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Peter B
Peter B
1 year ago

Tempted to actually read the Paris Hilton book after reading this. You feel you might actually learn something positive from it. And discover that there’s a bit more to some celebs than you assume.
I shan’t be reading the Harry nonsense:
Cutting me off therefore meant firing me, without redundancy pay, and casting me into the void after a lifetime of service.
That’s right. Aged 34 and he’s already completed “a lifetime of service”.
He also voluntarily resigned from his “job”. Out in the real world, you don’t get redundancy pay for doing that. Not that he’d know.

Jeremy Bray
Jeremy Bray
1 year ago
Reply to  Peter B

Sadly he doesn’t seem to have had advisors pointing out the absurdity of a sentence like the one you quote. As a Prince he may well have been indulged but his new advisors are no better.

Warren Trees
Warren Trees
1 year ago
Reply to  Jeremy Bray

Quite disgustingly so.

Warren Trees
Warren Trees
1 year ago
Reply to  Jeremy Bray

Quite disgustingly so.

sm dunn-dufault
sm dunn-dufault
1 year ago
Reply to  Peter B

ditto. what an exceptional writer Kat is to actually tempt me to read Paris’ memoir.

Jacquie Watson
Jacquie Watson
1 year ago
Reply to  Peter B

You should listen to the podcast interview of Paris by meghan markle in ‘Archetypes’ (even though markle has no idea what an archetype is), you know the newly appointed queen of victimhood. In true victimhood style, after Paris Hilton shares very personal details of her experience, markle tries to one up her on victim status with some vacuous bullshit of her own harrowing experiences as a member of the Royal Family, living in the Palace and after a multi million dollar wedding paid for by the father in law. It was truly cringe worthy, so were most of the other episodes where she did the same thing. She should have named the series ‘My victim hood is greater than yours’.
In my opinion Paris seems to have managed her life quite well, I certainly don’t recall her falling back to her ‘boarding school experience’ as often as harry has fallen back to the ‘death of his mother’, and the horrible and brutal upbringing by his family. What a prat.
Chris Rock was right.

Irene Ve
Irene Ve
10 months ago
Reply to  Peter B

Cutting me off therefore meant firing me, without redundancy pay, and casting me into the void after a lifetime of service.
I am a bit late commenting, but did anyone else notice that this could be said by any 18 year old moving out?

Jeremy Bray
Jeremy Bray
1 year ago
Reply to  Peter B

Sadly he doesn’t seem to have had advisors pointing out the absurdity of a sentence like the one you quote. As a Prince he may well have been indulged but his new advisors are no better.

sm dunn-dufault
sm dunn-dufault
1 year ago
Reply to  Peter B

ditto. what an exceptional writer Kat is to actually tempt me to read Paris’ memoir.

Jacquie Watson
Jacquie Watson
1 year ago
Reply to  Peter B

You should listen to the podcast interview of Paris by meghan markle in ‘Archetypes’ (even though markle has no idea what an archetype is), you know the newly appointed queen of victimhood. In true victimhood style, after Paris Hilton shares very personal details of her experience, markle tries to one up her on victim status with some vacuous bullshit of her own harrowing experiences as a member of the Royal Family, living in the Palace and after a multi million dollar wedding paid for by the father in law. It was truly cringe worthy, so were most of the other episodes where she did the same thing. She should have named the series ‘My victim hood is greater than yours’.
In my opinion Paris seems to have managed her life quite well, I certainly don’t recall her falling back to her ‘boarding school experience’ as often as harry has fallen back to the ‘death of his mother’, and the horrible and brutal upbringing by his family. What a prat.
Chris Rock was right.

Irene Ve
Irene Ve
10 months ago
Reply to  Peter B

Cutting me off therefore meant firing me, without redundancy pay, and casting me into the void after a lifetime of service.
I am a bit late commenting, but did anyone else notice that this could be said by any 18 year old moving out?

Peter B
Peter B
1 year ago

Tempted to actually read the Paris Hilton book after reading this. You feel you might actually learn something positive from it. And discover that there’s a bit more to some celebs than you assume.
I shan’t be reading the Harry nonsense:
Cutting me off therefore meant firing me, without redundancy pay, and casting me into the void after a lifetime of service.
That’s right. Aged 34 and he’s already completed “a lifetime of service”.
He also voluntarily resigned from his “job”. Out in the real world, you don’t get redundancy pay for doing that. Not that he’d know.

