Royal family
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should pause their public appearances while dealing with the crisis surrounding her father’s arrest, according to one commentator.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should step away from the spotlight and reconsider their priorities as they navigate a deeply difficult family situation, political commentator Esther Krakue has argued. Appearing on Australia’s News24 on November 11, Krakue discussed the Sussexes’ public engagements following the arrest of Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle Sr.
Krakue was responding to Harry’s appearance at the European Parliament in Brussels, where he addressed the importance of protecting children online. Meghan had been expected to join him as a speaker but withdrew after charges were brought against her father. She nevertheless traveled with Harry, marking her first public appearance since Thomas Markle Sr. was taken into custody in Florida on November 6.
Krakue said she believed continuing with the engagement was the wrong decision.
“The lights were on but no one was home,” she remarked after watching footage of Harry at the event.
Host Samara Gill agreed, saying, “I’ve got to say Harry looks like a man that has not slept well, that has basically no life in him.”
Krakue also expressed sympathy for Meghan as she contends with the allegations involving her father.
“I think … there should be a lot of grace because I think that’s probably your worst nightmare as a child,” she said.
“I do wish them all the strength possible to deal with that. But I think, you know, in that and in the time that they need to reflect and fortify their souls, they should probably take a break from a lot of these social engagements that I don’t really think are achieving anything,” she continued.
Krakue added, “I do wish them well and I do wish them peace but if my advice is to mean anything, just take a break and and and just take some time for yourselves.”
Calling the circumstances “a complete nightmare,” Krakue referred to other recent cases involving prominent figures accused of crimes against children. “I think it’s quite disgusting and disturbing. And that’s what I find the most distressing. I’m sorry that Meghan is going through this and I’m really, really sorry for her children who will probably never have a relationship with her father. But I think the broader point is this is awful and I don’t think I’ve ever been exposed to how prolific a lot of these crimes are,” she said.
Meanwhile, a source has offered further insight into Meghan Markle’s decision not to introduce Prince Harry at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial at the European Parliament.
“She’s just not strong enough, emotionally, to be doing any public speaking right now,” the source told The Telegraph.