Prince Harry and Meghan Markle secrets revealed in Valentine Low interview | Palace Confidential
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- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle secrets revealed in Valentine Low interview | Palace Confidential. One of the Queen’s favourite aides told colleagues compared working with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to working with teenagers, according to Valentine Low, the author of 'Courtiers', a bombshell new royal book. Valentine Low, the author of Courtiers, has told a special episode of Palace Confidential about the ‘harsh’ treatment that Samantha Cohen received while working for the pair before they left the Royal Family. ‘When she started, Harry knew her well, and liked her and she liked Harry. Sam is an incredible problem solver, she’s a can-do personality and she just found it really difficult,’ he says. ‘She was asked to do things that a private secretary wouldn’t normally be asked to do and I think she was treated harshly. She was shouted at by Meghan… she was said to have said that dealing with them was like dealing with a couple of teenagers.’ Low also describes the ‘crushing’ phrase that Meghan Markle used to one of her team and he goes into detail into what he believes really happened during Meghan Markle Tiaragate saga during the Royal wedding.
0:00 Coming up in this Exclusive interview with Valentine Low, author of 'Courtiers'
0:40 It was Meghan Markle's Oprah interview gave Valentine the idea for a book
1:29 Did Meghan's Oprah interview push the 'men in grey suits' to 'speak up'?
2:05 What kind of people are the courtiers really?
3:56 'The most all-consuming, blurred lines duties'
5:10 'A pretty pale, stale, male environment' - discussing the lack of diversity in the courtier ranks
7:00 Was King Charles 'shaped' by the courtiers in any way?
8:05 Did a young King Charles ever feel 'frustrations' like Prince Harry does?
9:08 Why did Prince Harry feel he had 'a limited shelf-life'
10:23 Is the Royal system bigger than its Royal members needs and wants?
10:57 'Dodgy thing': How THAT Prince Andrew Newsnight interview happened
13:28 Are the courtiers collateral victims of 'family feuds'?
15:00 Do the courtiers ever TELL-OFF the Royals?
15:23 What is Prince William's relationship with his staff like?
16:52 The secrets of 'Tiaragate', Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Royal wedding
18:15 How early did the tensions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit start?
18:45 The 'crushing' phrase Meghan allegedly said to one of her staff
19:27 'Teenagers!': Samantha Cohen's experience of working with Prince Harry and Meghan
20:32 Prince Harry 'really had it in for' some courtiers
20:58 Discussing the Meghan Markle 'narcissistic sociopath' quotes
21:34 What does Valentine Low think about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
23:49 What did the courtiers want to achieve by talking to Valentine Low?
24:12 Have Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's legal team contacted Valentine Low?
24:25 'Meghan did Harry the greatest kindness' - Valentine Low on the most significant quote in the book
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Stop giving Harry so much credit for Invictis. He copied an American charity for Invictis, and had others do all the work!
I also find it interesting that Valentine said the Harry was not happy before he met Meghan and now he’s happy. Really…has he seen the Harry pictures before and after Meghan?
@@shicks3543 Harry can be happy with Meghan because they are birds of the same feather
Hmmm🤔so this person can write books exposing secrets but Harry cant🤔. Wow.... With unnamed sources. ODD
He should not be allowed to continue as he so not represent BRF. Personal capacity?? Nobody
Yep. In the first place, it was his father’s and the Queen’s idea, because he wasn’t DOING anything, just spending his days playing polo, hanging out with friends and tagging along with William and Catherine in order to stay in the public spotlight. Something as big as the Invictus Games would take two, maybe even three years, to plan. So, that means his father got a good number of staff allocated and they worked like the dickens to get it all coordinated. Must be nice to be a lazy do-nothing and have people come up with things that make you look good, to be in the spotlight, have all of the planning done for you, speeches written for you, and pretty much all you have to do is be briefed and show up. Then, take all of the credit and get all of the glory.
All Harry had to do was look at Sophie and Edward. They have become more and more admired as they work to serve the country. They did not need their ego stroked like baby Harry. He really is a weak, sad person.
I also find it interesting that Valentine said the Harry was not happy before he met Meghan and now he’s happy. Really…has he seen the Harry pictures before and after Meghan?
@@shicks3543 yeah yeah do u know harry personally ?? I don't think so!!!!
All he had to look at Princess Anne ! If it was all about the good work he had a GREAT Example right before his nose. . If it was / is all about inflating his ego he has NO Example in the RF whatsoever 😡
@@Brinkaaa23 And YOU DO? Please do share, then!!!
Arry wanted to be a mega star. He wanted to be William. He doesn't want to be minor working royals (in his mind) like Edward, Sophie, Anne, Kents and Gloucesters.
If Rachel Markle did Harry such a big “favor” by helping him get out of the BRF, why are they both working so hard to get back in?
