The ART Scandal That ROCKED Prince Harry's World!

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Shauna x The great ETON art Scandal.
I tell the story of the time Prince Harry was accused of cheating in his final year of Art at Eton College.
An ex-teacher of Eton College alleged that a large part of Prince Harry's final art submission was actually completed for him by teachers at the college, to ensure he actually passed.
Prince Harry referred to this story in his memoir Spare.
I thought it would be interesting to do a Deep Dive and discuss it in this video!
#princeharry #spare #eton #artscandal

[@yorkshiregal]

I believe this lady, Henry was known to be lazy and him cheating would not surprise me at all. I’ve heard this allegation before.

[@marianabryce7250]

Didn’t Harry also cheat on his O-levels????? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@yorkshiregal]

@@marianabryce7250I believe so yes.

[@linrob1312]

It was true . They were so desperate for him to get enough credits to get in the Army.. I know someone who was in his class for two years... Harry was in the bottom of his class...and he paid another guy in their class for notes during O levels.

[@yorkshiregal]

@@linrob1312👍🙋‍♀️

[@xhogun8578]

​@@linrob1312how do you know, it's all speculation and gossip.

[@mario-qi3yw]

I’ve heard this story before. I’m more appalled at Harry’s complete lack of kindness about certain teachers at his schools. It’s truly disgusting.

[@369blueneptune]

Hawwy is an unkind person. He employs transactional "kindness" as a means to a (self serving) end. We've seen the unvarnished truth of him for five grueling years now.

[@audreykennedy90]

I believe this story. Harry "wrote" in Spare that he never read a book in his life. He is that lazy.

[@jvmlucky13]

Does Harry really believe he got into Sandhurst on his own merits? His two A levels were sub par for admission. Period.

[@jenniferhaight1077]

I don't recall any reports accusing William cheating or being a dummy. Perhaps Harry EARNED that moniker - as indicated by his conversation with the history teacher about his lack of interest in Britain's and his family history!

[@jjboyd01]

why would you expect the UK to report anything negative about William.. why he's perfect.

[@dv7361]

@@jjboyd01the British press didn’t spare anyone, not even Charles heir to the throne back then or Andrew supposedly the Queen’s favorite son or Diana the people’s princess. They would’ve loved to report on William if they had even a little bit of gossip

[@claritadeluna6609]

@@dv7361there was a bit if gossip about PW, that I remember reading about. As the story goes, PW found his studies difficult; so, he changed major and took geography instead. Still he was having difficulty and wanted to quit the program and university altogether. Catherine Middleton, as she was known then, offer to study with him to tutor him along. They accomplished what was intended and both of them graduated from St. Andrews University as we all know. I don’t know this to be exactly true, but that is what was reported.

[@jjboyd01]

@@dv7361 well I don't know whom is more perfect or spared. William known as "Silly Billy" for attacking his brother or his royal buddy MBS., know as Mr. Gruesome for dismembering Khashoggi. it is said to be meeting with keep them over there.

[@msgracexxx]

In harry's defence he was drunk alot and William that's on william.🤷‍♀️

[@janwilliams1781]

Nooooooo, please don’t challenge him to produce another painting!!!! He will capture his toger on a 15 foot canvas!

[@thevintageread]

😂😂😂

[@sodoffbaldrick3038]

A study in Blue?

[@elizabliss6528]

Nooo, just a 6" canvas. If he's lucky 😂

[@allyanderson6755]

😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@yachoobful]

It’ll be painted in tones of blue and he shall name it ‘Privacy’ 😂

[@pamelamorgan7354]

Did you hear about the admissions scandal in the US? Privileged people don’t play by the rules meant only for the rest of us.

[@constantina7396]

Yes Harry is quick to recount any slights he feels he got, but never mentions the perks and advantages he was given due to his royal status. And I’m sure there were MANY.

[@sahdogwrangler5594]

So many, many lies of omission, only the part of the truth that makes him look good will be told!

[@jlm3124]

Yes, like being called Prince Harry in class. Talk about setting yourself as superior to everyone else. That is a pill that he definitely swallowed.

[@chriscaspian2280]

I recall this at the time he has been given a pass all his life. He still refers to himself as a helicopter pilot? well why wouldn't he. He's got away with it all his life.

[@starrycrown]

You’re really Nancy Drew grown up, aren’t you?! ❤ This is a much deeper dive into Harry’s sordid school mess than I have found anywhere! When I read the version of this story by Angela Levin, I thought there must be a lot more to it than she put in her biography of Harry-and you dug it out. I’m sure that the woman’s payout came with a water-tight NDA, aren’t you? Thanks for all this work!

[@arlenejoan6209]

Yes. That’s how I relate to Shauna as well. I always smile at the end. My favorite favorite favorite. Nancy Drew. Two weeks ago, my adult granddaughter, was dusting shelves in her bedroom in her home. She opened a miniature trunk I gave her 20 years ago. It had a tiny key in it by design. She told me she got chills and smiled. She said she felt like Nancy Drew. I guess there’s a little of her in all of us. Shauna is our modern day Nancy Drew.

[@patranney1561]

I believe Harry put that story in his book.

