Dianas sons:
1. Most people don't have a soft spot for William and Harry because they are Diana's sons.
2. William has been (unfairly) criticized as never before (even more than Charles) during the last 4 years, and has been called boring, uncharacteristic, lazy, workshy and an insult to the Queen's legacy. He was also unfairly criticized for the Heads Together campaign.
3. Diana wasn't even (according to polls) one of the most admired/popular persons in UK while she was alive, and both William and Harry are in fact more popular than what Diana was. The same goes for Charles before he got married.
Meghan:
As I said above, Harry is not a low-level royal. And yes, she is going to give up her acting career, but what does she get instead?
1. She's going to be married to the grandson of QEII: the head of state of 16 countries, the figurehead of 2 billion people, the most beloved, popular, iconic and most famous person in the world.
2. She's going to be HRH the Duchess of something.
3. She's going to live a life in luxury.
4. She's going to meet some very interesting people.
5. And she's going to get opportunities that not even A-list actors get.
So she doesn't sacrifice that much, does she?
Diana while alive and Diana postmortem is not the same thing. There is a reason why Camilla and Charles took a hit in the polling in August after 20 years. As for criticism toward William, can you imagine if Charles had his numbers of engagements? Whether fairly or not, the members of royal families are judged by number of engagements they undertake, and that somewhat determines their worth to the public.
As for how much she has to sacrifice, it seems to me the gains are mostly superficial without mentions of the burdens that comes with being part of BRF. What does that mean to her as a person to be married to one of QEII's grandson exactly? Again with the Duchess of whatever? These things are fun for us to muse at, but for someone to live it everyday of their lives, it's different. As for a life in luxury, she's not doing too shabby herself. Studies show that people's happiness doesn't go up in proportion to the amount of money they make after a certain point. The amount varies based on areas, but it's middle class income. Sure she'll be able to meet interesting people, but she's not doing too shabby in that area either. One of her best friends is the daughter-in-law of a former Canadian prime minister, and she's also with the current first couple of Canada. Not to mention she's met Ban Ki Moon and the list goes on. OTOH, she'll have to sacrifice the ability to state her opinion on a number of matters publicly should she take on this role. Plus, she'll be living in a fishbowl with someone criticizing everything from her hair and clothes to her speeches, often in unfair manners. She'll have to follow all kinds of stringent rules and protocols. There is no place like BRF to make one feel less than others simply by virtual of birth with their pecking order.
So yes, she is giving up a lot for love depending on how important one considers those things I stated. It seems to be sacrifices she's willing to make, which is good for both of them. However, let's not act like it's all gains and no pains.
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