Meghan Markle Not Princess Diana Because Prince Harry Is NOT Prince Charles
Meghan Markle is deemed more likely to handle her current predicament as compared to the case with Princess Diana.
Former butler to the Royal Palace, Paul Burrell, told Reuters (via Express News) that compared to Prince Charles and Princess Diana, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a higher chance to withstand the pressures that come from being part of the Firm -- because they "have love."
Following their fairytale wedding in 1981, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were said to be very close to each other. However, that was only until Prince Harry was born. After that, things started to turn rough for the royal couple.
Biographer Andrew Morton wrote on his book "Diana: Her True Story," that Prince Charles had always wanted a daughter. The first thing he told the Princess when Harry was born was: "Oh God, it's a boy."
At that moment, something inside Diana closed off.
The relationship between the Prince and Princess of Wales went crashing into disaster. The couple had their own extramarital affairs, and by late 1992, the Palace wasn't able to hide it any longer.
On December 1995, Queen Elizabeth herself had written letters addressed separately to the couple, ordering them to file for divorce as soon as possible. July of the following year, the Prince and Princess of Wales finalized the terms of their separation.
Having served as the personal assistant to the People's Princess for ten years, Burrell was a witness as these scenes unfolded.
"They (Charles and Diana) didn't have what Harry and Meghan have," Burrell said. "They didn't have love."
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have recently ignited a dispute among the Palace aides after their controversial ITV documentary "Harry and Meghan: An African Journey." This has caused a royal headache to the Queen and senior royals, who are extremely worried on the path the couple has been taking.
In the said interview, Harry and Meghan opened up on the struggle they had to endure as they deal with the everyday scrutiny thrown to their family.
Markle admitted that she was "existing, not living." The Duchess of Sussex also spoke of her clashes with the British tabloid press, forcing her to adopt the "British sensibility of a stiff upper lip." She never thought of it as something easy, but she expected that the media treatment would at least be fair.
At some point in the documentary, Prince Harry also acknowledged the tension between him and his brother Prince William, saying that "inevitable stuff happens" as part of his job and role in the family.
There has been a circulating speculation that Team Sussex could move out of the U.K. When asked of his opinion about this, Burrell answered, "I hope we don't lose Harry and Meghan because they are a tremendous asset to the royal family, and to Britain."
The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was held at Windsor Castle on May 2018. Markle gave birth to their son, Archie, in May of the current year.
