UPDATE: I have been trying to find a reliable source for two stories: 1: Harry was offered a settlement, that he allegedly rejected and 2: William donated his settlement to Invictus Games. I understand they are probably true but are unverifiable at this stage…so I left them out of this recording. ❤ There seems to be a focus in the comments on the number of times somebody has been hacked and where William donated his settlement money. (Many I suspect from people who haven't even watched my video 😂) None of that is really relevant to the video I made! I don't know why how many times someone has been hacked is relevant? The damage can be enormous to any individual from one hack so I didn't bother mentioning that in this video...I suspect it is just part of the NGN spin and it has been covered ad nauseam by them! I am also aware of the story that Prince William donated his settlement to the Invictus Games. Which is a wonderful thing to do! I support William in this video however I also support Harry taking NGN to court over the phone hacking, I am CRITICAL however, of the way Harry went about it! X
Definitely it really comes down to the unnecessary inclusion of William, as the tone/wording is to really bring slander . For William I wonder if it wasn't about the money but winning the case with the acknowledgement that the wrong thing done had accountability?? Agree, even being hacked once would be awful, like knowing a robber has been in your home even if he didn't get away with any items. Enjoyed the video 😄from sunny northern Qld!
I agree that there is damage even if it was just one hacking incident. But the fact is that when damages are being assessed in a court case, the details will make a difference. For instance, in a case where somebody is being sued because they were negligent and someone got hurt because of it. Every detail would be considered when deciding damages, like how bad did the person get hurt, was the negligence something that should have been foreseen, does it appear that the person being sued was careless or did they show a complete disregard for other's safety, and so on. So it was reasonable that William and Catherine would've been able to get a bigger settlement. Harry has the right to sue for whatever he wants, but the fact that he got hacked 9 times and Catherine got hacked 155 times is relevant when assessing damages.
@@janelle6508 From a monetary viewpoint definitely. Didn't Harry get that? Or he just did not want to settle, so that is why he did not take the money offered??
It IS very sad what the combination of drugs, jealousy, and a narcissistic woman can do to a man who had a family and a country who loved him and covered for ALL his transgressions!
Maybe that's the problem with H, his transgressions were covered up and thus he avoided responsibility for them. He always blames other people for his stupidity, e.g. William and Catherine 'made' him wear the nazi uniform.
I think the root of it all is jealousy…to harbor a sausage grudge since childhood such that you would put it in a book that you frame as “the man you have become” is pathetic. He has not grown beyond those sausages.😼
@@thevocalcrone This is how he looks. Some of his PR people should tell him that even though he may have some valid points, at the end of the day he does look very small and only focused on himself. It is a bad look for someone who wants to be an important figure on the world stage.
It also seems like he doesn't realize the difference between saying something to the public or a person, and saying things to a judge and court of law. VERY different things. The court will INSIST that anything said be clarified in depth, with explanations and details, which he doesn't usually give with others.
It’s terrible that Harry tried to call William’s private settlement a “secret agreement” - painting William as this sneaky, secretive person that can’t be trusted.
William gave all the money to charity and Chelsea hazbeens x got a pay out at the same time .Unlike hazbeen has respect from UK citzens and it seems that Chelsea does as well as she stood up for William saying he gave his money to charity she also said hazbeen laughed and didn't do anything .William took the case as Catherine was hacked 150 times hazbeen 9 times .
William’s secret’ settlement was actually just an out of court settlement that was not made public. Well within the now POW’s rights to choose to do that as a means to protect his privacy that was so mercilessly invaded by NGN.
A private out of court settlement is everyone's right to choose. And I'm sure Harry and Mehgan do it too. Harry is a nasty piece of work to expose other people's settlements when he would go crazy if anyone revealed his settlements.
Harry is still like a child who has no idea why his family ;all adults, do what they do. He sees only himself. This "secret settlement" simple is "private settlement". His intention using the word " secret" to attack his own brother is so mean.
The fact that Harry even admits revealing William’s settlement was a “shield and not a sword” tells me everything. Allegedly Harry was offered a deal of around 200K at the same time but I guess he didn’t think it was enough. I agree the press went too far but Harry’s scorched earth 🔥 way of communicating does him no favors and his invasion of his brother’s privacy somehow always makes me respect William more. My sympathies for Harry are non existent because of his own behavior.
Harry was offered a 250k settlement but he did decline the settlement. He wanted more, great analysis. William did get a million and donated to invictus !!! Harry had his day in court but he didn't like the outcome, so he sued again. Harry is a rogue .... drugs have and his wife have really messed him up. Good riddance 👏
We also need to remember that Tom Bradby never really challenged Harry in that interview, allowing him to spout a ton of porky pies. He is clearly taking info from Harry and I would not trust a word he says let alone put it in a book
Well said, I agree, I even wrote a similar comment with my thoughts about this issue here.... NO sympathy from me either, he doesn't deserve it. NOTHING will never be enough for him, only if he would get to bypass William and become king he might relent, though I'm not so sure... he will find something else to complain and be jealous of his brother... with the aid of his wife, no doubt.
Agree, going to court with his issues is not the problem. But encroaching onto another's choice, that was legit is another thing all together. I think most people see through Harry's use of language re William. It would have been traumatic enough to know that someone has been listening into your phone conversations. A lot of people in a high profile public life would have done the same as William.
Loved your balanced analysis of the books and articles you read. Harry has really done the dirty on William by announcing to the world that “secret deals “were done when they were private. Also, I read that William donated the whole settlement to the Invictus Games, Harry’s project. Instead of hurting William, he should be thanking him.
I think Harry wants the money for himself not 'his' charity. He is proving to not be a charitable man. He expected $50 million in damages, to be added to his own coffers.
I hear what you’re saying about Harry but I think it’s important also to wonder if his reaction is out of proportion to the offence. Harry’s phone was hacked 6 times as opposed to William (around 50-60 and Catherine (around 150). Hence the size of the settlement to William. Also, Harry was offered a settlement and turned it down , a choice he made himself. The length of his witness statement to me screams vendetta (against both his brother and the newspaper) rather than a genuine thirst for justice
@@katel7309 It’s the same person but he’s launched a separate lawsuit, in which case I would think refusing their offer the first time would affect the outcome but I’m no lawyer!!
Most likely he was angry at the size of William's settlement against his. He is so jealous of his brother, and I really believe he is a danger to William's physical welfare...and that is not hyperbolic. I don't think it will ever be safe for William to meet with this guy alone, and they also need to keep Prince George away from Harry.
This as a part of an article that was in the Telegraph. " Since 90 per cent of civil claims are settled out of court in the UK, William merely did the same as most phone hacking victims in opting for a payout rather than going to trial. Far from being in hock to Murdoch, he appears to have taken around £1 million out of NGN’s coffers while sparing himself the ordeal of a court appearance".
