And can any of us claim, truthfully, to never - ever - have behaved in a way we probably shouldn't, said things best left unsaid, shown ourselves in a bad light?

We, however, are able to misbehave in comparative privacy, without a horde of cameras observing our every move, in reasonable certainty that our pissed-up party-shag won't appear on Twitter the next morning.

I recall a good number of my school-friends, and young adult mates, who thought it was 'clever' and 'funny' to pretend to be Nazis, or Nazi-supporters. But we saw the error of our ways, we grew up.

Like many of those around in the seventies, I pissed myself laughing at 'Love Thy Neighbour', and referred to black people as 'wogs', 'spades', and 'nig-nogs', called Asian people 'Pakis'. But I saw the error of my ways, I grew up.

As a fairly senior royal, his employment possibilities are fairly limited, and are understandably affected by security concerns. In recent years, he's given publicity - via such vehicles as the Invictus Games - to the plight of injured armed-forces veterans, and spoken on a number of other social and ecological issues. Since he did the things you've described, Steve, there is every indication that he's seen the error of his ways, he's grown up.

I hope my faith is justified. Time will tell.