Ever since their bombshell announcement last week, there have been a lot of harsh judgments of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s decision to step away from the Royal family.
Many view the Duke and Duchess’ decision to carve out their own “progressive new role,” as they put it, as selfish and disrespectful to the traditions of the monarchy.
But what if it was necessary?
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DailyMail.com spoke with a source they refer to as “a close friend” of the (for now) Duchess of Sussex, and according to this confidant the decision to leave wasn’t made lightly; it was a matter of Meghan’s mental health. The insider says:
“Meghan felt she had to escape because living within the royal confines was soul crushing.”
“Soul crushing.”
Wow. That’s quite a way to put it. As is the word “escape” frankly. Not something we’d heard before. Maybe we should be calling it #Megscape instead.
But according to the source, this was exactly how the Suits actress explained her feelings about her new position:
“She told her inner circle of friends that her soul was being crushed and that the decision to leave was a matter of life or death — meaning the death of her spirit.”
Damn. That doesn’t sound like something you can just ignore, not if you want to live a healthy life. And you have to keep yourself in good health if you want to raise a child.
From what we’ve heard the decision to leave only came with the birth of the couple’s Royal baby, Archie Harrison, and what this pal says lines up with that:
“She also felt like she couldn’t be the best mother to Archie if she wasn’t being her true, authentic self. Something she felt she couldn’t be in the royal family confines. She said she didn’t want Archie picking up on her stress and anxiety. She felt like it was a toxic environment for him because there was too much tension and pent-up frustrations.”
That’s definitely something a parent needs to consider. And if Meghan was thinking about Archie, sort of putting the oxygen mask on herself first as it were, one would have a hard time convincing us that was a selfish decision.
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The insider says Meghan is pleased with the chance to spend so much time in North America and “has a lot up her sleeve that she wants to do.”
“[Meghan] will continue making surprise visits to different places that help women and children. She wants to feel embraced by her community, something she says she didn’t feel in the UK. She felt stifled and restricted.”
Well, we’re glad she feels like she has room to breathe now.
Do YOU think Meghan and Harry went about their exit plan the right way??
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