It’s a lovely image of a happy young family moving boldly towards the future.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’ annual Christmas card would, of course, have been picked months ago and follows a similar subject, in which the pair offers the world a peek of their quickly developing trio of children – in appreciation for the assistance they get.
But what a difference to the picture given in recent days by Harry and Meghan of a dynasty handicapped by the heavy weight of expectation and tradition – and where the men marry not for love, but to ‘fit the mould’.
The irony is not lost on anybody, since the second half of the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary, in which they are poised to make a litany of charges against the Royal Family has been released.
It also serves as a reminder that Harry and Meghan’s assertions they would have been compelled to ‘give up’ their own children for invasive public consumption had they elected to remain in the UK are as doubtful as some of the video that includes in their bombshell ‘docuseries’.
It also comes as insiders believe Harry intends to continue revealing royal secrets into the New Year.
As part of his promotional tour for his impending tell-all memoir Spare, he is rumored to be considering a number of offers from major US television networks.
The Duke has already conducted talks with CBS anchor Gayle King to get a primetime interview slot through his US publishing arm Penguin Random House, which may be as explosive as the Sussexes’ Oprah Winfrey special last year.
‘Prince Harry is not stopping talking when the Netflix series is released. In a month he will be out on the promotional trail again.’
They went on to say that Penguin has invested’more than $30 million (£24 million)’ on his book and that they ‘want to appeal to as many people as possible,’ calling a conversation with Ms King, who is close to Harry and Meghan, a’major coup’ that would ‘draw millions of eyes’.
Ms King, 67, has actively supported the Sussexes’ Netflix docuseries and is a close friend of the couple, having attended Meghan’s £160,000 baby shower in New York in 2019.
‘Nothing can be secured really until the dust settles after the Netflix shows. So much could happen, and there could be reaction from the royals,’ the insider added.
According to the source, the prospective agreement with CBS is’very complicated,’ but Harry could potentially appear on his pal James Corden’s The Late Late Show, which is run by the network.
The Duke’s publicity-seeking movements across the pond appear to be a million miles apart from his brother William’s interests back home, where he upholds royal family traditions such as the publishing of their annual Christmas letter.