Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who had wrapped up a major two-day visit to Jordan this week, appeared to have received a mixed reaction from the British public and royal fans.
While some praised the couple for their efforts, others slammed the ‘quasi-royal’ tour, accusing them of copying royalty. However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex received a rather melancholy verdict on the matter.
According to royal experts, Harry and Meghan found themselves in a difficult situation following their departure from senior positions and break with the royals, but this time the criticism had been “largely unfair” to the couple.
The Jordanian royal family has very close ties to the British royal family, said royal expert Russell Myers, who has written a joint biography of Prince William and Princess Kate. He also noted that Jordan is “practically in the royal family’s backyard.”
However, he maintained that Harry and Meghan did not deserve the intense criticism as they had been in the country for a humanitarian visit at the invitation of World Health Organization director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
He suggested that even if Harry and Meghan were being followed by a camera crew or filming a new documentary for Netflix, they would still be using their profile for the “public good.” Russell went on to urge people to “calm down a bit” in the Sussexes’ case.
