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| This Royal-phile/"source", armed with Harry and Meghan souvenirs and People Magazine, weighs in on Megxit. |
In 2020, England will not only exit the European Union, but experience the exit of 2018's most celebrated union of Royal and Hollywood. Brexit and Megxit: both filled with angst, controversy, divisiness and, maybe just a bit of "isn't this over yet?".
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| Met and interviewed Harry's uncle in 2014 |
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| Last summer, had tea in NYC - same as Meghan |
As to the latter regarding Harry and Meghan, we are most assured that there's so much more to come. As a "royal-phile" who has visited both Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace, personally interviewed Harry's uncle, Lord Charles Spencer, as well as chef to both Queen Elizabeth and Princess Di, Darren McGrady, had tea at Manhattan's Lauderee, where Meghan met up with gal pals last year and, as one who has poured over numerous English history books as well as last week's People Magazine, I'm ready to get into the public forum of the Megxit bruhaha and opine as a my own self-appointed "source".
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| Visiting Kensington Palace in 2011 with daughter, Rachel |
It seems such a short while ago - and that's because it was less than two years ago - that the marriage of Harry and Meghan had many of us transfixed to the royal wedding television coverage (oh, and I'll add here, that some of us were on television to discuss the television coverage) .
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| On Fox 2 News - part of The Townsend Hotel Royal Wedding Celebration, 2018 |
It was union of movie star Beauty and princely Beast, reminiscent of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer's celebrated wedding over sixty years ago. A beautiful American actress marries a Royal - but "fast forward" to 2020, and this bride and groom are a cheeky sort, independent and not embracing the will of the "firm".
What does all of this mean? Titles are stripped, but a "transition period" is being worked out with Buckingham Palace's, CEO. According to the Queen's statement, issued January 13th, while she and the family are supportive of Harry and Meghan's desire to create a new life, she also acknowledges, "these are complex matters for my family to resolve. . ." (And you thought political debates at your Thanksgiving family dinners were tough. . . !)
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| In front of the home of "the firm" with husband Chris, Rachel and son, Matt, 2015 |
One of my favorite citing's from last week's People Magazine article "Harry and Meghan Walk Away" is from royal biographer, Ingrid Seward. She observes that this crisis is unlike any other the royal family has encountered in modern day. For the first time, a prominent royal family member is walking away not amid scandal!
(That reminds me, I forgot to add to my royal-phile credentials, "Binge-watcher of The Crown". The Royals come from a long line of sensational, scandalous behavior. Not-so-long ago, the Queen's sister was prohibited from marrying a divorced man, but extra-marital affairs were accommodated. To modern-day sensibilities, that's not only incredibly hypocritical, but down right absurd.)
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| Royal Chef, Darren McGrady not a fan of Megxit |
Royal Chef, McGrady feels Meghan is self-centered and manipulative. In a series of tweets on Twitter, he states not only would Princess Di be furious with Harry, but that she thought him a bit of a flake. One tweet states: "I remember Princess Diana in the kitchen at Kensington Palace talking about her boys - 'William is deep like his father. Harry is an airhead like me'".
A bit saucy, but this is from a man who specializes in sauces.
Maybe tides will turn for Harry and Meghan once a new royal personality emerges that's even more controversial. As a recent article in The Atlantic points out, Kate was not initially viewed so lovingly. Early on, she and her sister Pippa were referred to as the "wisteria sisters - highly decorative, terribly fragrant and with a ferocious ability to climb".
As for this royal-phile, I feel that while the royals are truly the epitome of the greatest accomplishment of their life being achieved by "accident of birth", there is really something fascinating about those less-than-one-percenters who live publicly like a fairy tale, but privately like the most outlandish scripts of "Days of Our Lives".
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| Happier times for the young couple. Well wishers from our cruise staff on the Queen Mary |
Is it a having-ones -wedding-cake-and-eat-it-all-too mentality for Meghan and Harry to partake and embrace in all the pomp and circumstances of a lavish, expensive and highly public marriage ceremony only to eschew some of the strings that come with serving as a part of the royal family? Yes, I think it is, but I also understand that the press and the firm can be ruthless, unkind and treacherous. (and full disclaimer - I had a lot of fun and did quite well as a benefactor of Meghan and Harry's nuptials).
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| Wedding souvenirs. Tea, biscuits and People will help! |
Currently, we're a house divided - my husband gives the marriage one more year and I think they'll hang for awhile. Not sure if it will be happily ever after, but, with my souvenir mugs and biscuit tin and next week's People Magazine, this "source" will be sure to stay vigilant on the watch!
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