I agree Sassy, the grass isn't always greener and they found that out the hard way. She thought with her royal connection she would be America's princess and could indefinitely trade off that but what has she got say, it's all phoney, she says she's a feminist but has used men in her life to climb the social ladder, says she's a humanitarian but has treated her elderly I'll father and friends like dirt and says she's an environmentalist but flies on private jets and lives in a house so big the energy use must be the equivalent of a village. Her downfall is thinking she's a lot smarter than she is and thinking no one would see through her. No one likes a phoney for long especially one who is constantly lecturing.
GOOOOD POINT!!! Totally agree 👍🏻
@@lauracrothers8131 Agree 💯
@@lauracrothers8131 Very well said. H and MM thought they were going to be superstars without the BRF. The deals with Netflix and Spotify certainly must have reinforced this delusion since they were offered so much money. They have now found out that they are D-Listers if that and not the superstars they had planned to be! I hope KC has the backbone to remain strong and stick by his words when he said he loved them and wished them well as they pursue their lives in America or whatever it was that he said. They no longer have a place in the BRF because of their own doing and it's time they grew up and realized it!
It is about the money, they spend more than they are capable of bring in. She is going to have to cut the donations to 1%, their over head is enormous.
Please remove Megan Markle from the photo of the Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the beginning of the program🙏
YES PLEASE 🙏
(Prefacing this with I’m not a Megan markle fan) she is still a part of the royal family in terms of, she married the kings son so although they don’t play a part of royal functions she should still remain on the photo and I know you may come back and comment on this with well she’s caused so much chaos and trouble in the family but she is still a part of it in terms of marriage😊 what’s the saying? You can’t pick your family but you can pick your friends
It is not a flattering picture of her...maybe that's why they left it as is.
Harry did not create the idea behind the Invictus games. He copied the American games. Please get that correct.
Hi from America. Yes he got the idea from Wounded Warrior event in the USA.
@@lizhorton5333 but he did not develop it. The palace aides did that for him and let him be the spokesperson for it, it gave Harry something to do. Harry is not capable of organising such complicated events.
Exactly
@@audreykennedy90 so who finances the Invictus Games?
Thank you! I feel I have to constantly remind them. 🙃
The whole wedding was a farce! She was a middle aged, divorced woman. Why didn’t they have a civil service with a blessing like Charles and Camilla. No tiaras, no white dressings, no littles bridesmaids, just a simple service with close family. I really think the Royals made a huge mistake fawning over this D rated actress and giving in to her tantrums. There is absolutely no excuse for Harry’s behavior. He was raised in the institution and knows how to behave properly and he chose not to. The Monarchy was petrified of being called racist which in the end she did anyway and will continue to do so as long as they allow her to get away with it! She was given way to much importance, which she didn’t earn nor deserved. I wish Charles would take away their titles and exile them permanently. They are hazardous to anyone health who comes near them. They are toxic.
They allowed the woke wine, now they have to drink it. I suspect they're just allowing this farce to continue to vaccinate against a repetition of such adventures
Harry did not come up with the Invictus game idea. He borrowed from our own US Wounded Warrior games. Do not give him credit for original concept. Also he did nothing to create- didn’t his staff do all the work? Harry doesn’t have an original thought at all. The fact that he was jealous of his young nephew is ridiculous. King Charles needs to make sure those mystery kids don’t get tithes! Otherwise that fool will continue to cause more problems here in the US! In the interim The Palace should maybe rehearse a statement that outlines exactly the fact that those 2 are not working members of the Royal family anymore and don’t deserve the special benefits of those real Royal family members who represent The King and the UK!
There's the answer why IV was up and running in a year. Copycat.
Well said, sick of Henry getting all the credit.
One only needs to look to the Princess Royal to understand there really isn’t a “shelf life” for a hard-working royal who gets on with the job.
The Invictus Games was copied wholesale by Harry from the original US Warrior Games which he attended the year before Invictus came into being. The British media shouldn’t perpetuate the fallacy that Harry actually had the brains to come up with anything original.
Thanks for that original thought ....how many times did Harry say publicly that he was inspired by the warrior games.? Never mind that....the way you state it couldn't be more original.
Harry never ever mentions that his father King Charles encouraged him and given millions to start off with , how come Harry never gives his father any credit for anything , his father encouraged him because he was doing absolutely nothing he has no skills for any job so like any other father he was pleased to start him off on this charity to give him something to do , and Harry wasn’t the only one in it a lot of people helped Harry but they never seem to get a mention either , Harry is not clever enough to do anything himself he had plenty of help and took all the credit for his self
Princess Anne goes about her business without fanfare and is one of the most loved, well respected royals. Whiny Harry doesn't get that it's not about him, it's about duty !nd honor. He could have garnered the same respect as Anne or the Duke of Kent if only he had the maturity to understand it.
Plus, she flew commercial to NYC and carried her own luggage.
Exactly. He just lacks the ability to see a larger picture.
If he thinks there was a shelf life on his success in the palace, he has no idea what is to come in Hollywood. There is no long game in Hollywood, you age out quickly. He has no talent, he has no position, he's already written his book; what will he have to offer to them in 5 years time?
