A journalist has opened up about why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry “just work” as a couple, despite the challenges they’ve faced. The insights were shared as part of a Vanity Fair exposé featured in the magazine’s February cover story.
The piece explores various facets of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s lives, from their relationship dynamics to their lifestyle and experiences with former staff members. In one excerpt, the reporter explained that Meghan’s approach to understanding her husband’s perspective played a significant role in their compatibility.
Meghan “assumed” Harry’s vision rather than researching what it meant to be a royal, which the reporter described as “a good idea for a successful marriage.” However, they added, “It’s a terrible idea for a job, but…if you’re joining this big network of people, you’ve got to see this through your husband’s eyes, be your husband’s advocate in it.
And it’s no wonder this relationship works, even if the family business part of it fell apart.” Writer Anne Peele, who contributed to the exposé, found their dynamic both “charming” and “Freudian,” describing it as that of a “husband and wife who organize each other’s lives and well-being, who flirt and hold hands and want the world to be a better place.”
However, Peele noted that their instinct to approach challenges “as Harry and Meghan believed they should be done, rather than how they are typically accomplished” often intensified their conflicts with the institution.
The reporter suggested that part of the couple’s struggles stem from Prince Harry’s own uncertainties. “Harry doesn’t understand himself,” they claimed. “He doesn’t understand a monarchy.”
They further elaborated that Harry’s difficulties might have roots in his upbringing. “His family didn’t do a very good job of inculcating him into the family legend partially because he didn’t care; partially because he was just kind of abandoned at the age of eight,” they noted.
While Meghan and Harry’s approach may have disrupted traditional norms, their relationship is described as a partnership rooted in mutual support, even if it has come with significant challenges.