Prince Harry stepped out this morning in London. He attended – along with David Cameron – a commemoration service at Westminster Abbey for the victims of the 2015 Tunisian terrorist attacks. Generally, when the high-profile royals (Charles & Camilla, Will & Kate, the Queen) are traveling abroad, the rest of the royal family takes it easy back home. But in the midst of Will & Kate’s “colorful” Indian adventure, Harry honored his obligations and laid a wreath in memorial. And he managed to do that without flashing his bits and pieces too.
Prince Harry remembers Britons killed in Tunisia attack at Westminster Abbey https://t.co/Dv62V1tlsVhttps://t.co/xz1YwU1z5v
— Press Association (@PA) April 12, 2016
Meanwhile, Harry has participated in yet another documentary-tribute to the Queen for her 90th birthday. It’s a documentary called Elizabeth At 90 – A Family Tribute, and Harry says:
“I still view her more as the Queen than my grandmother. You have this huge amount of respect for your boss and I always view her as my boss, but occasionally as a grandmother.”
That, to me, makes sense for the royal family. People always make such a big deal about the Queen being a “doting grandmother” or whatever, but she is always THE QUEEN, even to her family. And she’s in charge of a very odd family business that supposedly provides a public service. So yes, she is the boss. It seems like William and Kate would do better overall if they remembered that.
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I’ve never been attracted to red headed men and always thought that William was the more attractive brother. But seriously… Harry has aged so well! Wish he was the one in line for the throne. He really seems genuine and serious about his lot in life. William just seems annoyed by it (he likes all the perks but not the rest).
Personality has a lot to do with it. Harry comes across as a genuine good guy.
Personality does have a lot to do with it, which is why I’ve always lusted for redheads. This might not be scientific, but they just have the perfect balance of goofiness and brooding hot sexy that makes me melt. I’m not just stereotyping here as I have done a lot of field work on this topic.
Bettyrose- I am glad you are supporting the cause and doing your ‘field work’! I thought I was not attracted to red heads and then ended up marrying one. I love my read headed (when he had hair) husband & got two ginger boys- one with dark red (auburn) & a strawberry blond.
He does come across that way these days. Bettyrose, that’s great you’ve been doing some research………..lol.
He does seem a bit less of a useless asshole than Will. Well, still useless, but less of an asshole.
The Windsor bald patch breaks my heart. Still, he is such a breath of fresh air compared to everyone else in that family! I think he inherited Diana’s compassion and willingness to be present for others.
His grandmother is more like his boss. In any other family, that would be a red flag.
I was going to say the same thing about the bald patch. I haven’t noticed it on him before these shots. I was hoping he’d be spared!
Why does it “break your heart?” I am so tired of people acting like balding men are automatically ugly and it’s the end of the world. Would you say that if he were fat? You might, but you you would be rightfully slammed for fat shaming. And men can’t help losing their hair. Maybe you should consider how that makes someone else feel.
GNAT, It’s not automatically ugly, but Harry has such a lovely head of red hair it’s a shame he’s losing it. And this from someone who finds bald men on the sexy side. Depending on the bald man, of course. I could write rhapsodies on bald men I find hot. 😉
I’m sorry. I get so mad about that because my husband has a bald spot and he is beautiful.
My husband is bald but his perfect body at the beach draws attention away from that. He is the hot dad…the key is knowing when to give up and shave it. Will is at the point but ginger has another year or so
Baldness doesn’t usually bother me at all, but William’s looks went down the drain with his hair. I think Harry will fair better though and will look just fine with the Windsor hair line.
@lucy2 – Yes, I think that’s where it seems worse than what it is. William was a teen hunk one day, graduated university, and then the next day, emerged as Gollum. No seriously, Will looks fine, it’s just such a contrast from his old days. I think Harry will age a lot better.
I think you and Respect should post pictures, GNAT. Just for research, of course.
I love a bald man with confidence! I have talked to my husband about having interventions with a couple of his friends & their comb overs, forwards, hats, etc. A bald man who knows when to shave it short is HOT. Look at Picard….nuff said.
