A royal expert recently commented how Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s ‘drama’ couldn’t have shaken Queen Elizabeth II very much given all the ‘tragedies’ she faced in her long life.
Ever since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry left the royal family in 2020, the couple has been spilling ‘royal secrets’ to the media. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex went on a spree of talking about their difficult experience with the UK royals after moving to America almost four years ago. Their claims dealt a sizeable PR blow to The Firm’s reputation, with “racism” allegations being added to the mix. However, royal expert Robert Hardman recently published the book Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story thinks Harry and Meghan’s drama would not have a very profound impact on Queen Elizabeth II.
Sussex ‘drama’ was smaller than things Queen faced in her life
While speaking to Hardman, GB News journalist Camilla Tominey asked if the expert thinks the late Queen was “tearing her hair out” about Prince Harry and Meghan “speaking ill of the royals.” The expert notes that Her late Majesty “loved Harry” but “Think of all the things she had to deal with during her life and her reign.”
“When you’ve been through the Second World War, knowing that any minute, your entire family could be wiped out. Your parents nearly get killed three times in a week by bombs on the palace.” The 59-year-old journalist also notes how the Queen faced the tragedy of her castle burning down in 1992.
He says that, compared to everything the Queen endured during her reign, Meghan and Prince Harry‘s Netflix series is “second order.”
The great challenges of Queen Elizabeth II’s life
The fact that Queen Elizabeth II’s parents’ life had been endangered during the Second World War is not widely known. However, on September 13, 1940, shortly after Germany began bombing the towns and cities of Britain, Adolf Hitler’s camp dropped five high-explosive bombs on Buckingham Palace.
The National World War II museum notes that, in the attacks, the Royal Chapel, inner quadrangle, and Palace gates were hit. Several of the palace’s employees were also hurt. However, instead of fleeing the city the late Queen’s father, King George VI, and his wife Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, remained at Buckingham Palace. This showed the monarchy’s solidarity with the commoners who were also living through the dangers of the ongoing war.
The late Queen was only 14 when the palace was bombed. While the then King and Queen stayed at the palace, they evacuated their daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to Windsor Castle, which was 20 miles outside of London.
The second major challenge in the Queen’s life came in 1992, a year she described as “Annus Horribilis.” The year was marked by a series of disasters for the royals. The marriage of three out of four of the queen’s kids ended that year. Moreover, there was also a fire in the late queen’s home – Windsor Castle.
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