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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Day 5: Has The Ultimate Diana Card Been Played?
It’s now day five, and we have survived the halfway point of the tour. Harry will be in Angola for two days (27-28 September), before he goes to Malawi, and today was the highlight of the tour, where Harry would work alongside The Halo Trust and recreate the renowned image of Diana walking through a cleared minefield in Dirico. However, he’d already done this before in August 2013 on a private visit in Cuito Cuanavale. Harry was patron of the The Halo Trust for its 25th anniversary in 2013, which has been working hard to clear the fields of landmines and to help redevelop the affected communities, and he had wanted to carry on the work Diana had begun. It made sense for him to go then but why not return on an anniversary (2017), and go now?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-23744609/prince-harry-in-angola-minefields-charity-visit
Later on, he detonated a controlled anti-personnel mine, something had done before as well, and visited the Luengue-Luiana National Park. The minefield there will be the first of 153 to be cleared in Angola, and at least Harry is highlighting the progress being made. Videos show him walking as if he was on a catwalk along the cleared minefield and on Princess Diana Street; this is all excellent PR while at the same time it highlights the work of the charity. Harry may have felt sentimental retracing his mother’s footsteps, but he can’t escape the fact that this can enhance his humanitarian profile, and help bury the recent stories of his hypocrisy. Did he agree to it or was it his idea?
He was then filmed walking down Princess Diana Street in Huambo, named after her that was once filled with landmines, and is the very place where she Diana had walked 22 years ago. Cameras followed him as he sat under the Diana Tree looking pensive. Was he thinking about what his mother would say to him right now, and advise him on the mess he has got himself into? Was that shame or sadness in his face, or perhaps a little of both?
Huambo 1997 with Diana
Huambo 2019, Princess Diana Street
Later, he visited the same Orthopaedic Centre in Huambo, as Diana did back in 1997, and renamed it the Princess Diana Orthopaedic Centre in her honour. There was an opportunity to meet children who would use the centre and also a hug for a woman who lost a leg by stepping on a mine as a child. Decide for yourself if this was a PR opportunity or a genuine act to retrace Diana’s footsteps as an indication that he would pick up where she left off? I feel it’s a bit of both, perhaps it began as a good PR idea, but when he got there it struck him that she actually did good, and he needs to live up to that and do better. What would Diana really make of all that has gone on?
The day ended with a reception in Luanda at the British Ambassador’s residence, and the day has really been how a normal day of engagements are carried out. There was no drama, no faux pas, no breach of protocol, so why have things gone so terribly wrong for Harry? Was the ultimate dead Diana card played today after the Archie Ace card?
There will always be three camps of thought as to why Harry is in Angola recreating what his mother did:
I consider this more of a private and reflective visit, the same as when one visits the birthplace of an ancestor, but Harry allowed the cameras in. Whenever he does that, there is always a reason and one that would benefit him. Don’t get sentimental for the Sussex duo calculate everything and this visit will warm the hearts of the Diana fans whose support Harry may have lost in the recent months. That’s the audience they were aiming for, and while you may think it cynical, you need to think as a tactical PR would when their client needs to claw back lost support or to strengthen waning support. The ultimate Diana card was a fail safe that they could count on to deflect any of the PR that had built up that they didn’t find favorable. The Sussex duo insist on privacy, yet expect publicity when they demand it.
Sitting by the Diana Tree
The Archie Ace card appealed to royal fans who got to see the baby move and its full face. Some may forget the fact that the Sussex duo refused to show to the public the baby after the birth or for the christening, and proffered some poorly retouched images instead. The Archie Ace card will have won some fans over, and also the fact the baby wore an affordable High Street outfit (H&M). People can be easily manipulated and because they could buy that outfit for their babies, they could feel ‘royal’ for a while. It’s all rather simple really, and it worked for those folks who take things at face value, yet not everyone is easily impressed or fooled.
The Diana card was played again, but did Harry have a motive, and whose idea was it? Harry has some thinking to do, because the visits will reignite the passion he knew his mother had for the charities she supported, and while away from the distraction of the MM PR circus, he can perhaps think more clearly for himself. Maybe he can see that things are messy, and that he has contributed to it. He has not taken his responsibilities seriously and that must change if he is to support his father and brother in their upcoming roles.