Jim Veenbaas
Jim Veenbaas
1 year ago

Excellent, thoughtful essay with a compelling spin.

Privilege and victimhood are a state of mind IMO. I would guess 90% of people born in the west are amongst the most privileged people in the world. There are exceptions of course – people born to abusive parents, being born in the handful of really horrible communities.

This essay reminds me of incident at the Stanford Law School recently, when students and a dean berated a conservative judge for an hour, whining about the harm he has caused them. These are literally the most privileged 1% to ever walk this earth, yet they manage to complain about victimhood.

Like Prince Harry, these are the most offensive, shallow, weakest creatures you will ever meet. It’s easy to resent their wasted privilege, but almost all of us enjoy wealth and privilege only dreamed about in most of the world.

Jeremy Bray
Jeremy Bray
1 year ago
Reply to  Jim Veenbaas

It has long been observed that while material possessions can certainly make life easier and contribute to overall happiness you can still find large numbers of very happy people living in very materially deprived circumstances. Having more is not the guaranteed recipe for happiness. That is something that comes from one’s own attitude coupled with a genuinely loving support.

The wingers you refer to have never been taught to have a sense of proportion. So much woke narrative pretends to be speaking truth but is in fact simply a distorted version of it.

Last edited 1 year ago by Jeremy Bray
Clare Knight
Clare Knight
1 year ago
Reply to  Jim Veenbaas

Everything is relative. I disagree that 90% of people born in the west are amongst “the most privileged people in the world”. Perhaps you’re thinking of white people but even they know the suffering and abuse that stems from poverty in the “other America”.

Last edited 1 year ago by Clare Knight
Mônica
Mônica
1 year ago
Reply to  Clare Knight

No, Americans of all shades are immensely privileged compared to most of the developing world. Yes, even the ones who live in their cars for having nowhere else to go, because most people on this Earth will never be wealthy enough to contemplate the thought of owning a car. That’s why (overwhelmingly non-white) immigrants subject themselves to the degrading experience of trying to get to the US. They want to be where they know life, even when awful, will be better than whatever they have at home.That some people can’t realize this fact only shows their own lack of perspective and self-awareness.

L Walker
L Walker
10 months ago
Reply to  Mônica

As an American who has lived in several other countries, we are the best off of all the places I’ve been. England and France, are I’m sure, great places to live, as evidenced by your own immigration problems. We have literally millions of people wanting to live here.

L Walker
L Walker
10 months ago
Reply to  Mônica

As an American who has lived in several other countries, we are the best off of all the places I’ve been. England and France, are I’m sure, great places to live, as evidenced by your own immigration problems. We have literally millions of people wanting to live here.

greg green
greg green
10 months ago
Reply to  Clare Knight

No, the west has privilege and opportunity well beyond your imagination, it’s why millions come to the west every year.

Half the world’s home don’t have flush toilets. The average monthly income in Africa ($758) is a tenth of what it is in the US ($7900) or UK ($7795). The average salary in Vietnam is $277 per month.

The average American on welfare has more wealth and assets than the average African.

Mônica
Mônica
1 year ago
Reply to  Clare Knight

No, Americans of all shades are immensely privileged compared to most of the developing world. Yes, even the ones who live in their cars for having nowhere else to go, because most people on this Earth will never be wealthy enough to contemplate the thought of owning a car. That’s why (overwhelmingly non-white) immigrants subject themselves to the degrading experience of trying to get to the US. They want to be where they know life, even when awful, will be better than whatever they have at home.That some people can’t realize this fact only shows their own lack of perspective and self-awareness.

greg green
greg green
10 months ago
Reply to  Clare Knight

No, the west has privilege and opportunity well beyond your imagination, it’s why millions come to the west every year.

Half the world’s home don’t have flush toilets. The average monthly income in Africa ($758) is a tenth of what it is in the US ($7900) or UK ($7795). The average salary in Vietnam is $277 per month.

The average American on welfare has more wealth and assets than the average African.

Jeremy Bray
Jeremy Bray
1 year ago
Reply to  Jim Veenbaas

It has long been observed that while material possessions can certainly make life easier and contribute to overall happiness you can still find large numbers of very happy people living in very materially deprived circumstances. Having more is not the guaranteed recipe for happiness. That is something that comes from one’s own attitude coupled with a genuinely loving support.

