{"id":3774,"date":"2024-08-05T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/?p=3774"},"modified":"2024-08-05T14:51:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T14:51:39","slug":"meghan-and-kate-have-been-pitted-against-one-another-again-heres-why-it-has-to-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/2024\/08\/05\/meghan-and-kate-have-been-pitted-against-one-another-again-heres-why-it-has-to-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan and Kate have been pitted against one another again – here’s why it has to stop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-post-title” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Black Han Sans|700||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”46px” header_letter_spacing=”4px” custom_margin=”25px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

Meghan’s latest move has nothing to do with kate – so why are critics creating drama?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Words by Nikki Peach<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/imago305399475-2.jpg” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”BAFTA Film Awards 2014 – London Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arriving for the 2014 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”107px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have given their first broadcast interview since their tell-all conversation with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. Talking to Jane Pauley on CBS News on Sunday morning, this time their intention was ostensibly not to reopen old wounds or rehash previous grievances with the British Royal Family, but to launch the latest offshoot of their Archewell Foundation, The Parent Network. A support group for parents who have either lost or come close to losing a child to suicide after engaging with harmful content on the internet.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, online trolls were quick to divert as much attention from the charitable endeavour as possible and are instead using the interview as an opportunity to, once again, pit Meghan and Kate Middleton against each other. One X user even shared the interview and wrote, \u2018Somehow, it\u2019s about Meghan. She needs control. How to beat Kate\u2019s cancer diagnosis & be in the spotlight.\u2019 Another suggested that Meghan and Harry\u2019s fanbase are \u2018bullies\u2019 writing, \u2018The Sussex squad are horrible trolls, yet Meghan Markle says nothing but kind words about them even thanks them for bullying @KensingtonRoyal.\u2019<\/p>\n

Of course, relations between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the rest of the Royals are notoriously fraught. Recent reports even suggest Meghan has been officially \u2018frozen out\u2019 of the family after senior royals failed to publicly wish her a happy 43rd birthday on 4 August. The Royals stopped posting official birthday messages for Meghan in 2023, following the release of the couple\u2019s explosive Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan and Prince Harry\u2019s memoir, Spare.<\/p>\n

In both the six-part Netflix series and Prince Harry\u2019s memoir, the former senior royals discussed their experiences of being part of the Royal Family, their mistreatment by the British press and the relentless comparisons made between Meghan and Kate over the years \u2013 all of which allegedly contributed towards their decision to step down as senior royals and move to California in 2020.<\/p>\n

However, in the recent CBS interview, Meghan reveals that she hasn\u2019t \u2018scraped the surface\u2019 of her experience \u2013 something that has riled up those who have interpreted her comments as a dig at the Royal Family.<\/p>\n

Meghan briefly referenced her own \u2018pain and trauma\u2019 as well as the suicidal ideation she experienced while she was living in the UK and a working member of the Royal Family. Jane Pauley asked Meghan about her suicidal thoughts \u2013 which she first discussed during her sit-down interview with Oprah \u2013 to suggest she must have a special degree of empathy for the grieving parents in The Parent Network. The broadcaster says, \u2018You had an experience that connects you to these families [\u2026] and the connection that you have with people is they know you had suffered too and personally contemplated killing yourself.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

\u2018I would never want someone else not to be believed’<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||0px||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

The Duchess of Sussex replied, \u2018I\u2019d never want someone else to be making those sorts of plans. And I would never want someone else not to be believed. So, if me voicing what I have overcome will save someone or encourage someone in their life to really genuinely check in on them and not assume that appearance is good, so everything\u2019s okay, then that\u2019s worth it.\u2019<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, this has become one of the main takeaways from the interview, with Meghan being accused of \u2018playing the victim\u2019 and \u2018spotlighting her struggles\u2019 \u2013 inviting unnecessary comparison with Kate Middleton who is currently undergoing cancer treatment.<\/p>\n

It has also been reported that Prince Harry looked \u2018uneasy\u2019 as Meghan recalled her past confession. While GB News reported that Prince Harry seemed \u2018disengaged\u2019 and \u2018gazed off into the distance\u2019 during the interview, The Sun has taken it as confirmation that the couple \u2018don\u2019t want to mend the rift\u2019 with the Royal Family, despite the fact they don\u2019t mention the royals directly at any point.<\/p>\n

It is not only the infamous \u2018rift\u2019 that has dominated the headlines. Like clockwork, in suggesting that all parents have a duty to be \u2018first responders\u2019 and look out for signs that their children are in danger of harm online, the Duke of Duchess of Sussex have also been called \u2018hypocrites\u2019 and have been accused of being less hands-on than the Prince and Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n

The Express, for one, reported that the couple \u2018talk about their work trying to tackle online abuse, and how they wish to protect their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet from what they have experienced\u2019 during the interview. Before adding, \u2018Meanwhile back at home, Prince William and Princess Kate might be one of the most famous couples on the planet, but according to an inside source their life at home is very ordinary.\u2019<\/p>\n

The article goes on to compare the parenting styles of both couples, suggesting Harry and Meghan have more \u2018daytime staff\u2019 to help raise their children while Kate and William \u2018prefer to raise their children themselves\u2019.<\/p>\n

These comments and articles do not exist in isolation, they are part of an established, repetitive and harmful discourse that make progress or reconciliation feel near impossible.
Despite one \u2018side\u2019 having left the UK and stepped back from the Royal Family entirely, and the other being preoccupied with cancer recovery, Meghan and Kate cannot escape comparison. The alleged rift between Prince Harry and Meghan and the Royals continues to overshadow all that they do \u2013 even when, as is the case with their CBS broadcast, it is not the focus or reason for the interview.<\/p>\n

Sadly, the Duke and Duchess\u2019 attempt to launch The Parent Network and connect adults who are directly affected or increasingly concerned about child safety online has been wilfully misconstrued. Let\u2019s hope for the sake of the children at the heart of this endeavour that it doesn\u2019t stay that way.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

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