So, Harry and Meghan are the latest cover stars of People magazine, under the headline: “Making Their Own Rules.” And then there’s a subhead: “Harry: I’m Doing the Things I Was Born to Do.” The Sussexes don’t exactly give an interview, but the magazine quotes friends and a “source close to Harry”, so I’m assuming he’s happy enough for their smiling faces to hit the newsfeeds and newsstands even as his father undertakes the most consequential overseas trip of his reign.
The People profile is generally friendly, of course, and well worth a read for a deeper dive into what is clearly H&M’s next career project after Spare, the Netflix documentaries, and Meghan’s jam business: the creation of a parallel, but properly monetized royal family based out of California, dipping in and out of Britain just enough to terrorize poor old King Charles. That would explain Harry’s response when he was asked during his visit to Ukraine last week (which also seemed timed to confuse matters) whether he considered himself a “non-working royal.” “I will always be part of the royal family,” Harry said. “ I am here working, doing the things I was born to do.”