aftershocks
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If you think so, I guess KP, BP and royal reporter cohorts are doing their jobs quite nicely in helping to plump up the Cambridges' public profile to positive effect across the board over the last year or so, and in downplaying the fact that the Sussexes have been positive role models in how they have approached their public duties. There was a time when both William and Kate were criticized for being lazy (which I think was unfair criticism). Still from all appearances, the royal reporters/ media have some information on William that they can and have leveraged (e.g., the Easter Sunday Times article that essentially threw William under the bus* seemingly in retaliation for his threatening to sue a media outlet for the 'affair' gossip).
* The Times article implicated William as wanting the Sussexes to move to Africa, which means that someone at KP had leaked information about behind-the-scenes ongoing discussions regarding possible future plans of members of the royal family. It's no secret (although the truth is not widely known) that the Sussexes were able to break away from KP and put together their separate household staff at BP exactly because there was proof a staffer at KP was leaking information about them and their unannounced activities (move to Frogmore; NYC baby shower) to RR Emily Andrews (of The Sun). Yes, the palaces have already spun the breaking away from KP development and the Royal Foundation split development, so the general public who don't do a deep dive on these matters are generally only informed to the extent of what they see and read on the surface.
After the Times blowout article, due to William being very important as the current second-in-line to the British throne, the Times and multiple media outlets subsequently had to backtrack on and spin the initial content of the Times article, which led to a lot of confused, contradictory narratives.
Sadly, the upshot of all of this is that when competing royal households decide to throw one member of the family (i.e., Meghan) to the media wolves, perhaps for distraction or other purposes, it does not bode well in the long term for other members of the royal family (i.e., Andrew & William, who both have had some things they've wished to keep on the down low recently).
But never fear, the Windsors are a family and they will likely ultimately all pull together. I just think it's a shame William couldn't have reacted more happily for his brother and been less anxious about the spotlight and the high public interest the Sussexes have received since their courtship and marriage. The OTT interest in the Sussexes ultimately is only temporary. Once the Cambridge kids grow up, the spotlight will shift to them. Plus, unless the monarchy is done away with after the Queen and Prince Charles have passed, William and Kate will be King and Queen. Why can't William be pleased for his brother Harry having found a compatible soulmate who has had a positive impact on Harry and on the monarchy and the British economy?
I know the going thing is to detract from William having any issues and to place negative focus on the Sussexes, and to rehash stories about Harry's 'bad boy' past. The truth is that both William and Harry got into trouble in their teens and early twenties, but Harry always took the fall in the media because he's the spare and William's the heir. Plus, Diana wasn't around to help guide and shield her boys, and also to help ensure they were treated equally as much as possible (which is what she wanted). William was taken over by the gray men (royal courtiers) and Harry was fed to the wolves. The unfortunate upshot being that William never really had the chance to learn from his mistakes. They are both good young men and brothers who share an important bond, so hopefully over time the current 'rift' will heal. It has been caused chiefly by the ongoing sibling rivalry which has always jocularly existed --but has been exacerbated recently by William's unfortunate and unnecessary angst about the spotlight. Oh, but oops, that's not the status quo storyline.
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