DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Shameless Sussexes serve only themselves trends now
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It is inevitable that senior members of the Royal Family must live a part of their lives in the public gaze. In a constitutional monarchy, it simply comes with the territory.
For someone coming into ‘The Firm’ from the outside, the constant scrutiny can no doubt be overwhelming, especially in the age of social media.
Some, such as the Princess of Wales, adapt and embrace their role. By contrast, the Duchess of Sussex decided she was unable and unwilling to accept the strictures that go along with this life of pageantry, palaces and privilege.
If they loathe the monarchy so much, why not voluntarily give up their titles? They won’t because that would mean losing their meal ticket
But viewers who watched the first three episodes of Harry and Meghan’s money-spinning Netflix documentary were left clear about the reason why.
The pair were forced out, they said, by an unfeeling royal establishment, a predatory media and a Britain riddled with racism (although not before they had enjoyed a £31million wedding on the taxpayer).
The film is earnestly billed as their ‘truth’. Whether it is the whole truth is, of course, another matter entirely.
Certainly, there is no counter-narrative to the Sussexes’ self-indulgent tale of grievance and victimhood.
And let’s face it, time and again the rebellious royals have been caught peddling exaggerations and distortions in interviews. Even the trailer for their documentary involved phony footage.
While there has been precious little in terms of explosive revelations, this is little more than a hatchet job from start to end.