The wingers you refer to have never been taught to have a sense of proportion. So much woke narrative pretends to be speaking truth but is in fact simply a distorted version of it.

Last edited 1 year ago by Jeremy Bray
Clare Knight
Clare Knight
1 year ago
Reply to  Jim Veenbaas

Everything is relative. I disagree that 90% of people born in the west are amongst “the most privileged people in the world”. Perhaps you’re thinking of white people but even they know the suffering and abuse that stems from poverty in the “other America”.

Last edited 1 year ago by Clare Knight
Jim Veenbaas
Jim Veenbaas
1 year ago

Excellent, thoughtful essay with a compelling spin.

Privilege and victimhood are a state of mind IMO. I would guess 90% of people born in the west are amongst the most privileged people in the world. There are exceptions of course – people born to abusive parents, being born in the handful of really horrible communities.

This essay reminds me of incident at the Stanford Law School recently, when students and a dean berated a conservative judge for an hour, whining about the harm he has caused them. These are literally the most privileged 1% to ever walk this earth, yet they manage to complain about victimhood.

Like Prince Harry, these are the most offensive, shallow, weakest creatures you will ever meet. It’s easy to resent their wasted privilege, but almost all of us enjoy wealth and privilege only dreamed about in most of the world.

Louise Henson
Louise Henson
1 year ago

Cutting me off therefore meant firing me, without redundancy pay, and casting me into the void after a lifetime of service.
Firstly 10 or 12 years of ‘service’ is far short of a lifetime. Secondly he wasn’t ‘fired’, he chose to resign. Thirdly his father continued to give Harry millions for months following his departure. And fourthly he had inherited millions from his mother so he was very well provided for.
Such dishonesty and self-delusion. In contrast Paris Hilton’s story sounds truly shocking.

Last edited 1 year ago by Louise Henson
Louise Henson
Louise Henson
1 year ago

Cutting me off therefore meant firing me, without redundancy pay, and casting me into the void after a lifetime of service.
Firstly 10 or 12 years of ‘service’ is far short of a lifetime. Secondly he wasn’t ‘fired’, he chose to resign. Thirdly his father continued to give Harry millions for months following his departure. And fourthly he had inherited millions from his mother so he was very well provided for.
Such dishonesty and self-delusion. In contrast Paris Hilton’s story sounds truly shocking.

Last edited 1 year ago by Louise Henson
Julian Farrows
Julian Farrows
1 year ago

I haven’t read the Prince Harry memoir but just from reading that one snippet – it felt like I was reading a satire from Viz magazine.

Richard Craven
Richard Craven
1 year ago
Reply to  Julian Farrows

Modern Victims.

Richard Craven
Richard Craven
1 year ago
Reply to  Julian Farrows

Modern Victims.

Julian Farrows
Julian Farrows
1 year ago

I haven’t read the Prince Harry memoir but just from reading that one snippet – it felt like I was reading a satire from Viz magazine.

John Riordan
John Riordan
1 year ago

I have never heard of this CEDU school thing until now. It sounds awful. I went to boarding school myself and although it wasn’t anything remotely as bad as described for Paris Hilton above, I nonetheless struggled to shake the impression that I was being punished for something or other. It certainly felt like it at times.

Boarding school does wonders for many children, but in other cases I am convinced, based on my own experience and what I’ve read generally, that some children can be irreparably damaged by it.

Last edited 1 year ago by John Riordan
Steve Murray
Steve Murray
1 year ago
Reply to  John Riordan

My reaction to this article was: the CEDU did what??
Like you, i’m surprised not to have heard of it before now. Grabbing teenagers out of their beds in the middle of the night? If that isn’t criminal abuse to begin with, i’m not sure how you’d define it.

Last edited 1 year ago by Steve Murray
Jeff Cunningham
Jeff Cunningham
1 year ago
Reply to  Steve Murray

I got the impression they were being “abducted” with parental permission.

David Giles
David Giles
1 year ago

They were. Taken from their beds in the middle of the night and then taken through airports in handcuffs by adults with whom they had no relation but held a letter of authority from their parents. If this stuff hadn’t happened, you would struggle to make it up.

David Giles
David Giles
1 year ago

They were. Taken from their beds in the middle of the night and then taken through airports in handcuffs by adults with whom they had no relation but held a letter of authority from their parents. If this stuff hadn’t happened, you would struggle to make it up.

