Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been criticised for their “god complex” after their return to Britain. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in Harry’s homeland earlier this week with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and two dogs, Pula and Mia. They are thought to be on an “extended stay” in Britain, which could last from a few months to a few years.
Commentator questions Sussexes' UK life
Royal commentator Jan Moir of the Daily Mail has questioned what the duchess will do now that the core production of her lifestyle brand, As Ever, is based in California. Moir wondered if there is room for a “niche UK edit” or a “heritage range of British jams”, adding: “For it seems there is nothing this Lady of Marmalade can’t do with a soft fruit, a fancy label and a brass neck; one on the glass jar, the other the metaphysical manifestation of her boil, seal and label audacity.”
Moir also joked about reports that Prince Harry would be a “stay-at-home-dad”, calling it another title for being “unemployed”.
Sussexes' Meta criticism dismissed
The commentator then addressed the Sussexes' recent announcement against Meta, in which they condemned the tech giant for using its data-extraction business model on children. Moir said: “You have to laugh. It’s like Mickey and Minnie Mouse firing a peashooter at King Kong.”
She added: “The case has got nothing to do with the Sussexes, but they remain imbued with a mutual god complex and are secure in their own sense of importance. Their mission is nothing less than delivering us all from evil and making the world a better place, chiefly for themselves.”
Moir concluded: “Indeed, the Sussexes have spent the past six years campaigning for a fairer, greener world, a nirvana free from racism and snobbery. One supposes this is great and grand hypocrisy of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in all its hard-boiled glory. They want it all, they want it now – with jam on.”
