He wanted freedom—and to be heard. Now every word he utters echoes back from the palace.
Prince Harry left to start a new life. Without palace walls, without endless royal duties, without protocols. He didn’t leave quietly—he slammed the door loudly, turned on the cameras, and began to talk. About the pain, about the intense media attention, about the cold corridors of the palace, where, according to him, there was no room for real emotions. About his brother, who had become a stranger, and much more. His confession turned into a series of blows to his own family. A personal conflict became a public spectacle—and now it’s time for reckoning.
When Harry and Meghan stepped down from their royal duties in 2020, they said they wanted to start a new life and become financially independent. But what followed was more like an attack than a retreat.
Interviews, documentaries, podcasts, and memoirs all became a way to vent grievances and complaints. The Royal Family came under fire from public accusations. One of Europe’s most secretive monarchies turned into a reality TV show. The tabloids couldn’t keep up with the headlines.
The family that Harry and Meghan have slandered so much has become a source of inspiration—and income—for them
Harry wanted to live like an ordinary person, but ordinary people don’t write memoirs about their relatives and discuss family conflicts in front of millions of viewers. He claimed that his words were a path to healing. But healing is also possible in a psychotherapist’s office—without cameras and contracts. Why does it require a huge audience? When personal revelations turn into a TV series where the main characters are your relatives and viewers are waiting for new details, the answer is obvious: money and fame.
Prince insisted that his children, Archie and Lilibet, should live a normal life, away from the press. But their entire current life suggests otherwise.
Now that the sensational stories have dried up and there is nothing more to tell, public interest in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is quickly fading. People are simply tired of their constant complaints.
Why the issue of titles is relevant again
According to the British press, including Express, after ascending to the throne, Prince William may consider using “letters patent”—an official document approved by Parliament that, according to media reports, allows the titles of members of the royal family who do not perform representative duties to be revoked.
According to media reports, this may concern not only Prince Harry but also his children, Archie and Lilibet, as well as Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. All of them are royalty by birth but are no longer working royals. For the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, this could be the final straw—and a symbolic divorce from the crown.
A split that became a personal tragedy
The brothers, who survived their mother’s death and walked side by side for many years, are now estranged. Their father does not see his grandchildren. And most Britons believe that Harry and Meghan are to blame for this—more precisely, their words.
They made their family quarrels public, accusing their relatives of bias, coldness, and even racism. For a monarchy that lives by the principle of “never explain or complain,” this was a painful blow.
Meghan Markle entered the Royal Family with high expectations. She wanted fame, but the palace turned out to be not Hollywood but a system where service is more important than self-expression.
As British writer Lady Colin Campbell aptly noted in an interview with GB News, “Meghan came into the Royal Family with the expectation that she’d be able to milk them as if they were the fatted calf and that she was going to be able to end up having a billionaire lifestyle.”
But the problem is that there was less money and success than she expected. Their contract with Spotify has been terminated, Netflix projects have been met with caution, and the Sussexes’ reputation in Hollywood is no longer what it used to be. Many celebrities are keeping their distance from the scandalous couple.
Meghan is too royal for Hollywood and too Hollywood for the palace. Harry is caught between the past and the future, between the royal family and a freedom that increasingly resembles loneliness.
Prince William, according to sources, sees things differently. His goal is to preserve the monarchy in an age of scandal and cynicism. If titles no longer mean service, then it’s time to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. Privileges without responsibility undermine the authority of the monarchy.
For him, it is not a question of revenge or resentment—it is a restoration of order. “Letters patent” could be the very instrument that puts an end to it all. Quietly, legally, without loud words.
Harry wanted freedom, and Meghan wanted fame and a luxurious life. To some extent, they both got what they wanted, but the price turned out to be too high.
Freedom in a monarchy always has consequences, and William may put an end to this story with his royal signature.
This content reflects the author’s personal opinion.
