Entering the British royal family was not easy for Meghan Markle. The Duchess of Sussex herself and her husband have spoken openly about the episodes of racism that she suffered from her and that led them to renounce being active members of the Crown.
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Already in 2016, shortly after both made their relationship public, the Prince Harry issued a statement to denounce the harassment to which his then fiancée was being subjected on the internet and social networks.
The son of Charles III He lived through the threats with deep pain and an inevitable feeling of déjà vu because of what his mother went through, Diana of Wales. “My mother was persecuted to death while in a relationship with a non-white, Dodi Al Fayed. Now look what has happened. Are we talking about history repeating itself? They won’t stop until she dies,” he said. Harry in Apple TV about his wife’s situation.
The situation opened a wound that he considered closed: “It takes me back to what I experienced as a child, but it went to a whole new depth with Meghan. The comments were not only coming through traditional media, but also through social media platforms I felt completely powerless.”
The relationship with his wife, whose father is black, has made Guillermo’s brother turn to the fight for equal rights. “Institutional racism has no place in our societies, but it is still endemic. Like many of you, she never took the easy path, not the popular one, not the comfortable one. But she stood up for something and stood up for people who needed it,” he said. Harry at the Diana Awards a couple of years ago.
Harry and Meghan’s projects
Marriage likes to tell its story. This Friday, released the trailer for the docuseries that they have recorded eight episodes with Netflix and that, according to British media, will be released on December 8. On January 10, the grandson of Isabel II will publish his memoirs. Both projects already have Buckingham with headaches.