So she yanked the chain and his wife will double down on him going forward, "I am the only one who really loves you." I don't think Harry has any real comprehension of what being trapped is, and it was not his gilded lifestyle as a Royal, it's his subservient role as no more than a Chimpo to the Bimbo. The two children seal his fate. They will be trained to think of the "mean nasty spiteful people in England who hurt Daddy and Mommy."
Re: Charles trip to Wales. He makes an annual summer trip to his home there, one he found and restored after a 40 year search, using local materials and Welsh craftspeople to be a showcase of small businesses in the rural area. He writes eloquently and lovingly about it on a Wales website. It's obviously a refuge.
He is not my favorite Royal but I cut him a lot of slack for recognizing his need to regroup and to mend and to act on it, even knowing he will be criticized for it. I think it's a healthy sign and only undertaken because he knows the Queen is in good hands. Anne, Edward and Andrew are nearby, there is a rota of beloved family and staff (Ladies in Waiting, Angela Kelley) to spend time with her. He would be at her side quickly if necessary.
Charles is 72, he's had Covid, we have no way of knowing, but it is possible he is still feeling some effects of it, but has been soldiering on. (Having two elderly Covid "long haulers" in my family I know this is possible.) Particularly from the day he was summoned to the hospital by his father, going forward he has dealt with a tremendous level of anxiety and emotion. All of the normal in this situation, exacerbated by the unrelenting anguish caused by his whinging son and daughter-in-law. Tension over how Harry might behave once back in Britain and then what evidently was limited and not productive contact. Going forward he and William have to chart a course that will determine the future of the Monarchy, talk about having the weight of the world on your shoulders! Hopefully it is eased by the reports the Queen has made it clear she supports Charles and William going forward.
I understand the viewpoint that he should have a stiff upper lip and stay in London. But I think his leaving actually shows some strength in sending a message to Harry that he will not waste time hanging around hoping for crumbs from his youngest son, when there is work to be done and he will pursue that work in an environment most beneficial to him right now, in Wales. I don't think his father would have begrudged him. When he retired from Royal life Prince Phillip retreated to Woods Farm for most of his remaining days until it was no longer workable. He did what was best for himself at the time and set a precedent I think.
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