[@OdeInWessex]

Remember this well at the time, I believed Sarah Forsythe (spelling?) and I believe her now. We know that Harold lies through his back teeth whenever it suits him. The RF wanted him to get into Sandhurst and in he went, despite the fact he clearly wasn't qualified.

[@EllieD.Violet]

I wouldn't be surprised if someone cheated just to cover up for his lack of skills.

[@jeanhopman5659]

I can tell you for sure that happens at a very much lower level so I know it will be true for this grifter.

[@asseyez-vous6492]

Yes, his U.S. immigration visa application.

[@mariacelestezepeda7113]

LMAO

[@s198203]

When the cheating is proved he’ll say his family made him do it 🙄

[@judithmariabradley5603]

Dispicable

[@CherishEachDay2023]

So much for Eton college being a legitimate school, especially if this was a regular occurrence and then they tried to cover it up. That’s absolutely disgraceful. As for Harold, I wouldn’t expect anything less then blatant cheating then acting like he’s the victim as always.

[@judywright4241]

‘Harold’ means warrior, something Bunker Harry would be totally unaware of, which is exhibited in the lie of ‘Willy’ and ‘Harold.’ I saw an interview years ago when Harry was mocking William having to have so many more language, government and protocol lessons with different professors while he got ‘to just have fun.’ Those teachers cheating, cheated Harry the most, they should have stood on the principles of not passing someone who got taught (just like Meghan) that everything of value should be given to him/her because they deserve it.

[@14caz68]

Teacher did the work. I remember this embarrassing debacle at the time. 😏

[@enkisdaughter4795]

So do I

[@BlackStump172]

Me too and that she was forced to do it for her .

[@voices_vary]

Ha! As a former Certified Art Teacher, I can tell you that Harry tried to "excel" in art because it was the only discipline he could fake with the complicity of the Eton administration!

[@jchur7128]

Harry is just sickening. Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies… Lying for eternity.

[@ladymary22]

I am gob smacked by what an amazing and privileged education Harry got. Also how some teachers helped him along the way. The guy crumbles about it. Paint another picture, Harry, art would be good for you. Even more than drugs

[@retrogradepink]

i always thought some art therapy would do him good! he needs a creative outlet to work through his demons.

[@jeanhopman5659]

He would just get someone else to do it for him.....I think this has been the pattern of his life.

[@dawnjohnson5937]

@@jeanhopman5659 Camera on him as he paints?

[@defenestrate4957]

Apparently Harry's instructors at Eton were absolutely astonished at how little he knew about his own family history. Imagine being a descendant of the Kings and Queens of England, going back almost 1200 years and not knowing anything about your history. It boggles the mind.

[@abbeyshell23]

Privileged on steroids. And even then, he has been able to achieve zilch on his own merits! That is mind boggling!

[@kimberleygirl7533]

I heard about this years ago. I am actually distracted by the book on the Young Prince Phillip…what a young Greek god he was. No wonder the young Princess Elizabeth fell for him. I miss them both. They represented for me the epitome of fidelity, steadfastness, family security, duty, and service. I miss them for those qualities. The very opposite in fact, to the dastardly Montecheato duo.

[@PattyfmPhilly]

Hi. I didn’t have a single doubt when I heard this story back in the day. (20 years ago!😳) the required journal spent time on a secretary?courtier’s desk? Some of them, had to help with the work in other classes. It had already been published he had dismal…O Levels? or A Levels? scores. He, also, dismally failed, the entrance test for Sandhurst. Even Spares get preferential access. He wasn’t ever in the front whilst in Afghanistan & he wasn’t ever certified as a pilot. He finished the pilot training when he came back, the last time, 2013.His military nickname is “Bunker Harry” because he was never in harm’s way. His latest Netflix program, he gives himself away. On the plane, flying back to the UK:That curtain came down & that was the 1st encounter he had with wounded soldiers. And, it sickened him, it made him angry, he didn’t know why the media wasn’t waiting to film these heroes being taken off the plane. I doubt the veracity of the 25 Taliban “kill count.” Ta.

[@claritadeluna6609]

@@pamelacole2756 a report i heard was that an Australian soldier had given up Harry’s cover up in Afghanistan and that he had to be sent home fairly quickly. Was that the first time, or the second time he was there?

[@joly6598]

The first, I believe,@@claritadeluna6609

[@PattyfmPhilly]

@@pamelacole2756 Hi, Pam! Here’s a quick Google hit: “Prince Harry qualified as a co-pilot gunner (CPG) in February 2012 and was posted to 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, to gain further flying experience and to operate the aircraft on a number of exercises.” He finished training in 2013, he was back from deployment. My impressions are from his description on the Netflix series. He was shaken, when the curtain fell down on the plane, revealing a couple seriously wounded soldiers. He hadn’t seen that before. Had he been near the front, he’d have seen a lot worse. Then, he got angry because the media wasn’t covering the arrival of wounded and/or flag draped coffins. It’s a gut punch sight. I think the majority of people misunderstood him when he said, “The media isn’t covering it.”

[@qhluvr77]

@@claritadeluna6609No, the Australian Woman’s Weekly Magazine picked up on the report from the US based Drudge Report. The UK Press all knew where Harry was but all agreed to not publish anything to protect both him, and the troops around him. Yes, the hated UK Press actually protected Harry.

