COMIC RELIEF WITH MEGHAN & HARRY

I got a good laugh when I looked at my iphone this morning. It says Meghan moved to LA so she could run for president. Don’t you just love Harry and Meghan? They are the quintessential soap opera stars. They make us forget about covid-19 and police brutality. Just when we think we can’t stand the world we’re living in , we find comic relief with Harry & Meghan.

Meghan and Harry provide comic relief during these trying times.
Comic relief with Meghan & Harry. Their trials & tribulations keep us entertained during these trying times.

They’re full of drama and excitement.  Beautiful Meghan from a dysfunctional, mixed race family.Handsome Harry, from an equally dysfunctional family. Not mixed race, but mixed up, for sure.  And yet, they’re providing us with a glimpse of their struggles that are somehow entertaining and funny. As a result, those two have done the world a great favor the past three months. While we’ve been stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak, they’ve taken our minds off of Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, covid-19, and the violent protesters who are hell bent on destroying our country.

Just like us, Meghan and Harry had the rug pulled out from under. When they left England, they thought it would be smooth sailing. Instead, they’re on this bewildering odyssey in search of their true selves. Lurching from country to country, trying to figure out how to function and thrive.  And we have been with them every step of the way.  Are they broke? Is Meghan desperately trying to revive her acting career?  Is Prince Charles mad at them? Has the queen disowned them? It’s like this wonderful soap opera going on every day, and yet it’s real.

While standing in line at the supermarket checkout–sweating with my mask, feet aching– I look for distraction.  Pictures of Harry and Meghan on every magazine cover take my mind off the discomfort of social distancing. Viva Harry and Meghan!

I guess they’re wondering about their next move. Here’s my advice. Ditch stuffy old England. Forget about finding causes or new jobs. A reality show would draw millions of viewers.

IS MEGHAN A MODERN CINDERELLA?

Does anyone remember watching the wedding of Meghan & Harry?  The look on his face , as he whispered, “I’m so lucky?”  Yes, he is lucky, because he married a woman who is much stronger than he. She’s a  middle class , biracial American girl.   He’s the entitled British prince who  rescued her from an uncertain future.  That’s how it appears on the surface.  But is Meghan a Modern Cinderella?  I don’t think so.

Her parents divorced at an early age, and it appears she came from a dysfunctional step family.  In spite of those disadvantages, she  was a go getter from an early age.    She attended the prestigious Northwestern University and graduated with a double major.  From there, she went on to a successful acting career, culminating in a seven year run in the Canadian television show, Suits.  In 2014, she started a wildly successful lifestyle blog called Tig, which attracted millions of viewers,

Contrast that with Prince Harry.  He was born into privilege.   Safe to say he’s never worried about job interviews.   He hasn’t done anything on his own.  He didn’t graduate from college, but was handed a career in the Royal military.

Unlike Meghan,  he never  had to rely on his talents, or work his way up from nowhere.  If it weren’t for his royal family, he wouldn’t be much of a catch. He’s admitted to some serious  emotional problems due to his mother’s tragic death  at the age of  twelve.  Also, he’s  spent his entire adult life with  people questioning  his paternity.  Think  how upsetting to constantly see pictures of your supposed “real father,” in the tabloids, all the while wondering if you really are a royal.

Marrying Meghan was probably the best thing that ever happened to Harry
Harry knew he was lucky on the day he married Meghan.

Marrying Meghan was probably the best thing that ever happened to Harry.. She’s talented, but tough.   He needs her strength to bolster his fragile sense of self.  Emotionally, she appears to be the much stronger of the two.  And far more accomplished.

Meghan has been criticized for leaving the royal family.  Actually, it looks like she rescued Harry from a dreary, stilted life of performing royal duties.   If it weren’t for her, he would have spent the rest of his life in the shadow of his brother, doing what he was told, and watching his p’s and q’s.  Meghan has freed him from all of that and given him a chance to reinvent himself, and chart his own path.

Is Meghan Markle  really a Cinderella who was rescued by Prince Charming?   Or was Harry the prince who was rescued by Wonder Woman?