Exactly, it was a lack of planning really. Despite Harry saying it was no surprise to anyone as they had been talking about it for months/years they weren’t really prepared themselves!
He even said in the doc that they offered to be at no cost to the tax payer (because then the media can claim all intrusion is in the public interest) but doing the same role.
Yeah- was he planning on paying for security and the travel to and from royal engagements? And what about the minimum- security at the engagement? I very much doubt he meant we would get them actually for free. And what about the NZ and SA plans in 2018 and 2019? How did they plan to do this?
I think this comes down to H tragically overestimating his worth for the institution- especially with three Cambridgelings. He thought they would bend because they were needed for good PR. Thing is- it doesn’t matter if people like the RF. Or if they stay HoS in some oversea territories (which they should get rid off ASAP). As long as the UK is not going the long way to cut the monarchy out of its institution it will be Charles, then Wiliam, then George. The Commonwealth organisation could explode tomorrow, Jane Doe next door won’t really care. The RF is no stranger to years of relentless criticism and valid questions around their worth. I think national and international relations and developments will be rescuing them for a long time. Who has time to go through a good decade and pay probably billions for lawyers and paper and changes if you have a crumbling education system, a NHS on the brink of collapse, people struggling to pay for food or heating, war, Brexit, climate change….
H also strikes me as someone that doesn’t always hear what was actually said.
What I found very interesting though, and it fits my personal believe, is that the brothers allegedly wanted to refrain from the dirty PR game. I am sure W&H talked about the fall out of their parents, what role individuals and the institution played in their opinion. I can absolutely see two teenagers/young adults dreaming up all sorts of things to change and to do differently. A clash with reality was inevitable. It seems H missed that his brother had started to accept his role and is willing to pursue it (which wasn’t always the case I think).
Now I am waiting to see them in some morning shows and a trashy reality tv show in 3-5 years (I’ am a Celeb or similar). No way, that was the last time they have to tell us their truth.