Was Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview a mistake?
Many compare it to the one granted by Diana in 1995, although it is going to have MANY more consequences.
It was to be expected: in the UK the revelations that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made in their VERY controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey have not sat well. It is inevitable to recall the one granted by Diana of Wales in 1995 to Martin Bashir, who turned the foundations of the British monarchy upside down, not as strong as everyone thought. Diana said she wanted to be the queen of people's hearts and, said and done, she in that role was reconfirmed forever. Those who did not understand her story finished understanding it and we can say that the consequences that it had were definitely positive for her but also, on the rebound, for The Firm, which had no choice but to update itself even if it was by force (something that would have an impact on its popularity. ). But what effect will Meghan and Harry's interview have?
For now, Elizabeth II would have asked that the palace policy of not commenting be maintained. Yes, the same one that began to undermine Meghan's mental health when the tabloids were fattening her and she couldn't even answer or deny. However, and as much as they want to maintain administrative silence from within, they could have to move forward because the Labor Party has asked for explanations about the accusations of racism. In other words, this interview could become a matter of state because the subject is very serious; and the monarchical institution may be everything anachronistic, traditional and unalterable that we can imagine but we are in the 21st century, they continue to receive an allocation from the British taxpayers and there are things that are intolerable.
Currently, the only way to survive for monarchies is by adapting and modernizing. They have no choice but to put their feet on the ground and be closer to reality. And, from what Harry and Meghan have revealed, the Windsors are still light years behind the taxpayers who support them.
DIDN'T YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WERE GOING? '
Widely heard question since the broadcast of the Oprah interview and, in 1995, when the Diana interview aired. Well, as both revealed, they did not know. They could intuit something but the Princess of Wales could not imagine that she would really have to live a fictitious marriage and that she would have to assume that her husband did not love her but that he did love Camilla. Meghan also could not digest that they were going to withdraw her passport, nor was she going to be able to take a step without approval by the palace officials or that she and Harry were going to have to explain the color of her son's skin. her.
No, they did not know where they were getting and Harry, until he saw how everything Meghan was living, did not realize that what the monarchical institution was doing was not right. It was necessary that they tell it before the whole world because the monarchy cannot be idealized when the reality is very different.
THE ONE YOU HAVE BUNDLED, SUSSEXES ...
Well yes, they have messed it up, but it was necessary. Until the 1980s the survival of monarchies was simply based on providing heirs to continue the monarchical line. Now, their survival lies in proving the meaning of their existence and justifying the huge budget items they receive each year. Do taxpayers want to finance racist, sexist and medieval institutions? The Windsors are left with only one option: renew or not have the support of their people. And perhaps the revelations of this interview serve to put their feet on the ground, as happened in 1995 with Diana, to ensure their survival.
So, in answer to the question that gives title to this article, NO, it was not a mistake that Harry and Meghan gave this interview.
