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Come on home, Meghan, we left the light on for you

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It's been a long time coming, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to step back from their royal duties.
On Instagram, the royal couple announced what a few called " a grenade" or "bombshell" but what anyone who has been paying attention would say this was inevitable.







“After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution. We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen. It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment. We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages. This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity. We look forward to sharing the full details of this exciting next step in due course, as we continue to collaborate with Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties. Until then, please accept our deepest thanks for your continued support.” - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex For more information, please visit sussexroyal.com (link in bio) Image © PA
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It is no new news that British Media have not been kind to Meghan. In a recent interview, Meghan opens up, "Look, any woman, especially when they are pregnant, you're really vulnerable and so that was made really challenging, and then when you have a newborn, especially as a woman, it's a lot," adding that "No one ever asks if I'm OK." and when asked if she was, she simply shook her head no.

From very first headlines about Meghan being “(almost) straight outta Compton” and having “exotic” DNA, the racism against Meghan has been blatant and undeniable. Princess Michael of Kent wore an overtly racist brooch in the duchess’s company. Then there was that time a BBC host compared Meghan and Harry’s son Archie, a newborn baby at the time, to a chimpanzee. What about  the ridiculous suggestion that Meghan’s simple enjoyment of avocado being responsible for mass murder, or that her charity cookbook, some ridiculous way, was helping terrorists? The list continues...
Prince Harry is having none of it. Remember, Herry is Princess Diana's son. Diana too was cruelly treated by the British gossip rags, and, after a car chase trying to escape the paparazzi, she was killed in a car accident. Prince Harry was just a boy, but losing a parent literally because of the tabloids, was certainly not lost on him. "Every single time I hear a click, every single time I see a flash, it takes me straight back, so in that respect, it is the worst reminder of her life as opposed to the best."

In a recent statement, Harry said: "Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences – a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year, throughout her pregnancy and while raising our newborn son."

The British Tabloids may not have been kind to Meghan, but many others have been overwhelmingly supportive.

The most supportive seemed to be Black Women in general.

Meghan has experienced some of the most vicious and racist treatment that a royal (which she is) has ever experienced. Watching her put on the brave face and conduct her duties despite the monstrous way she has been treated, often for the most minute and unfair reasons is heartbreaking, but not unfamiliar. Whether blatant or subversive, being a person of color means you will experience double standards, bigotry, and racism.

Whether microaggressions at work or outright being called the N-Word, anti-Blackness is global, but let's not forget that Europe, where global colonialism and imperialism find their roots, is a different type of anti Blackness. And for Meghan, and reasonably, anyone else, it's too much.

I am proud of Harry and Meghan for making this decision, if for nothing else than their mental health. And while America is not exactly the bastion of equality, at least Meghan knows that there are loads of fellow people of color who can surround and encourage her and Harry as they raise their son and carve out their own future.

Come on home, Meghan, we left the light on for you.

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