It’s been my (limited) experience that the balding pattern that W & H have (starting on the crown) is linked to, um, large endowments.
Eh it doesn’t bother me. Just another place to kiss the ginger sexy.
Kissing a bald man’s head is good luck.
I understand how he respects the Queen, but she is still his grandmother. I always found her to be so cold. I find it all rather sad.
There are plenty of family stories out there of her singing along to musicals, being a wicked mimic, and loving to laugh. The videos of her excitement at horse racing are very funny.
He isn’t saying she isn’t also a loving fun grandmother. He is saying that she is The Boss. Given the fact that they all live off the Family Firm she runs, seeing her as The Boss is a good thing.
Harry was the one who put the silly message on her cell phone, so they are known to have fun with each other.
“For a hotline to Philip, press one. For Charles, press two, and for the corgis, press three.”
HAHAHAHAHAAH that’s amazing ” for the corgis, press three”
Literally laughing out loud at “for the corgis, press three.”
She also doesn’t like expensive gifts and apparently enjoys the christmas tradition of giving each other cheap, jokey presents. The tackier the better.
Re the phone message, ha, brilliant!
And can I say, our Ginger can wear a suit?! He got the personality, heart AND the style ability, didn’t he? Poor old Blump (my new pet name for Billy).
(Oh: HONK!)
I’ve also always found her distant and too absorbed in the self importance of “duty”. Arent many of Charles issues connected to the lack of affectionate relationship between them?
Anne publicly went against his statements and said they had a great childhood, close to their parents. Neither Andrew nor Edward has complained. Stories behind-the-scenes put her as loving and having fun with their four kids.
I’d put that more on Charles’s issues and emotional neediness than on HM’s behavior.
Why would the spares complain? The pressure was off them. I read a biography of the Queen Mum, and she was very concerned with how Charles was being raised. Some of the issues stemmed from the Queen always deferring to Prince Phillip when it came to Charles and Phillip wanted a macho son.
Does anyone really expect any of that bunch to publicly state that they would have preferred a less repressed mother? Really?
“Philip wanted a macho son”. Maybe, but his favorite is Edward who is nowhere near it. Given his own upbringing, I can see Philip looking at Charles and wondering what he has to complain about.
Charles is sensitive and needs a lot of emotional support. Whenever he praises Camilla he talks about how important it is to be supported, to have someone on his side. I’m thinking he’s the most emotionally needy of the bunch and birth order wouldn’t change that.
I watched a few documentaries about the Princes of Wales throughout history and it doesn’t seem to be an ideal job at all. There’s a pattern of being treated harshly.
There is a documentary about Queen Victoria and how she was not all that maternal and loving, despite her image.She and Albert were more in love with each other than their kids and were controlling and authoritarian. She was always complaining about them and even resented their presence when Albert was around.
One historian said it has been a Windsor trait to be too critical and cold towards their kids.
I have read the same about Charles from different sources and never has it been said he didn’t have a hard time.
Different children react to the same upbringing in varying ways, and there are fifteen years between Charles and Edward. I think it’s entirely possible that the children did have slightly different childhoods and that they reacted in different ways to the things that were the same.
Queen first, mother second, grandmother third. I feel that for Prince Harry (honk for Harry!) she might lay off more, not because he’s the spare but because she genuinely enjoys being with him. Not saying that she doesn’t care for William but while Harry has the charisma of a cute puppy, Will has it of a soggy wonder bread.
LOL. I always wonder if William is as bad when he’s comfortable in private. I have always wanted to think he isn’t.
I would love to be in a family dinner & see their interactions. See who gets drunk first, who starts fighting, who is the favorite & what do the corgis do. I feel Will is just as bad but not as bad as Kate. I feel like the Queen will live to 150 as long as those two don’t get near the throne.
Bluhare, did you watch, “The Queen at 90” documentary? Will when he’s comfortable thinks he’s funny but, he’s basically a dork. A narcissistic dork.
