Meghan Markle 'post-Megxit': regains voice and political commitment
The Dukes of Sussex begin to outline what their public life will be after their resignation
Meghan Markle surprised this week with an interview with Gloria Steinem, the American feminist icon, in a Californian garden with a straw hat. The applauded talk in which they addressed the importance of voting among young people and female leadership was a gesture that begins to outline what the new post-Megxit role will be for the Duchess. She first gave up her acting career to serve in public service to the Commonwealth as a member of the British royal family and then she gave up that too, so she needed a new fit in the world.
Due to the fame that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have, they could have fallen into the boring profession of exchanging innocuous handshakes for millions of euros for the charitable causes they support, but for now it is not going to be like that and they are determined to dedicate their time to big projects. As they themselves explained when announcing the creation of their own foundation –of which there is no news at the moment–, they are looking for new formulas to “make a change in the world”.
As a member of the Windsors, Meghan couldn't get involved in political affairs
Following the resignation, Meghan is gradually recovering her own voice after almost two years silent among the Windsors, and during this dialogue with Steinem she has demonstrated her active political commitment in a first contact as an interviewer. While she was Royal Highness in the United Kingdom, Meghan could not dream of getting involved in something like encouraging the vote in the face of the US presidential elections that will take place on November 3, since it is already known that the members of the British royal family they do not address or express opinions on any issue that has to do with politics and maximum neutrality is expected of them.
In that line, Prince Harry will follow, who, unlike Meghan, will not get involved in the electoral campaign or give his opinion "out of respect for his family's position on voting and participation in political affairs," as published this week The Telegraph, the British newspaper friend of the couple.
Prince Harry will continue without addressing political issues out of "respect for the position of his family"
o his part, the son of Prince Charles, has been involved in a campaign to redesign social networks. In an opinion piece written by the prince for the business magazine Fast Company, he revealed that he and Meghan have been in talks with business leaders and marketing executives to try to implement positive change in the network. Its purpose is to neutralize the hatred of social networks.
In the video, shot a month ago, you can see a laid-back Duchess of Sussex with a different attitude than when her public acts were subject to Windsor rules. When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex resigned as working members of the British royal family, they faced a new horizon or abyss, as individualism among the Windsors is known to be punishable by repudiation. But this small gesture from Meghan and the article that Harry published shows that, at least for the moment, there is life outside the British royal family.