You have given an EXCELLENT summary of this case - clear and balanced for sure! I believe that Harry ruins his own credibility, not by the essence of the case, but rather by his hypocritical outrage! No matter how ruthless and unfair the press was, the Court is the place for justice and the Court does not seek revenge. So Harry's constant demands for apologies 'that hurt' (in this case Murdoch's) is yet another example of his unreasonable demands. As a society, we all must compromise and we often do not get everything we want when an injustice occurs. It's Harry's 'method' or technique of trying to humiliate and expose 'the enemy' (his family now) that I have a problem with. And it's a technique that is clearly undoing him (and Meghan). Thank you so much for putting a serious matter into perspective. Love your channel!!!!
Harry is no less hypocritical than the Royal family. In this case they are both wrong, with Harry being a little bit more honest, which puts him in favour. Yes Harry is a narcissist, which doesn't change the fact he's human and we should not allow ourselves to treat him inhumanely, least we want to become like him.
You’re sense fairness and pragmatic approach is how professional journalists should be. Certainly makes one aware how far too quickly we judge without all the facts. Can’t wait for your next podcast.
You do make every effort to be impartial. I am an expat Australian living in Canada. I love the up-front Aussie style. Thank you for that and for your detailed reporting, your wider and deeper perspective. Very informative. Thank you.
Your always balanced with your breakdowns and I like that but Harry never seems rational enough to understand the damage he causes and he wants an apology from everyone else but he’s somehow immune from wrongdoing.
So very true!! He doesn’t allow himself the perspective of rational thought. His emotional thinking makes him easily manipulated and appear less mature than his years.
Harry was hacked 9 times, William, I think 36 times and poor Catherine, I believe around 150 times, which is one of the reasons that Harry was offered £200,000 rather than the larger amount that William received and paid to Invictus.
Harry wanted the same amount as William or higher to show the publics he is more important than William that’s why he wanted the equalled amount or MORE. He is so deluded even the hacker only hack him 9 times that’s why he is angry he wanted to be hacked as high as Princess of Wales then he think he is as popular as the WALES
Yes through Catherine’s and William’s charity “The Royal Foundation” in 2020 the same year has the settlement. A donation was made just over £500, 000 to the Invictus games. It was made public regarding the donation at the time.
Harry is out for blood from anyone who has ever looked at him the wrong way. He’s a man full of anger and jealousy. That’s never going to let him have a happy life. Too bad he’ll never recognize that.
Well, I for one thoroughly enjoyed your history lesson. Being non-British, I now understand the background of what is happening and also the why. You gave a very "balanced" view, so kudos to you😉
Unfortunately Harry is his own worst enemy. He doesn't undersatnd that people that are always complaining tend to go unheard because it just sounds like an ongoing wail where others just roll their eyes and go 'oh yea.. yet again'.
I agree with the lack of balance on the issue. BUT what I’m hating is how much fuel H has just given to the most venomous & bad faith conspiracy theorists. There’s no way of clearing this up now that he’s put it out there.
William is as solid as a rock. He won a court case and quietly without fanfare, put the money where he knew it was desperately needed. My respect for him is overwhelming.
We LOVE your balanced and open views 🙂 It's so refreshing in the quagmire of modern information. William was surely genuine as he donated the settlement to charity. Harry was protected so well by the RF growing up that we all believed Harry was a lovable rascal. Seeing the real Harry now I am overwhelmed with admiration for the loyalty and protection the RF showed the selfish and neurotic young man.
First of all, the witness statement has been submitted incorrectly. It was not required and it was not given to the defence prior to submission so that rebuttals could be provided. The judge will decide whether to allow it into evidence in the first place. Secondly, the judge has pointed out 'factual inconsistencies' between the statement and the way the original case was presented. This is a big deal. A witness statement should confine itself to the facts alone. Thirdly, there was a time limit placed on subsequent action related to these cases and this has in fact passed so this is a meaningful position by the defence. Fourthly, William made an out of court settlement, an entirely legal and very common occurrence, for the extensive hacking he and Catherine experienced which was considerably more often than Harry. There is a belief that Harry was also offered a settlement which he turned down. William is also believed to have donated that settlement to Invictus. And finally, the monarchy cannot go about it's business without press cooperation, it would be a monumental own goal to make enemies of the press.
Your fourth point I made in my video. I didn’t try to explain the legal aspects as I’m not a lawyer however I did say the judge was unimpressed with the Witness Statement and it did Harry no favours.
@@thevintagereadGenerally I enjoy your compare and contrasts from a literary viewpoint, however, I think it's quite difficult to make clear points here without reference to the legal aspects, especially when you point out that most commentators are on NGN's side. The reason for this is probably because H's case is actually quite weak. He is fast becoming a vexatious litigator and is hounding a free press because he seemingly does not like to be criticised. Where will that end? TH-cam commentators? Is does beg the question.
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Your honesty is a breath of fresh air! There are always two sides to every story with the truth somewhere in the middle. Always look forward to your posts! THANK YOU!
In addition to not taking responsibility himself while insisting on accountability in others, the other thing that really annoys me about Harry and Meghan is that no punishment applied to others is ever enough for them. Meghan is choosing not to attend the coronation because she doesn't feel King Charles did enough regarding the skin color remark ("unconscious bias") in the royal family. Both King Charles and Meghan agree the remark was made without malice. Apparently, counseling/cautioning the individual that made the remark isnt enough for Meghan. I wonder what she thinks King Charles should have done. Publicly name and shame the individual that made the remark? Schedule a public stoning? Jail the individual? Send the individual off to a work camp for reeducation? Harry and Meghan insist on a high (perhaps even unreasonable) level of accountability from others, yet they don't want that same standard applied to themselves. They blame others for their mistakes and bad deeds instead of taking accountability. Very hypocritical.
Kate had it worst. 100+ times, William was around 50+. Harry was 9. It was no secret. I remember because one was William was anxious about a training exercise. Plus nickname Babykins.
Love your videos, a true 3rd party objective. I'm really tired of lifelines being thrown out to Harry. I used to laugh that the majority of media referred to Harry as not the sharpest pencil in the pack. But, in the last few years Harry has done himself the greatest disservice with his poor-me, victim disposition. Without pointing out every one of them and debating his mental state, why not stay focused on HIS choices. He has been a little fck his whole life and Its been a full time job of the palace covering his discretions. Everyone needs to remember all the interviews, videos, memoirs and documentaries! He is his own worst enemy, he will be straight faced, telling stories and shred anyone in his way. Does anyone really think that he doesn't know what he's doing?
Harry's problem was he didn't get offered the amount William got offered, hence Harry stamping his feet again thinking he's been treated differently and not understanding that the hacking was quite different between the two of them.
Thank you for another excellent video, you rock! I'd like to mention something you didn't talk about in your video.... Hazbeen WAS offered a compensation of 200,000 GBP, but he refused to take it, and the rumour says that he wanted the same amount of money as his brother's compensation.... forgetting that he was hacked 9 times, while William and especially Catherine were hacked 10-15 times more than him... it seems right to me that their compensation was bigger... So, I agree that he still is in the right in asking for a compensation, as he didn't get the one he wanted at that time, but he is responsible for all of the circus he created, as he was impatient (William got his compensation years after the events, in 2020) and very greedy. He is also a fool by putting out there the arrangements that the RF had made with the media, as in most cases he was the one creating havoc and negativity with his behaviour and the RF covered it most of the times by, yes, using their arrangements with the said media. In my eyes, he is a traitor and has no integrity or loyalty to his family. He is the "kamikaze" that might destroy the Institution and cannot see that in the process he will destroy himself too. Anyway, these are a few of MY thoughts, observations, conclusions and my opinion only.
