Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently living in Los Angeles with their son Archie. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wished to have a fresh start in the US after they quit from being senior royals.
Now, Princess Diana’s former private secretary is urging Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to drop their Royal titles and accused them of attempting to "ride on the coat-tails" of the Royal family. Patrick Jephson compares the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s actions to Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Kate Middleton, and other Royal family members during the coronavirus outbreak, and he appears to be unimpressed with the couple.
“Common sense – and decency – would compel the Sussexes to hunker down with their baby in the temporary comfort of a borrowed mansion and hope the rest of us wouldn't notice their period of wise invisibility,” he said. “But they dare not, because to be invisible and un-royal now is to fail the audition. And that, they simply can't afford. If we wish them success in their new adventure in the world's entertainment capital, we must help them cast off ties to the institution and country they seem to think they've outgrown. Now, surely, is the time to unburden them from the stress of being half-celebrity, half-toxic Royal.”
Patrick Jephson pointed out that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not doing enough during the global health crisis. He then noted that royal titles are being earned and he doesn’t believe that the couple deserves theirs.
“Their attempts to ride on the coat-tails of the hard-working family they have abandoned do nobody any good,” he shared. “In April 2020, real royalty isn't Instagramming from Malibu but working here, among crowded hospitals and deserted streets. This is where historic Royal titles are earned and re-earned, and this is where Harry and Meghan must leave theirs. For their own good – and for the good of the Crown they claim to serve.”
Meanwhile, a previous report revealed that Prince Philip doesn't see a strong sense of royal duty in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
“We don’t know if Prince Philip saw Harry and Meghan during their recent visit when the undertook their last official royal duties as senior royals,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams said. “I strongly doubt that he would have made a special appearance as he has a strong sense of duty and he would not have endorsed their wish for independence and certainly not the way they handled it.”
Fitzwilliams noted that Prince Philip also had to give up his career to support Queen Elizabeth. But instead of living his life complaining about being a part of the royal family, the Duke of Edinburgh decided to make the most out of it.
