Royal family slammed for 'cold response' to Meghan Markle's tragic miscarriage: 'They should've backed her'
Meghan Markle, in November, shared with the world via an op-ed in the New York Times that she suffered a miscarriage in July and lost her second child while she was holding her first-born son, Archie. Understandably, everyone was waiting for the British royal family’s response to the tragic incident, but when the reaction wasn't what the public had expected the royals faced a lot of criticism, despite reports that Prince William and Prince Charles both supported Harry.
The Royal Editor of the Daily Mirror, Russell Myers, said that the Buckingham Palace made a "huge mistake" by coldly responding to the tragedy. He also called it a "missed opportunity", which they could have used to mend their relationship with the couple, who stepped down from their senior royal duties in March this year to live a financially independent life.
Writing a very emotional article for the New York Times, Meghan had shared, “It was a July morning that began as ordinarily as any other day: Make breakfast. Feed the dogs. Take vitamins. Find that missing sock. Pick up the rogue crayon that rolled under the table. Throw my hair in a ponytail before getting my son from his crib. After changing his diaper, I felt a sharp cramp. I dropped to the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us both calm, the cheerful tune a stark contrast to my sense that something was not right,” before adding: “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second.”
As soon as people got to know about it, love poured in for her and Harry across the world. But the palace’s only response was calling it, “A deeply personal matter we would not comment on". According to TalkRADIO host Kevin O'Sullivan, the family’s comment was "sulky" and "strange". “When the palace released their statement, they neglected to note that Meghan had decided not to make it a deeply personal matter. She decided to share it with the world. They were wrong on that,” O'Sullivan added.
Myers also spoke to TalkRADIO saying: "This is a huge, huge missed opportunity for the Royal Family" while he alleged that the former actress was “abandoned” by the royals. Continuing further he stated, “They should have backed her to the hilt on this. They should have made public statements on this saying this is a really brave and honest thing to do. It would have potentially mended some of the cracks in the relationship that we have been talking about for months and months now, that are obviously there and still very raw. I thought the response was very stuffy, to be honest. We understood that Meghan and Harry spoke to senior members of the Royal Family about the miscarriage. We don't know who but you can determine it was Charles, William or maybe the Queen. This was a massive missed opportunity. The palace could have got out front and centre on this and it would have been more of a conversation. It wouldn't just be Meghan out on her own."
Myers added: “Harry and Meghan - the whole view of them being outsiders is only further entrenched when they don't get supported like this, unfortunately. In certain quarters of the palace, there are people at odds with Harry and Meghan's approach by saying they wanted privacy and then they are doing an op-ed in the New York Times. But I think it was a bit of a sad, missed opportunity and they haven't covered themselves in glory. They should have said they stand shoulder to shoulder with her, and she is very brave. One must wonder how big those cracks are in the relationship where they can't even do that."