No doubt Harry wanted an apology from NGN, he wants apologies from everyone! But i think he would definitely expect some money if he got Murdoch to admit what they did. The big difference between William and Harry's battle over the hacking was William didn't want everything made public in court, the whole point was to maintain his and his family's privacy. Harry is not bothered so much about it all coming out in public tgriugh the court, as long as he's disclosing private information, it doesn't bother him, even if it affects the privacy of others. He just gives the press what they want, they give him a payout either way and they get more material for their papers. Murdoch apologised publicly for the NOW scandal, it was hardly sincere, but he's not going to do that for each case taken against his company. H needs to stoo criticising others making deals, they have limitations and are not wanting to publicise the hacked material.
Well stated, I totally agree. In my opinion, William was right to do so, to maintain his and his family privacy. The South Park guy doesn't care of being dragged to court and tell HIS truth, I think he cannot wait to go and continue with the complains and spread his toxicity around, in his attempt to defame the BRF. It seems that, for him, the court would be just another platform for him to spread HIS truth around and try to convince everyone that he is right.
@Journeys Into The Light and of course he needs to tell everyone has been wronged not just by the British Press but by his brother, Camilla and the RF as an institution. Everyone was picking on him and Meghan - even though this happened years before she was ever heard of!
It seems Hazmat and Meco Ono are always demanding apologies from others, but I have never heard them apologize to anyone for the spiteful things they have done, such arrogance and lack of self-awareness.
Harry's thinking seems so two-dimensional to me. He can see what he perceives as being done wrong by, but he can't see all the support and shielding to preserve his image by the palace. That image was molded through the same media.
In his recent email he mentioned he wanted it sorted before the baby is due and before the wedding....umm....what baby? Anyone thinking shotgun wedding due to a megnancy....oldest trick in the book? 🤔 only a few have picked up on this.....edited as you've mentioned Louis as the baby due as I originally thought....very confusing as I kind of agree with Avid Gardener.
I do not think the baby he was referring to was Louis as Harry is quite selfish and only thinks of himself. M trapping him into marriage with the "baby" explains the Queen's response to his request to marry "well I suppose I have to agree" and the disdainful look at M during the wedding. The alleged overhearing of an argument during the Australian tour " are you sure you are pregnant this time?" just gives more credibility to the conjecture
William settled and Harry was offered one too, but it was a lot less money, but he was not hacked nearly as often as William was. He was infuriated because he was not getting as much as William got. He thinks he should have everything William has. and he was offered only $200,000 for his grievance. It was Kate who had the worst treatment. She was hacked more than twice as many times as William, and about 6x as many times as Harry. Harry turned down that offer.
If H wants to fight his case - nothing wrong with that. But he should stick to the 9 times his phone was hacked. Why drag other people into it? The way I see it, he's padding up his case by dragging in other people as he wants to make it more serious than other cases. H has nothing better to do.
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I agree that Harry has the right to have his day in court (if he can get it to trial) but at what cost. It’s clear that when William asked Scotland Yard to look into his suspicion that his phone was being hacked the whole scandal unfolded from there. It was dreadful and quite rightly there were serious consequences for those involved (perhaps the investigation didn’t go far enough and some escaped unscathed). What irks me is Harry’s self centredness. The palace did the sensible thing to avoid having to appear in court, not because they had anything to hide, but because the hacked conversations were private. As I understand it the Queen would always advocate settling out of court and Harry would know this. He pulled out of the joint claim in 2019, he says, because he was being blocked by his father? I wonder about that. It’s more likely the process was too slow or that his wife got into his ear. I remember he announced this lawsuit around the same time as his wife announced she was suing the Mail over the ‘Dear Daddy’ letter. They were on tour in S Africa when her suit was made public( 2nd Oct 2019) and his suit against the Sun was announced on the 4th I think. I think, if it hadn’t been for his wife needling him, Harry would have settled at the same time as his brother. She has got him and the RF into a real mess and his case is weak - factually inconsistent with the additional 31 page witness statement presented without the court’s knowledge or consent. It reads like a teenage vengeful rant and is relying on his suspicion that his father was hacked and therefore, Harry’s privacy will inevitably have been invaded because his Dad would have been talking about him. I hope the judge throws it out. Remember, he was hacked only 9 times to Catherine’s 155. My rant over.
Catherine was hacked the most at 155 times, William 35 and Harry 9. Harry was offered $200k and he declined it and went out on his own. William received $1 million and at the time William gave Harry’s Invictus games $1.11 million.
It matters as that is how the financial reimbursement is calculated. Also the settlement with William was in the UK press at the time, so not very secret
Harry is complaining a out invasion of privacy by the British Press etc but has he not done the same thing with his book The Spare and made millions out of it, and how much do they get paid for their photos. Double standard hypocracy is what I call it 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Harry accused william of a secret deal but actual facts are william because his phone had been hacked 39 times and Catherine had hers hacked 155 times. Harry had his hacked 9 times. William settled out of court but what harry forgets to mention is that william donated most of his settlement to the Invictus Games. 14:07
Yes I agree that his statement was silly. He shouldn’t have dragged William into it and I support Williams decision to settle throughout my video. I don’t think the number of times someone is hacked is really relevant as someone’s life can be destroyed with one hack!
Harry is what in Australia we call a “Karen”. Karen always argues with the staff member and then expects satisfaction by calling for an apology from the manager. That’s Harry, He imagines slights everywhere and wants the person at the top to apologise to him - for everything, real or perceived..
The pejorative 'Karen' is an American term. It is also ageist, sexist and somewhat racist, since it is aimed at middle-aged white women who speak up for themselves. I'd be sorry to see anyone in Australia claim it as ours.
What is frustrating with the story is that Harry was offered $200,000 and he knocked it back.. he was only hacked 9 times. William was hached 55 times and poor Cather 155 times.. It has been reported they got $1m as settlement.. Now there no.mention that W&C gave $1.1m to H&M for the Invictus games/committee. Everyone has the right to be peed about such a situation, it wat below the belt but but not sharing the whole story admitting he was offered compensation but knocked it back as it was not enough, he did not get his pound of flesh is so wrong.. Put your brother and SIL in the frame and then forgetting conveniencely, that they gave you a sizable donated amount for your Invictus games.. I hope it gets thrown out.. he got a offer, he rejected it tough.. cry me a river!
He didn’t say before Catherine had Louis. He said “before the baby’s arrival and the wedding”. I don’t think he any longer had any concerns whatsoever about any Wales baby or child at that stage
@@thevintageread you are most probably right, it’s just the way it was worded and the benefit of hindsight which leaves room for ambiguity as to interpretation. Who would have thought a few years ago that one narrative could have so many versions?
