Alone in Windsor Castle, with her husband Philip still hospitalized, Queen Elizabeth is in a bad mood. Once again the Sussex dukes Harry and Meghan disrespected her, were insolent and pedantic, and the break with the Royal Family is now final. But the Queen thinks the worst is yet to come: she just didn’t believe her long reign could end this way. By comparison, Diana had been a small storm; this Meghan, on the other hand, is a devastating hurricane.
It all began with the announcement made on Friday by Elizabeth that the royal engagements of the Sussexes had ended and that neither Harry nor Meghan would any longer hold the role of patrons of the charities that had been assigned to them as part of the division of duties within. of the family. A Buckingham Palace communiqué also confirmed that Harry’s honorary commands in the United Kingdom army had lapsed and that the prince would never again participate in military parades or ceremonies. In the text it was said, in a phrase perhaps not too happy, that the Sussexes’ decision to leave the Royal Family was no longer compatible with “the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service”.
Harry and Meghan, the secret behind the photo announcing the arrival of the second child
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When the release arrived at the Montecito mansion in California, Meghan must have gone wrong with the vanilla, blueberry and chia seed smoothie she always drinks for breakfast. He grabbed his laptop and typed in a short answer in which his touchy style is acknowledged: “As evidenced by their work over the past year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain committed to their duty and service in the UK and throughout. the world and offered their continued support to the organizations they represented regardless of their official role. We can all live a life of service. The service is universal ”.
The last sentence, in London, was considered a real outrage, an offense to a Queen who has made a reason for living for almost 70 years of service to her country. But how did this come about? A year ago the Sussexes had left Britain with a commitment to take stock after twelve months. It was Harry, in recent weeks, who insisted on renewing relations, but not in the way that Elizabeth perhaps wished. The Queen spoke to her nephew and immediately understood where the couple wanted to go. According to palace sources quoted by the Daily Mail, after a long discussion he told Harry how things stood: “You are in the service of the monarchy, the monarchy is not in your service.” And the Times made it even clearer by publishing a cartoon in which Elizabeth frowns at a Sussex photo and says: “Being royals wasn’t enough for them, they wanted royalties too.”
For the Queen, service is a duty and help to those in need must be unconditional. The Sussexes have instead signed millionaire deals with Netflix and are preparing to exploit their popularity economically, which is no longer compatible with any role within the Royal Family. The Daily Mail, a monarchical newspaper if only for all the copies it has sold over the years thanks to the stories of Diana, Camilla, Carlo, Andrea and Sarah Ferguson, has collected some opinions. “If your main role is to serve the head of state and the monarchy, then it is very difficult to do so if you are making millions of dollars,” a Buckingham Palace insider said. This is philanthropy, not public service. The duke and duchess are working with some charities, which is great. But it’s how they do it that’s different from how the royal family does it. They chose to live in America, they were not exiled to America ”. “I understand their disappointment – summed up the royal biographer Penny Junor – but in fact they showed the finger to the institution”.
The final breakup occurred dangerously a few days after the television interview that Meghan, who is expecting her second child, will give on March 7 to her best friend Oprah Winfrey, the queen of American talk shows, known for never forgetting a stinging question. . Halfway through the interview, Harry will also arrive, nodding and perhaps explaining why he insults his grandmother and hasn’t spoken to his brother for a year.
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