From her different upbringing to her feuds
with royal family members, this is the controversy
of Meghan Markle and the royal family:
10.
Meghan
This actress turned royal family member has
become extremely well-known in recent years.
There’s pretty much no way you haven’t
heard about Meghan at this point, considering
her internationally televised marriage to
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.
But, in case you don’t know much about this
leading lady, we’re going to talk a little
about who she is and where she comes from.
Meghan was born in Los Angeles, California
in 1981 and is thirty-seven years old.
Her parents, Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle
Sr., divorced when she was just six years
old.
When she began her career in acting, Meghan
played small parts in movies and television
shows, including General Hospital, Century
City, and Get Him to the Greek.
She was then cast in the series Suits on USA
Network in 2011, and she finished her work
on the show in 2017 for its seventh season.
It was estimated by Fortune magazine that
she made approximately fifty thousand dollars
per episode, equalling about four hundred
fifty thousand dollars every year.
So, she was by no means struggling when she
met Prince Harry.
She also created a lifestyle site called The
Tig in 2014 and used it to blog about beauty,
travel, food, and fashion and made an additional
eighty thousand dollars a year doing so.
However, she was forced to shut down the site
after marrying into the royal family.
9.
Prince Harry
These two went on their first date in July
2016.
They were set up on a blind date by a mutual
friend.
Meghan later recalled that she didn’t know
much about Prince Harry despite his fame.
During their interview with BBC, Meghan stated,
“Because I’m from the States, you don’t
grow up with the same understanding of the
royal family.
I didn’t know much about him, so the only
thing that I had asked [our friend] when she
said that she wanted to set us up, was, ‘Well
is he nice?’
‘Cause if he wasn’t kind, it just didn’t
seem like it would make sense.”
These lovebirds had sparks flying immediately
and couldn’t wait to see each other again.
They spent about four months just enjoying
each other’s company and really getting
to know one another.
Prince Harry noted, “I managed to persuade
her to come and join me in Botswana and we
camped out with each other under the stars.
Then we were really by ourselves, which was
crucial to me to make sure that we had a chance
to get to know each other.”
The news that Harry and Meghan were together
came out in October of that year when a source
revealed to the Sunday Express that the Prince
was “happier than he’s been in years.”
Meghan added that the time they had alone
was wonderful, stating, “We had a good five,
six months almost with just privacy, which
was amazing.”
After media outlets found out that they were
together, they began publishing unfavorable
and false stories about Meghan and Harry.
She told BBC about the trying time, noting,
“I think we were just hit so hard at the
beginning with a lot of mistruths that I made
the choice not to read anything, positive
or negative.
It just didn’t make sense and instead we
focused all of our energies just on nurturing
our relationship.”
8.
Marriage
Prince Harry and Meghan got engaged in November
2017.
This is when Markle was first introduced to
the royal lifestyle.
She went to official events with her then-fiance
and helped plan the wedding at the same time.
They tied the knot in May 2018 in a magnificent
ceremony held at Windsor Castle, making Meghan
the Duchess of Sussex.
People from all over the world watched the
event on live television, and many famous
people attended, including the Beckhams and
Oprah.
In October 2018, Kensington Palace told the
world that Prince Harry and Meghan were expecting
their first baby.
Their child will be the seventh person in
line for the throne and will be the eighth
great-grandchild of the Queen and Prince Philip.
7.
Royal Traditions
You’ve probably heard by now that the royal
family has numerous strict rules and weird
traditions that they’re expected to follow
whether or not they agree with them.
Since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got married,
these guidelines are being questioned more
and more.
They have to curtsey and bow, stand when the
Queen does, and don a tiara after six o’clock
in the afternoon, among various other things.
But, not all royals are okay with following
rules blindly or without purpose.
One of the women who tried to remain true
to herself throughout the process of becoming
royalty was the widely-loved Princess Diana,
Prince Harry’s mother.
She spent a lot of time helping people in
need and was very empathetic.
She became known as the “People’s Princess,”
and everyone admired her.
After she passed away, people all over the
world mourned.
Meghan Markle is said to be facing many of
the hardships that Princess Diana did during
her first years married to Prince Charles.
The alleged feuds that have arisen from her
introduction to the royal lifestyle have had
a toll on her, and she’s apparently “lost
her voice,” and she is unable to address
any controversy for the sake of upholding
her and Prince Harry’s public images.
Melanie Bromley, an E! News correspondent
claimed, “Now she is a member of the royal
family, she’s lost her voice…
She’s not able to actually stick up for
herself.
I don’t think anyone could have prepared
her for this level of attention… it looks
great on the outside, becoming a duchess,
becoming a princess - but, it’s horrific.
It’s a gilded cage and now she’s under
so much negative attention and there’s nothing
she can do about it.”
She added that Diana went through the same
thing “before [she] became a saint in the
press.”
6.
Father & Sister
Since she and Prince Harry made their relationship
public, Meghan has been facing many hardships
concerning her father, Thomas, and her half-sister,
Samantha.
Some of the Duchess’ close friends spoke
to PEOPLE magazine about the issues she’s
been dealing with.
Her father had gone on Good Morning Britain
and noted that she had “shunned and ghosted”
him despite his daily attempts to text and
call her.
He later told the Daily Mail that she was
“cold.”
Thomas even added that “everything Meghan
is, I made her,” even though he backed out
of the opportunity to walk her down the aisle.
Meghan’s sister has also been saying some
choice words to the media.
But, it seems that she is doing so for the
publicity and had changed her last name from
“Grant” back to “Markle” when news
of her sister’s royal engagement reached
her.
