On May 19, humble and dignified, she was unanimous. Within the royal family of England, but also with the 3 billion viewers who followed the marriage of prince Harry and his daughter. Heroine for a day, Doria Ragland has been invisible for... Explanations.
Not the shadow of his frail silhouette in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, this Tuesday, May 22. Admittedly, there were more than 6,000 guests gathered around Prince Charles, who launched the beginning of a long series of events relating to his 70th birthday. True again that the attention was mainly on Prince Harry and Meghan, newlywed accomplices, but already invested in their royal obligations.
Still, the last appearance of Doria Ragland, mother of the new Duchess of Sussex, dates back to this Monday, May 21. Way to speak, since the sixty-something Californian poses in truth in the tight frame of an official wedding photo, taken at Windsor Castle on May 19 by photographer Alexi Lubomirski. The cliché is not lacking in interest, however: Doria stands next to her daughter, while Prince William, on his left, makes us forget the absence of the father of the bride, Thomas Markle. The parents of Kate Middleton had not been invited to such closeness in the official photos of their daughter's wedding with William. Something has definitely changed in the Windsors, who are said to be very protective of Doria Ragland, since her arrival from Los Angeles.
After having moved the whole world, because of her look a little lost and her tears hardly held back in the choir of Saint-George's chapel, on May 19, the yoga teacher nevertheless continues to shine with her dignity and her discretion. . Even as her ex-husband, freshly operated on from the heart, is already resurfacing on unflattering shots, sipping an unhealthy frappuccino or heading inside a Chinese restaurant…
Rumor has it, stoked by Samantha Markle, Meghan's obnoxious older half-sister, that she is set to film a lucrative interview with host Oprah Winfrey, spotted among other stars outside St. George, May 19. It would be a hoax. Silent while the Markle family hit the headlines, the mother of the Duchess of Sussex would stick more than ever to the Windsor motto: never explain, never complain (“no justification, no complaint”).
Invited to settle in England by Harry and Meghan, Doria Ragland expressed the wish to find relative anonymity and a semblance of normality, in Los Angeles, in the View Park-Windsor Hills district. Shortly before the royal wedding, the yoga teacher, also a therapist, resigned from the establishment, where she provided psychological support for the elderly. But with a social worker license, obtained after resuming studies in 2015, she is about to open her own practice. It would matter little to him not to be authorized to use the coat of arms which his daughter will soon be gratified by the Windsors.
Mother of an already very popular Royal Highness, Doria Ragland could however be put to work by Queen Elizabeth II. Anticipating a risk of isolation, a consequence of Brexit, the Royal Commonwealth Society has been working since early 2017 to strengthen ties with the United States. While Meghan and Harry have been assigned to represent the Crown in the 53 countries already members of the Commonwealth, Doria Ragland could thus accompany them during their official trips to North America.
