So Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a documentary
about their Africa tour but their trip is
not what has everyone talking. It’s Meghan’s
emotional confessions about her life in the
royal family and the couple’s struggles
with the attacks from the media. It’s definitely
one of the most honest interviews ever given
by members of the royal family but could it
actually be problematic for the Queen? Did
Meghan and Harry do the right thing opening
up to the media? What does it say about Harry’s
relationship with his family? It’s Jason
and I’m gonna tell you about how Meghan
Markle and Prince Harry could be damaging
the royal family!
In the documentary “Harry & Meghan: An African
Journey” which was filmed throughout their
10-day tour of Africa in September, the Duke
and Duchess of Sussex showed the behind the
scenes of their trip. But this isn’t what
everyone is focused on because in the documentary
the couple gave an interview which reveals
how they’re struggling with the constant
attacks from the press and how Meghan finds
being a member of the royal family. What’s
more, Harry also touched on the rumors about
his feud with William. The interview, which
is one of the most candid interviews coming
from royal family members is being compared
to Princess Diana’s famous 1995 talk with
Panorama but this is not the only thing that
ties it with Lady Di.
The ITV documentary, hosted by Tom Bradby,
who by the way is a long-time friend of Prince
Harry, caused an uproar online. But is it
really surprising? After all, anything that
involves Meghan Markle has people raging.
Obviously the comments were both positive
and negative. While many praised the Duke
and duchess for being so open about their
struggles and not so perfect life, others
criticized them for publicly airing their
family laundry and trying to make people feel
sorry for them. Among them was the biggest
hater in the UK, Piers Morgan, and even Wendy
Williams got involved! Reportedly, the Queen
and the senior members of the royal family
were worried and concerned with how open Harry
and Meghan were. Can this interview completely
ruin Harry’s relationship with his family?
Well, first let’s find out what Meghan and
Harry talked about.
So they both are struggling with living in
the spotlight and with the constant, mainly
negative media attention. Harry and Meghan
revealed that they both were “existing”
and not “living”. The Duchess said that
for her the most important thing was to thrive
and feel happy but it’s difficult to do
so when she’s under the constant unwanted
scrutiny and that is not the point of anyone’s
life. The cultural difference also had a part
to play in why Meghan finds the media attention
so overwhelming.
You could say that after all, she’s an actress
so she should be used to the media attention.
But the truth is that when she was on Suits
and before her relationship with Prince Harry,
she was just a low-profile actress without
any controversies and she wasn’t constantly
picked apart in the news. You could also say
that if she decided to be with a member of
the royal family she should’ve been prepared
for the attention because she knew what she
was signing up for. But in the interview,
Meghan said that it may be difficult to understand
but she had no idea. When she first met Harry,
her friends from the US were happy because
she was happy. Her British friends, on the
other hand, said they were sure Harry was
lovely but she shouldn’t go for it because
the British tabloids would destroy her life.
And as she said, because she’s American,
she very naively didn’t get it.
It turned out Meghan’s British friends were
right. Meghan said that she tried to adjust
to the Royal Family by adopting their “stiff
upper lip” but she found it really damaging.
She tried to ignore the media spotlight in
the traditional royal manner but it only caused
her more unhappiness. She never thought this
would have been easy and right now she just
takes each day as it comes. During her pregnancy,
she also felt really vulnerable and trying
to deal with the constant attacks from the
media while being a new mom or a newlywed
was very challenging. Meghan thanked the host
Tom Bradby for asking if she was okay because
as she said not many people had checked if
she was okay. And when Bradby asked if it
was fair to say she was “not really OK”
and she was struggling, the duchess with teary
eyes said yes.
This is where royal experts have no compassion
for Meghan! Russel Myers explained that this
comment may suggest that Prince Charles, Camilla,
William, and Kate don’t care about Meghan’s
well-being, despite being aware of what she’s
going through. Myers admits that the comment
was raw and emotional but it may be potentially
damaging for the royal family. Do you think
that this comment may ruin Meghan and Harry’s
relationship with the royal family? Especially
since there have been claims that the senior
royals, including the Queen and Prince Charles,
had tried to help Meghan feel more comfortable
in their family.
