But I genuinely don’t understand why there is so much hatred for this girl. I’m pretty sure I’ve read most of what’s out there about her history and personality and it just doesn’t measure up to this awful vitriol that she is receiving from people. Any ideas?
Media loves to pounce on any famous woman that’s slightly controversial. They attacked Kate for being a social climber, and when Meghan got into the picture, they treated Kate like a Traditionalist Queen while they treated Meghan like a deranged feminist.
I don’t agree with some of Megan’s politics, but she really doesn’t deserve the controversy. I do appreciate how she focuses on global women’s rights then most feminists in Hollywood. She’s less of a perfomative activist, and I respect her for that.
I really, really admire Harry for taking his marriage vows seriously. He vowed to love and protect her, and that’s what he did. It was more than the media headlines, it was her own father selling personal information to the media as well. I think Harry is a good example of how a husband in his position should act.
I think Harry and Meghan planned to step down once they have a child (Harry was treated badly by the press as a child, and was used as a tool to attack Princess Diana), and I think that’s fine. I don’t see the point of a monarchy. I don’t think it has a good chance of surviving anyway.
She was overwhelmingly popular in the press until she and Harry walked out, claiming (with great exaggeration) to have been hounded by the press.
The criticism has come after that - I wouldn’t call it hatred - because they seem to want to have their cake and eat it. They want to opt out of royal responsibilities (which are quite tough) but make a business out of being royal .
Tabloids were running horrid stories about her, people were even saying that she faked her pregnancy. Her father and half sister was getting paid by the British media to attack her publicly, and he sold a personal letter of hers. The media even edited their holiday picture to attack Meghan. The amount of negative headlines I saw about her was insane. I’ve never seen this sort of treatment before (I’m pretty young though, lol)
Anyway, from what I’ve read, they didn’t want to opt out of royal responsibilities. They wanted to do it part time so they can have a more quiet life and pursue private interests, but understandably, it wasn’t possible. So now they are no longer working royals but they still retain their patronages. Simply put, they will still be doing work that has some sort of moral value.
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