‘Surprised?’ What do the Duke and Duchess of Sussex mean, exactly, by ‘surprised’?
Only two people with the self-awareness of a cabbage could fail to see that they left the King with very little choice but to set out the terms and conditions of their return in uncompromisingly clear language.
If you ask me, they’ve got off lightly. The King’s letter, sent to Prince Harry’s team, government departments, military officials and Lord Lieutenants in which (among other things) he states in no uncertain terms that they are simply ‘private citizens with commercial and charitable interests’ and that their HRH titles are ‘in abeyance’, is really no more than a judicious and long-overdue slap on the wrist.