He’s a spoilt immature man/child. His brother the Prince of Wales doesn’t whine and look for accolades, he goes about royal business making an impact on the British people
EVERYTHING he says and does since he married is controlled by the thing he married.
The drama began, the negativity began when “ M” arrived on the front door steps of the Royals. She’s that pestering thorn that no one can figure out how to remove.
One more note, “ M” has taught Prince Harry how to run away from problems, & create unnecessary negativity issues!! Look at her examples, moving all around, relationships, all around, marriages, all around! He was somewhat broken, she’s taken full advantage of it... She’ll leave him after her “ personal money flow” is dry.
Harry is more interested in being in the limelight and legacy than service. Princess Anne is not irrelevant and will leave a great legacy but it may not be well known.. It's pretty troubling that he's comparing himself to a little boy.
Meghan is many things but a victim is not one of them
Absolutely agree. However, they appeared to have established their ‘victimhood’ on the OW interview, and as we know it’s big business in the US. There were 17 proven lies told to the world that night, and the RF deemed racist without any proof. It seems it provided ‘a meal ticket’ for life, and invitations to royal events of their choosing or else…
Frankly, I think now the public is beginning to believe she had no intention of staying! Why all the American celebrities at the wedding, people they didn’t know!
And she kept all her American "staff", even before the marriage. She clearly had no intention of staying in the UK and living the royal life, but had an agenda about exploiting it and living off it.
@@soniavadnjal7553 Why should she have only UK people that she dose not know at her wedding? She was an actress and had celebrity friends so hence celebrities at her wedding.
@@godisgoodallthetime3845 she invited celebs from America, who admitted they didn't know her, so no difference. Strange she didn't invite any of her family from her mother's side.
@@wiganwench1 who admitted they did not know her during her wedding? Making up lies again 🤔. That’s what you people do. Along with the so call “ royal experts” that always knows what Harry and Meghan are thinking. You people have serious issues.
@@godisgoodallthetime3845 apparently, she didn’t know them before ?
Tom Bower wrote his as a result of her actions towards the monarchy also, good job we have these people to call her out on her awful behaviour !! But above all her lies !
Excellent comment, you sumed it up perfectly. Agree with you entirely.
Hello!! I agree!! I can’t wait to buy this book either!! Love from Oz!! 💕🇦🇺💃
@@ruthbutler8985 Great comment, Hello from N. S. W.
@@narellecox2028 Narelle I am in NSW!! Muswellbrook!! Where are you??🤣💕
I disagree. The jealous royals paid these guys to write lies about Harry and Meghan
When Harry is in a room now, people get up and leave.
Little bunny foo foo I don't want to see you scooping up the field mice and knocking them on the head. I'll give you threeeeeeee wishes. ..............
@@lwooldridge069 what?
can’t blame them. They’re both poison.
Harry’s idea of a shelf life due to George is ridiculous! Look at Anne, Sofie and Edward! William and Harry turned 18 over 21 years ago
I also find it interesting that Valentine said the Harry was not happy before he met Meghan and now he’s happy. Really…has he seen the Harry pictures before and after Meghan?
Do you have any proof this is real, obviously he isn’t that bothered by it, he left
@@shicks3543 Agree. Harry might not have been happy before Meghan but he looks absolutely miserable since Meghan. Perhaps if he had married one od his other love interests and left the royal family amicably or stayed in the family but just relocated he would have tru!y been happy. We will never know now but I do think there is a divorce in his future.
@@colliecoform4854 haz is unable to be happy as long as he hangs on to his resentments and jealousy. He was born 2nd not 20th in los. He lacks gratitude.
@@KateBates22zabu Bingo.
I still maintain that MM had no need to trash the RF in that interview with Oprah Winfrey. It was not only graceless but incredibly vindictive and spiteful.
And untruthful.
They hurt her first …
@@ayoayo7730 by doing what?
You've not been paying attention!
I don’t believe the institution failed in any way. Nothing short of having a position higher than the Waleses was ever going to satisfy these two. As for Harry writing rude emails to the private secretaries! That’s shocking behavior, and that was a clear red flag to the Queen that this thing that is Harry has gone nuts . Rude behavior is not to be tolerated, but it seems these two were allowed to get away with blue murder by the Queen and Charles. And Meghan has not done any kindness to Harry. She has enabled him to believe that trashing his family, bullying the staff , being rude to all is acceptable behavior. A person who makes you behave badly is not doing you a kindness .
Very true. Kindness will be returned although not necessarily from the people you are kind to. You have to develop a thick skin and persevere. You do it because that is a core part of yourself and your values! Most people do this without pats on the back. Those who do it FOR the pats on the back are going to be very disappointed.
Harry didn’t have the idea for Invictus games. He copied it. Now that’s all Harry has to stay “relevant”, cos playing a victim. Poor little rich boy.
And then his Courtiers planned, developed, and saw the project to fruition. H did nothing but come back from the American Warrior Games and said, I want to do that.
