Excellent piece but my understanding is that H and M were told that their baby wouldn't have those titles when they were pregnant because the convention that enshines those was doing to be change.
My take away was not so much that they cared about the title but that not having that title would strip him of any security. They stressed that a lot. Also, stressing that Harry was losing his title and therefore the security that went with it. They both said that they didn't step away but wanted to step back. Instead, they were rebuked and eventually pushed out. Why in the world would the "firm", whatever you want to call it, not want to protect him and his family?
Louise, if we are to assume Meghan didn’t understand the protocol in which her son would become a prince then we must assume Prince Harry didn’t either. Surely, she would have discussed this with her husband before forming an opinion and certainly before going public.
What I gathered from the interview is that Meghan had a taste of life behind the curtains and realized it wasn’t what she or Harry wanted for their child. Simply put, his safety and her mental health/well-being became a priority.
It’s a lot easier for a person born into royalty to accept being controlled. She was asked to give-up basic freedoms that she was accustomed to that most can’t imagine life without. Like, who’s asked to give up their passport? That meant, like a prisoner, she had no choice to leave. I imagine, she was also or at least felt under constant surveillance, by cameras and staff. Could she then trust that her tea or food wasn’t being tampered with at some point? My goodness, lies were being printed incessantly, she was in a mansion, full of strangers and knew not who her enemies were.
You can’t just dismiss her feelings or conclude that she didn’t experience racism as the difference in treatment was glaring. It was also obvious that they chose not to share things that were perhaps more damaging about the family and that should be applauded.
Being told how to exist after living 30-plus-years free to choose, would certainly create a state of mind that most would have to live to understand and once she understood she/they weren’t being protected, they had to do what was best for their family. Maybe the fact that she rejected royalty, so to speak, is what’s really caused some of this disdain.
So could it be, Harry got a taste of true freedom, realized the tumult the monarchy created in his new life and no longer wanted to be controlled then he and Meghan decided that the lifestyle of a Royal was no longer worth the sacrifice of true peace and happiness?
Thx for explaining because I was most concerned about baby Archie & his future title. If I was an American marrying into British royalty I would have done my homework & asked alot of questions pre wedding.
Excellent piece but my understanding is that H and M were told that their baby wouldn't have those titles when they were pregnant because the convention that enshines those was doing to be change.
speaking of racism here's my take on America's ongoing and dangerous racism: https://dianefrancis.substack.com/p/ku-klux-krazies-
My take away was not so much that they cared about the title but that not having that title would strip him of any security. They stressed that a lot. Also, stressing that Harry was losing his title and therefore the security that went with it. They both said that they didn't step away but wanted to step back. Instead, they were rebuked and eventually pushed out. Why in the world would the "firm", whatever you want to call it, not want to protect him and his family?
Thank you. I very little knowledge of how this all works and this sheds much light on it for me.
Louise, if we are to assume Meghan didn’t understand the protocol in which her son would become a prince then we must assume Prince Harry didn’t either. Surely, she would have discussed this with her husband before forming an opinion and certainly before going public.
What I gathered from the interview is that Meghan had a taste of life behind the curtains and realized it wasn’t what she or Harry wanted for their child. Simply put, his safety and her mental health/well-being became a priority.
It’s a lot easier for a person born into royalty to accept being controlled. She was asked to give-up basic freedoms that she was accustomed to that most can’t imagine life without. Like, who’s asked to give up their passport? That meant, like a prisoner, she had no choice to leave. I imagine, she was also or at least felt under constant surveillance, by cameras and staff. Could she then trust that her tea or food wasn’t being tampered with at some point? My goodness, lies were being printed incessantly, she was in a mansion, full of strangers and knew not who her enemies were.
You can’t just dismiss her feelings or conclude that she didn’t experience racism as the difference in treatment was glaring. It was also obvious that they chose not to share things that were perhaps more damaging about the family and that should be applauded.
Being told how to exist after living 30-plus-years free to choose, would certainly create a state of mind that most would have to live to understand and once she understood she/they weren’t being protected, they had to do what was best for their family. Maybe the fact that she rejected royalty, so to speak, is what’s really caused some of this disdain.
So could it be, Harry got a taste of true freedom, realized the tumult the monarchy created in his new life and no longer wanted to be controlled then he and Meghan decided that the lifestyle of a Royal was no longer worth the sacrifice of true peace and happiness?
further to Louise's piece here's mine today about the geopolitical fallout of the Harry and Meghan "nuke" https://dianefrancis.substack.com/p/harry-and-meghans-nuke
Thx for explaining because I was most concerned about baby Archie & his future title. If I was an American marrying into British royalty I would have done my homework & asked alot of questions pre wedding.