“I think William will be slightly worried if Harry uses Diana for any of his charitable or commercial ventures without consulting him, and I don’t think he would be happy if Harry appears to be exploiting his mother’s iconic status,” Dampier told The Mail.“It’s also very significant that Harry called himself his ‘mother’s son’ but has made no mention of Prince Charles. William is very much following now in his father’s footsteps with his environmental and conservation work.”
But Dampier said Prince Harry probably made a deliberate decision to not mention dad Prince Charles, being mindful of Meghan’s fractured relationship with her estranged father Thomas Markle.“I suspect that part of the reason for the emphasis on mothers is that Meghan is so close to her mother and of course is estranged from her father, so perhaps Harry is thinking of her when he concentrates only on Diana.”
Dampier told The Sun that Harry and William will put on a “united front” when the new Princess Diana statue is unveiled at Kensington Palace in July.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry’s much-hyped Apple TV+ series has all but flamed despite being in the works for more than two years.The mental health documentary serial was due to be released last autumn with Harry, 36, working alongside Oprah Winfrey, 66.
Several delays mean it is now not expected to arrive until later in 2021 at the earliest, The Sun reported – but there is still no firm release date.COVID restrictions and Harry’s exit from the Royal Family and move to the US with Meghan have slammed the production schedule.The postponement was kept under wraps as “delays never look good”, one production insider said.
A Sussex Royal Instagram post said in 2019: “We are excited to announce The Duke of Sussex and Oprah Winfrey are partners, co-creators and executive producers on their forthcoming mental health series launching on Apple in 2020.”Harry and Meghan have launched a podcast and signed a deal to make TV series, films and kids’ shows for Netflix.
QUEEN TAKES ‘TWO SECONDS’ TO BAN HARRY FROM WREATH CEREMONY
“Two seconds” is reportedly how long it took the Queen to turn down a request from Prince Harry to be allowed to be involved in a special wreath laying ceremony.She banned Harry from the Cenotaph wreath ceremony on Remembrance Day.Harry, 36, told Buckingham Palace he wanted a wreath to be laid, but his request was refused.It was initially thought the request was flat out denied by palace officials and that the Queen never even knew of it.
But the Daily Mail reports that the Queen made the decision herself – taking “all of two seconds”.Rejected by the Palace, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle resorted to laying a wreath at the Los Angeles National Cemetery instead, leaving flowers at the graves of two Commonwealth soldiers.
Harry’s decision to pay tribute at a Los Angeles cemetery drew some criticism as he was accused of a ‘’PR stunt’’.“The Queen is very firmly of the opinion that you can’t pick and choose what you do when it comes to the institution. Either you are in – or you are out,” according to a royal insider.
Prince Harry spent 10 years in the Army and asked for the wreath to be laid at the London memorial on his behalf, The Sun said.
Sadly, the wreath from Prince Harry never left the Royal British Legion’s Kent headquarters.With strong links remaining with the military, highlighted by his promotion of veterans’ causes including the Invictus Games, the Queen’s rejection hurt the Prince.He described wearing his poppy with pride to “celebrate the bravery of all our veterans … the people I remember when I lay a wreath at the Cenotaph”.
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