The problem is that the true meaning of the visit today was lost because he has pulled the Diana card too many times over the last two years and that is his fault. It has been drowned out by the cynics and those who are sick and tired of hearing how her death has ruined his life. People no longer care, because he’s an adult and William has coped and balances her memory with respect, but doesn’t allow her death to define him or hold him back.
His work today was useful and had a purpose, yet if this was 2016, before he had met MM, the thought that Harry was using this for publicity would not even cross the minds of the hardest cynics. Yet we are not in another dimension, nor is this series nine of Dallas where we will all wake up and discover this was all a dream. We can’t pretend that the Sussex duo haven’t behaved inappropriately, nor can we ignore the fact that Harry’s family are keeping their distance from them. These are hard facts––ones Harry must face, and by dishing out desperate PR, by using the memory and legacy of his much loved mother, and to use the novelty of Archie’s appearance for his own gain is despicable and something he will have to live with. It may have been a good idea at the time, or he may have felt he had no choice, but he has sold his soul for popularity and to gain affection, just as MM has done. They are not the only ones in the world to have done so, nor will they be the last, but we expected better from Harry, we still do, but I fear it is too late. In this instance, I hope to be proven wrong.
How much lower can Harry go? He is now know as the Duchess of Sussex’s husband, Archie’s father, Diana’s son, and William’s brother––he is Harry, but what will be his epithet, and what legacy is he creating? One thing is for sure, in six years he has aged, and not well for a man with a charmed life. MM behaves like Blackadder, and has reduced him to her Baldrick, yet this is not a classic British comedy, but a real British tragedy. No amount of PR can alter what the history books will write in the future, because it cannot alter the truth.
Who is Harry?
Day 5: Has The Ultimate Diana Card Been Played? https://harrymarkle.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/day-5-has-the-ultimate-diana-card-been-played/ vía @HarryMarkled
Day 5: Has The Ultimate Diana Card Been Played?
It’s now day five, and we have survived the halfway point of the tour. Harry will be in Angola for two days (27-28 September), before he goes to Malawi, and today was the highlight of the tour, where Harry would work alongside The Halo Trust and recreate the renowned image of Diana walking through a cleared minefield in Dirico. However, he’d already done this before in August 2013 on a private visit in Cuito Cuanavale. Harry was patron of the The Halo Trust for its 25th anniversary in 2013, which has been working hard to clear the fields of landmines and to help redevelop the affected communities, and he had wanted to carry on the work Diana had begun. It made sense for him to go then but why not return on an anniversary (2017), and go now?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-23744609/prince-harry-in-angola-minefields-charity-visit
Later on, he detonated a controlled anti-personnel mine, something had done before as well, and visited the Luengue-Luiana National Park. The minefield there will be the first of 153 to be cleared in Angola, and at least Harry is highlighting the progress being made. Videos show him walking as if he was on a catwalk along the cleared minefield and on Princess Diana Street; this is all excellent PR while at the same time it highlights the work of the charity. Harry may have felt sentimental retracing his mother’s footsteps, but he can’t escape the fact that this can enhance his humanitarian profile, and help bury the recent stories of his hypocrisy. Did he agree to it or was it his idea?
He was then filmed walking down Princess Diana Street in Huambo, named after her that was once filled with landmines, and is the very place where she Diana had walked 22 years ago. Cameras followed him as he sat under the Diana Tree looking pensive. Was he thinking about what his mother would say to him right now, and advise him on the mess he has got himself into? Was that shame or sadness in his face, or perhaps a little of both?
Huambo 1997 with Diana
Huambo 2019, Princess Diana Street
Later, he visited the same Orthopaedic Centre in Huambo, as Diana did back in 1997, and renamed it the Princess Diana Orthopaedic Centre in her honour. There was an opportunity to meet children who would use the centre and also a hug for a woman who lost a leg by stepping on a mine as a child. Decide for yourself if this was a PR opportunity or a genuine act to retrace Diana’s footsteps as an indication that he would pick up where she left off? I feel it’s a bit of both, perhaps it began as a good PR idea, but when he got there it struck him that she actually did good, and he needs to live up to that and do better. What would Diana really make of all that has gone on?
