Prince Harry has dated many women in the past, but he has not come forward before now to confirm who he is dating. That all changed today because he confirmed that he is in fact dating Suits’ actress Meghan Markle.
The Prince along with Kensington Palace released the below statement revealing why he felt the need to come forward now.
Since he was young, Prince Harry has been very aware of the warmth that has been extended to him by members of the public. He feels lucky to have so many people supporting him and knows what a fortunate and privileged life he leads.
He is also aware that there is significant curiosity about his private life. He has never been comfortable with this, but he has tried to develop a thick skin about the level of media interest that comes with it. He has rarely taken formal action on the very regular publication of fictional stories that are written about him and he has worked hard to develop a professional relationship with the media, focused on his work and the issues he cares about.
But the past week has seen a line crossed. His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some of this has been very public – the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments. Some of it has been hidden from the public – the nightly legal battles to keep defamatory stories out of papers; her mother having to struggle past photographers in order to get to her front door; the attempts of reporters and photographers to gain illegal entry to her home and the calls to police that followed; the substantial bribes offered by papers to her ex-boyfriend; the bombardment of nearly every friend, co-worker, and loved one in her life.
Prince Harry is worried about Ms. Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game’. He strongly disagrees. This is not a game – it is her life and his.
He has asked for this statement to be issued in the hopes that those in the press who have been driving this story can pause and reflect before any further damage is done. He knows that it is unusual to issue a statement like this, but hopes that fair-minded people will understand why he has felt it necessary to speak publicly.
Hopefully now people will leave her family and her alone, but I highly doubt it. It would be nice if they did because it would be nice if a Yank could become Princess. That is if they can get over the whole divorce thing, but it would still be really nice if one of us could become Royalty.
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I am old school, so I am not going to tell you who to vote for, I am just going to tell you to go vote today. We are one of the few Countries where we can vote for who we want, so don’t waste the opportunity that people around the World wish they had.
If you don’t get out and vote on this Election Day, then you have not earned the right to complain about the results of the election. Believe we are all going to be complaining about it tomorrow.
Also if you are like me and have 17 proposals to vote on besides just the President, then bring a cheat sheet with you like me. Otherwise the lines will go on and on and on.
And if you lived in Florida like I have, make sure to get the thingy in the right hole.
La vibora voladora…ja ja ja. Una experiencia única en el Vuelo Torreón-México, vuelo 231 de Aeroméxico. Eso si…Prioridad en aterrizaje. pic.twitter.com/qwDk6Wtszw
Indalecio Medina got the scare of his life yesterday when a snake suddenly dropped down from the luggage compartment on his Aeromexico flight from Torreon, Mexico. According to The Washington Post, after the venomous green viper was discovered the plane made a quick landing because of the frazzled passengers.
If I were on that plane and saw the reptile, I would’ve found the nearest parachute and made a run for it.
