With their six-part Netflix documentary series, a succession of high-profile TV interviews and a tell-all memoir, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have shone a blinding floodlight on the private affairs of the royal family
LONDON, Jan 9 - Some 150 years ago, the acclaimed constitutional writer Walter Bagehot wrote that the British monarchy needed reverence and mystery. "We must not let in daylight upon magic," he wrote., a succession of high-profile TV interviews and a tell-all memoir, all featuring intimate revelations and accusations of discord, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have shone not just daylight but a blinding floodlight on the private affairs of the royal family.
"This is a huge constitutional issue for him, a huge reputational issue for him and it comes ahead of his coronation and in the very early phase of his reign," said Catherine Mayer, author of the recent biography "Charles: Heart of a King". Those like Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have not played this game, they argue, have therefore been subjected to cruel and untrue stories that have threatened their mental health and their very safety.against his stepmother Camilla, Charles's second wife and the queen consort, and his elder brother William, heir to the throne."It's absolutely the right strategy - to rise above it," one former senior royal aide told Reuters.
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