Ding Dong The Bells

 

Ding Dong The Bells.

“ Meghan is more white-passing than African in appearance, and her good looks and accumulated wealth exclude her from many of the hardships that women of colour face in the UK today. But her proximity to the palace is helping to spark dialogue around the often-overlooked complexities of mixed-race identities in Britain. So for the first time ever, I’ll be keeping an eye out for a royal wedding. “

So wrote mixed race, Brooklyn born , Georgina Lawton in the Guardian.

With more than half the royal weddings (Margaret,Charles, Andrew, Anne) going a normal way, what hope have dashing Prince Harry and his dusky soon to be Princess, of a lasting union?

She has been married before. A two year (work related?) stint with a tv producer ended four years ago. OK not much of a deal, we aint the Catholic church, in fact thats our point, but it may be an indicator. He’s had long standing girl friends, so lets get real, this is now, virgins are for suicide bombers. Mrs Simpson had been married a few times but she stood by her Prince till the very pathetic end.

Meghan is also an actress, but on a much grander scale ,so was Grace Kelly and she stayed the course ,gave birth to some of the wackiest royals of all time and died tragically. Actresses do have form for multiple marriages, getting bored with long running parts and flouncing off the set. As do rich girls and boys generally. As both are.

Many make the obvious point that she may find it difficult living in the royal gold fish bowl. Being a successful TV actress makes that the easiest bit.

Meghan comes from the other side of the tracks in Los Angeles. A graduate ,in work actress,whose done her UN bit,she is a tough cookie, and probably a lot smarter than Harry. She loves being outspoken, now even more media will listen, so watch this space.There are many men who like a stronger woman, just as there are many women who like a stronger man. Having two equal adults in the same marriage bed is rare.

The age gap must be mentioned. She 36 and he 33. Could mean nothing, could mean a lot. Harry is popular not least for his boyish charm. One could get all Sigmund about the death of his mum and him marrying an older, stronger woman. But it works for Macron and Madame M is twenty years older, maybe Meghan isn’t old enough.

My own experience is that in my family coming from divorced parents, two out of the three of us learnt the lesson and have stayed,while in Vivien’s case her parents were text book married and both her siblings have remarried. The moral being? That those who were brought up in a divorced family learn a lesson that others may not experience. If this is true ,then it works in favour for Harry and Meghan-both sets of parents were divorced.

So we have cultural,racial,age,personality and form obstacles to a long term union. But life teaches that the most unlikely couples survive and others who you would bank on, go the way of the also rans. Enjoy the wedding. Cynic? Moi? ‘fraid so. Which is why I am a royalist till I die.