The news has caused a stupor and divided public opinion.
The announcement made by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of withdrawing from British royalty, of that unexpected 'step back', has also caught Buckingham Palace by surprise, which, through a statement, ensures that the talks on the couple's future are "at an early stage" although they do understand "his desire to take a different approach."
The future, with many open fronts such as the assignment they will receive or security, is uncertain but is closely connected to the past. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced through their recently launched website that their decision is well thought out and comes after several "months of reflection and internal debate" and that their intention is to carry out a consensual transition to forge a more modern within the monarchy. This new status means being "economically independent" but without breaking family ties. In other words, both would maintain their unconditional support for Queen Elizabeth II, Harry's grandmother.
Prince Harry, sixth in line to the British throne, is 35 years old and actress Meghan Markle, who rose to fame with her role in the series 'Suits', is 38 years old. They are young and, as some media point out, they seek independence and freedom that they cannot have as part of the British institution.
We must not forget, in addition, the generational change that has occurred in parallel and in the European royal houses, especially in recent years. Young blue bloods accept their family commitments but not all are willing to make a personal sacrifice and in some cases give priority to true love.
It is not necessary to look for a single reason to understand what has led them to take the "historic" step, for some, and "expected", for others. Meghan and Harry acknowledged in a documentary that "they were having a hard time due to the harassment of the media", especially interested in Meghan's personal and family life, which has become the target of the heat press. But not only the so-called press The newspapers closely follow her agenda, both official and personal, as well as fashion magazines, which elevated Meghan Markle to a fashion icon and orchestrated a supposed "aesthetic" rivalry between her closets and those of Kate Middleton, his sister-in-law.
When The Mail on Sunday published a private letter that Meghan Markle sent to her father, Prince Harry exploded and publicly denounced a campaign of harassment against her wife at the same time that he sued the newspaper for the disclosure of the letter. It was in October 2019 and just after the couple sent a statement announcing that she had been forced to take legal action after seeing that the press has continued to publish one lie after another.
"Until now, we have been unable to correct the ongoing misrepresentations. That is why we have taken legal action, a process that has taken many months. I have been a silent witness to Meghan's private suffering for far too long. To go back and do nothing would be contrary to everything we believe in", said Harry. And he did it with pain, remembering the media harassment his mother, Diana of Wales, had to suffer. "I lost my mother and now I see my wife being a victim of the same powerful forces", added. Harry knew then that he had to take matters into his own hands because he poured rain.
Since they got married, in May 2018, the tabloid press has made news about the alleged differences between them and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, even going so far as to say that Meghan and Harry had been removed from the royal agenda. What is certain, and the press is already picking it up, is that his wax statues from the Madame Tussaud Museum have already been withdrawn from the family group. "Starting today, the characters Harry and Meghan will no longer appear in the Royal Family installation," said Steve Davies, the museum's managing director.
Today, each appearance of the inhabitants of Buckingham Palace is looked at with a magnifying glass and no one overlooked the fact that in the video of Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas message, no portrait of her grandson Harry or her family was seen. Was it premeditated?
Today, analysts and experts analyze the causes, the consequences, and the new scenario that opens with what has already been dubbed 'Megexit' (the result of joining Meghan with exit, exit in Spanish). The Daily Mail reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could stop receiving the more than two million euros that they are assigned per year" and emphasizes security, wondering who is going to finance the personnel under their charge, from the security forces security to the babysitter of little Archie Harrison, born on May 6, 2019.
