How Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s Candid Approach Affected Relationship With Other Royals

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s candid approach to royal life is unlikely to go down well with the other members of the Firm.

Last month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex got candid in an interview when they opened up about their struggles as first-time parents and working royals. According to royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, their candid approach to royal life is “unlikely to have gone down well with senior royals.”

“There is little doubt that Harry and Meghan’s ITV documentary about their Southern African trip where they talked openly about the strain of royal life is unlikely to have gone down well with the most senior royals,” Fitzwilliams said.

“Harry gave credence to the rumours of a rift with his brother. Meghan implied that she was surviving, not thriving, and that there were few inquiries as to how she was doing.”

Prince Harry and Markle are not the only royals who fought against the tradition of the royal family’s “upper lip.” According to Angela Levin in her 2018 biography “Harry: Conversations with the Prince,” Prince William does the same and the courtiers were concerned about the royal princes.

The courtiers were worried that Prince William and Prince Harry’s “openness will make it even harder to protect their privacy in the future.” Instead, the royal aides urged Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s son to focus more on their work.

“We’ve had a lot of baring of souls recently. There comes a point when you fell ‘come on – time to crack on with your duties’. Some worry that they are over-encouraging the media,” a royal aide told Levin.

In related news, according to Daniela Elser, Prince Charles’ plan for the monarchy might be “very bad news” for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The royal correspondent believes that Prince Charles will keep Prince Harry and Markle but for only a “finite time.”

Over time, Prince William and Middleton’s children will grow up. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will be the center of attention and the Sussexes will be pushed inch-by-inch out of the frame.