[@claritadeluna6609]

@@qhluvr77 thank you.

[@kaddyd1815]

I totally agree with you! All Harry has to do is create another “work of art” and all who doubt the veracity of his artistic accomplishment would be silenced!

[@xhogun8578]

As if you would believe he painted it.

[@kaddyd1815]

@@xhogun8578 ….sure I would…if there was a video of him actually doing it, with a few dozen signatures of people who actually watched him do it…..evidence is necessary when you have a less than stellar record with the truth.🤷🏼‍♀️

[@pollyparrot9447]

He could volunteer to illustrate his wife's next book.

[@qhluvr77]

@@pollyparrot9447he might not be safe with the crayons 😂

[@lori452]

Come on… everybody knows. Harry couldn’t paint a white wall. Lol

[@judith3218]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@patranney1561]

Harry should paint the two palm trees Archie calls mum and daddy.

[@sparkypete3417]

Or the Salt and Pepper shakers !!😂

[@janelle6508]

Considering Harry's relationship with the truth is well documented now to be very weak, I fully believe that the teacher did his work for him. When someone shows you who they really are, believe them.

[@LadyThunderbird63]

I believe so too , harry has a real problem with facts as shown when he went into a very detailed description of the day a palace aide notified him of the queen mothers death on a warm spring day at eton , the whole world saw the photo shoot of harry william and charles skiing in klosters where he actually was when the queen mother died and they had to fly back quick. Thats a huge lie. Plus talking about a 6 times great grandfather a man who died without issue.😂

[@Rumkitty2000]

I love that phrase! In many times and many ways, Harry has shown us exactly who he is!

[@BlackStump172]

She was forced by the school to do it .

[@anivelikova8120]

Harry had an early start, using his status to bend the truth

[@sodoffbaldrick3038]

She sounds a little immature and a little vindictive, but that doesn't necessarily mean she's not telling the truth. With what we've found out about Harry in the last few years- his tendency to lie about things, and the fact that he barely passed at Eton, apparently because he didn't want to put in the work, and isn't very bright, and his enormous sense of entitlement, this is very easy to believe. Nothing has changed. I believe absolutely that the head of Eton needed this idiot to graduate, and since I'm sure that the student he went out drinking with was Harry, and since that story needed to be kept under wraps, and that I don't think Harry is above a little blackmail, even though he doesn't call it that, he would have done this, and Harry would have gone along with it because he's so used to getting whatever he wants.

[@LynetteMcGrath]

If he came back 15 years after he resigned, then the student could not have been Harry who would have been a toddler 15 years before.

[@pollyparrot9447]

@@LynetteMcGrath The 50 people who 'liked' that stupid statement must belong to the 'we hate Harry so let's just make up anything about him' camp. I prefer Shauna's evidence based stories.

[@Tia-Louisa]

Let's not forget that Boris Johnson went to Eton..... It was huge in England when it happened. Henry only divulged this because it was a big court case as she was unfairly dismissed and Eton then reneged.

[@ABC1701A]

But you DON'T need to pass all your O levels to graduate, the UK, and many other countries as well, isn't like the US where you HAVE to gain certain grades in so many different classes to be allowed to graduate. You SIT THE EXAMS and if you pass you pass, if you fail you fail - and many at Eton do fail, just because someone's parents can afford to send them there doesn't mean they are brilliant in class, many are average to below and it isn't something to be ashamed of either - with the only issues coming if you NEED certain qualifications to get into third level education. Which Sandhurst is, and does.

[@jennifer5130]

It just goes on and on doesn't it?

[@thevintageread]

It does rather!

[@janicewarwick4627]

Eton did no favours for Harry when they admitted him despite the fact that he could not pass the entrance exam to the school. His family should have realized that this elite academic school was not a good fit for someone who so obviously had a learning disability and who would have received a more appropriate education in a school that specialized in teaching those with such learning issues. It would have been much better for his self-esteem and overall mental health rather than being thrown into the highly competitive environment of Eton where he was virtually set up to fail.

[@scarba]

Learning disability? Dyslexia?

[@roviannematovu3756]

I so agree with u! U r 1st 2 come to his defense. An Educational Psychologist should call this out. We r now witnessing consequences of this neglect. In this regard, I have both empathy & sympathy 4 Harry. Unsuitable choice of Eton was a grave mistake. H felt humiliated by his public academic failure. Just added 2 his low self-esteem & lack of confidence which has fuelled his deep-seated anger, resentment, jealousy & comparison with William [Spare]. Diana left school with zero qualifications. H wouldve been better suited at Gordonstoun in Scotland & out of long shadow of W. H wouldve thrived there, even excelled with Duke of Edinburgh Award etc. But just after Dianas death, Palace thought better 2 hve him close 2 home in Windsor. I think RF were irresponsible & failed H in his education. They shouldve played 2 his strengths: a great & fearless Sportsman, esp. Skier & Polo Player, lover of The Great Outdoors (wildlife conservation in Africa, Safari-guiding) & great People-skills. H wouldve been a v different man...

[@judythhulford182]

Developmentally delayed. if he wasn't the 'spare' and so much in the public eye already, he would've been stowed away on one of the estates out of sight and mind.