If Britain is going to keep their royalty after the passing of the Queen, then Harry needs to follow Charles. I doubt Wills and Kate see the Queen as a boss, or they would toe the line more. I don’t think Wills respects anyone, actually. He is full of himself.
I doubt there is any line to toe beyond what W&K are already doing. If the Queen wanted them to do more, she would tell them and they would comply. All the fuss over how W&K aren’t “working enough” seems pointless. They do what the boss says. She just isn’t telling them to do more.
All royals set their own schedules. This has been publicly stated by the royals and the Palace for years.
It is also known, stated by members of the family, that HM let’s you make your own mistakes and come to her for advice when you’re ready.
She is probably sitting at Windsor thinking. “How did I end up with such a lazy grandson? Everybody else works so hard. Ah well, I’m 90. It is Charles’s problem”
She probably isn’t telling them to do more. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t wish they did.
That’s what I don’t get. What they do is hardly work. They could do it once a week and it still would be easy breezy. Why aren’t they working more?
During the troubling times between Charles and Diana, the Queen Mother told QE2 she shouldn’t worry about the younger generation because they’re going to do what they want anyways.
If the Queen could stop anybody, then she would have fixed Andrew decades ago and she would have stopped Charles from being a disgruntled son (though he isn’t so much that nowadays). All her kids would have turned out to be like Anne (even though Andrew is thought to be her favorite). Also, all her grandchildren would be like Harry or Zara (even though Peter is thought to be her favorite).
Even though she’s the Queen of a country, she’s not the absolute controller of her family.
I don’t know how she can control W&K anyways. If she kicks them out of AH & KP, then all there would be to publicly mark the last few remaining years of her life would be this family fight, as I believe W&K & the Middletons would throw the mother of all very public temper tantrums . As for the money, William already has his trust fund, his Sovereign Grant payments, and whatever else from Charles through the Duchy of Cornwall.
She stops them when it reaches fever pitch, like ordering the Charles and Diana divorce.
Too bad Will doesn’t share that impression.
You can see that they’re not very close. That entire family seems so cold, no wonder Wills prefers the Middletons. And while that makes sense because they are more of a company than a family, it’s also very sad. I’m very close to my grandparents and the bond we share is priceless.
I don’t think it’s fair to assume that the family is a cold one just because they are not given to public displays of affection where protocol takes precedence (bit of a stereotype – cold, reserved Brits).
The Queen is the matriarch of an old, established family – there’s a certain amount of awe of her that would go with that position. It doesn’t mean that there’s a lack of closeness or a familial bond.
Look at how warm and engaged Harry (HONK) is and Zara too. If the family were cold and unfeeling, that trait wouldn’t have survived to adulthood.
I don’t know. The Queen seems so distant and cold to me, I somehow doubt she’s warmer in person. And all of her children seem cold too, so the warmness of Harry and Zara might come from the other side of the family.
I also don’t get what’s so great about her. Her biggest achievement is what, staying alive?
Also see Beatrice’s interview segment where she talks about her relationship with Prince Philip. They are a Family Firm, but they are a family. HM’s continuing affection and support for Fergie shows that, when a cold-hearted CEO would have thrown her out into the cold completely. Instead, she has always been given a place to stay on the Sandringham Estate to spend holidays with the girls (and even Philip puts up with it).
Staying alive, and being dutiful actually. We can’t say that she doesn’t take her job seriously.
I also don’t get what’s so great about her. Her biggest achievement is what, staying alive?
I like QEII but this made me 😆
Agree Nota, another example I can think of is that TQ has regularly invited Sophie’s widowed working class father to celebrate Christmas with them. That is not the action of an unfeeling heart.
And yes, being the longest reigning English monarch is nothing to sneeze at, but also look at the incredible amount of goodwill she has generated all over the world with her dedication to duty.
Sidebar: the Aus news tonight featured the new $5 note (multicoloured hideousness), and as with all our currency notes, it has TQ’s image on it. A random sampling of people’s opinions on the street included a Chinese tourist whose only comment was ‘I love the Queen!’
