Prince Harry and Meghan both come from damaged backgrounds that has affected their understanding of how a supportive family works, according to royal author.
Royal biographer, Angela Levin indicated that a background of fighting and incompatibility has affected the Dutch and Duchess Of Sussex in know how a good relationship works. The ‘good relationship’ referred to was not in relation to the marriage of Harry and Meghan, but of the wider relationship of the royal family.
The writer was crediting Kate Middleton’s mother’s role in William’s life for bringing a sense of normality amid any “chaos” for the Duchess Of Cambridge. “Children of broken homes, especially if the parental break up was unpleasant, often don’t know how a good relationship works, she said.
“William learnt through the Middleton’s how a loving and supportive family works. It has been the bedrock of making Kate loving, calm and confident. Harry hasn’t had that parental opportunity.
“His background has just been of bitter fighting and incompatibility. Both he and Meghan come from very damaged backgrounds and must carry with them some of the negativity. It must be hard for them to help each other and lack experience in how stable, strong, understanding relationships work.”
The analysis comes ahead of the unveiling of a statue to commemorate what would have been his Princess Diana’s 60th birthday. It also assumes that Meghan Markle is not loving. The comments cannot be interpreted to question Prince Harry’s love for his wife Meghan’, but can be interpreted to question his love for his brother Prince William, or the rest of the royal family.
However, the depths of the royal family dispute is one about which the presence or absence of love is difficult to establish without fair and accurate analysis of the whole of their issues.
Equally, the comment cannot be seen to question Meghan Markle’s love for her husband, but it can question her love for her father, Thomas Markle.
Meghan Markle’s father Thomas Markle and Doria Markle’s marriage ended in divorce in 1987 or 1988. Markle won $750,000 in the California State Lottery in 1990 and spent all the money. In 2016, he filed for bankruptcy over a debt of $30,000. His relationship with his daughter has broken down in the full glare of the problem, continuing the negative pattern of family friction.
The analysis adds an interesting perspective to the royal feud through the suggestion that Kate Middleton’s stable background and the support from her mother, Carole, makes it easier for Prince William to handle the tension which has engulfed the family. The assumption may be a safe one to make, though does not provide any answers with the ongoing anger and bitterness between the two sides of the family.
Leven’s assessment serves to praise Carole Middleton for her support to Prince William, providing some moral support to the Dutch Of Cambridge. The praise for Carole Middleton is well deserved, but also does no favours to the damaged relationship between Prince Harry and Prince William, and the rest of the family.
As has been established by the broad analysis of this publication, most commentary by parties closely affiliated with either the royal family or the Sussex’s are likely to be biased, and aimed at pleasing the group to whom the have close ties.
Mental health experts advising The Eye Of Media.Com have long said that most of the critical commentary offered by those close to the royal family worsens the mental health of both Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and achieves nothing concrete, except to further the favour of those commenting, which could have career benefits.
The analysis provided today by Ms Leven adds an extra dimension not considered, which is the potential effects of both Prince Harry and Meghan Markle coming from broken homes, on the handling of the royal fall out. It doesn’t deal with fault finding in the whole saga, or potential solutions to the crisis.
Demanding
The analysis published in The Sun, also discredits Princess Diana with being too demanding on Prince William. claimed that while the Duke of Cambridge adored his late mother, who died aged 36 in a 1997 Paris car crash when William was 15 and Harry 12, she was ‘relentlessly demanding’ on him.
Carole and Michael Middleton, parents of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, pictured in 2013 (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Image: Peter Macdiarmid
Angela said: ‘William adored Diana and was drawn to her magnetic charm, but she was relentlessly demanding on him as a young child, describing him as her “closest confidant” and talking about her lovers, when it’s a mother’s duty to care for her son, not the other way round.
‘[Carole] made him feel secure, comfortable and protected and he didn’t have to worry about what he said or be responsible for her emotions.’
Loving couple: Prince William and Kate Middleton Image: Andy ComminsWPA/Getty Images
The possible relevance of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle coming from damaged backgrounds is in any reluctance for them to attempt to mend the resentment that has been sparked ever since the family feud. That responsibility is two ways, and can only fully be achieved if both parties are able to undergo a process of soul searching and see where they may have made errors, acknowledge those and try to mend the relationship or minimize damage.
The level of soul searching can be difficult where anger and pain is still high, and each party is listening to people only fully defending their perspective, to avoid hurting them. The challenge is more than most can manage if in the shoes of either of the two camps. There may still be a long way to go.