Catching up with the latest news on the Sussexes (and the Royals)

February 09, 2021

"Portrait of a broken man," writes Twitter hunk Alexander Cortes above an image of Prince Harry. "Look how dead his eyes are."

Almost a hundred of Cortes' 94,000 followers responded. 

"Bet the only time he feels alive is when he Googles how to get a divorce without losing the family fortune," one says.

Writes another: "Take her out for a drink, they said. Meet new people, they said. What could go wrong, they said. EVERYTHING COULD GO F****** sideways, thanks b*******....ps please send help." 

"This guy gave up everything - family, friends, etc. because he chose probably one of the worst women on the planet," says a third commenter. "Everyone from Queen to commoner was begging him not to do it - but he decided being woke was worth it....now look at him...damn shame."

"When his marriage collapses I'm sure he's gonna turn further right than Napoleon," was the top comment. 

Actual image vs PR image

So...this is Prince Harry's actual image. This what people think about him, real people outside the media bubble. 

Inside that bubble, he and Meghan and their PR people continue to work hard on what they think is his image, or their image, although no one seems to think much about Meghan at all these days. 

Harry offers us a video to celebrate 150 years of the English rugby team, and and the supposedly leaked information spotted on the top of a bus with James Corden, who like all late night hosts is suffering from a ratings depression after the departure of Donald Trump. (I'm guessing that the person who "spotted them" works for one of their publicists.) Is it a skit for Cordon's show? Something for Harry's Netflix special? Does anyone care?

Then the Sussexes continue their woke pose at a Zoom poetry class for Black History month, even though the army of the woke hasn't shown any particular interest in Harry. 

(He and Meghan did have a meeting with California governor Gavin Newsom, no doubt to pitch Meghan as a possible replacement for Kamala Harris in the Senate. She wasn't chosen - if he were to have chosen a Black woman, San Francisco mayor London Breed would have been first in line - and Newsom is very close to being recalled at the moment, so he no doubt has other things on his mind.)

And there's the evergreen Royal conflict story, in which it is disclosed that Harry will be returning to the UK this summer without Meghan for the Trooping of the Color. Is it because the entire Royal family and much of the UK dislikes her? No, it's just to "keep Archie safe" from COVID. Sure.

I'm still not entirely convinced that Archie exists and, if he does, that he is living with the Sussexes.

The Queen's Gambit

The most interesting Royal story of the moment, of course, concerns the Queen's wealth and her attempts to conceal her private wealth in the 1970s.

The Queen's own counsel reportedly put pressure on ministers to exempt heads of state from transparency measures, an unusual venture into politics for the monarch.

It's not a particularly good look for the Royal Family, already tarnished by the Sussex scandal and by the obvious unsuitability of Charles for the top job. 

The only positive news seems to come from the Cambridges with their endless Zoom chats with health workers, dog stories (losing longtime companion Lupo and obtaining a new puppy) and cute kids doing occasional appearances. 

And, of course, Eugenie's new arrival. Congratulations, Eugenie and Jack, on your new baby boy! What are the odds on him being named Philip?