Prince Harry returns home after six years of self-exile in the United States. The so-called Megxit comes to an end. The American dream in Montecito, isolated from the malicious British press and the rigid rules of Buckingham, is over. Without prior notice. The youngest son of King Charles III and his wife, Meghan Markle, have decided to return with their children to be closer to the monarch, so they say. However, no one fails to see that the long-awaited independence has not turned out as they expected.
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There was indeed a dramatic effect. Especially after the incendiary interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, when Meghan claimed she suffered racism during her stay in the United Kingdom, particularly from a member of the royal family who speculated about the skin color of her future child. That was the tip of the iceberg. Then came the Netflix documentary series Harry and Meghan and Prince Harry’s explosive memoirs, Spare, airing the dirty laundry as if commenting on the shoes one wears.
The Duke of Sussex has made it so that members of the royal family do not welcome him with a party. Especially his brother and sister-in-law, the target of his grievances. Like his father. But we already know that parents are usually willing to forgive. This will surely not be the case with William. And here lies the first big question: what relationship will he maintain with his brother after everything said and the rift that has opened between them. The Princes of Wales, who have gone through their own ordeal with Kate Middleton’s cancer, are no longer the same and are focused on their role as heirs and parents of another future king and his siblings. The British public opinion seems to be mostly on their side today. Especially Catherine, who has become the jewel of the British crown.
What does seem clear is that the Sussex dukes will continue to be “non-active members” of the royal family with all that implies. That is, neither the treatment of Royal Highness nor security funded by British taxpayers. Here lies another of the unknowns, especially considering that the lack of security was the main reason Meghan and the children stayed away from the United Kingdom: what security will the family have now and who will pay for it.
With the controversy over royal housing and ridiculous rents still ongoing, it has been revealed that the dukes will settle in a private residence on the outskirts of London. They will maintain, however, a vacation home in Portugal and their home in Montecito. Just in case. Because they have not assured that this decision, made earlier this month after the visit to Charles III, is irreversible. And with them, you never know.
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For now, the children are already enrolled in school in England. The couple now wants them to spend more time with the family, especially with the cousins, something quite unfeasible if we talk about the three children of the Princes of Wales. Let’s see how the resourceful Harry manages to end the war he started with his brother. Just rereading his book makes it clear that he will have a hard time without an act of generosity from the heir to the Crown and his wife.
And another question: How will the Sussex dukes make a living? What will they dedicate their non-free time to? The bad rumors speculate that the couple’s return is not so much about their desire to stay close to the monarch, who is ill with cancer. In fact, Charles III’s diagnosis became public two and a half years ago. If not, it is due to the exhaustion of their credibility in the United States. Their contract with Netflix is in decline after failed productions, Spotify ended their relationship, and Hollywood’s elite laughs less and less at their jokes.
Another unknown will be how the British receive them. According to the latest polls, Prince Harry’s popularity continues to decline despite having been one of the most beloved members of the Windsors. For the subjects, the problem was not so much his departure to the United States, but that he abandoned royal duties and, especially, those comments he has been making about the royal family. Meghan’s rating is even worse. Practical as they are, many British seem to have it clear: if you want a private life, stop sharing private things. Let’s see if the Sussexes have learned the lesson.
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