And what about Prince Harry? He said some
stuff that had the Royal Family worried about
him. But first he addressed the rumors about
his fallout with Prince William and it turns
out, probably there was some truth to these
“rumors.” Earlier this year, an insider
said that William and Harry were in very different
situations in their lives. The princes were
always destined to go different paths because
William has always been the future monarch
while Harry didn’t have such an important
role to play. Allegedly Meghan also played
a part in their row because Kate and William
thought that Harry proposed too fast. So now
Harry admitted that inevitably stuff happens
but they’ll always be brothers. At the moment
they’re on different paths but Harry will
always be there for William and he knows William
will always be there for him. They don’t
see each other that much because they’re
both busy. But like all siblings, they have
good and bad days.
The prince also talked about his mental health
which actually got worse while dealing with
all the pressure. He said that it’s a matter
of “constant management.” And when he
thought he was no longer having problems with
it, suddenly it all came back and now it’s
something he has to deal with. Putting on
a brave face is part of his job, but for him
and his wife there’s a lot of things that
hurt, and what makes it even worse is that
the majority of it is untrue.
What probably influences Harry’s mental
health a lot are the fears that Meghan will
face pressure like his mother Lady Diana.
He said that everything she went through and
what happened to her is extremely important
every single day. He’s not being paranoid,
it’s just that he didn’t want to repeat
the past. Harry will always protect his family
and now he has his own family to protect.
A royal correspondent Camilla Tominey claims
that Harry and Meghan’s documentary could
be compared to Princess Diana’s shocking
interview with BBC Panorama. In 1995 Lady
Di opened up to Martin Bashir about her life
in the royal family and her marriage to Prince
Charles. She spoke about her husband’s affairs
and revealed how she felt isolated and misunderstood
in Buckingham Palace. And just like Meghan,
Diana said that not many people had asked
if she was okay. This emotional appearance
on TV was one of the reasons why the Queen
cut her ties with the Princess. So what will
now happen between Prince Harry, Meghan, and
the Royal Family?
Apparently the Queen and the senior royals
are “very worried” about the direction
in which Meghan and Harry are heading after
calling out the British media. Everyone starting
from the Queen is concerned and called their
comments in the ITV documentary very serious.
The members of the family are surprised by
how honest the Duke and Duchess decided to
be. Allegedly, family members were “astonished”
at what kind of personal details the couple
chose to share. Especially the thing about
the distance between the princes was a very
delicate subject and Harry talked about it
just like that. The royal correspondent Penny
Junor, said that the couple’s actions are
a big mistake. As she says all the good that
came out of the Africa trip was overshadowed
by the lawsuits against the press and this
interview.
The good thing that came out of this interview
is that apparently after the documentary aired,
and after Harry opened up about his mental
health and the feud with his brother, Prince
William and Harry got in touch. I mean, if
I watched a program on TV and saw my sibling
publicly and honestly admitting that they’re
struggling, I would also feel some compassion.
What would you do in such a situation? A source
from Kensington Palace said that William was
worried about his younger brother. He also
hoped that both he and Meghan were all right
because in the documentary it looked like
they were in a “fragile place.”
What are the signs that William and Harry
are both on very different paths? Sources
said that Harry was going through an unsettled
period of time and has started a new chapter
in his life. He has a new wife, a new baby,
a new home and office and is making plans
to launch his own foundation so all this means
a lot of changes. Besides that William has
always had a pre-destined path - he’s the
future king, while Harry hasn’t. And he’s
no longer the baby brother who’s the third
wheel to Kate and William. So maybe Harry
feels like he and Meghan have nothing to lose
so they’re trying to fight against the media?
And this is rather unusual for the royal family
who always tries to stay neutral, show no
emotions and always keep their heads down.
Besides that, it looks like Diana’s death
had a really massive impact on Harry. He still
struggles with his mental health, which is
a sign that the shadow of his mom still looms
over his life. He’s constantly scared of
history repeating itself because first the
media tore down and as he says, killed his
mother, and now he sees it happening to his
wife. Diana also read everything that was
written about her and it made her feel even
more miserable. Allegedly, Harry is very similar
to his mother because just like her, he easily
exposes his emotions to the public instead
of doing it the royal way. William, on the
other hand, sees the world differently. There
was a time when he too was against the media
and saw them as something intrusive and hostile.
But his attitude had changed and it’s one
of the ways in which the brothers’ are so
different from each other.
It’s so unfortunate that the one who was
affected by Lady Di’s death the most has
to protect his own family from the same treatment
that his late mother got. Do you sympathize
with Meghan and Harry? Do you think that Harry
and Meghan’s fight with the media may damage
his relationship with the royal family? Let’s
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