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Kirsten Powers's avatar

I honestly think that if their family hadn’t helped the British tabloids create a false narrative about them (or at a minimum one they believe is false) they wouldn’t be doing what they are. I think they might be public people and critics of the monarchy as an institution but not talk about their family. It feels to me like ppl trying to correct the record. So yes I think for non famous ppl they would want to correct the record at the level it was done — if your mom told everyone in your family you did x and you didn’t you might want to tell your family what really happened. But for Harry and Meghan their stories are reported work wide. Does that make sense?

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Mr. Gary Robert Nixon's avatar

As a dual us/uk citizen, I appreciate your insight into how our reaction to the royal family can reveal quite a lot about us.

I feel quite torn about this situation. On the one hand, I had a lot of respect for the past Queen, who seemed to have a lot of good character and positive influence. On the other hand, I suspect that this royal institution has many imperfections (along the lines you mentioned) and also suffers from the perils of “organizational silence”. It is important for people within an organization to be able to speak up freely without fear of punishment. Firstly within closed doors, then outside if serious issues remain unheard.

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