Why Meghan's dad is right that she's being stifled

If you regularly read my blog then you'd know that I'm not the biggest fan of Meghan Markle and that I was hoping the wedding to Prince Harry would be called off. That hope wasn't just because I don't want Prince Harry to be married to anyone, it was also because Meghan Markle seems like a strong person with ambitions and opinions. Like me, she studied International Relations and Theatre at university (specifically I studied Politics and Film, TV, Media Studies and post graduate in Communications - Journalism specialty) so I know her type.

Prior to meeting Prince Harry she had a successful acting career and was a millionaire in her own right. In order to be with Prince Harry she had to give up her old life by quitting acting and moving from America to Britain.

This weekend her father, Thomas Markle said that she was struggling and that it was in her eyes, that she was being forced to be someone she's not, and I have to agree with him.

She may have the world's best designers like Givenchy lining up to dress her but she's not being herself. I've commented on this before so I won't rehash that by posting before and after photographs.

The below photo does show that she's not happy though and that she's faking it, and even though she's an experienced actor, it's easy to read right through it.

Source: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a22147362/meghan-markle-wimbledon-2018-ralph-lauren-prince-harry/ 

It's clear that she's trying to act happy but that she's not.

If her father is right that she's not happy and that she's finding the restrictive Royal Family lifestyle hard then it's only a matter of time before she bails out and decides it's not worth it, just like Prince Harry's former girlfriends did.

In so many ways Meghan Markle is very lucky, being with Prince Harry for starters and never needing to worry about money again, but in others she is very unlucky.

Given she's a feminist with strong political views, it's clear that she is being stifled and no man is worth that. She may love Prince Harry and he loves her but for someone as strong as her she'll lose what he fell in love with, she's already starting to with how she's being controlled by the Queen and her management.

I just hope that if/when that day comes that Meghan's family and friends from her former life are there to pick up the pieces because otherwise she's going to end up very miserable just like Princess Diana.

It is also unfair that certain Royal Family members must behave in a certain way, wear certain things and that they're not allowed regular jobs like she had before. As Thomas Markle was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying, it's archaic and outdated.

It does seem though that he will be there to pick up the pieces if/when it does fall apart, but he's right that Meghan is losing herself, feeling the pressure and stifled. Not being able to express your political views is just incredibly wrong, especially when it's highly unlikely she will ever be Queen Consort. The rules should be more relaxed for Royal Family members who are outside the top 5 (Prince Harry is number 6 at present).

It makes no sense in 2018 that she must behave in a way that is more reminiscent of the 1950s and that she is basically now a Stepford wife who must just look good and not speak out of line.