Harry and Meghan vs. United Kingdom: a mutual disappointment

Each time that passed was better. This could be the title of a movie about the return of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to England. A return that happened last week to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee. There were high hopes for the two’s first joint event on British soil since they completed their controversial departure from the royal family to immigrate to the United States in search of a new life.

It cannot be said that the return of the home of Diana of Wales’s son has been a success, let alone that of his wife, who has been cited by some media as one of the causes of Harry’s decision to renounce of his obligations and royal privileges. Neither the marriage is fulfilled nor the major British tabloids dealing with coverage of the Windsors. No one has emerged as the winner during this express visit of the dukes.

It is precisely the brevity of the journey that has blistered public opinion. Harry and Meghan arrived in London last Thursday, June 2, the day the festivities began, from California. During their stay, they stayed at Frogmore Cottage, a luxury residence a few yards from Windsor Castle where Elizabeth II lives. During these days they have only been seen in public in the church service that took place last Friday June 3rd at St. Paul’s Cathedralalthough there is speculation that they may have held a small birthday party in honor of the birthday of their daughter Lilibet, who had not yet met her great-grandmother.

There is a fact that has angered some sectors of society immensely, it is that they left the islands long before the acts ended. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children flew out of West London’s Farnborough Airport at 1.30pm. m on Sunday, before the parade that concluded the anniversary celebrations began and took thousands of people to the streets of the capital. They were not part of the spectacular family pose from the balcony of the palace. At that point, Harry and Meghan were already flying over the air on their way home after starring in an estimated £160,000 stay, although it’s unknown who paid that bill.

His landing in California also made headlines, mostly because of the prince’s revealing behavior. When they got off the private jet they were traveling in, they got into a luxury SUV. that’s true Harry was seen in a very thoughtful demeanor and with subdued sign language, according to witnesses to the British press. The Express newspaper points out that Diana’s son from Wales has not taken up his new role within the family well: “He finds it hard to swallow being a second-class monarch,” according to a testimonial from the aforementioned medium.

A prime example of this was seen during his participation in Mass at St. Paul. Despite being sixth in line to the throne, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle sat in the second row of St. Paul’s Cathedral, behind the Earl and Countess of Wessex and their children and near her non-working cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack. Brooks bank. In other words, occupying a position in the line of succession no longer guarantees that you are an active member of The Firm. One of the most renowned signatures on royal affairs is that of Richard Kay, who claimed that the seating arrangement in St. Paul’s Cathedral for Friday’s Thanksgiving service was the “public reality of Harry’s descent from the royal order”, in fact hierarchical. . And he points out that “nothing illustrates how the exile of the Sussexes in California has turned their old world upside down than the manner and timing of their arrival at St Paul’s”.

It is the new reality in which William of Cambridge’s brother lives, who does play an active and crucial role in the daily life of the crown.

And if Prince Harry has been criticized, his wife will not escape the same public trial. Different opinions that appeared in the press have revealed a rudeness of the exactriz during the Thanksgiving service at which she attended. The trigger is the look she chose, consisting of a white dress coat with a belt.

A dazzling piece signed by Dior and not by a British designer. And it’s tradition for the royals to bet on national fashion during celebrations as important as Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.