To think this photo from yesterday’s Royal occasion...

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...is like something from an 80s daytime TV drama. Look at Harry! Wills struggling to hide his emotions. Kate wound-up tight, bound by duty and protocol. Everyone looking in the direction of events but, HELLO! Someone’s found the camera! Meghan with her sweet suggestion of a smile, saying ‘thank God I’m getting the hell out of this circus’!

I can imagine the photographer was very pleased when they saw what they’d captured.

They all have Bored, Dutiful ‘In Church’ expressions...?

It's envy - people can accept fame and success from the posh and priveleged but not from someone who has come from their status in society - it makes them angry that they aren't that forrtunate.
Read Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton.

Everyone will come on and villify Meghan as justification but that is what it is - look at Cherie Blair, she got similar treatment. It's feeling someone has got above their station.
Isn't the case in the US.

Take a look at yourselves guys.

I think Meghan behaved impeccably ( from the brief clips I saw ) did her duty - smiling, greeting etc. At one point she had to touch Harry to let him know he was being spoken to.

Very good of her in the circumstances- she must have known she would be criticised whatever she did. With a young baby she could have refused to come - she didn’t.

@HelgaHere1 sorry to post immediately below your ‘everyone will vilify’ and totally ruin it! Hadn’t read your post when I posted

That will be the problem with sweeping generalisation......

I can’t believe the grinning of Meghan after the drama the pair of them have caused. At least Harry has the decency to look annoyed. She looks so pleased with herself.

You are ridiculous.

Well, it’s hardly a grin.

My crappy phone takes over 100 pics a minute when I’ve got my finger on the button. That photograph is one of thousands. If you looked through them all no doubt you’d find one of Meghan and Kate smiling at each other. Or Meghan and Will. Or Harry and Will. But that wouldn’t be nearly as topical.

Camilla has a smile on in that photo. Why? Please, someone enlighten me. Any guesses?

You are ridiculous.

They are not ridiculous, they are absolutely right.

And yet when you watch videos of the event, there was almost no interaction between Wills and Kate and Harry and Meghan. Sophie and Edward were obviously working very hard to bridge the gap, but there was definite tension there. The whole thing was awkward as heck.

No wonder it was awkward

You could tell how anxious things were because Buckingham Palace was forced to make a last-minute change to avoid upsetting the swansong couple. Harry and Meghan were supposed to be shown to their seats while the Cambridges joined the Queen’s procession.

Instead, faced with the dread news that the Sussexes were “emotional and upset” at being excluded from the Royal line-up, the one they had chosen to leave, William and Kate defused the situation by dropping out of the procession and also being taken to their seats. There was no time to re-print the 2,000 orders of service which stated clearly that the Cambridges would enter with the Queen and the Prince of Wales.

Once seated, everyone looked tense and utterly miserable except the person who had done most to cause the tension and misery. Meghan kept her newly-whitened smile on full-beam lest she damage the brand by appearing unhappy in the photographs.

From www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/not-so-fond-farewell-harry-meghan/