While Prince Harry is undoubtedly the most handsome of the British royals, Meghan Markle makes him look even better.
And I reckon he knows that.
It surely must be one of the reasons he is giving up a life of extreme, luxurious privilege, to move to Canada, one of The Crown’s colonial outposts.
Seems like everybody is moving to Canada these days.
Not only is Harry losing the “HRH” prefix, but also his military titles, which will probably sting the most, as he was known to be very attached to his life as a Royal Marine.
Most interestingly, the couple will be paying back the millions spent on refurbishing Frogmore Cottage (on the grounds of Windsor Castle) for them and will also be earning their own income, as they gave up the stipend they get from the British taxpayer.
While Britain is said to be in a tailspin over the news, personally I am not all that surprised.
Without even considering the hotel nudity in Las Vegas and the Nazi party uniform over the years, Harry has given the world a regular taste of his rebel tendencies.
And like I wrote previously, him marrying a foreign, mixed-raced, divorced actress, was clearly only the beginning of that ongoing trend into adulthood.
From what I can tell, Meghan has been treated horribly by much of the UK’s media, many of them openly condescending and undermining her.
Harry has rightly said he doesn’t want his wife to endure the same kind of media scrutiny that led to his mother’s death.
But just in case we forget, Harry and his brother still have strong commoner blood flowing through their veins from their mother’s side, which only adds to the chance of him siding more with his commoner wife, than royal protocol.
That same British media is now of course blaming Meghan for stealing their beloved prince from them. But what did they expect?
They are a newly-married couple with a young child.
The protective instincts in Harry are still extremely strong.
And considering what he had to endure as a teenager having to publicly bury his mother, it makes perfect sense to take drastic action to protect his young family.
It won’t be the first time that a young married man shunned his parental home to carve out an independent life with his gorgeous, doting bride, whether she demanded it or not.
But in this case, I don’t think it took too much convincing from Meghan at all.
Being a (once wayward) young man, means one of the world’s best-known gingers is also much more in touch with the world than any of his relatives.
I don’t think this was a decision made without some careful calculations on his part.
It seems to me that Harry takes more after his mother than the monarchy would’ve liked.
Following his heart makes him more real than any of his relatives and no matter what Britons may say, this move is going to endear him to the rest of the world.
And since Princess Diana failed to teach them peasant ways, it may be up to Harry to do so.
In other words, the monarchy can learn a lot from him about moving with the times.
And since his ouma(the queen) clearly adores him, there’s a very good chance it won’t end in tragedy this time.