JAN MOIR: Charles battles for the monarchy. William battles for the underdog. And Harry? He battles for himself By Jan Moir for the Daily Mail Published: 02:00, 1 November 2024 | Updated: 02:00, 1 November 2024 e-mail View comments Halloween is over and Christmas is coming up fast.

In terms of international and domestic markets, we are now into the most lucrative sales period of the year: a time when business-savvy celebrities and major stars all want to get their product out in front of the public. Whether their reward is cold, hard cash or simple warm goodwill, now is the time to make hay. Everybody wants a slice of that profitable festive cheer.

And these days, the Royal Family are no different. Just like rock stars on tour or authors publishing new titles hoping for a festive bestseller, the royals are out on manoeuvres with a vengeance. The King and Queen have been on a tour of Australasia, cramming in up to ten engagements a day and apparently meeting with limited republican resistance.

Yes, there was that mad heckler in Canberra, who accused our dear Charles of genocide. Oh, come on. He’s a harmless old darling! The King is a peacenik who won’t even use pesticides on his begonias and treats his cows and sheep with herbs and homeopathy.

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this is exactly the sort of mission a king-in-waiting should be embarking upon, writes Jan Moir And let us not forget that Charles has embarked upon this tour while still recovering from can.