Prince Harry’s Royal Exit Was to Protect Archie from ‘Negativity’ of Royal Life, Says Source
So many little girls dream of becoming a princess, it’s hard to imagine one giving up a royal life. That’s exactly what Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and it shocked the whole world. She and her husband Prince Harry are giving up their royal titles and moved to North America to live a more normal life.
It’s one thing for Meghan to try and go back to the life she once knew, but Prince Harry has only ever known a royal lifestyle. From the outside it seemed like a charmed life. All filled with beautiful palaces, exotic travel, and intricate ceremonies.
But it turns out it wasn’t great at all, at least not for Prince Harry. He hated being a royal so much that he reportedly gave it all up to shield his new baby, Archie.
Prince Harry has been dealing with negativity since birth
Prince Harry’s issue with being a royal seems to stem mostly from the British press. The tabloids are particularly vicious, and his mother was one of their favorite targets.
Princess Diana seemed to draw more media attention than her predecessors. There are many reasons for why that was, and some of them may not even have to do with Princess Diana herself. It may have had to do with changing cultural values, or an evolving media landscape. Or maybe it was her.
For whatever reason, Princess Diana was popular. And when she announced she would be getting divorced, the media attention only got worse.
Princess Diana gave a lot to the press, in the form of exclusive interviews or photo ops. But for all that she gave, the tabloids couldn’t help but take more.
There were vicious rumors about her, including that Prince Harry wasn’t Prince Charles’ son. She took it all in stride, but she didn’t want her sons to go through the same thing.
Prince Harry is giving his son the normal life Princess Diana wanted for him
Princess Diana wanted to shield her sons from the media, and from the pressures of royal life. Although she died before they reached adulthood, she did a good job.
Prince William famously didn’t even know he was heir to the throne until he was school-aged. In fact, his mother and father didn’t even want to tell him he was going to be king until he was older. Their plans were ruined when kids at his school spilled the beans.
Despite all their hard work, Prince Harry felt the ill effects of being born a royal from a young age. His trials were amplified by the fact that his parents went through a public divorce, which involved an affair on the part of his father.
Unfortunately, Prince Harry saw history repeating itself with his new wife, Meghan. Since they announced their engagement, the tabloids have been all over them.
There have been more vicious rumors, but this time they’ve been directed at Prince Harry’s wife instead of his mother. He couldn’t let Archie go through that. Prince Harry “knows what it’s like to grow up in the spotlight, and he wants to give Archie the most normal upbringing possible.”
Prince Harry is doing all this for Archie
Now, Prince Harry has given up everything he’s ever known. He has no reference for a normal life. That means he didn’t really know what he was getting himself into when he left the royal family. For Prince Harry, it was worth the risk to protect his son.
According to a source close to the formerly royal couple,:”He wants to shield his son from the negativity and tension he would’ve been exposed to back in England.”
Prince Harry has been begging the press to lay off his wife since before they were married, and they haven’t listened. He has even gone so far as to accuse the tabloids of sexism and racism, and he has lawsuits pending against the Mirror and the Sun, two well-known gossip outlets.
Instead of wait around for the tabloids to change their ways, he’s decided to get out of England as quickly as possible, for the sake of Baby Archie.
