Prince Harry and Princess Meghan’s Royal Family Split- It’s Complicated

Rachel Steinman
6 min readJan 13, 2020

An Epic Modern Day Family Feud

Flickr-Marcel Kochen

Let’s face it, we love stories of epic family feuds and family dramas. Just think of any Shakespearian story, like Romeo and Juliet, The Sopranos, Greek tragedies, The Godfather, biblical stories, like Cain vs. Abel, Dynasty, Succession, and the list can go on and on.

By now, you are likely aware Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are involved in a real-life family saga as they publicly declare they are stepping back from the stronghold of the Royal Family and all the expectations required of them. Search #Megxit on Twitter and your head will spin from the vast array of opinions about why or why not they should cut their Royal Family ties. You may end up going down a rabbit hole with a litany of thoughts on Harry’s true claims for financial independence. I think, in the end, this is all about mental health.

I am not one to get involved in soap opera/tabloid gossip, but I felt like this story was compelling enough to write/podcast about because it involves something we all deeply care about- our family’s mental health and well-being.

I completely support the decision for Prince Harry and Princess Meghan to take a step back from the glaring spotlight, not just for their mental health, but for the future…

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Rachel Steinman

Host of “Dear Family,” the Podcast, Writer, Educator, and Mental Health Advocate https://writenowrachel.com/