A royal author has called Meghan Markle’s departure from the Royal Family a “loss for the monarchy” who could not deal with her being a “very independent” woman.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from their roles as senior royals in 2020, with many reasons as to why emerging.
Prince Harry said the decision was down to the relentless press scrutiny faced by his wife, coupled with the constraints of royal life, but others speculated that the couple had ambitions beyond the family.
Royal author Jane Marguerite Tippett has claimed it was a perfect storm encompassing all these factors. She told 9Honey: “It was probably a very complicated situation, the one that Meghan found herself in.”
Comparisons were initially drawn between Meghan and Wallis Simpson, another American divorcee who entered the Royal Family.
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However, Tippett dismissed the idea that Meghan’s marital history was the source of contention. Instead, she suggested it was Meghan’s independence that posed a challenge for the Royal Family.
She said: “The institution didn’t understand how to deal with a woman, not so much who was divorced, but who had had a very independent life, who had had an education, who had lived the first 35 years of her life as someone who called her own shots, called her own story, and they probably didn’t come to grips with that in perhaps the most pragmatic way.”
Tippett acknowledged Harry and Meghan’s response to the system they broke out of was not calculated for long-term success.
Regardless of the reasons behind the royal departure, often referred to as “Megxit,” Tippett expressed her belief that Buckingham Palace is now poorer for it.
She continued: “It’s a loss for the monarchy to not have them because they worked on interesting charities, interesting projects.”
However, Tippett also noted the couple struggled to balance their endeavours with navigating the established system, pointing out that gradual adjustment has historically proven more successful than demanding immediate change in the Royal Family.
The royal author concluded: “What’s unfortunate though is that they couldn’t balance these projects with how to work the system … The most successful royals have been the ones who have been able to gradually adjust rather than demand immediate change.”
