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Game on!
Or why Megxit might really have happened
What follows is largely speculation on my part, but I have, like Mr J G Reeder, an unfortunate turn of mind.
As I write, it is the day after the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. During a 73-year marriage, he has been an unfailing source of support for the Queen, and has been her mainstay throughout her reign.
One of the reasons for this has been that the Queen is a very private, shy person, while the Duke was robust and outgoing. He was her ‘icebreaker’, the one who made it possible for her to interact with people on a less formal level. The ‘humanising’ of the monarchy under Elizabeth was in large part due to Philip. People are now wondering how the Queen will carry on wthout his support.
Now it seems that Harry and Meghan both had good personal relations with the Queen. In fact it seems that the Queen got on better with Meghan than she ever did with Kate. Meghan is the same type of lively, outgoing personality that Philip was. Had the Sussexes remained senior Royals, Meghan in particular would have been ideally suited to take on the supporting role left by Philip.
But of course, Megxit has made that impossible. Racism in the Royal Family and the Court, vicious English tabloids, blah, blah, blah. A lot of it sounding vaguely…