Valentine Low comes across as lovely , level headed and fair man. As for Meghan and Harry already talking of leaving the institution before even marrying , it comes across as them wanting to monetise the Royal Family and live off their indiscretions. Regarding Harry worrying about his standing within the family dwindling, he was widely respected and loved by the British people. If he had continued to provide unwavering support for William, his ‘shelf life’ would have been as long as his brother’s. The public loved seeing them together. It seems as though he had a personality transplant after he met Meghan.
Wow, you nailed it.
Very well said 👏👏👏
Exactly, spot on. Neither of them want to actually work and want to live a life of leisure, with a bottomless pit of money to spend and fame on top of it all. Harry has no purpose now, so what he's done to "escape the shelf life" thing, is to run away from the meaninful duty of royalty, to prevent that, but he's effectively actually canceled himself out of ever having a legacy, by leaving royalty behind. It doesn't make sense.
Some of the Queens cousins are still alive, and I think still do some public events. And they're old, no reason Harry couldn't have done that. But if he was as unhappy as it seems, leaving is probably best for him. It just seems to have been done poorly (to me) and there appear to be enormous growing pains in figuring out what they can still do, what they cannot do, and how they're going to fund themselves.
I love "PERSONALITY TRANSPLANT " FROM Mr Valentine Low description of Harry
You can have the best of advisors but if you aren't willing to listen to and consider their 'advice' it won't matter.
Meghan should have prepared herself better. She should have watched every episode of: 'Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister" to give her an idea of the much less funny palace versions of Sir Humphrey Appleby, but on steriods, that she would have to be dealing with.
@@marksolum1794 I think in Meghan's mind, there was no need to prepare because she was convinced she'd take over and do things her way.
Why would you need a fitting for that hot mess of a hairdo. It was just a messy bun, not some complicated updo! 🙄
May I just say that this interview was a delight. It is not the first interview of Valentine Low that I have watched--but it is by far the best interview of Mr. Low! Jo Elvin is very skilled at asking a question--and then letting Mr. Low answer completely and fully. In other interviews, the interviewers seemed intent on interrupting with their own opinions, anecdotes or additional questions so the interviews become more about them and less about what Mr. Low actually had to say. Thank you Jo Elvin for being a total professional! It is very much appreciated.
Opposite of Megalier's style
Agree! Jo is a delight!
Absolutely agree.
Her voice bellows and grates, and the atmosphere was angsty. She should sit back in her chair and not interrupt.
Do not agree, her only contribution is to say “interesting” at intervals, or make a trite remark.
Harry being worried about a shelf-life tells me how much Harry actually needs and craves attention and the limelight. Very much like Meghan, so in retrospect, they are perfect for one another. It shows me that he craves that limelight for himself, not for the charities and other causes his royal position is supposed to bring attention to.
I think the king and Prince William are right in having male secretaries. They are around them 24/7 and know everything. Having a woman can bring gossip about potential affairs with the secretary. So they are right to safeguard themselves and their marriages
and women are more likely to go to the press.
maybe they dont have women secretaries so they cant be accused of affairs.
All ends that ends well...Harry got to leave the "firm" in search of a celebrity lifestyle and his wife got to become the celebrity she always wanted to be!...Now the Royal Family can get on with the job in peace...hopefully. 🙏👑
Well said , because that is exactly what they are doing . Harry has truly made himself relevant .
girl irrelevant
Splendid interview, thank you. The audacity of Meghan, the trouble and grief she has caused. Prince Phillip was not for this world and after Meghan and Harry went ahead with the Oprah Interview, it sealed the deal for me and confirmed what I thought about them. There toxic behavior was abhorrent, the goings on behind the scenes confirmed. I have ordered Valentine's book and cannot wait to read it.
It’s a fascinating read.
@@dotwillcoxson5352 Thank you, it still hasn't arrived, yet, cannot wait to read LOL!
Lucky you ! Have ordered the book as I am in indonesia it will take some time !
@@retnohapsari828 By the great reviews I have seen, it will be worth the wait. I hope you enjoy the book, when it arrives!
I don’t appreciate Meghan crocodile tears 🤥🤥🤥
I'm surprised that some people said that Meghan gave Harry an out and that he was unhappy before he met her.
He sure didn't LOOK unhappy before Meghan!! He was always palling around with William and Kate, having many laughs, attending many events and he generally looked like he had it together. He had the Invictus Games which gave him a sense of accomplishment in the post-military arena, he had his military positions and all seemed well. So if he was so unhappy, he certainly masked it well.
I've just gone back and watched Williams wedding and Zara's wedding from 12 years ago. One thing I noticed is that Harry was always the third wheel and often ignored during public events. He always tried to put on a cheerful demeanor but I suspect he wasn't as happy as he put on. Couple that with Chelsea breaking up with him and Cressida saying she didn't want the stress of being with him, I suspect he was rather lonely and scared for his future and particularly scared that he would end up alone. Which would explain why he clung so desperately to Megs when she wormed her way into his life.
@@tvs9978 yes...yes...yes, timing is important. Megan came along at the right time for Harry to leave Royal family.
