Team Harry

Team Harry

I’m not a monarchist by any means

But I’m curious about kings and queens,

And though I never cried or stood outside

Buckingham Palace when Diana died

Or later spectated the funeral

With sobbing people innumerable

I watched the solemn cortege on TV

And clear as daylight Harry I still see

Walking next to William down the Mall

Dry-eyed and dignified as I recall

And mourners from all corners of the land

Eagerly shook Harry by the hand

Smiling lovingly wishing all the best

To Princes William Harry and the rest

The mourner’s hands so Harry later said

Were wet with tears for Harry’s mother dead

Tears shed for someone who they never knew

Except through tabloids and a faux interview

And the boys who knew her better than all

Betrayed no cares held the mourners in thrall

How many mourners since things have turned sour

Are posting on Facebook and Twitter now

Condemning Harry for having a say

While the tabloids publish day after day

Populist opinions venomous bile

Misjudgements fit for a kangaroo trial

Aspersions cellular levels of hate

Slurs against Meghan for not being Kate

As the likes of Morgan and Clarkson preach

More of the same in the name of free speech?

I’m not a monarchist but once again

I’ve no gripe against royals in the main

The way I see it the monarchy’s there

Whoever once asked to be born an heir?

But if I was a spare in Harry’s place

The press forever being on my case

Even to the detriment of my wife

I too would leave for a different life

And offer as truth my story for sale

Refuting the lies of the Daily Mail