Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a “Lose-Lose Situation,” Says Royal Correspondent
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing a “lose-lose situation,” according to GB News’s Royal Correspondent, Cameron Walker. On this week’s episode of The Royal Record Podcast, Walker stated that the couple “cannot win” amid mounting criticism.
During the podcast, Cameron Walker and GB News’ Digital Royal Editor, Svar Nanan-Sen, discussed the Duke of Sussex winning the Pat Tillman Award at the ESPYs last week. Prince Harry was joined in the audience by his wife, the Duchess of Sussex.
The late Pat Tillman, who died in 2004 while serving in the US military in Afghanistan, had given up a lucrative career in the NFL. His mother, Mary Tillman, spoke negatively about Prince Harry receiving the award named in her son’s memory, calling him “divisive.” In his acceptance speech, Prince Harry addressed Mary’s criticism, saying, “Her advocacy for Pat’s legacy is deeply personal and one that [he respects].”
Svar Nanan-Sen commented, “Sources close to Harry said that he was left stunned by the reaction to the backlash to him being nominated for this award. But what I did think was interesting was he chose to address Mary Tillman in his acceptance speech and said he had respect for her family and everything that she’s done in campaigning for veterans.
He also said that he was accepting this award not as Prince Harry, but as a representative of the Invictus Games Foundation. So I think that’s where his head is at, that the Invictus Games are bigger than him in terms of their impact on the military community.”
Cameron Walker responded, “Yes. To be honest, it’s a lose-lose situation for Harry at this point. He’s created a lot of enemies or non-fans because of what’s happened over the last four years. Whatever he does, no matter how good he is doing with the Invictus Games or whatever prestigious awards he’s winning, there’s always going to be people at the moment who are going to chastise him for that and get very angry about that. Whatever he does or whatever Meghan does, they can’t win.”
Since stepping back as working royals, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have openly spoken about their experiences within the Royal Family through Netflix documentaries, high-profile interviews, and memoirs. They are not thought to be on speaking terms with Prince William and Princess Kate, despite once being dubbed the “Fab Four.”
Walker concluded, “It’s going to be really interesting to see how they navigate that and whether they can turn things around. The amount of damage they did, as some would see it with the Netflix series and memoir Spare, is lasting, and I think they’re still in the fallout from that.”