and said he had let the side down with his careless remarks.
Former top brass Colonel when he said: “We don’t do notches on the rifle butt, we never did.”;
Much of Harry’s fight about his personal security stems from this error of judgment.
By revealing what he did he put not only himself, but others, in danger.
now wants the already overburdened British taxpayer to pick up the tab for his mistake by and his family when they visit the UK.
Yet he seems unable, or unwilling, to comprehend that much of the problem is of his own making.
It is not the fault of , his father, who he blames for not stepping in and using his influence.
Once again, Harry fails to understand that the King cannot get involved in what is a governmental matter.
It seems he cannot stand the thought that he could possibly make a mistake and blames everybody else.
Yet this week Harry was happy to go to to promote his and visit veterans who had been wounded in battle.
His visit — and the spotlight on the injured — was a gallant thing to have done.
But it’s hard to understand how Harry is happy to go into a war zone but unwilling to walk around the more salubrious areas of London.
He seems a very confused man who is taking advice from too many quarters.
CONFUSED MAN
He has failed to live up to what was expected of him as a prince, which was a commitment to royal duty, so he bailed out, but blamed everyone else.
He should have listened to his grandfather, , who explained to him that, as a royal “you can’t have all the advantages and perks without the responsibility and the obligation”;. Harry wants the advantages: great wealth, a beautiful home, wife and children. He said he wanted a private life but he has had anything but.
By putting himself in the public eye through and other deals he effectively becomes a potential target.
His situation has echoes of the Duke of Windsor who abdicated his responsibilities as King. He too felt he was not given what he deserved.
He continually asked his brother, King George VI, for things — forgetting it was his decision to quit.
He admitted in the end he lost faith in himself and the institution he had deserted.
“It’s very hard to shake off one’s past, especially a past as rigid and as fixed as mine,”; he later said.
Harry would surely agree with this. But he has cashed in on his name.
And there is no reason for the British people to want to pay to provide Harry and his family with state-funded security protection when he visits.
He is no longer a working member of the and that was his choice.
