Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will officially step down as senior royals after March 31. The couple shocked everyone earlier this year when they announced that they will start a new life outside their roles to focus more on their family and charities.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be free to pursue their own path from Tuesday evening. Now, a royal commentator labeled their exit as a “date of sorrow” and believes that Princess Diana’s tragic fate still haunted Prince Harry to this day.
“The date of Megxit will be remembered as one of sorrow,” Richard Fitzwilliams said. “Harry and Meghan finally bow out as senior working royals though it is worth remembering that this arrangement, whereby they remain part of the royal family, keep their titles and don't use them and keep Harry's military posts vacant, will be reviewed with the Queen in a year. They cannot use ‘royal’ as a brand as they wished."
The royal commentator noted that it only took Prince Harry and Meghan Markle a short time after their marriage to realize that they no longer want to be senior royals. He also wondered what may have led them to their decision when they have a lot of advantages as senior royals.
“It is indeed a shame that this has happened,” he said. “What makes it so extraordinary is that it is less than two years since their marriage and they were planning a form of exit for months. What was it that made them and royal life so totally incompatible when they were among the most admired members of the Royal Family with their amazing networking skills and charitable commitment?”
Meanwhile, Prince Harry has opened up to journalist Tom Bradby last year about how Princess Diana’s death affected him. The Duke of Sussex described his mother’s untimely passing as “a wound that festers.”
“I think Harry is still deeply haunted by what happened to his mother and feels that his family is threatened although they will undoubtedly get the security they need,” he continued. “Diana received monstrous treatment at the hands of the paparazzi but her relationship with the press was symbiotic, especially during the War of the Waleses. He has talked openly and bravely about his mental health and appeared fragile on the ITV documentary when he confirmed the truly tragic rift with William, the brothers were so close and shared so much.”
Prince William and Prince Harry, reportedly, grew apart because the Duke of Cambridge didn’t feel any “warmth” towards Meghan Markle.