Jeff Cunningham
Jeff Cunningham
1 year ago
Reply to  Steve Murray

I got the impression they were being “abducted” with parental permission.

Iris C
Iris C
1 year ago
Reply to  John Riordan

What does CEDU stand for?

Clare Knight
Clare Knight
1 year ago
Reply to  Iris C

You could google it.

Jacquie Watson
Jacquie Watson
1 year ago
Reply to  Clare Knight

Its a cult!

Jacquie Watson
Jacquie Watson
1 year ago
Reply to  Clare Knight

Its a cult!

Clare Knight
Clare Knight
1 year ago
Reply to  Iris C

You could google it.

Jane H
Jane H
1 year ago
Reply to  John Riordan

I attended a boarding school although as a day scholar. The one conclusion i came to was that no matter how academically successful boarders were, they were denied the opportunity to be part of a family during their formative years. Although close friendships could be considered a ‘school family’ nothing replaces the bond with your own kin. I genuinely felt sorry for the boarders even though it was a caring Quaker school there was a noticeable undertone of sadness and abandonment. Not all families are loving but there is zero at a boarding school.

Steve Murray
Steve Murray
1 year ago
Reply to  John Riordan

My reaction to this article was: the CEDU did what??
Like you, i’m surprised not to have heard of it before now. Grabbing teenagers out of their beds in the middle of the night? If that isn’t criminal abuse to begin with, i’m not sure how you’d define it.

Last edited 1 year ago by Steve Murray
Iris C
Iris C
1 year ago
Reply to  John Riordan

What does CEDU stand for?

Jane H
Jane H
1 year ago
Reply to  John Riordan

I attended a boarding school although as a day scholar. The one conclusion i came to was that no matter how academically successful boarders were, they were denied the opportunity to be part of a family during their formative years. Although close friendships could be considered a ‘school family’ nothing replaces the bond with your own kin. I genuinely felt sorry for the boarders even though it was a caring Quaker school there was a noticeable undertone of sadness and abandonment. Not all families are loving but there is zero at a boarding school.

John Riordan
John Riordan
1 year ago

I have never heard of this CEDU school thing until now. It sounds awful. I went to boarding school myself and although it wasn’t anything remotely as bad as described for Paris Hilton above, I nonetheless struggled to shake the impression that I was being punished for something or other. It certainly felt like it at times.

Boarding school does wonders for many children, but in other cases I am convinced, based on my own experience and what I’ve read generally, that some children can be irreparably damaged by it.

Last edited 1 year ago by John Riordan
Laura Pritchard
Laura Pritchard
1 year ago

So, my question is did her experience at the school make her or did she prove so capable and successful despite her incarceration? In fact did she survive the school because she always had it in her to do so?
I find the question of trauma and how it influences our lives endlessly fascinating. It’s becoming the norm for this subject to be yet another polarising ideology. Too corrupted by the woke crowd or too ignored by those who don’t know they have privilege to check etc. But I’ve witnessed and even experienced with new awareness too much to know that we make choices based on visceral unconscious emotional triggers. What’s significant is how constructive or destructive those choices are.
Outwardly at least, it seems like Paris Hilton has a capacity to chose, for the most part, constructively. That’s a talent worth understanding.

Steve Murray
Steve Murray
1 year ago

That’s an important insight. I’m not at all sure that “sharing” with the world (as opposed to one-to-one with a suitable other individual if needed) is anything like a good way to resolve, or at least move on from trauma.
A life without trauma is almost impossible, it’s simply part of the human condition. Sometimes we’re partly responsible for it, sometimes it happens to us out of the blue. I have to say, my reaction to the situation Hilton found herself in would be to dig in, in a very F**k You kind of way. I appreciate others might suffer lifelong stress. Is there a bio-chemical, perhaps even genetic component to this? Does it therefore confer a “survive and thrive” advantage, ultimately in an evolutionary sense?
These are questions worth considering by us all, not least to inform how we find our way through the modern world which is putting unprecedented challenges before us, and will continue to do so.

David Giles
David Giles
1 year ago

Read the experiences of the kids that went there. You might as well ask if Reading Gaol was the making of Oscar Wilde.