[@qhluvr77]

I did not know that being lazy and entitled was a learning disability. I do agree with the person who said Gordonstoun would have been a better fit for Harry. But like most caring families, the Royal Family probably did the wrong thing, but for the right reasons.

[@JMiller-lv5fd]

Totally agree. My opinion, I’m not a specialist but he does show ADHD qualities and a school that emphasises other skills rather than academic would have been a better fit. But then he may also now be saying ‘…and my family didn’t love me. After my mother died they banished me to Scotland!

[@LynneHancox]

At the time it was common knowledge Harry wasn't capable of writing a sentence let alone an essay. Harry was not scholastic, his grades certainly weren't enough to get him into the army college, but he got there.

[@Rumkitty2000]

One of the instructors or Admissions Officeers at Sandhurst said that, when he read Harry's answers on the entrance exam, they looked like they had been written by a child. Quote: "His examiners were perplexed by his juvenile answers in the entry exam. Had he not been the prince, he would have been rejected". 10:50

[@Dogtagnan]

H has been fast tracked into military college, the army, the USA etc with no obvious talent or charm to justify it.

[@sodoffbaldrick3038]

I think you are all very wrong to say that Harry didn't paint that himself.Of course it's a paint-by-numbers set, and he needed a little help once the numbers got into the double digits.😂

[@donnamealy4877]

😂

[@Rumkitty2000]

😂🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@Foxytrot-sx2vd]

Oh you cheeky thing you!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@rumorhasit9506]

🤣

[@adedavison762]

He’s a load better using red , blue, and green crayons 🖍️ 😮

[@DD-sc9bu]

Charles is a gifted artist. No evidence Harry even knows or cares about art

[@pamelapeterson1885]

Exactly!!

[@jchur7128]

Gifted? Anyone who receives the enormous amount of assistance that Charles enjoys might well produce nice pictures. But gifted? No.

[@qhluvr77]

@@jchur7128At least Charles paints his own paintings, doesn’t have others do them for him.

[@Pippins666]

@@jchur7128 That ain't so! No matter how much assistance you get, if you ain't got it, you can't do it.

[@bjornjensen1309]

Charles isn't a a gifted artist, he's a competent amateur.

[@wendymoney2043]

This is 100% true. It was revealed in every newspaper + television news channel here in the UK when Harry left Eton…as an absolute Dunce!

[@sabinekoch3448]

I am appalled by schools such as Eton allowing this. It does eventually come out, if there have been inconsistencies in the marking…never mind in the actual work done.

[@thevocalcrone]

its not just eton.. all schools reliant on private funding (including universities) accommodate their wealthy client base.

[@willowtree9291]

I don't know why you are appalled. I know someone who worked at a minor public school (UK, so the equivalent of private school in Aus) and there was a lot of pressure from parents who believe that by paying for their child's education, they have also paid for top grades.

[@kevinwallace3415]

There is and always has been a lot of cheating in these top schools. Otherwise we would have to believe that a childs level of intelligence only depends on how well paid his father is.

[@lizroberts1569]

They all do it’s public school, just look at Boris Johnson ok not all of them are that bad, but a lot are going to be the ruling class of knobs.

[@pollyparrot9447]

@@thevocalcrone You're right. I was speaking to a retired lecturer from the University of Sydney who said that she was pressured to pass completely unacceptable work from full fee paying foreign students. One just hopes that this kind of corruption does not extend to courses where competence really matters, like engineering or medicine.

[@Happinc]

👨‍🎨Hahahaha 😂loved it!! 🤪😅He has weaselled out of responsibility right left and centre… I doubt that we will ever hear him be accountable for anything… that’s why he and Markle deserve each other! Bravo👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻 you did it again… another great anecdote from a fellow Aussie & my favourite Royal commentator😅🦘🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘

[@thevintageread]

😁

[@kirri1312]

Yes Harry, please paint some more for us!! No crayons allowed!!!😂😂🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@InternetPersond]

Just another account of the scope and extent of Henry’s support system that he claims was absent all his life.

[@ginnyhogan6386]

The palace has covered up so many of Harry’s misdeeds and deplorable behaviour for so many years…..and this probably includes cheating in his art class and failing other subjects. He was a dismal student.The Firm did what ever it could to get hm into Sandhurst and To give him a career, even though he was most likely highly under qualified. It was said he was and is now, a chronic under achiever!

[@Rumkitty2000]

Oh yeah! To him, the Army was one great adventure! He thought that having good thumb dexterity from playing video games was a skill that should be useful in the Army. He spent half his time in his quarters playing Call of Duty on his X Box. He didn't have very many duties and those he had. Weren't particularly challenging. He thought the Gurkhas that were there protecting him, did it because they "Admired Royalty so muc thar they thought he must be holy".

[@Rumkitty2000]

>>Harry's salvation was the army. In 2005 he applied to enter the military academy at Sandhurst. His examiners were perplexed by his childish answers in the entry exam. Had he not been the Prince he would have been rejected.>'Being in the army', he later said, 'was the best escape I've ever had. I felt as though I was really achieving something> I have a deep understanding of all sorts of people from different backgrounds and felt I was part of a team"

[@ginnyhogan6386]

He has frequently been called “Thicko”!

[@gwendolineknox784]

@@Rumkitty2000 🤑Henry is despicable. He has the lives of some soldiers on his hands.

