Meghan and Harry shake the British royal house
The interview that Harry and Meghan have given to the star of American television, Oprah Winfrey, is "a dagger wrapped in velvet, in the heart of the modern monarchy." This is how he sums up the devastating statements of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the BBC's royal correspondent, Johnny Dymond. An opinion shared by a good part of British public opinion.
The accusation of racism against the royal family has caused a shock in the United Kingdom, where the full interview was due to be broadcast on Monday night. In it, Meghan narrates that a family member asked, during a conversation with Prince Harry, in which both were the only ones present, how dark the skin of the child they were expecting would be. That concern about the child's skin color is the reason, according to Meghan, why she has denied her son, Archie, the title of prince. A concession, over which, in this case, the queen has power.
"I didn't want to live"
Throughout the day there was no reaction from Buckingham Palace to the sulphurous statements, despite the deafening noise in the media. Prime Minister Boris Johnson declined to comment on "royal family matters." "It's something I've never done and I'm not going to do now," he said. The British press considers the interview a deep charge against the monarchy, disclosing family tensions, accusations of falsehood and discriminatory treatment. Prince Harry's wife blames the atmosphere in the Palace, the lack of help and the isolation that she suffered, that she even thought about suicide. “I just didn't want to live anymore. It was a constant feeling, clear and real, that scared me, ”she declared, letting a few tears flow. The hostile situation, encouraged by the press, reached such a point that, for months, Meghan did not leave the house in which they lived. Her description brought to mind what Diana of Wales had experienced in her day.
"Trapped" in the institution
Enrique revealed that his family deprived them, after his departure to America, of all financial aid. He accused his family of failing to protect his wife from tabloid pressure. "There was a lack of support and understanding," he noted. His father, Prince Charles, refused to answer his phone calls. The filial relationship has suffered seriously. Enrique considers that his father "really" has "failed him" and, although he adds that he will always love him, "there have been many things that have happened and that hurt." As for his brother Guillermo, he resorted to the formula that both have “taken different paths”. Enrique sees both his brother and his father "trapped" within the institution. For the Queen, with whom the couple remain in contact, and whom her grandson described as the "commander-in-chief," there were only repeated words of affection.
Keenly aware of the potential legal consequences, the dukes took good care not to charge any individual royals, but gave a gloomy view of the institution, which they accuse of spreading lies about them to protect other members of the royals. family, best valued.
"Panda of Supremacists"
The press has no doubt of the great damage caused. The 'Daily Telegraph' suggested that the royal family needs "a bulletproof vest", because the couple's statements are "a howitzer capable of sinking a flotilla." And "possibly, as some feared, capable of similar damage to the British monarchy." 'The Times' considers the interview to be "worse than the royal family could expect." Popular longtime ITV host Piers Morgan, who has lashed out at Meghan, said what he saw made him "sick." "Enrique wants America to hate his own family," he assured. The prince must be "ashamed" to have allowed his wife, because he, he pointed out, "basically what he does is paint the royal family as a bunch of supremacists, dropping that bomb on racism."
