The Duke and Duchess of Sussex—Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the Royal family two years ago to live in the United States. Like his wife, Prince Harry has been actively involved in politics and was invited by the Nelson Mandela Foundation to give a speech at the United Nations, and the outcome has led to backlash from a few Royal fans.
The Duke spoke about the late Nelson Mandela’s legacy while addressing his audience; he spoke about the connection between the South African leader and his mother—Princess Diana. “On my wall, and in my heart, every day is an image of my mother and Mandela meeting in Cape town in 1997…in that photo and so many others, he is still beaming,” Harry said.
Prince Harry Comes Under Fire And Is Described As ‘Meghan’s Mouthpiece’ Following UN Speech
He also added that he has “always found hope” in Africa as it is a continent where he has “felt closest to my mother and sought solace after she died, and where I knew I had found a soulmate in my wife.” While many saw Harry’s speech as powerful and inspiring, some others felt it was a means of “undermining the British Monarchy,” especially when he spoke about American politics regarding the abortion laws in the US, dangers of the Coronavirus pandemic, and climate change and the havoc it’s wreaking on the planet.
Foreign policy analyst Nile Gardiner made his thoughts about the Duke’s speech as he referred to Harry as “a mouthpiece for Meghan Markle’s far-left political activism” on his Twitter account. He also continued that Prince Harry “is actively undermining the British Monarchy by engaging in political attacks, and damaging the image of the Royal Family in America.”
Nile Gardiner was not the only one to disapprove of the Prince’s comments on American politics, as Royal correspondent Richard Palmer revealed this while speaking to hosts from the Royal Round-Up. “he has become quite a divisive figure in the US as much probably as in the UK, he and Meghan,” he also added that people were wondering why a British Prince was talking about US politics.