[@gremlin5622]

Great story, as usual. 😄Credible people have said H did NOT have the grades, the brains, the discipline to be at Sandringham. Quelle surprise! But in the real world HRH Prince Haz WILL become an officer at Sandringham. Just as he WILL serve heroically from his protective bunker. As for proving himself to be an authentic art grad I'd have to see H paint a picture in real time, with unpaid, trusted witnesses AND write his process journal before I'd believe it. Poor H😡😠👿.

[@mademsoisellerhapsody]

Proctored art painting.

[@sitinowak]

I bet the former teachers now wished they hadn't covered up harry's cheatings.

[@dm588]

They probably didn't really have a choice.. do it, or lose your job + not get a reference. Teachers also have families to feed.

[@yehuditcollins6783]

He'd have done better at the local secondary modern. If he wasn't a Royal, he'd be described as a Yob. He left the army because he couldn’t progress as he was unable to pass the necessary exams. He failed to qualify as a pilot. He was lazy at school but of course it's not his fault. It's all because he had to walk behind his sainted mother's

[@Rumkitty2000]

Diana didn't want him to go to Eton because she knew he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed. She knew that he would struggle academically and have trouble keeping up with his peers. But after she died, the family felt it would be better if the two boys were together at school. The boys wanted that, too, so it was decided. He really had to study his a$$ off to get into Eton. He was held back a year at Ludgrove and given extra tutors. Charles must have made it clear to him that there would be no goofing off if he wanted to go to Eton, and that he better apply himself. As it was, he got in by the skin of his teeth!

[@pollyparrot9447]

@@Rumkitty2000 According to royal biographer Penny Junor, Prince Charles thought that Eton would be too difficult for Harry, but Diana insisted that he should go there because people would think he was stupid if he didn't follow his brother.

[@maureenfrost2872]

@@pollyparrot9447the story at the time was that Diana wanted their boys to attend Eton as her brother Charles went there. It is known as a bit of a boys/young men’s club for subsequent connections etc etc friends/acquaintances for life.

[@maureenfrost2872]

Regardless of the Co-pilot/gunner situation which is constantly argued about, it has also been said that he was unable to progress beyond being a Captain because he couldn’t pass those exams. I think it’s fair to say that he’s been subjected to various routes (school and further education)that he was just not academically suited to or capable of realistically achieving. In many ways I actually can feel sorry for him, which isn’t something that is likely to happen too often! It can’t have been easy or good for his overall wellbeing to be expected to strive for perhaps unattainable goals. Alternative pathways might have suited him better. Who knows, maybe Gordonstoun might have suited him very well as why was it necessary for them both to attend the same place. What might be perfect for one son isn’t necessarily good for another.

[@alastairgreen2077]

sainted mother's what?

[@It-Is-What-It-Is.]

Asking Harry to do an original painting, is like asking Meghan to write "The Bench - Part Two". 😁

[@ayesh5544]

He should paint another picture. His father is a talented artist so according to his first submitted work, a sequel should be just as good! Selling his art is a good way for him to earn some pocket money too.

[@HelenWilliams-nu7ef]

Hi Shauna,you had me cracking up with laughter 🤭 over Harry’s artistic skills. 🎉. I think art wasn’t taken too seriously if artists are employed to actually paint students’ work. Don’t ask him to paint another one as he’ll just get someone else to do it. He’s not particularly artistic 😂 🖍️🖌️🏞️🕋🦘🧑‍🎨💂🇦🇺

[@pamostman516]

I love your solution for H to recreate his art work. Great solution. It reminds me of Margaret Keane the artist who painted big eyed children that her husband claimed he did them and not her. At court she was able to recreate a painting in less than an hour and her husband (then ex I believe) claimed a shoulder injury prevented him from painting. She was awarded millions of dollars. Accept the challenge H, we believe in you.🤞🤣

[@mreale2811]

Accept the challenge with an independent witness & cameras rolling. IMO🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@derek.....]

Harry was told “NO!” by someone and he said “do you know who my father is?” he got really upset when the person said “didn’t your mother tell you then?”

[@sabinekoch3448]

😁😁

[@suewon3465]

😅👏👏👏

[@graphiquejack]

Oh that is some peak shade!

[@karenturner7184]

On form Derek 😊😊😊

[@carolball5764]

Lol brilliant

[@freemantle252]

Not shocked or surprised by Harry. Very impressed with your digging and delving though Shauna.

[@chrisplant7273]

When did he progress to being able to stay within the lines?

[@14caz68]

He hasn’t he isn’t aware of any boundaries …,

[@enkisdaughter4795]

Or use paints instead of crayons!

[@thevintageread]

Ouch! 😂

[@amandacasey1946]

I remember doing yr 12 art in the 80's, working on my major work and my art teacher told me about teachers in the posh Sydney schools doing paintings for the students. Didn't exactly feel more motivated after that.

[@j.j.9123]

Making art is its own motivation for talented individuals.

[@angelawhitehouse8066]

Wouldn't surprise me if he didnt regard it as cheating, what with being a bit dim and being used to other people doing everything for him.