Steve Murray
Steve Murray
1 year ago

That’s an important insight. I’m not at all sure that “sharing” with the world (as opposed to one-to-one with a suitable other individual if needed) is anything like a good way to resolve, or at least move on from trauma.
A life without trauma is almost impossible, it’s simply part of the human condition. Sometimes we’re partly responsible for it, sometimes it happens to us out of the blue. I have to say, my reaction to the situation Hilton found herself in would be to dig in, in a very F**k You kind of way. I appreciate others might suffer lifelong stress. Is there a bio-chemical, perhaps even genetic component to this? Does it therefore confer a “survive and thrive” advantage, ultimately in an evolutionary sense?
These are questions worth considering by us all, not least to inform how we find our way through the modern world which is putting unprecedented challenges before us, and will continue to do so.

David Giles
David Giles
1 year ago

Read the experiences of the kids that went there. You might as well ask if Reading Gaol was the making of Oscar Wilde.

Laura Pritchard
Laura Pritchard
1 year ago

So, my question is did her experience at the school make her or did she prove so capable and successful despite her incarceration? In fact did she survive the school because she always had it in her to do so?
I find the question of trauma and how it influences our lives endlessly fascinating. It’s becoming the norm for this subject to be yet another polarising ideology. Too corrupted by the woke crowd or too ignored by those who don’t know they have privilege to check etc. But I’ve witnessed and even experienced with new awareness too much to know that we make choices based on visceral unconscious emotional triggers. What’s significant is how constructive or destructive those choices are.
Outwardly at least, it seems like Paris Hilton has a capacity to chose, for the most part, constructively. That’s a talent worth understanding.

mike otter
mike otter
1 year ago

Until she became a DJ Paris Hilton was not really on my radar. See her at Amnesia and small gigs: with the crowd and in interviews about music you can see what a genuine person she is. Also she must be canny and strong to have survived the direct abuse at the “tough love” camps AND the indirect (ie emotional/pyschological) abuse from the media & SNL leftie brigade. Just goes to show how much prejudice based on skin color and heritage is BS whoever the target is.

mike otter
mike otter
1 year ago

Until she became a DJ Paris Hilton was not really on my radar. See her at Amnesia and small gigs: with the crowd and in interviews about music you can see what a genuine person she is. Also she must be canny and strong to have survived the direct abuse at the “tough love” camps AND the indirect (ie emotional/pyschological) abuse from the media & SNL leftie brigade. Just goes to show how much prejudice based on skin color and heritage is BS whoever the target is.

Jonathan Andrews
Jonathan Andrews
1 year ago

Individuals matter. It doesn’t much matter their background, every person can suffer great unfairness.

It may be true that, on average, you might be more likely to suffer if you are from an ethnic minority, female, gay, whatever (I’m not convinced but accept) but it doesn’t matter, Individuals matter and every time we meet then we have to try to think of them as one, unique personality

Jonathan Andrews
Jonathan Andrews
1 year ago

Individuals matter. It doesn’t much matter their background, every person can suffer great unfairness.

It may be true that, on average, you might be more likely to suffer if you are from an ethnic minority, female, gay, whatever (I’m not convinced but accept) but it doesn’t matter, Individuals matter and every time we meet then we have to try to think of them as one, unique personality

Laney R Sexton
Laney R Sexton
1 year ago

I’ve known a handful of people who have interacted with Paris before.

One girl in Portland who went to reform school with her in Provo said she was stuck-up and hard to connect with. If you complemented her blouse she would say,
“oh. You can’t afford this, it’s from France”.

Additionally she was often leaving the school with a much older boyfriend in a sports car and preoccupied with getting drugs (but who could blame her?). I heard this anecdote around 2009/10.

Everyone else has been men, pro-skaters, c-level journalists, musicians etc. They all had nothing but glowing praise for Paris saying she’s the nicest, funnest person they’ve ever met. The skater I specifically recall saying,

“Paris Hilton is by far the coolest celebrity I’ve ever met. She’ll do any drug, go to any party, she’s the nicest, funnest girl on earth.”

Laney R Sexton
Laney R Sexton
1 year ago

I’ve known a handful of people who have interacted with Paris before.

One girl in Portland who went to reform school with her in Provo said she was stuck-up and hard to connect with. If you complemented her blouse she would say,
“oh. You can’t afford this, it’s from France”.

Additionally she was often leaving the school with a much older boyfriend in a sports car and preoccupied with getting drugs (but who could blame her?). I heard this anecdote around 2009/10.

