Meghan Markle is in a difficult position. Whatever she decides, it will be interpreted negatively. But she is rarely regretted in the British press.
Montecito – You don’t have to be a psychic to know that Prince Harry (38) died on the day of his father’s coronation King Charles III. (74) and his stepmother Camilla (75) will cut a sinister figure. The fact that he and his family were invited to the historic event at all is to be understood as a request from a father who would like his two sons to be present at the peak of his royal life. It took a long time before the palace could finally confirm: Prince Harry will come, wife Megan Markle (41) but staying in California with the children Archie (3), who will be four years old on the day of the coronation, and Lilibet (1).
Emily Ferguson: ‘Meghan has decided not to support Prince Harry on this difficult day’
At the service at Westminster Abbey, Prince Harry will be surrounded by family members he dished out in his memoir, Spare, which was released in January. Meghan apparently does not want to run the gauntlet, because she too has missed a few opportunities to complain about the royals. While rumors are circulating across the Atlantic that the Duchess of Sussex is upset that Archie and Lilibet have been left out of the King’s coronation plans, on this side of the pond she will be welcomed by Emily Ferguson, the royal author of the… Express already written off in full.
“Her refusal to attend the two-hour service and to support her in-laws on one of the most important days of her life marks the end of her royal journey – and there’s no going back from here.”, she writes. And further: “She will never be welcomed with open arms again, and her next performance – if there is one – will only be met with boos, severe criticism and questions about what she gets out of it.”
User voices according to Express on the decision to stay away from Meghan Markle
“She can’t keep calling herself ‘Royal’ if she has absolutely nothing to do with them, and Harry hardly at all, so I really think it’s about time. . .”
“It’s amazing how she can spread the dirt but not take the criticism that follows. . . .”
“As a mother, she’s probably doing the right thing for her young children, and she should be given credit for that”
Meghan’s popularity ratings are at record lows
No wonder Meghan wants to avoid public rebuke. With her popularity in the UK already at an all-time low – the latest data from YouGov shows she is liked by just 23 per cent of Brits and disliked by a whopping 50 per cent – her decision to cancel the coronation still hasn’t done her any favours and will fuel the resentment all the more. She could have easily brought her two children to the UK and celebrated Archie’s birthday later that afternoon in the safe surroundings of Frogmore Cottage, it was heard.
It certainly wasn’t an easy decision for Meghan to make. A palace insider revealed palace staff are “glad the circus (featuring Meghan) isn’t coming to town,” while another took pity on the Duchess, saying, “She’s damned if she does and damned if.” she doesn’t.” It is one thing to attend the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II (96, † 2022) out of respect for her majesty, but quite another to be present at the beginning of a new reign. Most Brits, it feels, are shrugging off Meghan’s absence: “As a mother, she’s probably doing the right thing for her young children and she should be given credit for that,” read one comment. Sources used: express.co.uk, mirror.co.uk