[@KK-rj7ij]

You get two types of students in the Art final exams at schools, the ones that are really talented and leave you speechless and the ones that need to pass a class because they are failing everything else. The second group does often need a lot of help to the point where every brushstroke and every detail is carried out with the guidance of the teacher, TA or the "artist in residence" depending on how posh the school is. The same goes for the text which the student has to submit with the artwork. In the final exam you are not supposed to talk to the student, but about 60% of the work is already done by then. Also you prepare the student ahead of the exam and send him with step by step instructions on what he needs to do, so the actual input of the students can be quite low as a result. This is how it works for the public schools and bless them because these students really need to pass and you are really happy if they do, as it might change their lives. Now in private schools I wouldn't be surprised if you get away with more help, private schools do what they want anyway.

[@lindakiddell9864]

Totally agree with you I worked as a TA & art teacher for 14 years in a secondary school, everything you have said we also did & I think must apply to all schools, if we hadn’t/didn’t do as you have said, we would have suffered bad grades because the very talented students were/are the minority with many students, who didn’t even bring a pencil to class let alone have any artistic skills, choosing art as an easy option & using the time to mess around with their mates and disrupt the lesson for the few good students, it was draining just trying to keep them in the classroom It’s the only way to get department grades looking at least half good, I joke about how many GCSE’s I’ve done during my career 🥴

[@Rumkitty2000]

Harry bring Harry, probably didn't do the reading required for that final project. I know that he had tutors, but it must have been hard when their student expected them to do all the work for him, just like H & M expected others to do all the work for their podcast series.

[@asseyez-vous6492]

That’s very different to my O level art exam. We were given 3 titles. We had to choose a title and paint what we thought it meant to us. There was no textual explanation needed and we weren’t asked for it. We had 3 hours to do it but actually a couple of us (I was one) we’re given an extra couple of hours as we were doing very detailed work. The teacher didn’t help us with the artwork, only the time allowed.

[@lindakiddell9864]

@@asseyez-vous6492 similar rules now , get a subject to choose from a list for final exam but as the teacher and students get the information well before the actual exam (taken over two days) then it gives the teacher time to prepare the students (who aren’t very talented or bothered) we sort the subject, resources, etc and tell them what they need to do etc etc etc Then the students get to tweak and that’s when staff can really help 😉 I’m telling you, most, if not all, schools do this in the art department, math, science, English etc are exams the students are literally in their own because they sit in a hall, separated, no talking, watched over by invigilators and it’s all down to how much they’ve bothered to learn and revise but not in art!

[@Overthinker50]

Excellent deep dive! I remember something way back but thought he’d got her sacked as she wouldn’t lie & give him a good grade and then she sued for unfair dismissal. This makes more sense! Clearly he’s never had a problem with lying to get his own way or appreciated the advantages he’s had.

[@viviennepastor3188]

I’d loved to hear Prince William’s version of Harry at Eton.

[@thevintageread]

Wouldn’t we all! 😂

[@janetharry2615]

You needed 5 A levels for Sandhurst , Harry only had 2

[@Rumkitty2000]

>>> In 2005 he applied to enter the military academy at Sandhurst. His examiners were perplexed by his childish answers in the entry exam. Had he not been the Prince he would have been rejected. 'Being in the army', he later said, 'was the best escape I've ever had. I felt as though I was really achieving something. I have a deep understanding of all sorts of people from different backgrounds and felt I was part of a team". Yes, he understood people from Pakistan so well, that he called one of his soldiers a "Paki" which is a terrible insult to someone from that country! It doesn't say how he eventually got admitted, though. The family was desperate to get him in the Army because they thought that the discipline required and expected of everyone, might make rub off and make a man out of him. It didn't.

[@lynemac2539]

That's what Hazard should do! He should make hotel art.

[@ericademakis7357]

Yet another symptom of affluenza

[@Foxytrot-sx2vd]

Maybe Harry didn't think it was cheating because he thought "servants" were suppose to do things for him. 😂😂😂😂 You are spot on!!! Where are all his other paintings since? It is supposedly good therapy, especially for all that trauma he suffers. If he had/has the talent - it would still exist but it seems like once he lost those people doing for him he couldn't do it anymore. If he really had the talent - he could have illustrated MeAgain's children's book, and even his own, and just because he needs the money an art show in California, and a coffee table book of all his creations. Really Harry? Perhaps recollections once again vary. 😂😂😂😂

[@thevintageread]

I think they might! 😉😂

[@johnreas9216]

“Blimey!….if I wanted to, I could EASILY prove my skill as an artist, but they took away my bloody Crayons cus I was eating most of them! It’s not fair. Who cares if some days I have green teeth and some days I have orange teeth. I’m a Royal, after all!” -Harry, Le artist

[@qhluvr77]

😂😂😂

[@honeym210]

😂😂😂

[@theworldofjuniperthecat1307]

How could Harry stand there. Patting himself on his back like he actually did the painting. That takes skill.

[@3rdoldhen]

Or just a lot of practice!

[@jessicaalbright7429]

You are the best storyteller! Let’s campaign to get Haz to paint another painting. He could even use his kids finger paints if he wants. Lol. I’ll go get the iron-on decals for us to get the campaign going! 🤣🤣

[@loraross8172]

I think if Harry took you up on your challenge to paint another picture he would just commission an artist to do it and claim that it was his own work🤥

[@suzanneburnie5845]

Well I’m not surprised he spent most of his time messing around getting drunk and so on. I would not be surprised if someone else processed his school work

[@luxpursuits]

Arry the Artist and Arry the Pilot do not exist. Or only exists in his own deluded mind.

