Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made another surprised when they announced they would stop working with four British publications. As some questioned the timing of their announcement, given that a world crisis is currently happening, one of the newspapers' readers believed they are making a huge mistake by snubbing these publications.
A lot of The Sun, one of the British publications that the Sussexes' ban, readers commented on the couple's move, and they are all quite bad. A driving instructor from Bromley, South London, said the non-working royals are snubbing millions of people and even many royal fans for not dealing with these newspapers.
So, he said that if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle really want to continue their charitable works and improve their public image after stepping down as senior royals, they should aim to pass the message to as many people with the help of these publications. Retired advertising executive Le Jones added that their decision seemed to be a "cynical ploy" to cause "publicity by asking for no publicity."
He also noticed that the timing of their announcement came very strange, as there are far more important things going on, especially today. Now that they stepped down as senior royals, Jones believed that people are not that interested in them anymore.
In addition, monarchist Anita Atkinson, who runs a royal museum from her home, called Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision "selfish." The 63-year-old avid royal fan felt annoyed by the timing of their announcement amid the coronavirus outbreak and birthday of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently announced that they would no longer deal with The Sun, Mirror, Daily Mail, and Express titles and websites. In a letter they sent to their editors, they said they would be ceasing all cooperation with them.
The pair is known for being at war with the British tabloids, but people can't help but question the timing of their announcement. According to Hello! Magazine¸ a court hearing is about to take place on Friday, April 24, over the complaint that Meghan Markle filed against the Mail on Sunday due to illegally publishing her private letter for her father, Thomas Markle. The hearing will be held virtually due to the pandemic and nationwide lockdown.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's spokesperson revealed they decided to ban the four newspapers for publishing "distorted, false, or invasive stories" about them. They said they didn't want to be used as "currency for an economy of clickbait and distortion." They later cleared that they were not trying to avoid criticisms, but believed that news about them should never be "based on a lie."
