[...] I refer right back to the words Meghan recited from Marianne Williamson's
Our Greatest Fear, a number of posts ago (see previous page).
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
I suppose everyone can take from it what they will. But these words most certainly do not mean that Meghan doesn't understand what her role is within the royal family. As I said in my most recent post: Meghan joining the royal family is addition, not subtraction. By being herself, the Duchess of Sussex adds a lot of positives to the royal firm. The monarchy can not continue to exist without changing.
By Meghan sharing her voice and her good works with people and projects in need, how is that 'misguided in her thinking'? Just because Meghan advocates for everyone shining their light in the presence of others does not mean she has designs on the throne. Why on earth are you even characterizing Meghan in that way? Of course she understands the British monarchy's line of inheritance. But does that mean she needs to grovel and hide her own light behind a bushel? She's a person who expects the best from herself and who cares about and encourages others.
Meghan has done nothing out of line. She has made tremendous sacrifices to marry for love. And upon joining the royal family, she has worked diligently to learn, to listen, and to fit in while also not losing who she is as a strong woman with a voice. At the same time, Meghan has muted her voice and began living under the radar, so she is adapting to necessary changes in a new country, a new marriage, and a very different life. Few people could manage to do all that she has done with such aplomb and grace. However, I truly hope Meghan is not going to completely silence her voice or lose herself. And obviously Harry doesn't want his wife to lose who she is either, because he surely wants her to continue being at her essence, the woman he fell in love with.
The British royal family has always seemed to realize the importance of adapting to changing times. QEII has most definitely understood that reality over the course of her 65-year reign. I believe that the Queen is overjoyed at seeing the happy marriages of all of her grandchildren, and in knowing that when she passes, the monarchy is going to be left very strong and in good hands for the forseeable future. If the Queen is not a stuck-in-the-mud thinker at 92 years of age, why should courtiers, staffers, royal journalists, and royal observers be?
As far as Piers, I think the cap to put on it is as I already said, Piers is peeved about no longer receiving free advance copies of
Suits episodes. What more is there to say really about PM that hasn't been said already.
He's not on the Duchess of Sussex's radar.