Transitioning the British Empire into a relatively friendly Commonwealth of Nations whose heads of government meet regularly and whose countries take pride for the most part, in their ties to Britain. I think that’s pretty special. Although Sixer may disagree. 🙂
Imo, William likes the Middletons because they know to blow smoke up his ass and cater to his every need and take his side over Kate’s. The BRF members won’t do all this, at least not to the Middleton level.
I’ve read that usually or many times Sophie and sometimes her kids and Edward have tea with the Queen weekly.
Bagshot is close to Windsor Castle which helps (10 miles vs. Anne and Charles being in Gloucestershire 600 miles away). They are seen out riding together a lot (HM, Sophie, kids).
It’s not down the street, but it’s not 600 miles! Windsor to Gloucester train says 156 km; which is about what 100 miles?
Not sure what I was thinking. Still had the Scotland thing on the brain? 1-2 hours roughly out there vs. Sophie being down the street. Andrew is also in Windsor. Not sure if that is by design or convenience to get him out of the Sunninghill Park thing.
Yes. They support the Ticket all the way. He’s their reason for their current status and will hang on for dear
I’ve.
I don’t see her as cold at all. I see her as formal-there’s a difference. She’s from a very different era, and from an extremely traditional family and setting that she takes very seriously. There are plenty of stories that she’s warm, kind and funny with her family and friends, but she is not a frivolous person. I think she has fulfilled her role, and I wish W & K would pay more attention to her work ethic and standards and emulate them.
AND … not all families, even regular ones, are all touchy-feely-warm-gooeyness.
My own family is far from royal, and while I know they all love me dearly, my father’s side are just not touchy-feely types. Especially my grandmother (when she was alive)
I think it is crazy to assume the Queen is cold, but it is also crazy too assume she is so disappointed with W&K too. I am sure as it has happened in her lifetime several times, she is just like watching and knows the tides will turn again. Most people on here are too young to remember how much people wanted to throw Charles out of line for Andrew. Andrew seemed like the better one for a long time, but then well he had his issues too. Then they wanted William to take it skipping Charles, and I bet when George gets older they will want him too. Now Charles seems okay, but it was decades where he was definitely a public opinion no. Times changes a lot on this. I just think it must be very weird to be waiting in line for a family member to die to be the King since you were born. They all seem to have their issues with it. Abolishing the monarchy has been a thing with Britain for a long time, even Charles wants to reduce the family size as far as official royalty is concerned. I assume that is mostly a money thing too, sure this makes him real popular at family reunions. I think Brits like their traditions, but the money expended on them will probably be greatly reduced over the years. It does seem like they could have their monarchy and make a bit of money off of it, if they just did a bit better business planning though.
Has everyone forgotten the skit she was in for the Olympic opening in London? She did a skit with 007 that was pretty funny. Not something a completely formal lady would do. Obviously someone dialed three for the corgis.
http://youtu.be/1AS-dCdYZbo
Well, to be honest, men’s clothing for such events doesn’t much allow for showing any bits and pieces. Women’s clothing is different. I don’t even own a dress or a skirt- takes too much thinking to wear! Really. Not for the absent minded.
Well, Harry obviously has some sense and knows what to do right while his older brother does just what he and he alone wants.
You can tell he respects her by the way he carries out his duties in her name. He knows he ultimately represents her and he takes care to make sure he doesn’t embarrass her. And that attitude is reflected in how he does his job when he’s on tour. Attentive, respectful, engaged.
But it’s also easy to see that he loves his grandmother. He loves his family.
“Harry’s relationship with the Queen is incredible. She relies on him enormously now. She loves him to death. And she trusts him totally.” – Harry at 30 documentary (yes, yes, PR)
I like Harry. I’m glad he’s grown into his position. I hope we see more of him! I think if he was in India right now the tour would be a bit different, in a good way.
Harry makes every tour a true spirited, engaged, caring or cheeky worthy rrrrrrrrrrroarfest of charm. (See: recent Nepal school and hospital photos.)