A well balanced overview Shauna, I am loathe to give Harry any credit after the outrageous and sustained betrayal of his family, but when it's Murdoch in the cross hairs he has a valid grievance 😅
Yes impartial and balanced is a good start, also a good aim! The world has slightly lost the plot IMO. It's a shame with all the REactivity we see. Hazzer doesn't appear to have much self-awareness.
Yes I love your calm delivery- you have helped to change my views more than once ! I tend to have knee jerk reactions - but not always the best move😮 Edit : correct spelling
How do we know that part of a secret deal was between William and Harry. Harry would move on, and William would donate his settlement to The Invictus Games. We don't know. What we do know is that Harry continues to try and harm his brother.
If H wants to go after the press for this that's his right, what is not his right is the vindictive smearing of his brother, the whole recent statement has been an exercise in trying to damage his father and brother who had every right to their own opinion of what was acceptable, we all know that sometimes no one is completely happy with a negotiated settlement of a dispute but we all have to allow life to continue and not jeapordise future needs, scorched earth usually gets no-one anywhere ultimately. MM brings scorched earth with her wherever she goes, an apology is never enough she will only settle for total destruction of any opposition so it's not suprising to me that H has been encourage into this channel.
No mention of the very long Leverson Inquiry, which took statements from people who'd been hacked, Murdoch did apologize to the parents of the dead girl and closed the News of the Screws down. Harry was mostly in the Army during this so that explains his total ignorance. Newspaper editors were prosecuted. You've allowed hatred of Murdoch to give sympathy to Harry. He deserves none! William & Catherine were the primary victims in the RF of phone hacking. William's Lawyers advised him to wait till the Leverson Inquiry was over and group actions suing were settled before he sued NGN who'd admitted to the crimes, the Royal Correspondent was in jail! William waited patiently and privately settled as most suing did. Harry chose to go his own way and knew better, at Meghan's behest probably. As for Christopher Geidt, he escaped the worst of Meghan Markle. If you seriously believe, as Harry clearly does, that they'd still be working Royals if he was advising the Queen, then you are as deluded as they are.
I said William suffered terribly, I mentioned they had to wait until other litigation was finished etc. I didn’t think Geidt would have made them stay but I think the inevitable breakup would have been handled a lot better and the fallout against the Royal Family lessened. I didn’t say I hated Murdoch I said I didn’t like him. I have thought all along that he should have been held personally responsible for what his newspaper group did. I was expressing an opinion, thank-you for yours!
The thrust of Harry's case is that HE should have been prioritized and I can't for the life of me see how he can justify that position. Every time this case is referenced it seems to me that the 'little people' that were hurt ABSOLUTELY should have had their negotiated settlement first. Imagine what the parents of Millie are entitled to.. how they should be compensated is in calculable. Imagine William or harry settling first.. that would ever after be the 'bench mark' for ALL following settlements. Harry is devoid of the capacity to put a third party before himself. We saw that with the tale of hogging the gas and air... and we see it in every piece of mud he hurls at others privacy. I take your points about future proofing ones actions but I just cannot get away from the heart break I felt at what was reportedly happening to the Dowlers at that time. Its something that I think none of us should every gloss over if we can avoid it. Love your channel and appreciate your insights.
UPDATE: I have been trying to find a reliable source for two stories: 1: Harry was offered a settlement, that he allegedly rejected and 2: William donated his settlement to Invictus Games. I understand they are probably true but are unverifiable at this stage…so I left them out of this recording. ❤
There seems to be a focus in the comments on the number of times somebody has been hacked and where William donated his settlement money. (Many I suspect from people who haven't even watched my video 😂) None of that is really relevant to the video I made! I don't know why how many times someone has been hacked is relevant? The damage can be enormous to any individual from one hack so I didn't bother mentioning that in this video...I suspect it is just part of the NGN spin and it has been covered ad nauseam by them! I am also aware of the story that Prince William donated his settlement to the Invictus Games. Which is a wonderful thing to do! I support William in this video however I also support Harry taking NGN to court over the phone hacking, I am CRITICAL however, of the way Harry went about it! X
Definitely it really comes down to the unnecessary inclusion of William, as the tone/wording is to really bring slander . For William I wonder if it wasn't about the money but winning the case with the acknowledgement that the wrong thing done had accountability??
Agree, even being hacked once would be awful, like knowing a robber has been in your home even if he didn't get away with any items.
Enjoyed the video 😄from sunny northern Qld!
I agree that there is damage even if it was just one hacking incident. But the fact is that when damages are being assessed in a court case, the details will make a difference. For instance, in a case where somebody is being sued because they were negligent and someone got hurt because of it. Every detail would be considered when deciding damages, like how bad did the person get hurt, was the negligence something that should have been foreseen, does it appear that the person being sued was careless or did they show a complete disregard for other's safety, and so on. So it was reasonable that William and Catherine would've been able to get a bigger settlement. Harry has the right to sue for whatever he wants, but the fact that he got hacked 9 times and Catherine got hacked 155 times is relevant when assessing damages.
@@janelle6508 From a monetary viewpoint definitely. Didn't Harry get that? Or he just did not want to settle, so that is why he did not take the money offered??
Totally agree- it’s usually the way things are done and said, that are so damaging.
Oh, so if true Harry forgot about the little detail that William donated his settlement to HIS invictus games...
It IS very sad what the combination of drugs, jealousy, and a narcissistic woman can do to a man who had a family and a country who loved him and covered for ALL his transgressions!
He has become a very angry little man.
Maybe that's the problem with H, his transgressions were covered up and thus he avoided responsibility for them. He always blames other people for his stupidity, e.g. William and Catherine 'made' him wear the nazi uniform.
.it’s like a story out of a novel….crazy!
I think the root of it all is jealousy…to harbor a sausage grudge since childhood such that you would put it in a book that you frame as “the man you have become” is pathetic. He has not grown beyond those sausages.😼
@@thevocalcrone This is how he looks. Some of his PR people should tell him that even though he may have some valid points, at the end of the day he does look very small and only focused on himself. It is a bad look for someone who wants to be an important figure on the world stage.
Harry insists on accountability from others, but he himself never seems to be accountable for his own behavior. His self righteousness is nauseating.
Couldn't agree more. He's always wanting 'Personal' apologies and that speaks to his self importance rather than his feelings.
It also seems like he doesn't realize the difference between saying something to the public or a person, and saying things to a judge and court of law. VERY different things. The court will INSIST that anything said be clarified in depth, with explanations and details, which he doesn't usually give with others.
Well said
It’s terrible that Harry tried to call William’s private settlement a “secret agreement” - painting William as this sneaky, secretive person that can’t be trusted.
Agreed!
Agreed! It was an out of court settlement, not a secret because I remember something about it at the time.
William gave all the money to charity and Chelsea hazbeens x got a pay out at the same time .Unlike hazbeen has respect from UK citzens and it seems that Chelsea does as well as she stood up for William saying he gave his money to charity she also said hazbeen laughed and didn't do anything .William took the case as Catherine was hacked 150 times hazbeen 9 times .
I believe William gave the money to the Invictus games……Harry’s charity!!
So right. Words matter. A lot!