The happiness was a cover and the joking around masked his serious lack of intelligence and deep mental issues. He was a troubled boy. He always wanted out but reluctant to give up privileges and money and too dim to work. Meghan actually did show him a way to make money but they both seriously miscalculated.
Megheads hair was atrocious at her wedding, so the argument for the tiara is quite ridiculous.
Lol 🤔. Really sad😂
Correct! An excellent point. It looked like no effort was made at all! Seems it was a lot of fuss over nothing but that's a Diva for you!
Excellent point? 😂... What BS are you talking about now. STOP HATING PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW
@@masegomodise255 Does your "command" pertain to you too; to stop hating people who do not agree with you?? Sometimes it is necessary for the "Dr" to take their own medicine!!
@@lddixon2394 I don't hate you be a use I dont know you... You are busy spreading lies about someone you have never met and will never meet. It's really sad.
MM didn’t show PH “a way out” from his unhappiness. Instead, she created for him a different kind of unhappiness, even more-so than before.
I always wondered why Harry didn't leave his position as a senior Royal before he got married. It would have been more convincing that he wanted to live a more private life.
Maybe he should have looked to the princess royal and he might have learned something
I am so glad Valentine Low put out this book. The truth is out!
Clear, concise, no flannel. Such an interesting interview. Very informative.
Great interview but remember but you can’t reason with a narcissist
Jo Elvin, you are a tremendous interviewer. You are well prepared, ask well-informed open-ended questions, sit attentively and let the interviewee have all the time he needs to construct thoughtful answers. Not an easy job you have. I love to watch and learn from you about how to actively listen, a skill we all would do well to practice.
Excellent interview. I’m glad it was balanced. Not biased in Harry’s favor but giving him the kindness we all do not deserve at times. Lord have mercy on Meghan because I’m not able to.
Amen!
Lol 😂 ok old miserable, racist woman. This guy also is a joke. Harry dose not care about his rank in the royal family. If he did he would have stay in that miserable institution.
I don't feel sorry for Harry at all. I never thought he was very intelligent, but now it seems his brains are a little more than mashed potatoes.
No way would vl been able to be biased in Harry's favor...Harry made his decisions stubbornness not listening to advice an paranoid delusions
Where was kind ess for his grandmother and grandfather??? He had none for them.
I’ve read the book and was delighted it wasn’t all about Harry and Meghan. Wonderful peek behind the curtain and how the royal family actually functions.
Oh good to know. Waiting for my copy.
Thank you. I am debating on whether to get it. I would be very interested in the Lascelles family's influence, which I understand Mr. Low covers.
Interestingly, there are people on Amazon downvoting it because they thought it was about Meghan and Harry. It’s never been promoted as that by Low.
Love Jo's style of interview..concise and allows people to actually answer fully. Great job Jo.
Jo's my choice fir neighbour!
Harry didn’t invent the Invictus games it was an idea he took home from the United States
Methane, like lots of other brides to be turned into Bridezilla but of epic proportions
I also find it interesting that Valentine said the Harry was not happy before he met Meghan and now he’s happy. Really…has he seen the Harry pictures before and after Meghan?
Meghan was just copying Diana. about men in grey suits
Meghan delusionally (is that a word?) believed she would have the popularity and impact of Diana. Laughable 😂
@@lizhorton5333 meghan used Dianas complaints so she would be believed,
Excellent job Jo. Really appreciate your balanced approach. I'd still choose you as,a neighbor.
❤
A true gentleman well done
Harrys words he didn't know he was trapped until Markle told him. Says it all
Excellent interview!
Finally the real story....no hate
No, no, no…..she didn’t do him any kindness for his sake alone. She did everything for her own interest. He so happened to be the brand-name handbag that she needed at the time.
Jo Elvine continues to ask interesting and thought provoking questions. Rare and refreshing. Give that woman a raise!
Haha, there was no way MM was going to hide away in SA with dumbo for a year!
MM wanted to wear the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara (valued at £10 million - the most expensive of HMTQ's tiaras) at her wedding but it had been promised to Eugenie by HMTQ for her marriage to Jack Brooksbank to take place 6 months later. HMTQ said that tiara 'would not be appropriate'. MM threw a 'tiara tantrum' and went running to HH to complain. HH was irate at the snub and told anyone who would listen 'What Meghan wants, Meghan gets'. Rather than giving in to Harry's request for MM to get her preferred tiara, HMTQ told him "She gets what tiara she’s given by me." MM wore the Queen Mary's bandeau tiara (valued at €2 million).
Touchee HMTQ!! 👑
H&M weren't even married yet! The writing was on the wall!!
IMO. Allegedly.
Harry’s horrific character was protected for years by The Palace. He is now “on his own” and his character has been on display for all to see. Combined with a raging narcissist as his wife … look at the result.
I do hope that Tina Brown's suggestion that king Charles himself might pay back Penguin's advance for Harry's book isn't happening because that would make him look as though he is giving in to blackmail. What would happen next time the Sussexs' run out of cash and another book/netflix/spotify production get mooted? What is your take on this, Jo?