[@mikkibarker8671]

The correct son is next in line to the British Throne.

[@bettymilton-uw9si]

You are our very own lovely Miss Marple and we thank you my dear

[@patti1044]

Too good. We know he has admitted that while things may not be exactly as recalled, it is "his" truth that is important.

[@marleneg7794]

Nobody did this kid any favors by allowing him to escape real time consequences

[@marianac715]

Are there any examples of any art work previously done by Harry?

[@thechancellor3715]

Doubtful....believe he had real problems helping MM inscribe the bananas for the sex workers.

[@claritadeluna6609]

Probably not!

[@user-em1fc8bh5b]

Hi Shauna, is that the foil hat I see? Chuckling as I type. Best wishes from Goulburn NSW?

[@thevintageread]

Yes, it is!

[@voxpopuli348]

These "prestige" schools always admit "legacy" students who wouldn't be admitted based on merit. Harry, George W. Bush, etc.

[@shelbyschnoor9369]

There is no way Harry did that painting

[@kate2create738]

From an artist’s perspective, it boggles my mind how some people cannot have the basic creativity that they cheat in art classes. Especially working with classes in modern times when art became more flexible since the impressionist era. That said, I can tell this work of paintings are not as easy as people would assume and more time consuming. Not just working with the different colors and understanding color theory, but stenciling/block art is more tricky than is expected. From what I see of this set of paintings, there are more than 1 stencil, at least 3 different stencils stamped onto the piece. There’s one that looks like it has a layer so that something to take practice in stenciling/blocking layers precisely to make a piece work. I believe this piece is supposed to be inspired by African art, it has a primitive style that doesn’t correlate with Asian art, specifically Eastern Asia block art. However, the color to me doesn’t make me think of African arts but ironically Indian/cultures around the Himalayan traditional color schemes. Of course the random layout has a modern/contemporary style that’s purpose is to have the focal point not be in the center with no grand rule of symmetry that most art in different cultures followed, especially classic art. Now this is my analysis on the piece, that is my honest review seeing it officially the first time. Most of the process made is my assumption based on working with different art forms and understanding different art cultures and history of art. Seeing the work ethic Harry has, expecting others to do the work for him in other criteria’s, I think there is something to this story. Going to different schools to learn art, high school, a trades community college, and a university, I’m very grateful for the healthy environment those art programs gave students like me to learn and appreciate making art. It really makes me sad that this could have been a healthy outlet for Harry if he had the actual discipline to work on this craft. Art is one of the most beneficial healing hobbies to help people get a lot off their chest and to help work through their problems. Then again I probably shouldn’t talk of this as I have had a hiatus of making art as of late 😅

[@thevintageread]

Really interesting! Thanks for your comment. 😊

[@pollyparrot9447]

That was a great comment, particularly your last paragraph about how applying himself to art could actually help Harry. To me the images and the colours in the paintings look a lot like depictions of goannas by Australian aboriginal artists. I'm surprised that someone hasn't gone after Harry, or whoever actually painted the pictures, for 'cultural appropriation'.

[@MrFilipFabulous]

@pollyparrot9447 oh, Americans sure love to go on and on about cultural appropriation. Fun fact, many cultures such as Japan for example are honored when people use elements of their culture and view it as appreciation and not appropriation. So long as nobody claims these elements do not belong to their originator its not appropriation, if anything its an appreciation, a celebration of a certain culture.

[@Pippins666]

I heard via a friend of a friend, who was a more senior officer in the same mess in Afghanistan, that his fellow officers regarded Harry as a bit of a joke, "rather thick" was the phrase used.

[@tishtosh3172]

No surprise there

[@BarbaraMoitoso]

I love your investigative journalism. You are so informative, Shauna.

[@leanneedwards2685]

It will be a picture of a roasting chicken.😂

[@manyact4362]

Enjoyed this nugget!! Great sleuthing!!!

[@thevintageread]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@gethisoverwith1335]

Fun vid - thank you! Just googled Ian Burke artist - he retired from Eton in 2021 and styles himself a painter printmaker. Images of his work posted on his website and gallery website strongly support the posited theory.

[@qhluvr77]

OMG- I just did that too and you are exactly right!! “Harry’s work” was either done by Burke or Harry was super heavily in tune with Burke’s style!

[@T-hm3jg]

I'm so pleased to see you don't have Spare on your gorgeous book shelf

[@thevintageread]

😂

[@dv7361]

Agree! Wouldn’t want that face staring at us each time we watch Shauna

[@leemackie8434]

Oh thank you so much for this one👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@purpurina5663]

That art work feels too mature (detailed, sophisticated) for someone of H's age at the time, unless they were a gifted kid. And it's definitely too mature for what we know of H's mental depth. Some people are academically challenged but artistically deep, and that comes through in their speech, behavior, sensitivities, approach to life. What I'm saying is if H was an artist we would KNOW.

