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I've been quietly following the Royal Family from a superficial perspective for quite some time since I was a little girl watching my Mom admire Princess Diana and her fashion, to being enthralled when Prince William & Princess Catherine married, then Prince Harry and Meghan married, to now watching the whole "Meghxit" & all that drama play out in front of the world (or whoever cares to pay attention).
It's such a roller coaster and people have strong opinions on both sides--it's almost like watching American politics--with all its vicious polarization. Ultimately, we're not them & we don't REALLY know what is going on behind the scenes except what is told to us by "insiders" so we can only comment on what we can gleam from interviews, books written, and frankly what is NOT said mostly by the Royal Family themselves.
But again, on a superficial level, I have formed my own opinions on the whole matter between The Royal Family & Prince Harry and Meghan. When the two first decided to leave for America, their statement(s) were leaning towards continuing public service and adding good into the world. But instead, they participated in a "complaining about everything interview", they've put out a Netflix piece that basically trashed (at least that's what they intended, in my opinion) members of the family, have been dropped from big-cash media deals, accepted weird awards no one has ever heard of, inflated paparazzi attention and various other publicity stunts. Meanwhile, The Royal Family has continued on, without any public comment and been seen carrying out Royal duties supporting charities and bringing social issues to public attention.
Now, there are concerning illnesses in the Royal fold and instead of being a help to the family, Harry and Meghan have put themselves in an untrustworthy situation and can not offer significant working assistance to the family. It's all unfortunate...but it could have been avoided if Prince Harry and Meghan did not go out of their way to talk negatively about the family and purposely cause such a tremendous rift. It's normal to have issues and not get along all the time--most families can relate to that. But when you blast your issues out into the public arena it puts you on a road of no return, which I think Harry & Meghan have put themselves in.
As an American that doesn't know anything on the inside and have no true stakes in the game, I am Team William. I think he's been through a lot--losing his mother at such a young age, his grandparents, the current illnesses in his family and his (probably forever) rift with his only brother, caused in my opinion by his brother. He offers no statement on that matter, has not publicly renounced his brother, and probably will just continue on without mentioning him, ever really.
And I don't think Prince Harry and Meghan feel they are in the wrong...which is a self-centered, dare-I-say narcissistic trait. Self awareness and reflection is the best way to work towards being a better human. It's easy to blame others, but what exactly is your own part in the situation? Public service is about doing--not about bashing others, elevating yourself with self-praise and accepting weird awards, which Harry and Meghan have many examples of doing. I still cringe at some of Meghan's speeches (you can find these on Youtube) praising herself. I'm literally cringing right now remembering some of her words (she definitely pats herself on the back as often as she's able to).
But I'm not trying to join the bashing side or anything like that. And I'm not trying to claim that I'm unbiased. But I feel I formed my bias based on what I've seen, heard and read about the situation. I liked them all at one point, but if you've been following the events, it's hard to remain neutral.
That being said, sending out love and light into the world, as usual. XOXO