Tina Brown hasn’t lived in Britain for years. Likes to think her one time friendship with Diana means she’s an expert. She isn’t.
@@Diamondmine212 the suggestion that Charles gives Harry the money to repay Penguin has been raised elsewhere, too.
I have to admitt l thought King Charles may pay back penguins advance l hope not Charles will be puting his son before the people of the country we want that book published let the true feelings they have said be seen it will make King Charles do what should have been done 3 years ago take their titles off of them they don't deserve them that's what they are afraid of and nobody would believe half of what is written by a liar and and traitor he and his vile wife will write more books about the RF don't do it King Charles.
If you think the staff and system around the British royal house is too much. Do some research into the Japanese Imperial Household Agency! It will shock you.
*@Cornelia:* Sounds fascinating. Do you have a book to recommend on that subject?📚
Yes me too. Book?
@@larushka1 The one to my knowledge which caused the most stir would be "Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne." It gives a great insight into Palace life. It's almost the Japanese equivalent of the Andrew Morton book, except it broke so many taboos it's actually hard to find in Japanese.
@@mccrie407 Thanks so much. Will check it out.
I actually don’t agree that Meghan did him a great kindness enabling him to leave the Royal life: Harry appeared fulfilled - with his Invictus Games, his Sentebele Charity work, and his environmental work, he seemed to do be doing not just good work, but seemed to be fulfilled. He had undertaken a very successful trip representing the Crown to the Caribbean, and in his engagement interview, he contravened something Meghan said about duties, and knowing what was expected. I think he left to ensure her wellbeing (in his perception) and to ensure their marriage survived, especially since they had a child. But I don’t see any evidence he planned to leave prior to his marriage. He got on well with William and Kate, and was known to be close to Charles, plus he had a clear loyalty to the armed services. So to leave his family and his country was not something I think he planned to do. And the look of constant unhappiness and misery on his face since he left confirms that - he used to be lighthearted, carefree, and fun - a very popular Royal. That has disappeared. Sadly.
He was apparently very unhappy with the public side of things, especially photographers and journalists.
Unfortunately he has just exchanged one public lifestyle for a worse one, and with no way to get off the hamster wheel.
Agree. I might add : if Harry was unhappy prior to meeting MM, it was possibly because he could not find a woman like Catherine to share his life with. I believe he intended to remain in the royal family (as stated in the Engagement interview) and work as a team with Meghan. However, from many accounts, Meghan had already plotted to gain a "Princess" title, then once she had a child, would return to the USA and use the title to open the doors formerly closed to her and the child to guarantee Harry's loyalty and protection from the RF. Harry of course was persuaded that the RF was the cause of his unhappiness and he needed to leave for his 'mental health' and to "protect" Meghan and his child from the same fate as his mother (paranoia). I don't believe Meghan did Harry a "kindness", she has wholeheartedly manipulated him and tried to do the same to the RF, the British people and to popular opinion in the USA.
Harry got duped, a divorce is definitely in order, and since his position is falling away, how much longer will he endure her?
I totally agree. I rarely see a smile on his face now. IMHO she's using him as a stepping stone. Without him she is nothing. They could have gotten so much accomplished within the royal family but unfortunately wanted to be the shining star in all this. Someone in the previous comments remarked how hard Anne and the Wessexes work for the UK. Not looking for kudos, just trucking along to support her Majesty the Queen and now His Majesty King Charles. Quite a shame really. So much more could've been accomplished.
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It is common knowledge that Harry had a very good relationship with Catherine. Of course, unlike the bride his brother chose, Harry might prefer someone like himself with a bit of a history, who likes to smoke dope, is prone to fantasy and is also willing to give the middle-finger to his family but insiders also say, Harry wanted to marry and have his own children.Quote : "The other women he'd been involved with" (who) "didn't want to marry him because they didn't want to lead that kind of life", suggests Harry WAS looking for someone like Catherine to join him in a life of duty and service. Interesting that Meghan came along, chose him (as she prefers to see it) and didn't want to lead the kind of life his past girlfriends rejected, either..
Seems like the archetypes topics for meghans podcasts, are basically whatever issues she had with her very short time within the RF...?
( or whatever she perceived the issues were)
Treat the RF as a huge working enterprise, and the heads of different departments have to organise tours, schedules, meetings, personal diaries, other staff schedules, castles, private housing sudden events and rescheduling, etc etc...
so The Men in Grey Suits basically organise and keep up to date all moving parts that help the RF run...
Much like running a hospital, or huge media corp...so many moving parts over so many different departments...that they have to be coordinated to function in the correct manner...
Well even if the Palace wanted to iron things out early with Harry and Meghan, if their plan, Meghan's plan was never to stay long, to be half in, half out, I doubt if the Palace would have ever offered them something they'd be happy with. I mean Low mentions about courtiers drawing up early plans to make Meghan happy, but she said she'll just support her husband, but then she did not give up her publicist, and other people from her celebrity life. So I think that even if the Palace talked with the unhappy newlyweds from the very start, that talk would still not have become fruitful, especially for Harry and Meghan who already had plans to leave from the very start.