Prince William chose the path of engagement, privacy and dignity.
Wheres the dignity in being hacked? They deserve privacy, they are human aren't they?
William’s secret’ settlement was actually just an out of court settlement that was not made public. Well within the now POW’s rights to choose to do that as a means to protect his privacy that was so mercilessly invaded by NGN.
EXACTLY. But he had to discredit and throw dirt at his brother, father and grandmother once again.... this will never end, I fear...
A private out of court settlement is everyone's right to choose. And I'm sure Harry and Mehgan do it too. Harry is a nasty piece of work to expose other people's settlements when he would go crazy if anyone revealed his settlements.
Thank goodness the judge is concerned with " factual inconsistencies ". What a wonderful way to present the concept of lies in a palatable manner.
Recollections may vary!
Harry is still like a child who has no idea why his family ;all adults, do what they do. He sees only himself. This "secret settlement" simple is "private settlement". His intention using the word " secret" to attack his own brother is so mean.
H doesn't seem clever enough to choose damaging terms like that. Hmmm, I wonder who does?
I honestly don't know how he can go to the coronation after everything him and his wife have done.
The fact that Harry even admits revealing William’s settlement was a “shield and not a sword” tells me everything. Allegedly Harry was offered a deal of around 200K at the same time but I guess he didn’t think it was enough. I agree the press went too far but Harry’s scorched earth 🔥 way of communicating does him no favors and his invasion of his brother’s privacy somehow always makes me respect William more. My sympathies for Harry are non existent because of his own behavior.
I agree with you and Harry fails to acknowledge that William gave 1 million pounds of his settlement to Harry’s charity Invictus!!!
Harry was offered a 250k settlement but he did decline the settlement. He wanted more, great analysis.
William did get a million and donated to invictus !!!
Harry had his day in court but he didn't like the outcome, so he sued again.
Harry is a rogue .... drugs have and his wife have really messed him up. Good riddance 👏
Written well.
We also need to remember that Tom Bradby never really challenged Harry in that interview, allowing him to spout a ton of porky pies. He is clearly taking info from Harry and I would not trust a word he says let alone put it in a book
Well said, I agree, I even wrote a similar comment with my thoughts about this issue here.... NO sympathy from me either, he doesn't deserve it.
NOTHING will never be enough for him, only if he would get to bypass William and become king he might relent, though I'm not so sure... he will find something else to complain and be jealous of his brother... with the aid of his wife, no doubt.
Nobody is saying that he shuld not fight for his rights. It is the way he does it what makes me despise him.
Agree, going to court with his issues is not the problem. But encroaching onto another's choice, that was legit is another thing all together.
I think most people see through Harry's use of language re William. It would have been traumatic enough to know that someone has been listening into your phone conversations. A lot of people in a high profile public life would have done the same as William.
William did donate the entire settlement he received to Harry’s charity, the Invictus Games.
Loved your balanced analysis of the books and articles you read. Harry has really done the dirty on William by announcing to the world that “secret deals “were done when they were private. Also, I read that William donated the whole settlement to the Invictus Games, Harry’s project. Instead of hurting William, he should be thanking him.
I think Harry wants the money for himself not 'his' charity. He is proving to not be a charitable man. He expected $50 million in damages, to be added to his own coffers.
Harry has so many troubles. He is paranoid. He should not be looking for trouble but embracing mental health
How do you know that for sure that William gave all the settlement money for charity and the invictus game?
I hear what you’re saying about Harry but I think it’s important also to wonder if his reaction is out of proportion to the offence. Harry’s phone was hacked 6 times as opposed to William (around 50-60 and Catherine (around 150). Hence the size of the settlement to William. Also, Harry was offered a settlement and turned it down , a choice he made himself. The length of his witness statement to me screams vendetta (against both his brother and the newspaper) rather than a genuine thirst for justice
if he turned that down the first time, will that impact the outcome or is this a different case but similar situation??
@@katel7309 It’s the same person but he’s launched a separate lawsuit, in which case I would think refusing their offer the first time would affect the outcome but I’m no lawyer!!
@@kirri1312 thanks 😄
Most likely he was angry at the size of William's settlement against his. He is so jealous of his brother, and I really believe he is a danger to William's physical welfare...and that is not hyperbolic. I don't think it will ever be safe for William to meet with this guy alone, and they also need to keep Prince George away from Harry.
Bit like William as the eldest got a bigger room and more sausages! What a hard time Harry had!😂🤣🤣🤣
This as a part of an article that was in the Telegraph.
" Since 90 per cent of civil claims are settled out of court in the UK, William merely did the same as most phone hacking victims in opting for a payout rather than going to trial. Far from being in hock to Murdoch, he appears to have taken around £1 million out of NGN’s coffers while sparing himself the ordeal of a court appearance".
Yes And I agree with that view a 100% in this video!
And William made a 1.1 million pound donation to Harry's Invictus Games right after the settlement! 🤔
I can't believe The Telegraph reported that...aren't they a Sucksex mouthpiece?
@@notbill08 How do you know that for sure?
How do you know what William did with that money?
That 31 pages witness statement looks more like part 2 of Waaaah
That's exactly what I thought😂😂😂
Is it online? I looked but couldn’t find it a few days back.
My exact thoughts too!
Where can I find it to read?
You have given an EXCELLENT summary of this case - clear and balanced for sure! I believe that Harry ruins his own credibility, not by the essence of the case, but rather by his hypocritical outrage! No matter how ruthless and unfair the press was, the Court is the place for justice and the Court does not seek revenge. So Harry's constant demands for apologies 'that hurt' (in this case Murdoch's) is yet another example of his unreasonable demands. As a society, we all must compromise and we often do not get everything we want when an injustice occurs. It's Harry's 'method' or technique of trying to humiliate and expose 'the enemy' (his family now) that I have a problem with. And it's a technique that is clearly undoing him (and Meghan). Thank you so much for putting a serious matter into perspective. Love your channel!!!!
Thankyou I really appreciate your very thoughtful and insightful comment!
Very reasonable comment. I agree…I also think Harry will be finding enemies everywhere, always.
It's his desire to control that is the main problem
Harry is no less hypocritical than the Royal family. In this case they are both wrong, with Harry being a little bit more honest, which puts him in favour. Yes Harry is a narcissist, which doesn't change the fact he's human and we should not allow ourselves to treat him inhumanely, least we want to become like him.
You’re sense fairness and pragmatic approach is how professional journalists should be.
Certainly makes one aware how far too quickly we judge without all the facts.
Can’t wait for your next podcast.
Thank you I appreciate your support! 💗
You do make every effort to be impartial. I am an expat Australian living in Canada. I love the up-front Aussie style. Thank you for that and for your detailed reporting, your wider and deeper perspective. Very informative.
Thank you.
Thanks 😊
Your always balanced with your breakdowns and I like that but Harry never seems rational enough to understand the damage he causes and he wants an apology from everyone else but he’s somehow immune from wrongdoing.
So very true!! He doesn’t allow himself the perspective of rational thought. His emotional thinking makes him easily manipulated and appear less mature than his years.
