October 21. 2019

On Friday, October 18, 2019, ITV News in London released a clip to Twitter from the documentary with the Duke And Duchess of Cambridge, regarding hte massive press intrusions they have faced. While the Duke, Prince Harry, is more accustomed to it, the Duchess, Meghan Markle is not and has been blindsided by being a royal.

On Friday, October 18, 2019 I commented on the aforementioned clip on Twitter. I commented on the royal family's adherence to the "stiff upper lip" and wouldn't you know it, 2-days later when the program premiered on ITV, Meghan stated, "I've really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a stiff upper lip. I tried to...I tried, but I think what that does internally is probably really damaging." It should be noted, the documentary was filmed weeks ago.

However, I knew what the problem was the whole time. I could also see it on her face in photos and videos. Not to mention, from the beginning, 2-years-ago, I stated on this site that being a royal would be very difficult for Meghan, who now looks to be at breaking point (Princess Michael Of Kent Causes Outrage In Wearing Racist Slave Broach To Queen's Lunch Held To Meet Prince Harry's Black Fiancée Meghan Markle). I am Jamaican, with English blood in me. Jamaica is still a part of the Commonwealth of Nations, headed up by Britain. I know Britain and its culture very well, as I grew up with it and ancestrally it is a part of me.

While the royals are not representative of the everyday Brit, as they (royals) are stuck in the 1800s in many ways, they are seen as a part of British culture. However, the royal family is run like a business. The late Princess Diana referred to them as "the firm." Much of what the senior royals do is very calculated and based in self-preservation.

My tweet on Twitter.com about the subject on Friday, October 18, 2019

While I am a very caring person, when it comes to business and some personal matters I do have a "stiff upper lip." It is beneficial in many ways, especially when you need to be strong in life, but you must privately have a safe and productive outlet to release your feelings. For some people like me it is through writing and music.

Another problem that created a significant amount of problems for Meghan is her sister, Samantha, and brother, Thomas Markle Jr, sold stories to the press. They gave the press the ammunition they have been using to pummel Meghan. I warned they needed to stop selling stories (Meghan Markle's Brother And Sister Slam Her In The Press In The Lead Up To Royal Wedding To Prince Harry). Well, it had a price, just like I stated it would and it's Meghan's emotional health. Your sister is having a nervous breakdown, in a situation you had a hand in creating. They sold out their relative.

Another item that was confirmed in the interview is the split between Prince Harry and his elder brother Prince William. The Sussexs had unfollowed them on Instagram months ago (Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Have Unfollowed Prince William And Kate Middleton On Instagram) and moved out of the shared Kensington Palace in London.

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Meghan Markle: Adopting a stiff upper lip is "probably really damaging"

October 21, 2019, 7:40 PM - "I never thought that this would be easy, but I thought that it would be fair," Meghan Markle said about her treatment by the media in a new documentary which debuted Sunday on Britain's ITV. The American-born Markle, now the Duchess of Sussex, said out loud what many observers have guessed: she is finding the near-constant critical scrutiny as a royal very hard.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, interviewed in the ITV documentary, "Harry & Meghan: An African Journey." ITV In the film "Harry & Meghan: An African Journey," she and her husband, Prince Harry, opened up about their struggles with the media's intense scrutiny of their personal lives. "Any woman when they're, especially when they're pregnant, you're really vulnerable," she said. "And so that was made really challenging. And then when you have a newborn, it's a lot."

The royals spoke about their complicated relationship with the press to ITV journalist Tom Bradby, for the documentary which followed them on their recent 10-day Southern Africa trip, which they took to bring attention to various charities. And as correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports, their complicated relationship with the press has proved extremely stressful.

On camera, Meghan speaks about her bruising clashes with the British tabloid press. "I've really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a stiff upper lip," she said. "Has its advantages, I guess?" asked Bradby. "I tried to … I tried, but I think what that does internally is probably really damaging," she said...

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