[@aidencox790]

Harry is the Houdini of assisted reality. If he'd ever said he served in the RAF I'd be checking out all the nooks and crannies on the submarine fleet. He's a compulsive, committed and proven liar - maybe he gets off on that. Who knows.

[@minkgin3370]

The same with being a Helicopter Pilot. We’ve ‘seen’ William flying them with Air Search-&-Rescue, we’ve never actually seen footage of H flying a copter, just sitting in the seat as if to fly one. Trevor Coult MC was actually out in Afghanistan on one of the Tours H supposedly did at the same time. He was NO-WHERE near the front line or ANY danger & this has come out recently from the M.O.D……”Recollections may Vary” once again. The only Taliban he has killed was in Video Games.

[@aidencox790]

@@minkgin3370 Trevor is one of the good guys. He did his service (way more than most people know) and he paid the price with C-PTSD and honourable discharge. What Trevor says anyone can take to the bank. I never miss one of his uploads.

[@deborahwedickcooper2751]

Harry would have been special Ed in the US. There is no chance in hell he could get into a US military academy. They are very highly competitive.

[@lizziestevenson1908]

Thanks again for all your research and lovely attitude. Really enjoying your posts ❤

[@thevintageread]

You are so welcome

[@c.c.6930]

I looooooove the way you tell a story, Shauna!

[@joricardochard2824]

Brilliant, thank you. Had the art specialist acted properly throughout she may well have received a much larger payout.

[@SookieCee83]

I found this all so interesting! When did Harry not lie about everything? And - it makes me wonder where it was learned, or from whom?

[@aletheamcfarlane1977]

Today I admire and love your naughtiness on Harry’s painting❤

[@thevintageread]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@paulinewilson613]

Well The Prince of Sausages has already been proven to be a liar so I most certainly would not be surprised if he was also a cheat, let's face it, we can't trust anything about him anymore can we?

[@joannaholland1113]

It sounds like somebody cheated for him…

[@Wildflowers516]

Harry Harry Harry , his own worst enemy…. Ugh !

[@sheilamarkham1937]

Has Harry ever painted another painting after leaving school, I wonder? He should - he needs some kind of therapeutic occupation to give him purpose. He doesn't seem to be a happy bloke, for all his protestations to the contrary.

[@margiekraftkindt4208]

If the teacher actually painted the artwork for Harry, she is more accountable than he is--she was the adult, the professional, and the complicity was most likely not initiated by him. Sadly, the whole episode points out how things end up when a young person is enrolled in an educational institution that is way above their capability. Harry was probably as misplaced at Eton as Charles was at Gordonstoun.

[@marianac715]

Harry was alliwed to enter Eton, not because he qualified but because of who his grandmother and father were. If Harry wanted to disprove the allegations of cheating, he should have painted another painting as well as wrote another paper.

[@thevocalcrone]

its easy to say that but the reality is.. its not always easy to get a job (or a refernece) or leave a job on a bad note, so if your bullying leader says 'do it or else' they do it. I don't blame her.

[@dianeshelton9592]

Actually Charles wasn’t too thick for Gordonstone, it just that the school was really outdoorsy and sporty where as Charles at that point was Arty and not particularly sporty. He then left and continued with his art , paints a mean picture still, and was extremely accomplished in Polo. Don’t tar Charles with Harry’s fault.

[@margiekraftkindt4208]

Oh, you are so right and I understand her predicament and am not judging the teacher--it is so unfortunate for everyone.

[@margiekraftkindt4208]

You are right about Charles and Gordonstoun . . . it was a misfit for his personality and interests. @@dianeshelton9592

[@gillianr-w8720]

There was another scandal where some birds were shot by Henry and friends on one of the crown estates and surprise, surprise the evidence went missing otherwise they would have been facing jail or large fine.

[@MyOpinion633]

Wow!!! What one thing can H really say he has accomplished? I was going to say dressing himself but these days even that is questionable! What a sad state of affairs for a person with so much privilege right at his fingertips. He either needs serious life skills help - or is just plain lazy!

[@Judithleaver]

Love your Aussie ascent and true poor Harry was helped all the time in his education. Sadly it’s coming back to ‘bite him.’

[@carolinaochoa7900]

What a fun video, I’d never heard of this story before. Yes he should produce another painting but he should paint it in a court room like Margaret Keane had to do 😅

[@timmythecat7478]

Well done.......Your logical research work is 'spot on'. Thank you

[@thevintageread]

Thanks and welcome

[@yorkshiregal]

Hello Shauna 🙋‍♀️🇬🇧

[@thevintageread]

Hi! 😊

[@BuntyMcB]

Sarcasm …. Aah, how I love that 🇬🇧😜you made me giggle.

[@barbe847]

Frankly... it fits with his behavior of being entitled, spoiled and lazy with his work of today. Harry wants to sun himself in California playing posh polo while his brother and father work hard for the people of the UK. Still spoiled and a brat too.

[@robtooley4002]

Can you imagine where he would be if he had to follow the same rules as the rest of us?

[@thevintageread]

Happy? 😉💕 I don’t think any of it truly helped him!

[@robtooley4002]

@@thevintageread That's an excellent point. There was another video out on the web today where the person said "It is not love to just affirm everything a person does or wants. Real love is willing to set and stand by boudaries."