I watched Harry on the zoom call with the Well Child award recipients. It reminded me how much I loved Harry before Megain entered his life. My largest wish is for him to be removed from her spell and one day finally come to his senses. Not only to see her for who she really is…but to have SOME chance at redemption. Sadly, I don’t think that will happen. He’s more trapped now with her than he ever was a working Royal. And now that one is his children is an actual American born citizen, he would lose his children if he tried to leave her. Which surely she holds over his head to keep him trapped. He was duped by a master manipulator and was the perfect prey for her. She exploited every one of his deepest vulnerabilities, along with gaslighting him from his family or anyone who could talk some sense into him. It truly is a shame.
I couldn't agree more. Abouf everything.
Meghan has been like the invasion of the body snatchers. Harry has been taken over, he’s someone we don’t know anymore !!!
Well put.
Both of his children hold American citizenship. Any American who has a child, anywhere in the world, automatically bestow American citizenship on the child. I don't know if that is the case with UK citizenship.
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Good point. Little girl is an American not a Princess, hmm
Wow I could listen to Mr Low all day, brilliant interview
What a solid, decent chap he seems to be!
A nice tall man too.
Man of the past which stays classic and the best. Real, gentle, polite and yes, tall and handsome too lol
I agree, thoroughly decent gentleman, and very interesting interview - thank you Jo!
Well, Migraine found Haz a way out, but unfortunately, they got out and continued stalking the royal family and complicating their lives. They don't know what "out" means, and I don't think Haz is any less miserable.
Valentine Low what a unique and loving name you possess.
My question is this…..they say Harry was deeply unhappy in the last 2 years of his working royal life. Well, I guess I would ask this……is he actually happy in this “new” life? He still seems extremely bitter and angry. He’s suing people right and left, saying awful things about his family, ghosted all his friends he once had, and now they supposedly want to move again!!!!! He just doesn’t seem happy from the outside looking in. 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Wherever you go, there you are.
@@_NeelyOHara_ Yes, exactly. He's doing a "Nealy o'Hara"! Appreciate the reference to Valley of the Dolls.
Very interesting conversation with the author Valentine Low,the conversation dosent change the view, in my opinion that no matter what the RF did it wouldn't work;
Unless they changed everything to her / his satisfaction and remember the Queen came from another era.
Great interview!🌞
I feel like Mr. Lows explanation of the inner circle of men in gray suits and press people are not that different in any big business. I think the surprise shouldn't be like it is so different. It is large, multi layered just like in again, in business. As a professional in the court system in USA, this happens all the time, special egos of different people and how to handle with them; some with tempers; some that want perfection; people who want to move into to the inner circles; the climbers; the many really loyal and hard working people too.
Wow! Awesome guest and interview!
Get Bower on too!
Agreed! Tom Bower did an excellent and thorough job with his research as well
Bower has already been on. Its on TH-cam somewhere
Jo Elvin, I had to restart the video to catch your name. I don’t recall any interviewer with such skill and humility in doing her job. I must now subscribe to continue exposure to memorable reportage.
Excellent interview. There is so much junk about this situation online that one tries hard to ferret out the actual facts from the frisson of emotion and downright hate. This was balanced, low-key, professional and a delight to watch. Thanks to you both.
Jo does the best interviews!!! Valentine Low seems like he wrote a very thoughtful, yet accurate account of life behind the scenes at the palaces. I'm looking forward to reading it.
I’m reading it now on Kindle. Very interesting.
@@dotwillcoxson5352 I just downloaded it onto my Kindle too! Lolol. Good to hear you are enjoying it so far (as am I). I felt Tom Bowers book just re-hashed stuff we already knew. This book seems like it has more new information.
One, the pen incident seems unfair because who knows how much sleep he had had in days. Also, as a female, I would not expect Charles or William, etc to have female staff who could claim sexual misconduct. Best to avoid that scenario from ever being tried.
Great interview! Insightful and balanced.
Thank you Jo Elvin for another very interesting interview!! Mr Low’s book sounds great. Maybe we should gift a copy to Harry and Meghan!! But they probably still trying to destroy all the copies of “Revenge” they can get their hands on!!
Excellent interview!! So thrilled to hear from Mr. Low. I love Jo's interviewing style. Casual and to the point with just enough formality and ease combined. She has a knack for asking the exact questions I'm pondering in my head.
“their truth” is now coming hard up against *the* truth
and, as the ole sayin’ goes “ *THE* truth will out”!
More like Megan preyed on his vulnerability
You're dead right.
Jo is one of the best interviewers in the business. I never want her videos to end.
Why isn’t the book released simultaneously in the US. I think it really huts your US sales as it will be fully dissected in You Tube by then, with no surprises.
