For the majority of folk, living in close proximity to their children’s children is an absolute must. Obviously that’s not always possible – my child’s grandparents live in another country, for example – but generally speaking, grandparents want to see as much of the youngest members of their family as physically possible.
If we’re to believe reports, Charles is adversely affected by the fact that he has seen very little of Archie and Lilibet during their early years. And yet there are obvious hurdles in his way of finding any smooth and easy solution.
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took their leave of the Royal Family – at least in so far as their official duties were concerned – an optimist might have clung to the idea that the only downside for the monarchy as a whole was that they would be short two individuals to use for public engagements and the like.
Having relocated across the Atlantic, Harry and Meghan wasted little time in letting their secrets be known to the world. Secrets, we might add, that painted the British Royal Family in a very unflattering light.