Prince Harry is said to be planning a documentary about his mother to mark the 30th anniversary next year of her death. This comes despite the fact that the two brothers said of their jointly made film nearly 10 years ago that it would be their last word on the subject.
Brothers' shared loss
People seem to forget that the Prince of Wales suffered every bit as much of a loss as his younger sibling, but seems to have coped far better, probably because of his wife. If Meghan really cares about her husband, she should encourage him to let his poor mother rest in peace and focus on the future, not least because of what this is doing to their own children.
Harry spoke of "genetic pain and suffering" he suffered from his Royal upbringing. But is he not passing on exactly the same?
Kaia Gerber's grief
The early death of Presley Gerber is a terrible tragedy, but spare a thought for his sister Kaia. She is fortunate in that she's as beautiful as her mother Cindy Crawford, which is saying something, but she will be going through an absolutely terrible time right now. She was by all accounts close to her brother, so not only will she be dealing with the most profound grief, but also guilt that she couldn't save him. It is almost always worse for the ones left behind.
Earl Spencer's backlash
It's always enjoyable to see karma rear up and bite in the bum someone who richly deserves it and nowhere is this more so than Earl Spencer. His vicious attack on the King ("elated" at Diana's death) has not only provoked many accounts of his own failings as a husband, but it is patently obvious that most people don't believe him.
Piers Morgan is already suing him because of one provable error in the book: how many more might there be? As for the King being "elated", just about everyone who was actually around him at the time says the poor man was all but broken by the tragedy. There's only one Charles who's been damaged by this and it's not the one on the throne.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Labour's pension plans
Awful to learn that the great explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been all but kept prisoner for two years, with concerned friends increasingly agitating to get to him. But a salutary reminder that old age is a great leveller. No matter what your achievements, when you are old you are vulnerable.
What on earth does Labour have against old age? The moment Keir Starmer's government started to go wrong was when his incompetent, innumerate Chancellor attacked pensioners by taking away the heating allowance. Now the current lot are threatening to fund social care by taking away the pensions triple lock. Something certainly needs to be done about care costs in this country but they're looking in the wrong direction: PIP payments have spiralled out of control.
By all means look after people with dementia, but a little bout of anxiety? Society has gone mad.
Hugging study and this week's quote
A new study has revealed that if you greet a stranger with a hug rather than a handshake, it will encourage them to like you. Not with me, it won't. With the exception of the man I'm married to, I cannot abide being hugged; it's a menace. Meghan Markle once remarked, "I'm a hugger." Says it all.
This week's quote: "I often feel like a resident of Pompeii who has been asked for some humorous comments on lava." - Tom Lehrer
Some Labour apparatchik said in an interview last week that the two most important elements in Britain today are the NHS and the BBC. The BBC? Is she having a laugh?
