Why Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s Marriage Is Under ‘Tremendous Pressure’

They’re expecting their first child together any day now, but that doesn’t mean that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s marriage isn’t facing “tremendous pressure” as they await their new arrival.

On the New Idea Royals Podcast, commentator Angela Mollard stated that there is a big difference between Markle and Prince Harry’s marriage and his brother, Prince William’s, to Kate Middleton, which doesn’t necessarily spell good things for the couple.

“We don’t know what is going to happen with Meghan and Harry’s marriage. There is tremendous pressure on them,” she said. “I think with Kate and William and the nature of Kate and the person she is, she is devoted to her family.”

She also stated that there was more security and stability in Middleton’s marriage to Prince William because the pair were together for a long while before they married, and while their shorter relationship history doesn’t mean that Markle and Prince Harry’s marriage won’t last, it does mean they have a different set of standards to deal with.

“They [William and Kate] had a lot of time together before they married. We know that is a great determinate of a successful relationship,” she said. “I think they have quite a different relationship. They seem safe and secure. I don’t necessarily think that is the case with Meghan and Harry.”

“I am not saying that they would naturally split. But I think it’s really important to manage things cautiously. That’ not to say Meghan can’t work independently and that she cannot use her multiple talents,” she continued. “She is a tremendous public speaker and she genuinely has a humanitarian heart. She will do enormous good. But it is fine to be under the umbrella of the Royal Family.”

The couple’s marriage has been reported as being tested before, and it was even indicated that they would face a big challenge when they become parents.

In an interview with TALKRadio, royal expert Rupert Bell said that transitioning to a role as a mother is likely going to be difficult for Markle, and it could cause issues in the marriage as a result.

“She is going to be cooped up in a lavished, upholstered cottage in Windsor Park but it’s still going to feel lonely,” he said. “Once the fairy dust settles, once you are no longer the star turn, that’s when the issue for her could surface.”

“However much she wants to do the work she thinks is important and the causes close to her heart—hopefully, she can find and maintain the enthusiasm once the reality of being a mummy is concerned and everything that entails,” he added. “It will be just under a year when she has the baby that she has married into the Family who put an immediate strain on her because of the nature and the history and perception of how things have to be done.”