@@carolwillingham7605 he’s like some angry little dictator.
Look to the response Jeremy Clarkson received to see how well any apology to either Spare or Spouse would go.
@@jlennon1779 Just about to say the same thing. Speaks volumes to his character.
Harold was offered $200,000 but refused as he wanted the same as William
Harry was hacked 9 times, William, I think 36 times and poor Catherine, I believe around 150 times, which is one of the reasons that Harry was offered £200,000 rather than the larger amount that William received and paid to Invictus.
Harry wanted the same amount as William or higher to show the publics he is more important than William that’s why he wanted the equalled amount or MORE. He is so deluded even the hacker only hack him 9 times that’s why he is angry he wanted to be hacked as high as Princess of Wales then he think he is as popular as the WALES
Harry was offered a deal. William gave his settlement to The Invictus Games. Let sleeping dogs lay.
I appreciate the clarification on the settlement case. Thank you.
So enjoy your analyses! 💐
Having read many of the books you mention, I find really refreshing to hear this balanced and nuanced analysis. Thank you 🙏
I heard a rumor that William donated his settlement money to Harry's Invictus Games charity.
Not a rumour totally true 😊
Yes through Catherine’s and William’s charity “The Royal Foundation” in 2020 the same year has the settlement. A donation was made just over £500, 000 to the Invictus games. It was made public regarding the donation at the time.
Yes they donated the money $500k pounds to Invictus games and $500k pounds to one of Princess Catherine's children charities
@@deeboo9978 so while William helped the wounded soldiers H did nothing to help..
Harry is out for blood from anyone who has ever looked at him the wrong way. He’s a man full of anger and jealousy. That’s never going to let him have a happy life. Too bad he’ll never recognize that.
Henry want's $1,100,001 settlement....he want's more than Prince William got as a settlement.
I don’t believe that.
Well, I for one thoroughly enjoyed your history lesson. Being non-British, I now understand the background of what is happening and also the why. You gave a very "balanced" view, so kudos to you😉
Unfortunately Harry is his own worst enemy. He doesn't undersatnd that people that are always complaining tend to go unheard because it just sounds like an ongoing wail where others just roll their eyes and go 'oh yea.. yet again'.
Harry needs money. He didn’t need it in 2012 or 2016, hence why these stories were not brought forward until now.
Harry really needs to shut up! Also who isn’t he out for?!
Harry is fighting to stay relevant and is losing the battle. Using the same tactics over and over and getting the same unsatisfactory result.
I agree with the lack of balance on the issue. BUT what I’m hating is how much fuel H has just given to the most venomous & bad faith conspiracy theorists. There’s no way of clearing this up now that he’s put it out there.
Yes great point!
Mud sticks...
Well said
William is as solid as a rock. He won a court case and quietly without fanfare, put the money where he knew it was desperately needed. My respect for him is overwhelming.
Good day to everyone and hope it’s a great Saturday for you all 😊
Hope your having a great weekend. 👍👍
Thanks, hope it's the same for you!
Thanks Val for your kind greeting. Wish peace & good health to all readers in this wonderful community! ☺
And the same for you! Have a lovely day. X
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We LOVE your balanced and open views 🙂 It's so refreshing in the quagmire of modern information.
William was surely genuine as he donated the settlement to charity.
Harry was protected so well by the RF growing up that we all believed Harry was a lovable rascal. Seeing the real Harry now I am overwhelmed with admiration for the loyalty and protection the RF showed the selfish and neurotic young man.
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First of all, the witness statement has been submitted incorrectly. It was not required and it was not given to the defence prior to submission so that rebuttals could be provided. The judge will decide whether to allow it into evidence in the first place.
Secondly, the judge has pointed out 'factual inconsistencies' between the statement and the way the original case was presented. This is a big deal. A witness statement should confine itself to the facts alone.
Thirdly, there was a time limit placed on subsequent action related to these cases and this has in fact passed so this is a meaningful position by the defence.
Fourthly, William made an out of court settlement, an entirely legal and very common occurrence, for the extensive hacking he and Catherine experienced which was considerably more often than Harry. There is a belief that Harry was also offered a settlement which he turned down. William is also believed to have donated that settlement to Invictus.
And finally, the monarchy cannot go about it's business without press cooperation, it would be a monumental own goal to make enemies of the press.
Your fourth point I made in my video. I didn’t try to explain the legal aspects as I’m not a lawyer however I did say the judge was unimpressed with the Witness Statement and it did Harry no favours.
@@thevintagereadGenerally I enjoy your compare and contrasts from a literary viewpoint, however, I think it's quite difficult to make clear points here without reference to the legal aspects, especially when you point out that most commentators are on NGN's side. The reason for this is probably because H's case is actually quite weak. He is fast becoming a vexatious litigator and is hounding a free press because he seemingly does not like to be criticised. Where will that end? TH-cam commentators? Is does beg the question.
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Thanks! That’s the aim 😊
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Your honesty is a breath of fresh air! There are always two sides to every story with the truth somewhere in the middle. Always look forward to your posts! THANK YOU!
Thanks! That’s the aim 😊
Good afternoon from sunny England (its almost warm😂). I love your videos, they are so matter of fact and natural. Thank you
The settlement was put into Harrys invictus games foundation by William .
In addition to not taking responsibility himself while insisting on accountability in others, the other thing that really annoys me about Harry and Meghan is that no punishment applied to others is ever enough for them.
Meghan is choosing not to attend the coronation because she doesn't feel King Charles did enough regarding the skin color remark ("unconscious bias") in the royal family. Both King Charles and Meghan agree the remark was made without malice. Apparently, counseling/cautioning the individual that made the remark isnt enough for Meghan. I wonder what she thinks King Charles should have done. Publicly name and shame the individual that made the remark? Schedule a public stoning? Jail the individual? Send the individual off to a work camp for reeducation?
Harry and Meghan insist on a high (perhaps even unreasonable) level of accountability from others, yet they don't want that same standard applied to themselves. They blame others for their mistakes and bad deeds instead of taking accountability. Very hypocritical.
If she felt this way, why did she attend the Jubilee and Queen Elizabeth's funeral?
I feel so bad for everybody, This does sound like revenge it goes on and on and on. The sad thing is that it could happen to anybody or any family.
Kate had it worst. 100+ times, William was around 50+. Harry was 9. It was no secret. I remember because one was William was anxious about a training exercise. Plus nickname Babykins.
Love your videos, a true 3rd party objective. I'm really tired of lifelines being thrown out to Harry.
I used to laugh that the majority of media referred to Harry as not the sharpest pencil in the pack. But, in the last few years Harry has done himself the greatest disservice with his poor-me, victim disposition.
Without pointing out every one of them and debating his mental state, why not stay focused on HIS choices.
He has been a little fck his whole life and Its been a full time job of the palace covering his discretions.
Everyone needs to remember all the interviews, videos, memoirs and documentaries! He is his own worst enemy, he will be straight faced, telling stories and shred anyone in his way. Does anyone really think that he doesn't know what he's doing?
He knows exactly what he's doing. Very cruel and calculating. He's got a good teacher.🙄
Wasn't he offered a settlement of 200k ?
