Prince Harry Wins I Was Wrong

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On 15 December 2023, Prince Harry won his case against the British Mirror Group of newspapers, which he had accused on hacking his phone. I've always felt that fighting the media is a losing battle. I was wrong.

Old blog, 18 March, 2023

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been successful in taking some British media houses to court, but they must stop because of the obvious. It will be like fighting the sun. Sun rays are too many to tackle individually. Their success in lawsuits will not and cannot stop the media from doing their thing.

I don’t believe in mental health for the rich and famous. Nobody talked about our parents’ mental health when they did not have money for school uniform, books and school fees, so that we could learn English and how to be well-behaved British subjects.

Prince Harry’s determination to take every wrong to court is not sustainable because the media has digital tentacles one man cannot axe off. It is also hard to define now. What is the media? There are pseudo television outlets especially set up to cook up stories about why Meghan Markle is not fit to his wife. Quite frankly, their main problem is his devotion. Must he love her so much? He should. She’s his soulmate and they are blessed with two kids.

Prince Harry might say that’s exactly what he’s doing, protecting his family. That’s admirable but not by fighting the sun. It’s too powerful. The media, in whatever shape or form will never stop writing about his privileged past and present.

Come to think of it, the media is like waves on the shore. They keep coming and coming. The shore says it’s enough, stay away from me. I want to be dry for once in my lifetime. Waves say, not in your life. We are made for each other.

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.

 

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