According to http://www.dailymail.co.uk, on Tuesday September 16, 2014, Prince Harry celebrated his 30th birthday with a close group of friends. Seeing that his father and step-mother were out of town, Harry was able to use their residence, Clarence House, as headquarters for the celebration. Not too many 30 year-olds have the opportunity to hold their birthday party in a house the size of a museum.
Prince Harry and Prince William were both spotted driving themselves to the party in their recently purchased cars; Prince Harry in a top-of-the-line Audi, and Prince William in his brand new Range Rover. This information enforces the norm that royalty travels with expensive taste, while contradicting the idea that princes are always escorted by their chauffeurs, seeing that both men drove themselves to the party. DailyMail takes a dig at Prince Harry by suggesting from his past partying nights that he won't be driving himself back to Kensington Palace at the end of the party. The readers are reminded of Prince Harry's wild times, enforcing the idea that he is the less-responsible, younger brother of Prince William. DailyMail clearly doesn't have confidence in Prince Harry's actions maturing with his age. Also, it is said that Ellie Goulding performed at the royal shindig. This lets it be known that the birthday boy has the best of the best performers at his party - just as we would suspect.
The point of this media is to share the events of Prince Harry's birthday with the pop culture world. DailyMail is successful in doing this by revealing the guests at the party, the location and the performer of the night. While breaking the news of the celebration, DailyMail is still able to input their two cents as to what they think of the event, especially with the insult to Prince Harry that he would not be sober enough to drive home.
Great job picking up on the media's not-so-subtle mention of the cars Harry and William are driving, and the ways in which that detail reinforces norms.
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