The day ended with a reception in Luanda at the British Ambassador’s residence, and the day has really been how a normal day of engagements are carried out. There was no drama, no faux pas, no breach of protocol, so why have things gone so terribly wrong for Harry? Was the ultimate dead Diana card played today after the Archie Ace card?
There will always be three camps of thought as to why Harry is in Angola recreating what his mother did:
- Harry is carrying on the work that his mother Diana began, and it was only natural to do so.
- Harry and the Sussex brand are using the Diana card to gain popularity and hope this makes people forget their recent indiscretions.
- Those that don’t care either way.
I consider this more of a private and reflective visit, the same as when one visits the birthplace of an ancestor, but Harry allowed the cameras in. Whenever he does that, there is always a reason and one that would benefit him. Don’t get sentimental for the Sussex duo calculate everything and this visit will warm the hearts of the Diana fans whose support Harry may have lost in the recent months. That’s the audience they were aiming for, and while you may think it cynical, you need to think as a tactical PR would when their client needs to claw back lost support or to strengthen waning support. The ultimate Diana card was a fail safe that they could count on to deflect any of the PR that had built up that they didn’t find favorable. The Sussex duo insist on privacy, yet expect publicity when they demand it.
Sitting by the Diana Tree
The Archie Ace card appealed to royal fans who got to see the baby move and its full face. Some may forget the fact that the Sussex duo refused to show to the public the baby after the birth or for the christening, and proffered some poorly retouched images instead. The Archie Ace card will have won some fans over, and also the fact the baby wore an affordable High Street outfit (H&M). People can be easily manipulated and because they could buy that outfit for their babies, they could feel ‘royal’ for a while. It’s all rather simple really, and it worked for those folks who take things at face value, yet not everyone is easily impressed or fooled.
The Diana card was played again, but did Harry have a motive, and whose idea was it? Harry has some thinking to do, because the visits will reignite the passion he knew his mother had for the charities she supported, and while away from the distraction of the MM PR circus, he can perhaps think more clearly for himself. Maybe he can see that things are messy, and that he has contributed to it. He has not taken his responsibilities seriously and that must change if he is to support his father and brother in their upcoming roles.
The problem is that the true meaning of the visit today was lost because he has pulled the Diana card too many times over the last two years and that is his fault. It has been drowned out by the cynics and those who are sick and tired of hearing how her death has ruined his life. People no longer care, because he’s an adult and William has coped and balances her memory with respect, but doesn’t allow her death to define him or hold him back.
His work today was useful and had a purpose, yet if this was 2016, before he had met MM, the thought that Harry was using this for publicity would not even cross the minds of the hardest cynics. Yet we are not in another dimension, nor is this series nine of Dallas where we will all wake up and discover this was all a dream. We can’t pretend that the Sussex duo haven’t behaved inappropriately, nor can we ignore the fact that Harry’s family are keeping their distance from them. These are hard facts––ones Harry must face, and by dishing out desperate PR, by using the memory and legacy of his much loved mother, and to use the novelty of Archie’s appearance for his own gain is despicable and something he will have to live with. It may have been a good idea at the time, or he may have felt he had no choice, but he has sold his soul for popularity and to gain affection, just as MM has done. They are not the only ones in the world to have done so, nor will they be the last, but we expected better from Harry, we still do, but I fear it is too late. In this instance, I hope to be proven wrong.
How much lower can Harry go? He is now know as the Duchess of Sussex’s husband, Archie’s father, Diana’s son, and William’s brother––he is Harry, but what will be his epithet, and what legacy is he creating? One thing is for sure, in six years he has aged, and not well for a man with a charmed life. MM behaves like Blackadder, and has reduced him to her Baldrick, yet this is not a classic British comedy, but a real British tragedy. No amount of PR can alter what the history books will write in the future, because it cannot alter the truth.
Who is Harry?
Day 5: Has The Ultimate Diana Card Been Played? https://harrymarkle.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/day-5-has-the-ultimate-diana-card-been-played/ vía @HarryMarkled