Harry's problem was he didn't get offered the amount William got offered, hence Harry stamping his feet again thinking he's been treated differently and not understanding that the hacking was quite different between the two of them.
Thank you for another excellent video, you rock! I'd like to mention something you didn't talk about in your video.... Hazbeen WAS offered a compensation of 200,000 GBP, but he refused to take it, and the rumour says that he wanted the same amount of money as his brother's compensation.... forgetting that he was hacked 9 times, while William and especially Catherine were hacked 10-15 times more than him... it seems right to me that their compensation was bigger...
So, I agree that he still is in the right in asking for a compensation, as he didn't get the one he wanted at that time, but he is responsible for all of the circus he created, as he was impatient (William got his compensation years after the events, in 2020) and very greedy.
He is also a fool by putting out there the arrangements that the RF had made with the media, as in most cases he was the one creating havoc and negativity with his behaviour and the RF covered it most of the times by, yes, using their arrangements with the said media. In my eyes, he is a traitor and has no integrity or loyalty to his family. He is the "kamikaze" that might destroy the Institution and cannot see that in the process he will destroy himself too.
Anyway, these are a few of MY thoughts, observations, conclusions and my opinion only.
Another thoughtful balanced consideration of the facts 👏👏
Thanks I feel like the lone voice on this one 😂
No doubt Harry wanted an apology from NGN, he wants apologies from everyone! But i think he would definitely expect some money if he got Murdoch to admit what they did. The big difference between William and Harry's battle over the hacking was William didn't want everything made public in court, the whole point was to maintain his and his family's privacy. Harry is not bothered so much about it all coming out in public tgriugh the court, as long as he's disclosing private information, it doesn't bother him, even if it affects the privacy of others. He just gives the press what they want, they give him a payout either way and they get more material for their papers. Murdoch apologised publicly for the NOW scandal, it was hardly sincere, but he's not going to do that for each case taken against his company. H needs to stoo criticising others making deals, they have limitations and are not wanting to publicise the hacked material.
Well stated, I totally agree. In my opinion, William was right to do so, to maintain his and his family privacy. The South Park guy doesn't care of being dragged to court and tell HIS truth, I think he cannot wait to go and continue with the complains and spread his toxicity around, in his attempt to defame the BRF. It seems that, for him, the court would be just another platform for him to spread HIS truth around and try to convince everyone that he is right.
@Journeys Into The Light and of course he needs to tell everyone has been wronged not just by the British Press but by his brother, Camilla and the RF as an institution. Everyone was picking on him and Meghan - even though this happened years before she was ever heard of!
@@roseharvey2664 Exactly!
Yes, you cleared it up beautifully. Thank you😊
Thanks 😊
It seems Hazmat and Meco Ono are always demanding apologies from others, but I have never heard them apologize to anyone for the spiteful things they have done, such arrogance and lack of self-awareness.
Harry's thinking seems so two-dimensional to me. He can see what he perceives as being done wrong by, but he can't see all the support and shielding to preserve his image by the palace. That image was molded through the same media.
Appreciate your calm, sophisticated and reasoned way of talking. Well done!🧡
You balance these topics beautifully! Thank you!
Brilliant!
Love that you are fair and balanced!! So important nowadays!
I enjoy your thoughts and analysis on all your videos
Merci Beaucoup! X
In his recent email he mentioned he wanted it sorted before the baby is due and before the wedding....umm....what baby? Anyone thinking shotgun wedding due to a megnancy....oldest trick in the book? 🤔 only a few have picked up on this.....edited as you've mentioned Louis as the baby due as I originally thought....very confusing as I kind of agree with Avid Gardener.
I also agreed with Avid Gardener. Harold was trick in a false pregnancy..& after the engagement, it was too late to call it off. Silly muppet.
I do not think the baby he was referring to was Louis as Harry is quite selfish and only thinks of himself. M trapping him into marriage with the "baby" explains the Queen's response to his request to marry "well I suppose I have to agree" and the disdainful look at M during the wedding. The alleged overhearing of an argument during the Australian tour " are you sure you are pregnant this time?" just gives more credibility to the conjecture
Why would he be worried about the birth of Prince Louis and how would that bring disrepute to the royal family? I smell a Megnancy
@@masusananunes8745 i think a fake pregnancy too---fake miscarriage
Yes definitely
William settled and Harry was offered one too, but it was a lot less money, but he was not hacked nearly as often as William was. He was infuriated because he was not getting as much as William got. He thinks he should have everything William has. and he was offered only $200,000 for his grievance. It was Kate who had the worst treatment. She was hacked more than twice as many times as William, and about 6x as many times as Harry. Harry turned down that offer.
I couldn’t verify that story from a reliable source? I’ll keep trying!
Yes, I always enjoy your balanced perspective
Thank you, very balanced
If H wants to fight his case - nothing wrong with that. But he should stick to the 9 times his phone was hacked. Why drag other people into it? The way I see it, he's padding up his case by dragging in other people as he wants to make it more serious than other cases. H has nothing better to do.
Thanks Shonna
I’m glad you make is video.. it more clear and balance opinion. Excellent works! Happy Sunday
Thanks 😊
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I agree that Harry has the right to have his day in court (if he can get it to trial) but at what cost. It’s clear that when William asked Scotland Yard to look into his suspicion that his phone was being hacked the whole scandal unfolded from there. It was dreadful and quite rightly there were serious consequences for those involved (perhaps the investigation didn’t go far enough and some escaped unscathed). What irks me is Harry’s self centredness. The palace did the sensible thing to avoid having to appear in court, not because they had anything to hide, but because the hacked conversations were private. As I understand it the Queen would always advocate settling out of court and Harry would know this. He pulled out of the joint claim in 2019, he says, because he was being blocked by his father? I wonder about that. It’s more likely the process was too slow or that his wife got into his ear. I remember he announced this lawsuit around the same time as his wife announced she was suing the Mail over the ‘Dear Daddy’ letter. They were on tour in S Africa when her suit was made public( 2nd Oct 2019) and his suit against the Sun was announced on the 4th I think. I think, if it hadn’t been for his wife needling him, Harry would have settled at the same time as his brother. She has got him and the RF into a real mess and his case is weak - factually inconsistent with the additional 31 page witness statement presented without the court’s knowledge or consent. It reads like a teenage vengeful rant and is relying on his suspicion that his father was hacked and therefore, Harry’s privacy will inevitably have been invaded because his Dad would have been talking about him. I hope the judge throws it out. Remember, he was hacked only 9 times to Catherine’s 155. My rant over.
Yes I say a lot of that in the video 🤗😄
Great! Thank you!
Harry will regret angering and alienating Prince William if he doesn’t already!!!
I love your breakdowns and your balanced information!
Thank you for the explanation. Take care and have fun!!! 😎😁😎
Catherine was hacked the most at 155 times, William 35 and Harry 9. Harry was offered $200k and he declined it and went out on his own. William received $1 million and at the time William gave Harry’s Invictus games $1.11 million.
I can’t understand why how many times someone is hacked matters? The damage can occur from one hack?
