Queen Elizabeth, Princess Anne Not ‘Needy,’ Never ‘Self-Pitying,’ ‘Anxious’ Like These Royals

Queen Elizabeth put in place three golden rules that she expects members of the royal family to abide by. Her Majesty herself has been following these rules with ease, but it seems that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are struggling to copy her.

Charles Moore, a columnist and former editor in the United Kingdom, wrote for the Daily Telegraph that the Queen’s first rule to never seem too needy in public. Moore acknowledged the fact that the press is bullies so they shouldn’t be pleaded with.

“Here, the Queen is the model – never self-pitying, never anxious to know what we think or what we might write. Princess Royal is also good at this,” he said.

The Queen and Princess Anne get on with their royal duties, and they speak with directness, and they don’t make a fuss about things.

According to Moore, the second golden royal rule is to never involve oneself in political or cultural controversy. The Queen requires that all members of the royal family perform their tasks as quietly as possible.

Lastly, Her Majesty also accepts the members of the British clan to coordinate what they are doing with the other royals. Moore said that the monarchy matters more than the concerns of the royal themselves.

“We know that dynasties often fight. All the more reason for their members to present a united front to the outside world, even when seething inwardly,” he said.

Moore said that Prince Harry and Markle are in danger of ignoring all three rules, and they have shown on various occasions that they can ignore the rules individually. Markle, for instance, seems needy, and she needs attention. Prince Harry, on the other hand, needs peace and quiet.

But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex both seem politically naïve, and they do not also coordinate with the other royals. For instance, they didn’t inform Prince William beforehand about their interview in the ITV documentary “Harry & Meghan: An African Journey.”