Image Credit: Disney
Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - AUGUST 15: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex are seen at Centro Nacional de las Artes Delia Zapata during The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Colombia Visit on August 15, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia.
Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via Getty Images

‘An absolutely extraordinary situation’: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not the people the world thinks they are, warns family friend

"That is not what people want to hear."

A lot of people have a lot of strong opinions on what they think Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are like. And, to some extent, that is fair enough as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are much more open with their personal stances, and even their political persuasions, than the rest of the Royal family. Still, let’s not think we know the pair intimately just because we’ve watched them cry in a Netflix documentary.

Recommended Videos

There’s much speculation on Harry and Meghan’s private life right now, especially as the king’s second son just celebrated his 40th birthday this September and he’s being pulled back to his native U.K. without his wife by his side. The Sussexes’ status as good neighbors has even been called into question by those who live near the couple and their two children in Montecito, California and feel they are anti-social and “rude.” But in response to those accusations, a friend of the family has something to say.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s old pal reveals the truth that will “disappoint” the world

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Photo by Anwar Hussein/Getty Images

Bryony Gordon, an old pal of the Sussexes, felt the need to defend her friends in a guest column she wrote for The Daily Mail in which she strives to paint a very different picture of Harry and Meghan from the one often depicted in the press.

In contrast to many former friends and employees of the couple, Gordon is still in active contact with the duo. Just this spring, she stayed with the duke and duchess and was lucky enough to get her hands on one of Meghan’s first products for her new food and lifestyle brand, although she humorously lost it before she could give it a try:

“When I left, packed off by the happy couple with a jar of their homemade jam (which I then left in the back of a taxi in a ­jet-lagged stupor; somewhere in Los ­Angeles, a cab driver has one of the earliest batches of ­American Riviera Orchard’s ­produce),” Gordon recalled.

This visit with the couple was what led Gordon to make a realization about the kind of people she sees Harry and Meghan as. “I was reminded of the fact that they are a pretty ­ordinary ­couple existing in an absolutely ­extraordinary situation,” she stated, before continuing:

“There are no airs or graces with them. No desire to do anything other than protect their children from an increasingly digital world that likes nothing more than seeing the worst in people.”

Gordon admitted that people become “disappointed” when she tells them that Harry and Meghan are much more normal and down-to-earth than they might expect and she has no scandalous gossip to share about them.

“A world that forgets that no matter how high profile a person is, they’re just doing their best, like everyone else,” she concluded. “This is not what people want to hear, but it is what I’ve found, time and time again.”

Other sources claim differently, of course, with Meghan recently facing fresh bullying accusations amid reports that ex-employees have dubbed her “Duchess Difficult.” What is certainly true is that the Sussexes prioritize their children’s welfare above all else. In that way, they are just like everyone else. If you forget the fact they are actual royalty, that is.

Hot Items On Amazon This Week


We Got This Covered is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Christian Bone
Christian Bone
Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'