Royal Expert Suggests Timing of Prince William's New Title Is a 'Tremendous Insult' to Prince Harry

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00:00 Why do you think King Charles didn't want to meet with him? We know that you know Harry flew over back in February

00:05 It seems like you know these olive branches were kind of being reached out on both sides

00:10 Do you think it was just that the diary was too busy?

00:13 No, of course not. I think he could have taken the time to meet with him

00:17 I think it would have been much more important any other appointment that he had

00:20 He did have that first Buckingham Palace Garden party the king did to host but so what you know

00:26 I mean it with this this time and it could they could have made a big

00:29 deal out of a brief meeting and it would look like

00:32 Things were getting better in the royal family. I don't know what purpose it serves

00:37 To continue to hold this grudge and keep Harry particular at arm's length

00:42 It makes no sense to me you can tell from this cheering crowds in the streets that there's still tremendous affection

00:48 For him among members of the British public

00:50 Yeah, I mean do you think that Charles and William will recognize that I mean I you know the part-time royal gigs

00:59 Probably not gonna happen

01:00 But do you think they recognize that you know Harry still does have a presence here and people still

01:04 Do want to see him around?

01:07 I'm worried that they just are incapable of seeing it if it hasn't happened by now it never will and don't forget

01:12 This was a double whammy. Not only did the king refused to meet Harry, but he took the opportunity to say

01:17 Oh, by the way, William, I'm giving you one of the titles

01:20 the colonel-in-chief of the

01:23 Army of the Royal Air Corps

01:25 That had belonged to Harry and we're gonna make a big deal out of it and we'll have a ceremony in a couple of weeks

01:32 I mean, well, you know why why stick pick the moment that Harry is arriving for the Invictus celebration to make that announcement

01:39 It looked to me like a tremendous insult, right? Yeah, you do you feel like that is a major blow to Harry as well

01:46 Well, I think I'm losing all of those military titles that he had the honorary title

01:51 So this is the one guy in the royal family who has seen combat. And so if anybody's entitled to those

01:57 Ranks and similar ceremonial ranks. It's him. Yes, indeed William

02:02 in a very brief way saw some some action and and was a

02:07 As we know in a helicopter pilot in Norfolk

02:11 You know, it was a medical ambulance helicopter that he was flying

02:16 But the one true kind of Army hero in the family is is the Heron. It's really quite sad. Yeah