British TV presenter: “Meghan and Harry abandoned their people and are trying to get rich in the midst of an epidemic”
Fans of the Dukes of Sussex rejoiced: the book of their idols, Finding Freedom, became a bestseller in the first 24 hours of pre-orders. And although the authorship does not belong to Meghan Markle herself, but to journalists Omid Scobie and Caroline Durand, the publishers assure that the biography was written “from the horse’s mouth” and it will reveal details that no one has ever had the opportunity to hear about before.
And, to stir up even more interest in this book, friends of the Duchess told the newspapers that while living in the palace, Meghan kept a diary and wrote down everything she learned about the royal family (what could she learn there!) But, allegedly because Therefore, Harry's crowned relatives are very alarmed by the publication of this book, since it could expose them all at once. Funny, honestly...
Personally, it seems to me that Markle could not have learned anything particularly important, and such a trick with mystery is just an advertisement and a PR move to increase circulation. But the duchess did not count on the opposite effect. The British really did not like the strategy of the former actress and many of them decided to boycott the release of this “bestseller”.
For example, recently during the popular British show Loose Women, four presenters discussed the upcoming release of a biographical book of the prince and his wife. The women discussed whether they were interested in this opus and whether they would purchase it. There were also those who wanted to know Meghan and Harry’s version of their “forced” abandonment of royal duties, but there were also those who criticized the couple.
A real prince. How Harry of Wales met his Cinderella
GettyImages The whole world doubted that he would propose to her. Meghan Markle is not at all a representative of the English aristocracy. An American actress, divorced, daughter of a dark-skinned mother - there are a lot of arguments against the heir to the British throne declaring her his bride. But that’s what happened in the end.
Not a childish test
Diana and Charles
Prince Harry was born when the marriage of his parents, Prince Charles of Wales and Princess Diana, was already falling apart at the seams. The father was upset when he found out that the second child was also a boy. But Diana doted on both of her sons.
Lady Di insisted that William and Harry attend a regular school, have the opportunity to see the lives of ordinary Britons, and sometimes even take her sons to McDonald's.
The divorce of their parents was a difficult experience for the boys. Now they rarely saw their mother and always - under the gun of paparazzi cameras. But an even more severe ordeal was Diana’s death in a car accident in August 1997.
Harry was only 12 years old at the time. Together with his older brother, father and maternal uncle, he walked in the funeral procession behind Diana’s coffin, never even allowing himself to cry.
“No child should be forced to do what I had to do,” he would say many years later about that painful experience.
Breaking Bad
It was the trauma from the death of his mother that largely influenced the further behavior of the growing up prince. Harry was the only member of the British royal family whose actions regularly gave rise to scandals and gossip.
A “naked” party in Las Vegas, when the prince played strip billiards, a costumed appearance in a uniform reminiscent of a Nazi one - Harry made one official apology after another, but at the same time continued to lead a far from ideal lifestyle.
Chelsea Davey and Prince Harry His faithful companion in those years was Chelsea Davey, the daughter of a millionaire from Zimbabwe, whom Harry met as a schoolboy.
They were united by a craving for freedom and protest against generally accepted rules and conventions. After graduating from a girls' school in London, Chelsea attended the University of Cape Town, but ended up deferring her studies to travel the world.
Their romance with Harry blossomed when the prince visited Africa on a charity visit. For five years - from 2004 to 2009 - they came together and then diverged, and during periods of cooling, Chelsea did not hesitate to date other men.
Harry calls her his first true love. A year after the final breakup, he invited Chelsea to Prince William's wedding as his girlfriend. After watching how they become princesses, Chelsea emphatically stated that she was not ready to become part of the royal family.
“This life is not for me,” she decided, and Harry had to come to terms with it.
Great game
Cressida Bonas and Prince Harry
The next person the press “married” Harry was the Englishwoman Cressida Bonas. Both the origin of the girl (Cressida is the granddaughter of Count Edward Curzon) and the duration of the novel spoke in favor of this union. They dated for two whole years - this is longer than all other affairs that happened after the prince broke up with Davey.
During his relationship with Cressida, Harry had already served in Afghanistan. Personal participation in military operations greatly influenced his behavior: the prince matured, settled down and no longer did anything that would make his grandmother blush.
Rumors about Harry's engagement and wedding to Cressida circulated long after their separation in 2014.