Since Meghan has to refrain from speaking
out about the drama, her friends stepped up
to do it for her.
They said, “Thomas knows how to get in touch
with her.
Her telephone number hasn’t changed.
He’s never called; he’s never texted.
It’s super painful, because Meg was always
so dutiful.
I think she will always feel genuinely devastated
by what he’s done.
And at the same time, because she’s a daughter,
she has a lot of sympathy for him.”
Before Meghan and Harry tied the knot, her
dad had even posed for staged paparazzi photographs
to make himself look better.
Apparently, after the pictures were revealed,
Meghan and the Prince still wanted to get
him to London for the wedding.
However, her friends further noted, “The
next morning when the car got there to take
him to the airport, he wouldn’t get in.
Then Meg heard he had a heart attack and she’s
calling and texting, even up to the night
before the wedding.
It was like, ‘Please pick up.
I love you, and I’m scared.’
It was endless.”
They said that the Duchess had even written
her dad a letter after the wedding saying
that she was heartbroken and pleaded him to
“stop victimising [her] through the media”
in an attempt to mend their relationship.
5.
Incorporating Heritage
Although many people seemed to have a problem
with Prince Harry marrying an American actress,
that didn’t stop the bride from incorporating
her heritage into their wedding.
They had an American bishop give the sermon,
and he quoted Martin Luther King Jr.
The invitations were also printed on English
paper with American ink.
Meghan’s mother rode with her to the church,
and, as we stated previously, her father was
supposed to walk her down the aisle.
She also had many of her American friends
there as guests.
During the ceremony, the gospel choir sang
“Stand by Me.”
4.
Kate Middleton
There has been an alleged feud going on between
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and
wife of Prince William, and Meghan Markle.
Apparently, the whole rumor began when now-Duchess
of Sussex made Kate cry.
When her daughter, Princess Charlotte was
being fitted for a bridesmaid dress for the
wedding, Kate left the appointment in tears.
A broadcaster noted, “Kate had just given
birth to Prince Louis, so maybe she was a
little bit emotional.
But, whatever the thing was, the future queen
of England was in tears over what Meghan had
said to her.”
It has also been reported on some occasions
that the women don’t always agree on everything
because they’re very different regarding
their personalities and upbringings.
However, that doesn’t mean that there’s
an all-out feud between them.
Then, a royal journalist reported that Meghan
and Prince Harry were upset that she didn’t
get her choice of tiaras for the wedding.
She stated, “Prince Harry had a word with
courtiers to say he really wanted Meghan to
have her first choice.
I think the words were, ‘What Meghan wants,
Meghan gets,’ and that really didn’t go
down very well at the palace at all - so much
so that the Queen did intervene and, we understand,
had a word with Harry about his and Meghan’s
behavior and was told in no uncertain terms
that Meghan would get what she was given.”
Plus, many Kensington Palace attendants were
notedly rubbed the wrong way by her up-and-at-’em
attitude, which is very common in the United
States.
3.
Camilla Parker Bowles
The new Duchess of Sussex also has an alleged
feud with her mother-in-law, Camilla Parker
Bowles, Prince Charles’ second wife.
The National Enquirer reported that the two
are fighting because Camilla won’t associate
with Meghan.
A source told the tabloid, “The drama with
Meghan and Kate is nothing compared to what’s
going on with Camilla…
Camilla doesn’t really talk to Meghan.
She is snobbiest and least friendly.
Camilla even told her ‘this is real life
and you’re not an actress playing a role.’”
They further stated that Meghan is trying
to be close with her.
But, apparently, Camilla’s frigidness isn’t
only directed towards Meghan.
The source said, “William and Harry aren’t
close to Camilla either, so Harry is telling
her not to worry about it.
He’s told Meghan she’s the mistress of
his father so just forget about it.
She’s not important to their happiness.”
But, this is all just speculation.
2.
Moving Out
Although all of these feuds Meghan has had
with various royal family members are speculative,
she and Prince Harry have decided to move
out of Kensington Palace.
They confirmed in November 2018 that they’d
be leaving the city lifestyle of London for
Frogmore Cottage at Windsor Estate.
They’re timing their move so that they’ll
be able to settle into their new home for
a while before Meghan gives birth.
But, to make this change, they had to have
the house renovated.
The building plan details show that there
will be a yoga studio, a double staircase,
and new fireplaces, among various other things.
Plus, they’re making the house eco-friendly.
Some people think that they decided to move
due to family conflict; however, it’s very
reasonable that they simply want more privacy
while welcoming their first child.
1.
Breaking The Rules
The British media has had a lot to say about
Meghan Markle throughout her relationship
with Prince Harry.
After they got married, even more information
has come out about her.
People that work for the royal family have
said she’s demanding and lashes out at staff
members.
However, there’s a significant chance that
the statements were overblown or taken out
of context; we already discussed the fact
that Meghan was raised in a different fashion
than the people working and living at Kensington
Palace.
But, it also isn’t too surprising that people
would be upset about Markle straying from
royal traditions… not that it’s a bad
thing.
She dresses modestly but still makes fashion
choices that set her apart.
She paints her nails dark red, does things
for herself instead of being waited on, and
wears clothes that don’t follow protocol,
like the pink off-shoulder dress she wore
to a Trooping the Colour ceremony.
Plus, she and Prince Harry are one of the
only royal couples in which he wears a wedding
ring too.
These lovebirds are also known to have public
displays of affection pretty often and have
been seen smooching and holding hands on numerous
occasions.
They don’t have full-blown makeout sessions,
of course, but even small gestures have been
avoided in the past.
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