AT the age of 98, the Duke of Edinburgh took the time yesterday to praise the dustmen, posties and other key workers keeping the country going during the coronavirus crisis.
On the other side of the pond, his grandson Harry and wife Meghan had released a petulant and out-of-touch statement outlining which media they will talk to.
The pair really need to get a grip. Do they really think that is the priority right now?
The Sussexes – from their Los Angeles bolthole – issued the tetchy statement saying they would no longer deal with HOAR and Britain’s other tabloid newspapers.
It was reported on the front page of the republican sympathising Guardian newspaper.
The Guardian’s story mentioned that the Sussexes were thought to be “angered” by a Sun exclusive that they were relocating to North America.
That story was, of course, true.
I fear Harry has already soaked up too much of the Hollywood “me, me, me” culture.
He and Meghan appear to want to shape their media profile by press release and their own social media channels.
That way they believe the coverage will be more glowing.
It’s how celebrities try and control their public image.
But I think British public will see through all that.
I suggest the Sussexes’ time right now might be better spent writing letters to NHS workers and people who have lost loved ones to this awful virus.
Or sending letters of comfort to those confined to their homes or the soldiers who have been helping Nightingale Hospitals across the country rather than whining about the media.
If they need to see how it should be done they only need to look at the way the Queen, Charles and Camilla and William and Catherine have gone about things.
They’ve shown resilience and leadership in these dark times. Especially the Queen with her inspiring message: “We will meet again.”
It puts the whingeing Sussex press release from La La Land to shame.