For two whole years, Prince Harry became the most eligible bachelor in the world. And then I met Meghan Markle.
Half black, half white
Megan has faced the problem of her own self-identity since childhood.
Her mother is African American and her father is white. Her parents divorced when the girl was only 2 years old, but Megan remained in a very close relationship with her father. When one day at school she had to fill out a form that asked her to check a “black” or “white” box, Megan skipped the question.
And the best way out of the situation was her father’s action. He bought a set of dolls for Megan with different colored dolls and modeled her family: a black mom, a white dad and two daughters with different skin colors.
It was this fact of Meghan Markle’s biography that the British tabloids used for provocative articles. Will a “black” actress become a member of the royal family? Where is the queen looking?
In November 2016, a few months into their relationship, Kensington Palace issued an official statement.
“The Prince's girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been the target of harassment, some of which has spilled over into the public sphere - front-page coverage in a national newspaper, racially charged comments and inappropriately sexist and racist comments from media trolls. "Prince Harry is concerned for Ms. Markle's safety and is very upset that he did not have the opportunity to protect her."
After this, the tone of newspaper publications changed to a more respectful one, but Megan, at the insistence of the prince, still had to hire security.
For six months they managed to maintain privacy and meet secretly from the press and paparazzi. For the first time alone, the prince and modern Cinderella were left in African Botswana: she agreed to spend several days with Harry, living in a tent far from civilization.
Megan's ring It was from Botswana that Harry brought the central, largest diamond on Megan's engagement ring. He took the other two stones from Princess Diana's personal collection.
“I'm sure Megan and my mom would be best friends. I think mom would be overjoyed. You know, on days like today, I miss her very much, I miss being able to share good news with her,” the prince shared in their first joint interview after their engagement.
Megan has already announced the end of her acting career: she has pleasant pre-wedding chores ahead of her and learning a new, most important role in life - a real princess.
And most importantly, the queen approved the marriage!
Elizabeth II: scandal with Diana, corgis and other biographical facts
It is not known exactly who initiated such a step. Most believe it was Meghan whose expectations were not met. The joint photographs show that after leaving the royal family, it was Meghan who became the leader in the couple. Harry, at the encouragement of his wife, even sold his hunting rifles, deciding to give up his favorite childhood activity (on the other hand, there is still nowhere to hunt in Los Angeles).
Some say that what Harry really wanted was an independent life. Another question is that his expectations were most likely not justified.
What happened was called Megxit, by analogy with Brexit. Many Britons reacted strongly negatively to this. Canada was not happy either - it was assumed that after moving there, Harry and Meghan would be protected at the expense of the state treasury. But Canadians decided that they already had somewhere to spend taxpayers' money. So the Sussexes moved to the USA.
Son of a prince and an actress
In previous times, the marriage between Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle would have been called a misalliance. The 21st century has made its own adjustments - the second son of the Prince of Wales and Princess Diana was not stopped not only by the simple origin of the chosen one and her profession, but also by the fact that Megan had already been married.
On May 19, 2020, a magnificent wedding took place, and Megan entered the British royal family. They received the title of Dukes of Sussex (nowadays they are more often called in the British manner - Sussexes, but you need to remember that this is not a surname, but a title).
A year later, on May 6, 2020, their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born. In addition to the unusual name for the Windsors, there was a statement from the parents that the baby would not have titles.
Biography of Prince Harry
Prince Harry, unlike his brother, has never been distinguished by exemplary behavior and the stiffness inherent in royalty. Before marrying a Hollywood beauty, Britain's favorite was “registered” in scandalous chronicles, went to war and stole the hearts of millions of Cinderellas from different parts of the globe.
Pictured: Prince Harry
Harry and Meghan's conflict with the press
Harry and Meghan remain on good terms with the royal family, at least officially. But they are still fighting with the press, and Harry often remembers his late mother, Princess Diana. The tabloids ruined her life, and now they ruin the life of her son and his wife.
Harry and Meghan often complain about criticism from journalists and excessive attention from the tabloid press - this can be raised by many celebrities who are literally hunted by the paparazzi.
Books from Oprah Winfrey
On May 6, the promised photos and even a video appeared on Save the Children’s Instagram (the couple does not yet have their own social networks), which fans described as extremely cute. It was apparently filmed by Harry; you can hear his laughter behind the scenes. And in the frame, Megan is reading a book to her son.
