It has been almost three years since the eyes of the world public turned to Sandringham in Scotland. The Queen, the Prince of Wales and Prince William negotiated the “Megxit” within the royal walls. The departure of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle from “the company”, as the Windsors call themselves.
Three years later, and the couple just can’t let go. The hour-long interview with US star presenter Oprah Winfrey first hit in March 2021. Then came the announcement that Prince Harry would be presenting an autobiography, an “honest” review, early next year. This Thursday, Netflix is now introducing the first three episodes of “Meghan
Trailers released since the beginning of the week contain so much explosive that residents of Buckingham and Kensington Palace are likely to put on their hard hats. Racism, intrigues, cold-heartedness – all the abysses of human coexistence await the global audience, edited together in the best Hollywood drama.
“With so much at stake, doesn’t it make more sense to hear the story from our point of view?” Meghan says meaningfully to the camera. Because it’s about hate. It’s about racism,” prompted a friend of the couple. “It’s a dirty game,” sums up Prince Harry.
What it’s really about is a lot of money and the ambition of the Duchess and Duke of Sussex to establish themselves as A-listers in their native California, as blue-blooded Obamas. So far, the two have only moderately succeeded. Their podcast projects and do-gooder documentaries don’t sell either.
Why Prince Harry’s life story has to serve. No doubt the prince has suffered pain and trauma from the relentless press hunt for his mother and her accidental death. It is understandable that he wants to spare his wife and children such a life.
So why is he playing the very game he supposedly detests so much? If the nefarious press is the cause of all evil, why is he now feeding it without ceasing? And in addition to destroying his personal relationships with his father and brother, does it also destroy his once great popularity at home?
The monarchy must never lose its magic. It lies in giving the public a few, carefully curated insights. That was Elizabeth II’s iron rule. Prince Harry and Meghan broke it long ago. They carry the royal magic to market until all glamor has been scraped off. Which won’t be long now, every story has to be told at some point. Especially since the two have given themselves access to new “material” with the “Megxit”.
The couple is now at the bottom of the popularity scale, neither the subjects nor the family want to see them back in the kingdom. US audiences will soon tire of the bitter saga. So the question Prince Harry must ask himself is: and then what?
