Love, loss, war and the making of a very modern Prince
It’s rather immature to complain that Prince Harry has changed and then blame his wife for it (Letters). Having grown up in the spotlight, the British public must feel like they know Harry personally. We saw him carried out of the hospital as a baby; we watched as he was taken to his first day at school; we felt for him as he walked behind Princess Diana’s coffin to her funeral; we wished him well when he entered the military; and we cringed when his private life came a little too close to the surface — like those naked pictures from Las Vegas. He’s certainly no stranger to scandal, yet for a long time was probably the most loved royal because his slip-ups remind us that we’re all human. But, in reality, we don’t understand Harry as much as we think we do. He still has a life outside of the media and must have changed in many ways over the years before he even met Meghan. those experiences — from the sudden death of a parent at the age of 12 to the horrendous things a soldier must see during two tours in Afghanistan — are a part of him, so of course Harry is not acting the same as he once did. And marriage changes everyone to some extent, because couples must find ways to get along on a daily basis as they adapt to partnered life. Meghan is royalty now — get over it — but, unlike the previous American divorcee who caused quite a kerfuffle, she’s not expecting to be our future queen. EmiliE lamplough, Trowbridge, Wiltshire.