Everyone else has been men, pro-skaters, c-level journalists, musicians etc. They all had nothing but glowing praise for Paris saying she’s the nicest, funnest person they’ve ever met. The skater I specifically recall saying,

“Paris Hilton is by far the coolest celebrity I’ve ever met. She’ll do any drug, go to any party, she’s the nicest, funnest girl on earth.”

L Walker
L Walker
10 months ago

I’ve read about a third of her book and my opinion of her went much higher. She had a lot of negative press which made me think badly of her but I didn’t know about that horrible prison school she attended. She didn’t deserve that.

L Walker
L Walker
10 months ago

I’ve read about a third of her book and my opinion of her went much higher. She had a lot of negative press which made me think badly of her but I didn’t know about that horrible prison school she attended. She didn’t deserve that.

Michael Layman
Michael Layman
10 months ago

I have a hard time believing Harry “raging at the injustice of having to navigate the adult world”, when he served in the military and served in Afghanistan as well.
I had no clue on the other hand of the trauma that Paris Hilton was forced to endure. I have a new found respect for her.

Michael Layman
Michael Layman
10 months ago

I have a hard time believing Harry “raging at the injustice of having to navigate the adult world”, when he served in the military and served in Afghanistan as well.
I had no clue on the other hand of the trauma that Paris Hilton was forced to endure. I have a new found respect for her.

Nicky Samengo-Turner
Nicky Samengo-Turner
1 year ago

Her nu britn equivalent would be ” Bromley Travelodge”….

Nicky Samengo-Turner
Nicky Samengo-Turner
1 year ago

Her nu britn equivalent would be ” Bromley Travelodge”….

Fafa Fafa
Fafa Fafa
1 year ago

PH and PH – two people really nobody should waste a word on.

Peter Lee
Peter Lee
1 year ago
Reply to  Fafa Fafa

Yet they are both people as are you and i

Peter Lee
Peter Lee
1 year ago
Reply to  Fafa Fafa

Yet they are both people as are you and i

Fafa Fafa
Fafa Fafa
1 year ago

PH and PH – two people really nobody should waste a word on.

Alka Hughes-Hallett
Alka Hughes-Hallett
1 year ago

I have read Harry’s book , it’s easy to read, nothing complicated, he comes across as an honest human being and I cannot understand why the public is so furious with him. Harry is rich but nevertheless quite atypical young person, angry & hurt and I get it. As a parent I understand him. His father has clearly neglected him (I also I understand -parenting can be hard & we don’t always get it right) during his most vulnerable years. The wealth & status cannot be a compensation for a traumatic tragedy, the confusing disproportionate media attention, the apathy of those closest and the subsequent public’s & media’s unreasonable spitting fury.

The reality is that no one chooses to be born price or pauper . Neither place is comfortable. Why do we feel so much more for the poor as compared to the wealthy? Isnt it just labelling? Don’t the media try and evoke base emotions in us in both circumstances? Hate the rich, pity the poor?

I cannot understand, this comparison with other celebrities either. Each can decide to tell their story and show us their feelings. We all have complex emotions and feelings and this derision of one type in favour of the other is immature & vindictive.

I find this article is totally divisive and without substance. I want to ask the author, why are you so upset with Harry? Has he harmed you? Are you not exploiting him by writing this article?

JR Stoker
JR Stoker
1 year ago

“He comes across as an honest human being”. You must lead a very sheltered life

Sisyphus Jones
Sisyphus Jones
1 year ago

“why are you so upset with Harry?”
I call that the Fallacy of Facebook.
Alka, why does what Kat has written make you so uncomfortable? Why are you taking our your troubles out on the readers of Unherd? Why do you believe the earth is flat?
I can do this all day. I think you get where I’m coming from.

Jeremy Bray
Jeremy Bray
1 year ago

I have not read his book but extracts from it. It may be that he is reasonably honest but he is clearly delusional about many things and lacks any sense of proportion. I would refer you to the bizarre statement quoted by Peter B above. He is not quite typical of young people. For a start he is not a young person but middle aged. But he does comes across as a spoilt brat. I don’t think the author is upset by Harry she is merely drawing a contrast between his response to trauma and Hilton’s.

You make assumptions that those about him were apathetic. There is no evidence of that apart from his own self-serving narrative. The contrast the public draws is between the behaviour of Harry and his brother which is the telling one.

