My sister Meghan has ripped through the Royal Family like a tornado… she and Harry will never find happiness
MY sister has ripped through the Royal Family like a tornado.
With this historic institution close to collapse, we have to ask whether peace can really be found.
The statements from Buckingham Palace and the Queen showed the Royal Family want to repair the damage.
There is no doubt that the decision of Prince Harry and Meghan to quit their duties so soon after their fairytale wedding has done great harm.
It would have been better if discord had never been sown.
Meghan knew the social requirements of joining the Royal Family. She should have asked herself if she was willing and able to behave in accordance with the expectations.
WHO'S THE 'TOXIC' ONE?
Her Majesty’s words show great diplomacy but Meghan’s behaviour has so far not been diplomatic. A diplomat wouldn’t fall out with her own family.
Her friends leaked negative comments about the “toxic” Royal Family. She also allowed damage to be done against our family via friends and PR advisers.
She watched the media taunt and torture my dad, never springing to his defence like a true humanitarian would.
Thomas was an incredible dad. He paid every penny of her education and cared greatly for her.
He is now frail, with a heart condition. He doesn’t have a PR team to spin him a good story.
The Queen, at 93, shouldn’t have had to face the stress of seeing her family torn apart.
Meghan hasn’t stepped forward to minimise the damage.
She knows how Harry leaving has affected them, but she hasn’t spoken up in their defence.
Yet in her statement, the Queen says she is “particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family”.
Her Majesty is building bridges there. It would be good if Meghan could do the same.
She could have expressed her thanks for the kindness of the Queen and Prince Charles.
She could have expressed gratitude to her own father or her first husband, Trevor, who gave her career opportunities.
My sister has become a totally different person, choosing wealth and fortune over family.
'NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE'
Her decision to leave is nothing to do with the behaviour of the royals, or race.
Her marriage to Prince Harry was so symbolic of ethnic unity.
The preacher and choir were all of African heritage. It was a lovely joining together.
The royals embraced that. They welcomed Meghan into their lives, into the culture, and allowed her to promote people of all races. I have never heard anything racist coming out of the Windsors about my sister.
Supporters who claim a racist element forced Meghan out are frustrated their hoped-for fairytale princess didn’t work out.
These social equality-obsessed people had pinned their hopes on Meghan. They hoped for an equality of race right at the higher echelons of society.
At least Harry and Meghan were right to decide to return the £2.4million they received to renovate Frogmore Cottage and not take any more public funds.
Their objective is fame and fortune
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In the Queen’s statement, she hopes Meghan and Harry can “start building a happy and peaceful life”. We have to hope for the sake of my sister and for the Royal Family that this agreement achieves that aim.
My fear is Meghan’s decision isn’t about moving to Canada for a quiet life as a young mother.
Nothing about their actions so far suggest they truly desire a private life out the limelight.
They have paraded themselves on the red carpet, tried to make deals with Disney, and become pals with the Clooneys and other A-list stars.
Smooching up to Vogue magazine, to fashion and to the film industry is not consistent with taking a step back.
Their objective is fame and fortune — to be Hollywood.
Meghan’s goals are not consistent with those of the Royal Family. Personally, I don’t believe she ever expected to fit in with the strict structures and traditions of the Windsor household.
Even after marrying she kept her lawyer and publicity adviser, suggesting she wasn’t willing to sever her ties with her old life.
Perhaps she always had the idea to return to her life as an actress and lifestyle influencer.
In the statement from Buckingham Palace, it says “the Sussexes have made clear everything they do will continue to uphold the values of Her Majesty”.
My concern is that this is a face-saving statement, which won’t work in reality. The Royal Family has always been opposed to merchandising and corporate endeavours outside of them.
If Meghan and Harry want to honour the Queen, they will consult her before doing deals.
She thinks she can be at the top of the world, but using the royals to get that international notoriety is tacky.
'I WORRY THEY'LL NEVER FIND TRUE HAPPINESS'
Meghan was a cable TV actress before marrying Harry and would not be on the front of every newspaper and magazine without him.
In the US, the Press is still positive, praising her attempts to modernise the British monarchy and saying how cool she is.
The media in California and New York are likely to remain in her corner but I don’t think Meghan and Harry will ever be able to overshadow Prince William and his wife Catherine.
They are exemplary; they are iconic. There is no comparison.
It is clear Meghan cares for Archie, but I do worry about his future. There doesn’t seem to have been a lot of consideration given to his cousins George, Charlotte and Louis and how often he will see them. Harry has put Meghan above his brother, father and grandmother. A house divided cannot stand.
I am worried that Meghan and Harry will never find true happiness. They could not find contentment with the Royal Family, will they be able to find it away from them?
Maybe they will meet up with counsellors who can help them to heal the wounds.
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Perhaps they will make amends by apologising.
We need sincerity and dignity from Meghan in order to find peace. Then, perhaps, she will have the peace she needs to go forward.
I loved my sister, but I do not like the person she has become.
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