Meghan appears in public for the first time since the fallout from controversial documentary
Meghan has appeared in public for the first time since the release of a controversial documentary where she opened up about the pressures of royal life.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has appeared in public for the first time since the airing of a controversial documentary where she spoke openly about the pressures of royal life.
Meghan attended the opening of the 2019 One Young World summit at the Royal Albert Hall in London, reports The Sun.
According to the One Young World website, Meghan is a “longstanding supporter” of the organisation, having joined as a counsellor at the 2014 summit in Dublin.
The Duchess, who was there in her role as in her role as vice-president of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, attended without Harry.
It comes as a source close to the couple told CNN they had “single-handedly modernised” the British monarchy.
The insider spoke to CNN amid the fallout from the explosive documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey in which the pair spoke about their struggles with fame.
They said the palace is “full of people afraid of and inexperienced at how to best help and harness and deploy the value of the royal couple”.
The royal couple’s emotional interviews in the documentary have reportedly “worried” senior royals.
However, the source close to Sussexes slammed the response to Harry’s remarks about his older brother William as “hysteria” insisting the siblings are in touch with each other.
On his relationship with William, Harry said: “We don’t see each other as much as we used to because we’re so busy.
“But I love him dearly and the majority of the stuff is created out of nothing. But as brothers, you have good days, you have bad days.”
EXPLOSIVE DOC
Royal insiders revealed William is “worried” about the pair — who appeared vulnerable — and hoped they “are all right”.
But today the source close to Harry and Meghan said the prince had always talked openly about his mental health.
Friends close to Harry praised his answers to the question about his brother as tactful and truthful, whereas others suggested he should have denied any spat or declined to give a response.
And this source told CNN he gave a candid and honest answer, adding any sibling would be concerned, hitting out at the public and royal response.
‘HYSTERIA’
It has been reported the princes spoke to each other privately after the documentary aired and the apparent confirmation of the distance between the two was revealed.
Sources told The Times “they would have been in touch”, and a line had been drawn in the fallout of Harry’s remarks on his sibling relationship.
Adding: “These are conversations that should take place privately. It is not a topic to play out in public.”
Asked if he felt Meghan was under similar pressure to Diana, he replied: “You slightly hit the nail on the head.
“Everything she went through and that happened to her is incredibly raw, every single day and that’s not me being paranoid.
“That’s me just not wanting a repeat of the past.”
EMOTIONAL INTERVIEW
But another source close to the brothers said: “William has a more nuanced view. He hated the topless pictures of Kate but accepts you have to live with the press.
“He knows Diana allowed the press too close and co-operated with them.
“So you have these two competing narratives and it’s making relations fractious.”
It is understood the Queen would have been “a little bit dismayed” by the broadcast of personal relationship details to the public, The Daily Telegraph reports.
But a Buckingham Palace spokesman wouldn’t comment on any private conversations the Monarch may have had with her grandsons.
Within hours of airing Palace sources were playing down suggestions William was “furious” with Harry over the documentary.
One said: “Anybody who watched it would feel compassion and concern.
“As Harry has said, he knows his brother is there for him. They have been on different paths for many months.
“But there is no anger between them.”
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