Harry: the prince who wanted out but could not really leave

Absolutely none of which could be said about the procession to and especially from the Westminster Abbey, which pummelled even the most sceptical of republicans into a state of respectful awe.

Many of those same key characters were here on Monday, once again forced to make their private grief public, born into a job which offers no bereavement leave.

But like the mafia, you can never really leave the royals.

This Harry must be absolutely livid with the Harry who has given multiple interviews about his grievances with his family, including a wildly high-profile one with Oprah Winfrey, written a soon-to-be published memoir which presumably retreads that ground, and is working on a documentary for Netflix about his life since leaving the royal family.

And then the brothers marched forth, behind another dead woman they loved, next to one another, and ignoring each other.