Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
I am so naïve because I expected Harry and Megan to retire quietly to some posh part of the world, where Harry would play polo and Megan would be a country club Dame. Once every 10 years they would give a major interview to some slick high culture magazine about their lives. They would make occasional appearances at fundraisers that were truly important to them.

That's the life I assumed they would take on, an end doing that they could’ve retained a relationship with their family in England although it might’ve been cool, and their children would still know their grandparents.

I don’t blame them at all for getting out of the hot house that is the senior royal family, but oh my God, they have made such a mess of their freedom. I had no idea that Megan Markle had her sight set on being an A-list Hollywood celebrity. What a stupid goal when she could have a beautiful, serene existence.
Yes, she is definitely not the subservient partner-to-the-royal!! I'm sure Harry had a lot of Oedipal reasons for thinking she was perfect for him--he could undo his mother's death by creating the life she would have wanted. But still, that pendulum swung way too far the other way. I'm sure I'm not in her influencer-sphere, but I just don't think she has "it"--she'll never be a Martha Stewart or Gwyneth Paltrow. The only thing I admire her for is keeping her kids out of the spotlight. And God knows I've tried to find photos of them online!!