Opinion | James Rodgers: Harry, Meghan and the queen all lost under their new agreement, but the media won. - NBCNewsTHINK
Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty ImagesPrince Harry and Meghan had hoped to escape the worst of the media attention that so troubles them — the"," as Harry called them — but still play a part in the official duties of the royal family. But under the agreement they reached with Buckingham Palace over the weekend, they didn't get what they wished for.
The monarch is losing, as well. Gone from the royal circle are two people whose marriage was hailed as a modernizing symbol for an ancient institution. Indeed, there is just one party that is really a winner here: the sections of the news media that form those"powerful forces." However much Harry and Meghan were looking to defeat them, their new arrangement only feeds the story and the press that draws sustenance from it.
At first sight, the monarchy may seem to have emerged unscathed. The authority of Queen Elizabeth II, and therefore the centuries-old structure she maintains, is intact. She rebuffed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's stated intention"to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family, and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.
Harry and Meghan's best-of-both-worlds plan proved unrealistic. They have not been allowed to define their own roles; they have not been allowed to be both in and out of the royal family. They are out.
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