On Sunday evening, Prince Harry spoke for the first time on what the British press has dubbed the "Megxit".
"I want you to hear the truth from me, not as a prince or duke, but as Harry, the same person that many of you have seen growing up in the past 35 years," he said. -he declared in the introduction to his speech during a charity gala in London for the association Sentebale, which he founded to continue the work of his mother, the Princess of Wales, in support of people with AIDS.
After assuring that "the UK is my home and it will never change," he confirmed that giving up his royal duties is not his personal choice. “The decision I made for my wife and I to withdraw is not a decision I took lightly. It was made after many months of discussions and after many years of challenges. (…) What I want to say very clearly is that we are not fleeing. Our hope was to continue to serve the Queen, the Commonwealth and military charities, but without public funding. Unfortunately, this was not possible. I accepted it, knowing that it doesn't change who I am or the level of my commitment. But I hope you understand what it is like to withdraw my family from everything I have always known, in order to hopefully enter a more serene life, "he said. .
A charge against the press
Lady Diana's son also confirmed that the choice was due to the media treatment of Meghan Markle, "the love I have been hoping for all my life." “When I lost my mother 23 years ago, you took me under your wing. You have taken care of me for so long, but the media is a powerful force and I hope that one day our mutual support will have more power, because it is so much greater than just us, ”he said. he hammered it.
The "media" of which Prince William's brother speaks is part of the press. These are the tabloids, notably the Daily Mail , the Sun and the Daily Mirror . The couple filed a lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers and News Group (which published the News of the World , a tabloid that had to close following the wiretapping scandal). Since the announcement of the withdrawal of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, many have pointed to racist articles written on Meghan Markle, mixed race, divorced, committed feminist and American.
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