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Are Harry & Meghan the Solution in Great Britain’s Time of Need?

The job offers they expected to inundate them have not materialized, but a global pandemic certainly has! The Sussexes might not be working much (not that they ever have), but their P.R. team has not slacked off one bit! They are likely working from home, but in addition to the inherent challenge of restoring what little remains of their clients’ reputations, they are having to compete with COVID-19 for headlines and news space.

Just as the sun rises every morning, I have resigned myself to the fact that each new day will bring new, sugary, boring, “puff pieces” touting the wonderfulness of Harry & Meghan. It’s now a fact of life, and because they are as truthful as they are interesting, I generally try to ignore them. However, when I notice pieces that all share the same underlying theme, appear over 3 (or more) consecutive days, my ears perk up! It’s not because the pieces are suddenly less crap laden, but I’ve come to recognize this as a “trial balloon”, intended to gauge the public reaction to a plan they’ve concocted, or they are attempting to send a message they can later deny knowledge of, or responsibility for, if it is received with less enthusiasm than they had hoped.

I think those on their P.R. team, who now likely wish they could find another line of work that pays as well, but doesn’t make them add “dying in their sleep” to their nightly prayers) is attempting to achieve both right now. The trial balloon is, “The Monarch NEEDS Harry & Meghan, now more than ever, to help the U.K. through this crises, and to perform the duties that medical experts have deemed too risky for older, more senior, *Royals”. There was a poll yesterday in a British online news site, in which readers were asked whether the Sussexes should be welcomed back. I was surprised and a bit impressed that they managed to scrounge up enough sugars to total a “Yes” vote tallying almost 3%! Sorry, guys, that particular idea went over almost as well as a balloon filled with lead!

The most recent spate of puff pieces suggest:

• The Sussexes have already accepted an invitation to visit HMTQ at Balmoral next summer

• Meghan is extremely concerned about the health of her beloved grandmother in law

• The couple has a “secret” plan to build a £3 million estate in the Cotswold’s (next door to their buddies the Beckham’s)

The underlying message is, “Given the right inducements,Harry & Meghan might deign to once again honor Britain with their presence”.

I’m sure I’m not alone in seeing this as a huge ray of sunshine in these otherwise cloudy times, and as a woman who is no longer a spring chicken, this I was so excited by this wonderful news, that I might have spontaneously tinkled myself a tiny bit. NOT! The Sussexes are the “hot potato” that no country wants to be left holding, and that taxpayers are loathe to support. I’ve read that the old friends Harry banished from his life after stepping into the disastrous (and sticky) “Meghan honey trap”, got together and threw their former friend a festive “Goodbye” bash, before the misses arrived for the couple’s last hurrah as Royals. My hope is that the theme of this party was “Intervention”, and not the “Colonials & Natives” one that sent the press into a tizzy, and taught Harry that Nazis are no longer popular, fun, or festive.

The reality is that if it hasn’t happened already, at some point Harry will realize that Royal life was not THAT toxic, that he really misses his string of polo ponies, and that he wants to come crawling back to England. If he is sufficiently remorseful, he will likely be welcomed back by his family. However, it is my opinion that failing to restrain Harry and his wrecking ball of a wife, or appropriately addressing Prince Andrew’s unsavory activities AND disastrous TV interview, represent a massive error of judgement by the crown. I’m not sure it could survive another one of this magnitude this century. The Brits are a kind hearted people, and I think they would accept Harry’s reunification with his family. However, permitting him to serve in any official capacity, EVER, allowing him to represent the monarch, or reinstating him as ANY kind of “working” Royal, would be a mistake that the monarchy would likely not survive! I also think that as a whole, the Brits are a better class of people than Harry and his wife, that they’ve faced harder times and emerged from them stronger than ever, and that the last thing they need right now is these two worthless woke-heads.

* I’ve read that Prince Charles has tested positive, but that his symptoms are relatively mild. Though I personally believe him to be a first class prat, and that the briefer his future reign is, the better off EVERYONE will be, I really do hope he recovers fully.

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