Harry's spat with the rest of the Windsors threatens to overshadow the King's coronation – and put the entire institution at risk
If you read the letters pages of the British newspapers you’d be hard-pressed to find one in 10 correspondents with a kind word to say about Prince Harry. However, move to the social media platforms – the domain of a younger generation – and you’ll find that ledger squares up a bit.
But the royal psychodrama being fought out in the pages of the press has increased the number of Brits who say they’re embarrassed of the monarchy from 15 per cent to 21 per cent since September last year. At the same time, a YouGov survey found, the proportion of British people who say they’re proud of the monarchy has fallen from 55 per cent in September to 43 per cent.
Harry’s presence at Saturday’s historic coronation service has created its own separate sideshow. His wife is staying behind in California with their two children, including their eldest son Archie, who turns four the day his grandfather is crowned. The horror show came back to haunt Charles last week, when his estranged son dropped a new round of allegations about the royal family into the middle of the coronation build-up.
Paul Burrell, the butler to Harry’s late mother, suggested this week he’d be sitting 10 rows back from the rest of the royals at the coronation and would likely make a sharp exit.He suggested there was no chance of a reconciliation and that Harry may not even have time to speak to his father or brother during his visit.
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