Ever since the news broke that Prince Harry was dating Meghan Markle, interest in the American actress has been at an all time high.
The couple reportedly met when Prince Harry was in Toronto to promote the 2017 Invictus Games, where Meghan films the legal drama, Suits. Since then, she has apparently made the trip across the pond on numerous occasions, before the relationship was revealed earlier this month.
From her career to her private life, the internet has been clamouring for any information they could get about Meghan and Harry’s blossoming relationship, but not all of it has been positive. Trolls on social media have been extremely offensive towards Meghan and her heritage (Meghan has a black mother and a white father), and the intrusion on Meghan’s family’s life has been overwhelming and unacceptable.
Saying that coverage in the past week ‘has seen a line crossed’, Prince Harry asked Kensington Palace to release a statement on ‘his girlfriend, Meghan Markle’ and the ‘wave of abuse and harassment’ she has been subject to. ‘The racial undertones of comment pieces and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls’, as well as ‘her mother having to struggle past photographers in order to get to her front door’ has ‘deeply disappointed’ Harry. He continues, ‘This is not a game - it is her life and his’.
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A bold move from the famously private royal family, but maybe not so surprising from the roguish royal.
Read the full statement below, courtesy of Kensington Palace:
‘Since he was young, Prince Harry has been very aware of the warmth that has been extended to him by members of the public. He feels lucky to have so many people supporting him and knows what a fortunate and privileged life he leads.
He is also aware that there is significant curiosity about his private life. He has never been comfortable with this, but he has tried to develop a thick skin about the level of media interest that comes with it. He has rarely taken formal action on the very regular publication of fictional stories that are written about him and he has worked hard to develop a professional relationship with the media, focused on his work and the issues he cares about.
But the past week has seen a line crossed. His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some of this has been very public - the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments. Some of it has been hidden from the public - the nightly legal battles to keep defamatory stories out of papers; her mother having to struggle past photographers in order to get to her front door; the attempts of reporters and photographers to gain illegal entry to her home and the calls to police that followed; the substantial bribes offered by papers to her ex-boyfriend; the bombardment of nearly every friend, co-worker, and loved one in her life.
Prince Harry is worried about Ms. Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game’. He strongly disagrees. This is not a game - it is her life and his.
He has asked for this statement to be issued in the hopes that those in the press who have been driving this story can pause and reflect before any further damage is done. He knows that it is unusual to issue a statement like this, but hopes that fair-minded people will understand why he has felt it necessary to speak publicly’.
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Prince Harry Just Confirmed His Relationship With Meghan Markle In An Official Statement
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