Even if he is not ever King, he’s The Man.
Honk!!
me too katy – HONK!!
What Harry said makes sense.
That’s actually kind of sad for anyone to view their grandmother as a boss always. I would like to think it’s different on holidays such as Christmas.
If you view Harry’s body language around HM, especially the video of George’s christening, the respect he has for her is quite obvious.
Him greeting her at the Chelsea Flower Show is also sweet. Crouches down to kiss his granny on each cheek, then stands ups straight to perform neck bow to The Boss. There is both love and respect there.
Yes, it is sweet.
Harry needs to work on flashing his bits and pieces more.
He he he…LOL…HONK HONK!
I would be really sad if my grandchild viewed me that way. I would want him to always see me first as loving. But knowing Harry, which I don’t so not sure why I said that, but anyway, he didn’t mean it as a negative thing. I don’t think he would say anything negative about her, so I think he was either kidding around or just meant he had a lot of respect for her.
I think he is both kidding and has a lot of respect for her. And he sees the irony of his situation. There is another bit, not sure which new documentary it is in. Might be from this same segment.
“Suddenly, day in, day out, as an officer in the British Army you’re constantly aware of WHO your boss is. And it would always slightly tickle me that I was with the guys for the week and then, you know, go to an engagement or wether it be Christmas holidays or whatever. And there’s like, I’m off, Sir, Christmas with THE BOSS.”
Oh, yes, that rounds it out more. Much nicer. Thank you.
You can see the fun pictures of HM inspecting his regiment and Harry struggling to keep back the smile.
It has to be very strange for them when they’re in the military. Chain of Command, Chain of Command, Chain of Command. At the top of the Chain is your grandfather/grandmother/father/mother.
@notasugarhere – no need to go so far as the military. Imagine what it must be like to pull out your wallet to pay for Starbucks and be confronted with your grammy’s face on every coin and bill!
I wonder if I’d be embarrassed to buy stupid stuff because my grandmother is staring at me. I’d probably get over it pretty quick.
MrsK, that might stop a lot of embarrassing purchases!
Just dropped by to HONK!
🎉honk!🎉
This seems to be the opposite of what William thinks. In speeches, William always makes sure to refer to TQ as ‘granny’. ‘I shall tell my grandmother I have done my duty’ & etc.
Damn. Harry is one sexy, sexy man!!!
He looks so gooood in these photos…I just can’t with him…..*sigh*
Honk for more Harry , less Kate.
Dat Butt
If he’s interviewing I have severbal positions for him.And insurance in case I sprain him.
🙂
Honk honk honk!!
I personally love his attitude. I believe he understands public duty, but he definitely comes across as kind of cheeky and honestly, who could resist that? He seems content with his role, unlike Will and Kate, who come across whiny.
That sounds like a good philosophy for a modern Royal. He knows he has a job, he knows who runs the firm. Good for him. I also like what remains unsaid: it implies that he also has a right to separate his work from his personal life, even though he still has to be careful how his conduct reflects on his boss.
I would like to hear an acknowledgment of who is paying his wages, i.e., The People. But this is a good start.
This is the same guy that also had to apologize for dressing as a nazi. Guess he’s grown.
He chose to wear a costume picked out for him by his big brother. The big brother went to the party dressed as an African Native.
i knew the Queen was more for the state than her fam when I saw the pics and read how she treated charles as an extension of her —– as in real motherly affection wasnt there and it was all more duty and position.
I do think she loves her family and cherishes them however she seems like the type of person who is like “BE MINDFUL of your responsibility at all times” there is no doting coddling grandma-ma and it is like a boss type situation.
i do think she may be more affectionate with her husband phillip….. they seem to really adore each other maybe back in the day and even now…. per what i read
The Queen has done her job and really really whipped Harry into shape. By all the comments on here people seem to forget all the partying and douche move this guy made back in the day. The PR team has done well to clean up his image and he appears to straighen up but I don’t really buy the whole package. The boss probably laid it down and if he wanted to keep receiving those welfare checks he had to clean up.