Steve Murray
Steve Murray
1 year ago
Reply to  Jeremy Bray

To which i might add: his choice of partner.

Steve Murray
Steve Murray
1 year ago
Reply to  Jeremy Bray

To which i might add: his choice of partner.

David Kingsworthy
David Kingsworthy
1 year ago

Hmmm where to begin in reply? In no particular order, here are some points against Harry: He complained about too much celebrity but clearly seeks it constantly. He effectively renounced his royal birthright by moving to California, quitting the royal duties, but wants to attend ceremonies with his previous regalia and to retain all titles. He bangs on about climate change but flies in private jets. He accuses Britain and America of racism but has only ever lived in all-white enclaves. There are so many more ways to dislike him but these should help you understand the other side.

Paula G
Paula G
1 year ago

He named his kid Princess Lilibet Diana, completely saddling/marketing her own identity from day one. He and his Rachel Dolezal-style make-up wearing mum, who also wore an obvious wire (that bump on her chest was not a nipple) under her white coat dress…well, it just goes on and on with the terrible twosome.

Paula G
Paula G
1 year ago

He named his kid Princess Lilibet Diana, completely saddling/marketing her own identity from day one. He and his Rachel Dolezal-style make-up wearing mum, who also wore an obvious wire (that bump on her chest was not a nipple) under her white coat dress…well, it just goes on and on with the terrible twosome.

Nicky Samengo-Turner
Nicky Samengo-Turner
1 year ago

an unusual take for a Hughes- Hallett?!!!

JR Stoker
JR Stoker
1 year ago

“He comes across as an honest human being”. You must lead a very sheltered life

Sisyphus Jones
Sisyphus Jones
1 year ago

“why are you so upset with Harry?”
I call that the Fallacy of Facebook.
Alka, why does what Kat has written make you so uncomfortable? Why are you taking our your troubles out on the readers of Unherd? Why do you believe the earth is flat?
I can do this all day. I think you get where I’m coming from.

Jeremy Bray
Jeremy Bray
1 year ago

I have not read his book but extracts from it. It may be that he is reasonably honest but he is clearly delusional about many things and lacks any sense of proportion. I would refer you to the bizarre statement quoted by Peter B above. He is not quite typical of young people. For a start he is not a young person but middle aged. But he does comes across as a spoilt brat. I don’t think the author is upset by Harry she is merely drawing a contrast between his response to trauma and Hilton’s.

You make assumptions that those about him were apathetic. There is no evidence of that apart from his own self-serving narrative. The contrast the public draws is between the behaviour of Harry and his brother which is the telling one.

David Kingsworthy
David Kingsworthy
1 year ago

Hmmm where to begin in reply? In no particular order, here are some points against Harry: He complained about too much celebrity but clearly seeks it constantly. He effectively renounced his royal birthright by moving to California, quitting the royal duties, but wants to attend ceremonies with his previous regalia and to retain all titles. He bangs on about climate change but flies in private jets. He accuses Britain and America of racism but has only ever lived in all-white enclaves. There are so many more ways to dislike him but these should help you understand the other side.

Nicky Samengo-Turner
Nicky Samengo-Turner
1 year ago

an unusual take for a Hughes- Hallett?!!!

Alka Hughes-Hallett
Alka Hughes-Hallett
1 year ago

I have read Harry’s book , it’s easy to read, nothing complicated, he comes across as an honest human being and I cannot understand why the public is so furious with him. Harry is rich but nevertheless quite atypical young person, angry & hurt and I get it. As a parent I understand him. His father has clearly neglected him (I also I understand -parenting can be hard & we don’t always get it right) during his most vulnerable years. The wealth & status cannot be a compensation for a traumatic tragedy, the confusing disproportionate media attention, the apathy of those closest and the subsequent public’s & media’s unreasonable spitting fury.

The reality is that no one chooses to be born price or pauper . Neither place is comfortable. Why do we feel so much more for the poor as compared to the wealthy? Isnt it just labelling? Don’t the media try and evoke base emotions in us in both circumstances? Hate the rich, pity the poor?

I cannot understand, this comparison with other celebrities either. Each can decide to tell their story and show us their feelings. We all have complex emotions and feelings and this derision of one type in favour of the other is immature & vindictive.

I find this article is totally divisive and without substance. I want to ask the author, why are you so upset with Harry? Has he harmed you? Are you not exploiting him by writing this article?