The British Royal Family has long been the subject of intense media scrutiny and is constantly analysed for its every move. Among them are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who somehow end up at the centre of every royal issue ever discussed in public.
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Whether it’s King Charles’ Australia tour, which pushed the Sussexes’ Australia tour back into the limelight, or the Royal Family wishing Harry a happy birthday for the first time in three years, the interest in the couple has remained intact over the years.
Since stepping down from their roles as senior royals, the couple have been trying to forge their own path in the US, which has only increased the scrutiny on them.
For instance, Eric Trump previously said that the country would happily send the Sussex couple back to the UK.
Tina Brown criticises Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
In more recent news, prominent British journalist and royal biographer Tina Brown has shared her views on the couple, and especially Meghan Markle. During her appearance on The Ankler podcast, Brown delivered a scathing critique of Meghan.
She suggested that Meghan’s judgement has been consistently poor throughout her journey with Prince Harry, according to Newsweek. Adding that the Duke is ‘in the thrall of Meghan,’ Brown said:
The trouble with Meghan is that she has the worst judgement of anyone in the entire world. She's flawless about getting it all wrong. I mean, she just is. She really is a perfectionist about getting it all wrong.
According to Brown, Meghan’s decision-making skills have been a key contributor to their public struggles, such as the ridicule of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, the collapse of their high-profile Spotify deal, or PR companies leaving the couple after short durations.
Emphasising that Meghan is dragging Harry down with her, Brown borrowed Princess Diana’s description of her marriage to King Charles, calling Harry ‘a lamb to the slaughter.’ She said:
He's so naive and really unschooled in the ways of the world…The army was great for him and he was extremely good and competent in there, that really helped turn him into a real person. But he's a lamb to the slaughter—he's the lamb to the slaughter in this situation.
Brown went on to claim that Harry was ‘terribly impressed’ by Meghan to the point that he never thought to question her while she made ‘every mistake in the book.’ She explained:
She persuaded him that she was the savvy Hollywood wheeler dealer who could come in and make them stars and all the rest of it and he just sort of blindly followed her like a child, really.
Despite it all, Brown believes there’s hope for Prince Harry’s comeback, as he will always be the ‘grandson of the Queen’ and ‘the son of Diana.’
Who is Tina Brown?
For those unfamiliar, Tina Brown is one of the most esteemed royal biographers. She has written several books on the royals, including her 2007 biography of Princess Diana, The Diana Chronicles. Her most recent work on the Firm is The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor—The Truth and the Turmoil, a book that offers an insider's look into the British Royal Family.
Previously, Brown worked with prestigious publications like Tatler, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker as their editor-in-chief.
Brown’s career extends beyond the written word, according to her website. She is the founder of Women in the World, a live journalism platform that has hosted some of the most powerful and influential women from around the globe since 2009. She has hosted 10 sold-out summits at New York’s Lincoln Center from 2010 to 2020, featuring high-profile figures such as Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Queen Rania of Jordan.
Her contributions to journalism and women's leadership have earned her many accolades, including the honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
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Newsweek: Prince Harry and Meghan Given Scathing Verdict by Tina Brown
