The beautiful ceremony of tying the knot between Harry and Meghan took place on on May 19, 2018. Among the guests were a lot of celebrities such as George Clooney, David and Victoria Beckham, Serena Williams, James Corden, and Oprah Winfrey. Meghan wore a wedding dress designed by Givenchyâs then-creative director, Clare Waight Keller, and the stunning Queen Maryâs bandeau tiara which belonged to the Queenâs grandmother, Queen Marry.
- The wedding was broadcast and seen by more than 29.19 million viewers.
- Now, six years later, the Sussexes have established a completely new life for themselves and their two children at the States.
- Historian Gareth Russell said that Harry and Meghan, in one way, are forming âan alternative royal family.
The wedding was broadcast and seen by more than 29.19 million viewers.
Harry and Meghanâs wedding was a perfect union, a flawless counterpart to Prince William and Kate Middletonâs wedding seven years prior, yet the two ceremonies were different in many ways.
As expected, Kate and Williamâs wedding held greater significance because it marked the union of a future king and queen.
One of the notable differences before the ceremony was that Kate Middleton arrived with her father, while Meghan arrived with her mother, due to her more complicated relationship with her father, Thomas, in recent years.
In photos of the two brides, Meghan waved to the crowd more casually, with her fingers spread apart. In contrast, Kateâs wave was more formal, with her fingers held close together.
Royal experts questioned the guest list of Harry and Meghan. Among the rest,  Andrew Morton â the author of Diana: Her True Story, said, â[Meghan] populated the wedding with A-list Hollywood celebrities who⌠have proved their worth to her by speaking out in public about the criticisms of her,â Morton said. âI donât think she (had) even met Oprah Winfrey (before the wedding). I donât know whether Harry had. But she invited these people along, and now she has her own court.
âSheâs a new player and sheâs been quick out (of) the starting box. Unlike Prince Harryâs friends who keep quiet, Meganâs A-list celebrity friends, the court of Meghan, is a very voluble court and theyâre very powerful.â
That something was off with Harry and Meghan and the rest of the royals was evident just days after the wedding, as per Jonny Dymond, royal correspondent for the BBC.
âI mean, within days, really âŚThere were stories coming out about how Megan behaved towards staff,â he said in the BBC documentary The Prince and the Press.
Camilla Tominey â who first broke the story of Harry and Meghanâs relationship, added â âWe were getting briefings that all was not well, with the relationship between William and Harry, Meghan, and Kate, and the relationship between Harry and Meghan and the royal household.â
According to Meghan, before the split with the Firm, she and Harry allegedly asked for a permission to move to another country in the Commonwealth, perhaps South Africa or Canada. However, the answer was a resounding no.
âAnything to just ⌠because just by existing, we were upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy. So we go, âOkay, fine, letâs get out of here. Happy to,ââ Meghan recalled during a recent interview with The Cut.
Saying that other Royal Family members had gotten the green light for the same arrangement, she added, âThat, for whatever reason, is not something that we were allowed to do, even though several other members of the family do that exact thing.â
Now, six years later, the Sussexes have established a completely new life for themselves and their two children at the States.
But, according to one expert, their seemingly perfect marriage and luxurious lifestyle are âtoo good to be true.â
Royal expert Ingrid Seward, speaking to The Sun, explained that Harry and Meghanâs âDisneyesqueâ 2018 wedding brought them the affection of the public, but unfortunately, this favorable opinion didnât last.
âWe loved them for a while, and then we didnât much anymore. Too many complaints. But they were in love and that mattered. Until they left and then they didnât matter anymore. They had let the Queen down, they had let the Prince of Wales down, they had let William, then the Duke of Cornwall down,â Seward said.
âThey had let us down. Harry was stoic. He loved his Californian lifestyle. He loved his wife and children. But he was bitter against everything he had left behind including his brother and his father and his sister-in-law, Kate.â
When they departed from the Firm, Harry and Meghan referred to leaving Britain as to a âfreedom flight.â
Moreover, Seward added that Harryâs life is a âsuccessâ when judging his financial success. However, âhe as a man,â the royal expert added,â is not a success.â
âAs a husband and father, he has done brilliantly. And when he and Meghan celebrate their six-year anniversary on Sunday (today) they will pat themselves on the back,â Seward told The Sun.
âPeople said it wouldnât last and it has! Harry is no longer feted in his homeland as he once was. If anything, he is pitied. I donât think Harry can see it. He is happy in his rarefied world with Meghan doing what they do. Long may it last â and I think it will.â
Historian Gareth Russell said that Harry and Meghan, in one way, are forming âan alternative royal family.
âTo all intents and purposes that is a real possibility. The problem for the Sussexes is that once you start doing anything like that, people become a lot more critical of what you do outside that â like commercial endeavours or quasi-royal tours,â Russell said speaking on The Sunâs Royal Exclusive.
âPeople will put them under more of a microscope because theyâre calling it âThe Office of Harry and Meghanâ. Itâs interesting. I wonder is it part of a plan to pivot from some harsh headlines theyâve had in the last year or two? Is it maybe a slightly more social conservative direction and have themselves as royals in exile for want of a better word?â
The historian concluded, âI wonder is that them acting on advice that people donât want to hear them criticising the royal family. Their popularity at the moment is pretty low in America but that could change. Public opinion is always a bit of a rollercoaster. But they absolutely could (go on a US tour) and thereâs indications that they will.â
Do you believe Harry and Meghan would be able to make things right with the rest of the royals?