The "stormy" week of the British royal family after the explosive statements of Harry and Meghan
The sadness of Queen Elizabeth II, accusations of racism in the environment of the royal family and the tabloid of the press in its maximum splendor are the result of the explosive interview of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
The British royal family arrives this Sunday at the end of a "gruesome" week, according to the press, hit by accusations of "racism" made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Meghan Markle and Prince Harry) and pending developments of Prince Felipe, hospitalized since last February 17.
Tabloid newspapers continue to profit from controversial statements made by Charles of England's youngest son, Harry, and his wife, Meghan, to an American television program.
In the explosive marriage interview with the popular presenter Oprah Winfrey, the couple revealed how a person from the British royal family complained about the skin color of Archie, the son of Harry and Meghan (who is mixed) when she was pregnant .
Those words (of which the couple exonerated Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Felipe) have generated indignation and disbelief in various sectors of this country, as they question the principles and values that are assumed to the British monarchy .
The Duchess of Sussex recounted how he came to have suicidal thoughts because of the pressure suffered, while Harry admitted to having felt "very disappointed" by his own father, Prince Charles, who did not respond to phone calls of the.
The tabloids rub their hands
The tabloid newspaper "Daily Mail" points out today that this has been a "gruesome" and "crazy" week for the monarchy of this country, in which the dukes "have opened fire on the royal family and the press."
For its part, the tabloid "The Sun" delves into another of the thorny issues addressed by Meghan in her talk with Oprah, in which the Duchess clarified that, contrary to what the press reported at the time, it was not she who He "made her sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge cry," but "the opposite happened."
Apparently, both women had a confrontation before the wedding of Meghan and Harry during the tests of the dresses of the girls of the arrears, among which was Princess Charlotte, daughter of William and the Duchess of Cambridge.
Although Meghan remarked that her sister-in-law "is a good person" and that, after what happened, she apologized and bought her flowers, the Duchess of Sussex admitted that it hurt her to find out some time after a version circulated in the press of this country. opposite.
According to "The Sun", Omid Scobie, author of the biography of the Sussexes and friend of Meghan, pointed out in the magazine "Harpers Bazaar" that Harry's wife asked the residence of the Dukes of Cambridge to "clear things up" in a statement regarding the false version released about the aforementioned incident.
Scobie assures that this request was ignored at the palace on the pretext that "Catalina should not be dragged into a banal gossip".
Queen Elizabeth sad after the statements
Queen Elizabeth II is "saddened" by the difficulties that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan expressed and conveyed their love to them, Buckingham Palace confirmed in its first statement after the explosive television interview of the couple.
"The whole family is saddened to learn how difficult the last years have been for Enrique and Meghan," said the text, issued on behalf of the sovereign, underlining that the couple and their son Archie "will always be very dear members of the family ”.
Queen Elizabeth II made her first appearance since the revealing interview, but she did not address the crisis that had caused her family.
In a video call with scientists and children to mark British Science Week, the queen herself did not refer to the interview at all, the usual focus of what they have said is that it is a private and family affair.
Instead, he discussed the latest updates from NASA's Perseverance mission to Mars, as well as the discovery of a rare meteor that landed in Gloucestershire, west of England, last month, the first to be recovered in the UK. in 30 years.
"I'm glad he didn't hit anyone," the queen joked during the "virtual exhibition," which took place on Wednesday although the details were revealed by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Harry and Meghan's popularity drops in the UK
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are reaching record levels of unpopularity with the British following their interview on American television and accusations of racism, according to a poll released on Friday.
According to the survey carried out by the YouGov institute of 1,664 adults, for the first time, more Britons have a negative opinion (48%) of Harry, 36, grandson of Elizabeth II and sixth in the line of succession, than positive ( Four. Five%).
For their part, 31% of respondents have a positive view of Meghan Markle, a 39-year-old American actress, while 58% view her negatively.
Instead, the data suggests that the popularity of the rest of the royal family has not been diminished by the revelations of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who cited unsustainable media pressure, racism and a lack of royal support for the thoughts. Meghan's suicides as reasons for her withdrawal from the monarchy.
With 80% approval, Elizabeth II continues to top the list of favorite royal personalities of the British.
Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton also remain very popular, with about three-quarters of favorable reviews.
Only Prince Charles was hurt with a 6-point increase in negative opinions about him (to 42%) and a 9-point drop in favorable opinions (to 49%).
However, not everything is negative for the Dukes of Sussex, as an in-depth analysis reveals a great disparity according to the age of the respondents: the majority of British between 18 and 24 years have a positive opinion of Prince Harry (59 %) and Meghan (55%).
But the polls are much more favorable in the United States, where the couple's popularity soared after the interview, reaching 69% (+23 points) and 67% (+22 points) approval respectively.
This makes them the most appreciated figures of the British royal family in the United States, surpassing even the queen (65%), according to this survey by Morning Consult.
Follow the unknown of the "racist" member of the monarchy
Of the revelations made by the marriage, the one that has most stung is undoubtedly the one that refers to racist positions in the real environment.
In this sense, only Prince William, the eldest son of Prince Charles and the late Lady Di, has responded directly to the question, when approached by a reporter when he was visiting with his wife a school in the London borough of Stratford.
"The royal family is not racist, far from it," clarified Harry's older brother.
Precisely, the absence of a more forceful reaction to the reproaches of the Dukes of Sussex against the monarchical institution has provoked criticism from the media and society.
In general, experts maintain that the brief note released a day after the broadcast of the program was late and was not enough.
As if that were not enough, the royal family is still very aware of the evolution of the state of health of Prince Felipe, 99, who has been hospitalized in London for 24 days (his longest admission), due to an infection and a heart problem for which he was recently operated "successfully".
