Why America Needs a Royal Family

Yes, this is the conclusion I have drawn from Megxit.

Like everyone else on the internet, I’ve been watching the royal rumble, as Prince Harry and his American bride are attempting to carve out new roles in the royal family, and I’ve reached a conclusion: We, the American people, need some royals of our own.

I know. You’re thinking: Didn’t we fight a revolution so we wouldn’t have kings? Aren’t monarchies expensive and aren’t European nations streamlining their monarchies for this very reason? And isn’t Prince Harry quitting so that he won’t have to participate in an archaic, obsolete system with unpleasant echoes of imperialism and elitism that has made his wife a target for racists?

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/opinion/meghan-markle-royals.html

Jennifer Weiner