Not even the death of his grandmother warranted a ceasefire in the social media war of words against Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan. Five days after the Queen was buried, an unadorned Google search for Harry and Meghan generated 7m results, a mark of the outpouring of commentary in the past fortnight on the couple.
On social media platforms there was no letup either. “Vicious, vile criminals have received less abuse and criticism from the British media than the daughter-in-law of the new King,” LBC’s James O’Brien noted after they were criticised for holding hands.