Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's choice to speak honestly about their struggles as royal personalities in the constant eye of the media have apparently become problematic. A royalist said that it will be Queen Elizabeth who could be most affected by the Sussex couple's documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey.
Camilla Tominey wrote in the Telegraph that Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's revelations in the ITV documentary had shades of Princess Diana's explosive tell-all interview in Panorama in the 1990s. The mother of Prince Harry said, back then, that she did not feel like she was part of the royal family and was pretty much isolated.
The royal expert also said that Meghan Markle's remarks about how it is much harder to adopt a British stiff upper lift towards the negative press hurled at her reflected on Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty has always believed that it's better to "never explain, never complain" about their lives as royals. Duchess Meghan, however, said that keeping her mouth shut was more damaging to her mental health.
Sources at the palace, however, said that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, Prince Harry's father, have "gone out of her way" to make Duchess Meghan comfortable. This comes amid criticisms that the royals may once again be isolating and leaving an outsider to feel unwelcome in the family, similar to Princess Diana's sentiments.
Queen Elizabeth, supposedly, invited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Buckingham Palace to discuss family matters in her house. Prince Charles, on the other hand, made efforts to invite the duchess to art and music events, which they both loved.
Meanwhile, according to royal commentator Victoria Arbiter, Queen Elizabeth could be sympathetic to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The monarch never said that it's wrong to "wear private grief on a public sleeve" and Her Majesty could be rooting for her grandchildren behind the scenes, especially after Prince Harry filed lawsuits against the media.
Arbiter believes Queen Elizabeth will agree that the tabloid coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has been cruel. However, having been a media fixture for almost 70 years, she won't be declaring her feelings in public. The royals also know that they need to work with the media for their causes.
Unknown to many, however, when Princess Diana struggled with a similar problem, Queen Elizabeth, apparently, summoned newspaper editors in Buckingham to ask them to "lay off" with the negative reports. It's unclear if she has done the same thing to her grandson and his wife but Arbiter said the Sussex couple has the Queen behind them.
