Daily Mail columnist Richard Kay argues that Prince Harry's surprise announcement of a return to Britain echoes his mother Princess Diana's tactics, particularly her secret 1995 Panorama interview, in both its element of surprise and its calculated defiance of royal convention. Kay suggests Harry is banking on the same public goodwill and capacity for forgiveness that shielded Diana from lasting damage after her own controversial disclosures, though he warns this bet is far riskier for Harry given key differences between their situations.

The piece notes Harry gave King Charles just three days' notice of his and Meghan's intention to relocate from California, compared with Diana's week's notice before the Panorama broadcast aired, in both cases presenting the family with a fait accompli. While Diana's popularity soared despite establishment fury over her airing of marital grievances involving Camilla Parker Bowles, and she also released a tell-all book, Kay stresses that unlike Harry, Diana never formally broke with the Royal Family and continued carrying out public duties, a distinction he believes Harry would be wise to bear in mind.