The British tabloids obviously go too far, and their behavior is indefensible. For me personally, I admit I am interested in Meghan and Harry because I think they are classy young people with intriguing personalities. I am curious about their relationship and how they met, but I also do not want to pry too much, even though I may be guilty of over-reaching and over-fascination with their relationship. The needless insinuations and purely made-up stuff that the tabloids print (re the inane faux diary, and the idiotic 'bum war' non-story in
The Sun) are the kinds of ridiculous, offensive stuff that will only keep Meghan and Harry even more low profile and protective of their relationship.
Obviously, too much public fascination is part of the problem because that's in part what the tabloids are feeding. But people who have genuine interest and goodwill I would think are mainly hoping to access straightforward news that is not too prying. For example, I would like to know when and how they actually met, but perhaps the factual details will remain a mystery only known to them and their closest intimates. To be honest, I'm impressed with Meghan's character & personality. Also, because I was interested in Diana years ago, I remember when Harry was born and I remember seeing pictures of him through the years growing up. I never followed Harry that closely as he became a teenager and a young adult. I would read things about Harry occasionally, and I've read books about the royal family for years. Harry always seemed like a happy, fun person (aside from the terrible sadness surrounding his mother's death). I never knew a great deal about the emotional challenges he faced as an adolescent and young adult until recently. And after seeing some past interviews where he spoke of wanting to have a family and how he hoped to find someone who would be willing to take him on along with the royal burden, it's rather nice to see his hopes finally appearing to be realized.
I don't click on the obvious made-up stories which I can tell are made-up by seeing headlines and name of publications via a Google search. Such clickbait can be found on Google every single day. And by this point, it's clear the majority are complete nonsense. The gossip site that I linked to earlier I came across by accident when I clicked on an innocuous picture of Meghan and Serena (at an event where they first met in 2014). I thought I was clicking on an article link/ originating source of the picture, but it opened to the gossip site. And some of the information there, I hadn't seen or heard before. Obviously, much of it doesn't have to be true. Although, it's speculative rehash, I was glad to see it debunks the notion that Meghan parted with her former boyfriend because of Harry. Also, the so-called Markle family friend who was named, had all positive things to say. In the beginning, when news first broke that M&H were dating, it's entirely possible that some insiders had permission to reveal positive information. It's also not out of the realm of possibility that some casual acquaintances who were aware of certain details spoke to other friends to the point where fact-based gossip ended up being leaked to media outlets.
Some of the more positive stories printed in E-news and a few other U.S. publications, clearly include information that was provided by insiders who had the permission of M&H. For example, the positive quotes awhile back by Meghan's friend Lindsay Roth, were purposely passed on to the media to counteract the spiteful untruths and hypocrisy of Meghan's half-sister.
I'm not going to act like I'm not interested in Meghan, or that my interest is so much more holier and above board than anyone else's.
Suffice to say, I'd like to know more, but I'm not interested in vile, made-up clickbait and harmful, offensive innuendo. I'm impressed by the caliber of person I got to know Meghan to be via her Instagram, her humanitarian work, pictures with her friends and her dogs, her U.N. speech, her sharing of inspirational quotes, her many pre-Harry interviews and her acting and modeling gigs.