@@thevintageread it's putting it in perspective 🙄
It matters as that is how the financial reimbursement is calculated. Also the settlement with William was in the UK press at the time, so not very secret
Harry is complaining a out invasion of privacy by the British Press etc but has he not done the same thing with his book The Spare and made millions out of it, and how much do they get paid for their photos. Double standard hypocracy is what I call it 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Yes the other privacy cases I don’t back but The phone hacking case I do… however he has probably left it too late anyway!
Very good
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Harry accused william of a secret deal but actual facts are william because his phone had been hacked 39 times and Catherine had hers hacked 155 times. Harry had his hacked 9 times. William settled out of court but what harry forgets to mention is that william donated most of his settlement to the Invictus Games. 14:07
Yes I agree that his statement was silly. He shouldn’t have dragged William into it and I support Williams decision to settle throughout my video. I don’t think the number of times someone is hacked is really relevant as someone’s life can be destroyed with one hack!
Harry is what in Australia we call a “Karen”. Karen always argues with the staff member and then expects satisfaction by calling for an apology from the manager. That’s Harry, He imagines slights everywhere and wants the person at the top to apologise to him - for everything, real or perceived..
The pejorative 'Karen' is an American term. It is also ageist, sexist and somewhat racist, since it is aimed at middle-aged white women who speak up for themselves. I'd be sorry to see anyone in Australia claim it as ours.
@@pollyparrot9447 Finally someone who sees how unacceptable this meme „Karen“ is. You are absolutely right: sexist, racist, ageist!
What is frustrating with the story is that Harry was offered $200,000 and he knocked it back.. he was only hacked 9 times. William was hached 55 times and poor Cather 155 times.. It has been reported they got $1m as settlement.. Now there no.mention that W&C gave $1.1m to H&M for the Invictus games/committee. Everyone has the right to be peed about such a situation, it wat below the belt but but not sharing the whole story admitting he was offered compensation but knocked it back as it was not enough, he did not get his pound of flesh is so wrong.. Put your brother and SIL in the frame and then forgetting conveniencely, that they gave you a sizable donated amount for your Invictus games.. I hope it gets thrown out.. he got a offer, he rejected it tough.. cry me a river!
A brotherly gesture is paying forward a private settlement to Invictus, that speaks for itself as to what William would do for Harry.
He didn’t say before Catherine had Louis. He said “before the baby’s arrival and the wedding”. I don’t think he any longer had any concerns whatsoever about any Wales baby or child at that stage
That was my take on it.
@@thevintageread you are most probably right, it’s just the way it was worded and the benefit of hindsight which leaves room for ambiguity as to interpretation. Who would have thought a few years ago that one narrative could have so many versions?
Prince Willian gave the money to harry invictus games.
Harry gained though. Supposedly Williams settlement went to the Invictus Games!
I really enjoy your down to earth, commonsense presentations. Thank you.
Thank you that means a lot! 😊
I have heard, allegedly, that Prince William donated his settlement to Invictus Games.
Yes that was a very nice thing to do...I support William throughout this video.
A well balanced overview Shauna, I am loathe to give Harry any credit after the outrageous and sustained betrayal of his family, but when it's Murdoch in the cross hairs he has a valid grievance 😅
Yes impartial and balanced is a good start, also a good aim! The world has slightly lost the plot IMO. It's a shame with all the REactivity we see. Hazzer doesn't appear to have much self-awareness.
Well put!
Great summary of a complex situation.
Good job. Glad I listened to this video. You made some excellent points, not that I ever wanted to think nicely of h
Yes I love your calm delivery- you have helped to change my views more than once !
I tend to have knee jerk reactions - but not always the best move😮
Edit : correct spelling
I can have knee jerk reactions too! 😉
How do we know that part of a secret deal was between William and Harry. Harry would move on, and William would donate his settlement to The Invictus Games. We don't know. What we do know is that Harry continues to try and harm his brother.
According to Harry they were never close because William ALWAYS treated him badly. Sad for William who apparently once believed they were.
All the media should just stop reporting on them all these people that have complained would be nothing if not for the press
If H wants to go after the press for this that's his right, what is not his right is the vindictive smearing of his brother, the whole recent statement has been an exercise in trying to damage his father and brother who had every right to their own opinion of what was acceptable, we all know that sometimes no one is completely happy with a negotiated settlement of a dispute but we all have to allow life to continue and not jeapordise future needs, scorched earth usually gets no-one anywhere ultimately. MM brings scorched earth with her wherever she goes, an apology is never enough she will only settle for total destruction of any opposition so it's not suprising to me that H has been encourage into this channel.
Yes That’s what I say in the video!
It takes maturity and understanding the larger priorities to settle. Harry has neither quality.
You might have a point. I say I admire William because he displays that often!
William was a pilot of a real helicopter. Harold only ever played computer games.
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When will Harry get it to his head the more he pushes his complaint the more dirt will come out on him.
I think he knows NGN will push back!
No mention of the very long Leverson Inquiry, which took statements from people who'd been hacked, Murdoch did apologize to the parents of the dead girl and closed the News of the Screws down. Harry was mostly in the Army during this so that explains his total ignorance. Newspaper editors were prosecuted. You've allowed hatred of Murdoch to give sympathy to Harry. He deserves none! William & Catherine were the primary victims in the RF of phone hacking. William's Lawyers advised him to wait till the Leverson Inquiry was over and group actions suing were settled before he sued NGN who'd admitted to the crimes, the Royal Correspondent was in jail! William waited patiently and privately settled as most suing did. Harry chose to go his own way and knew better, at Meghan's behest probably. As for Christopher Geidt, he escaped the worst of Meghan Markle. If you seriously believe, as Harry clearly does, that they'd still be working Royals if he was advising the Queen, then you are as deluded as they are.
I said William suffered terribly, I mentioned they had to wait until other litigation was finished etc. I didn’t think Geidt would have made them stay but I think the inevitable breakup would have been handled a lot better and the fallout against the Royal Family lessened. I didn’t say I hated Murdoch I said I didn’t like him. I have thought all along that he should have been held personally responsible for what his newspaper group did. I was expressing an opinion, thank-you for yours!
@@thevintageread you did it nicely and in mature, respectfull way as always ❤
The thrust of Harry's case is that HE should have been prioritized and I can't for the life of me see how he can justify that position. Every time this case is referenced it seems to me that the 'little people' that were hurt ABSOLUTELY should have had their negotiated settlement first. Imagine what the parents of Millie are entitled to.. how they should be compensated is in calculable. Imagine William or harry settling first.. that would ever after be the 'bench mark' for ALL following settlements. Harry is devoid of the capacity to put a third party before himself. We saw that with the tale of hogging the gas and air... and we see it in every piece of mud he hurls at others privacy.
I take your points about future proofing ones actions but I just cannot get away from the heart break I felt at what was reportedly happening to the Dowlers at that time. Its something that I think none of us should every gloss over if we can avoid it. Love your channel and appreciate your insights.
Yes i believe Milly’s parents were compensated a long time ago…Horrendous what they were put through! 💔