How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Might Not Control Narrative Going Forward
Royal Family news and updates reveal that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might not “control the narrative” going forward according to one royal expert.
Royal Family News: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Losing Upper Hand
Royal Family news and updates reveal that, according to Marie Claire, since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working royals and moved to Southern California, they have managed to control the narrative when it comes to their public image and their privacy.
However, for one royal expert, it looks like it’s not going to be that simple for Harry and Meghan in the future. As the public’s opinion of them changes, and the rift between the Sussexes, King Charles, and Prince William grows ever larger, their ability to manage their image is waning.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Public Opinion Shifts
“This rift with the Royal Family, which is extremely deep, has received vast international coverage,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliam told the outlet on March 6. “Until now, with a series of interviews especially on Oprah and with the Netflix docuseries and the publication of Spare with its attendant interviews,” Harry and Meghan have been able to “control the narrative.”
“The signs are that — especially since it is unclear what they want to do in the future and their obvious reliance on their royal status for their lucrative contracts — this is changing fast,” Fitzwilliams continues. “Two recent polls in Newsweek point to a seismic shift in opinion in the United States after Spare was published. They were mercilessly mocked on South Park and have been taken less seriously since Harry’s badly timed revelations in his memoir about losing his virginity, penile frostbite and experiments with drugs.”
No Public Apology for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Fitzwilliams added that the Sussexes won’t be getting the public apology from the Royal Family they seek “for what they believe they suffered when they were senior working royals.”
“It’s up to them if they attend the coronation and, if they do, talk with the other royals will be strictly about the weather. They will receive huge press attention before the coronation whatever they decide but, as we saw at the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, they can be controlled during it.”
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The main narrative in the last couple of weeks has been the Kings decision to kick Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from their UK home at Frogmore Cottage. This is a move that Fitzwilliams claims is a clear and unmistakable message.
“King Charles’s eviction of them from Frogmore clearly showed the Royal Family’s distaste for their attacks,” says the royal commentator. The King’s decision reportedly came within 24 hours of the release of Harry’s bombshell memoir, Spare, according to The Sun US.
“It is obviously also part of a shake-up of royal properties and a move that no one anticipated. It is unfortunate for public relations for the Royal Family that it appears Andrew will be replacing them in Frogmore.”
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