The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have abandoned the royal tradition of 'never complain, never explain'
, Britain’s tabloid newspapers have been revelling in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s ten-day tour of southern Africa, which came to an end on October 2nd. The flattering headlines—“Meg me smile”, “Royals Duchy Feely in Africa” and “Tutu cute for words” —came thick and fast, alongside pictures of Meghan meeting young fans. “She stunned in a cream midi shirt dress and statement heels,” gushed a typical account.
But the real stunner came from Prince Harry. The day before the tour’s end he launched an attack on the very same tabloids, accusing them of waging a “ruthless campaign” against Meghan that threatened to repeat the tragedy of his mother’s death. Princess Diana died in a car crash in 1997, aged 36, after being pursued by paparazzi. As for Meghan, “I have been a silent witness to her private suffering for too long,” Harry wrote.
What worries tabloids more than the copyright issue is that Meghan might win on privacy grounds. That would be important for all papers, “because every two-bob celebrity would use that to assert privacy rights against us,” says one newspaper editor. Britain has no clear privacy law, so precedent matters.
Not that the press is overly cowed by Harry’s broadside. Editors say the Sussexes are operating outside the royal tradition of “never complain, never explain”, and could be reined in. The case may end up being settled out of court.
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