@Mary Colway try book depository? Lots of Americans buy from there, good luck
I ordered my copy from The Book Depository in the UK. Previously I had purchased from them the book REVENGE and I received it in 3 weeks. According to Amazon the USA printing is for Jan. 2023 but I think we will see it sooner than that.
I had pre-order on Kindle. It downloaded automatically on 6 October (Australia)
It isn't Low's choice. It all depends on the publisher - the book will have a different publisher in the US than in the UK.
Can’t you buy from Amazon?
King does have a lot on his plate, and the pen thing was probably after have hardly any sleep, I might have had to constrain myself from kicking over that small table for such a big book. Many people have tempers but they’re so public the media picks up on every little thing. Harry is a different kettle of fish, and a rotten kettle at that
I also find it interesting that Valentine said the Harry was not happy before he met Meghan and now he’s happy. Really…has he seen the Harry pictures before and after Meghan?
His mother just passed, No time to mourn privately, dealing with Harry and his demands and temper tantrum’s.. He was upset with the pen.. It made him human.. I would have said a few four letter words and tossed it out the window..He is human.. Long Live King Charles ❤️
@@lora1718 spot on
@@shicks3543 true story, if he’s happy I m in need of great help.
Tired and emotional yes under those circumstances!
Jo, kudos on an outstanding and thoughtful interview. What do you think about Valentine Low finding relevance in the person who commented that, although he did not agree with MM, she did Harry a favor by giving him a way out of the RF? I'm not sure MM did Harry any favors since he appears far more unhappy now that he is out of the RF than when he was part of it. What he really needed was someone to show him that the grass was greener in England than the US.
yeah...in regards to andrew...you can only do so much as an advisor...he's his own worst enemy
A great read, thoroughly enjoyed the interview!
Can't wait for my book to arrive from London!
Me too! Ordered from Book Depository last week.
@@Gigie2Z same. It’s the only way I could quickly get it here in America. Can’t wait!
@@Gigie2Z Appreciate they didn't charge for shipping. Perhaps they send boxes full to USA!
I, too, am waiting for my book from UK. Won’t arrive for another week 😢
@@monaperdue5412 it’s been a pain in the ass trying to get Tom Bower’s book too. I finally found a way to get it but then remembered I should’ve waited since he’s adding new stuff to it for the US release 🤦🏻♀️ oh well. Guess I’ll try to just find out about the new chapters from ppl reviewing it, or just buy a cheap used copy later on haha
Valentine Low is a kind man and a skilled guest ... answering questions, yet still being fair when fairness is due. I have pre-order this book, and am truly looking forward to it arriving in January!
I am currently enjoying Valentine Low’s book, recommend it.
As a narcissist, Andrew probably didn't listen to the interview answers his advisors wanted him to give.
Add arrogant and unintelligent to the list.
I thought the same.
The Invictus Games were NOT Harry's idea, it was replicated from the Wounded Warriors in the USA, i.e. the idea and the work was done, copies in the UK and Harry put his face to it...he's too thick to make his own dinner ffs.
Allegedly, l read somewhere that KC went to USA and he's shown that WW... He asked them permission to do almost the same things in UK... Perhaps PH is given the ideas to carry on with "The Invictus Games"...
Catherine wore a tiara from Claire’s for the hair rehearsal. Why couldn’t she do that? Tiaras aren’t just given at a moments notice. I wish there was a video of how they treated their staff.
Harry had so many family members to look up to and emulate. Princes Anne, King Charles, the Glousters, Sophie & Edward, Zara, William, all who in their own right show their allegiance to the Queen and love for their mother, cousin, grandmother, etc. My favorite is the Duke of Kent who stood so silently regal with the Queen on so many occasions and respected the meaning of his duty so much that he would never have thought to brag about his role. It was his honor. Sorry to be so sentimental, but I'm still so sad at the Queen's passing and it's the DOK's birthday, and I wish him well. Xx
Thank you for your lovely comment about the Duke of Kent.
Even his 7 year old niece had it together better than Harry.
Valentine Low did very good interview
Everyone goes on about the pen incident but they seem to forget he had just lost he mother The Queen.
Well well well M. LOW is being VERY cautions to what he says. My goodnees: what power does she have that everybody is so frightened to call her out??? I mean their little exchange there about the bullying is a shame to journalism!!
I really enjoyed this interview!! I would pick Jo as a neighbor.
What a delight to watch such a professionally conducted interview. It was riveting. Thank you very much.
Glad Harry found his way out if that is what be wanted. I just don’t like how they are always competing with the Royals.
Wonderful interview. Very informative.
Meghan may have given Harry the greatest act of kindness by showing him an alternative life or a way out, however, the way in which they have both acted in achieving this, is the act of greatest betrayal and without integrity. There were a thousand alternatives that could’ve been played out, whereby all parties are left with everything in tact. Unfortunately, this alternative life has firmly laid the path of no return for this couple. The only way is down from now on.
The fact that meghan invited people from hollywood on their wedding day, people who they dont know personally, speaks volumes. She has agenda long before....
I enjoyed the interview of Valentine Low very much.
Been waiting for this one!