Not being born royalty: The quality that makes Meghan and Kate exemplary 'royals'
Their upbringing and their achievements make them the greatest treasures of the royal houses.
Europe's new generation of princesses and duchesses are more like Disney's leading ladies than you might think and that's a good thing. As Meghan Markle's dad put it in a recent interview, "... My daughter has been a princess since the day she was born [...] [Meghan] She will definitely be a great addition to the royal family."
Today the narrative of the typical fairy tale is not that the commoner conquered the prince, but how he fell surrendered to the charms, talents and, above all, values of this girl who did not possess any noble title and how she can add all that positive charge to a family, be it real or common.
Just as The Beast fell in love with Bella, an inveterate reader, a loving daughter and loved by her neighbors or how the prince chose Cinderella among all the girls in his court, not only for her beauty, but for her humility and way of seeing the world. It sounds like a cliché, but seen from the angle that it is the prince who wins the most in these stories by finding these exemplary women, then things change.
Today's aristocrats come to the throne truly out of love, not out of ambition, and that is clear from knowing the resumes of many who in some cases put promising careers aside to take on the new role they had to take on by falling in love with a prince. Consider Letizia from Spain, a well-known journalist in her country or Rania from Jordan, with a degree in Administration from the American University in Cairo and important positions at Citigroup and Apple. But not only their training and their performance in the professional area are key elements in making monarchies more modern, inclusive and responsible institutions. The upbringing and the socio-cultural background in which they grew up are also treasures from which the Coronas are benefiting, which, why not, can lead to making this world a better one.
Take Kate Middleton, the daughter of a former flight attendant and a British Airways executive, who started a business that turned out to be very successful. Yes, today they are a wealthy family, but it was the product of a joint effort as partners and a couple. An example that Kate grew up with, and that she will undoubtedly put into practice in her marriage and instilled in her children. The value of family and work.
Without going any further, Meghan Markle, with a booming career as an actress, starred in one of the most popular television series of the last decade. Daughter of divorced parents, part of a middle class and interracial family. She studied Communication and Theater at Northwestern University and even did an internship at the United States Embassy in Argentina. Since she was young, she has been involved in charity and community service projects, a genuine interest that Prince Harry never tires of pointing out as one of the virtues that he admires most in his wife and that will already be the center of his role as Duchess. from Sussex and patron of various social responsibility initiatives of the English Royal Family.
In this way, beyond being references of style and beauty, royals increasingly serve as role models, in terms of personal achievements, values and firmness.
