Being Royal

 There are always lots of news stories about the British royal family at Christmas time and on other special occasions.  The royal family does intrigue me.  It is not so much that I care about the fairytale idea of there being people who are born into royalty and set apart from others by being royal.  What intrigues me is wondering what the experience of being born a Royal family member is actually like for the royal family.  The British people clearly do love their centuries long tradition of having a monarchy and a royal family.  They are attached to their fairytale fantasy of it all.  They are the reason why royalty and the royal family are made real.  When I see photos of the royal family members, the question that is in my mind is how they feel about it and what the experience is like for them.  I would really like to be able to just get inside their heads to know how they feel about it all.  What in the world is it like to be a member of Britain’s royal family?  Do they feel incredibly proud to have been born royal and to be a royal, or is the whole experience very different than one might imagine when you actually are in that position?  Only those few who have the experience can ever really know I suppose.  Those closest to them may have a better idea, but even they don’t actually live the experience.  What is it like for a child to know that they are the children of a British monarch or a future British monarch?  How does it affect their personality and their own personal morals and values?  Can they have this experience and still have a sense of desiring to be kind and humble themselves?  There are so many questions that one could contemplate.  You would think that I would have read Prince Harry’s book “Spare” by now, but I have not.  Actually, I did start listening to the audiobook version once, but then I fell asleep and I had a very unsettling experience.  It was like being bombarded with a lot of frightening and difficult feelings.  I have yet to get back to reading the book again.  I did watch the series about Harry and Megan on Netflix.  There is one part that sticks out in my memory.  In one scene, Megan demonstrated how she bowed or curtsied to Queen Elizabeth when she met her.  I remember thinking that Harry actually looked embarrassed when she did this.  Could he actually feel self-conscious or embarrassed about the royal etiquette and treatment that is lavished upon his family members?  Or maybe it was embarrassment about how his family ended up treating his wife.  I really do love that Harry seems so down to earth, and that he made his wife and children his top concern and priority in his life.