Why Meghan Markle’s Life As A Royal Is More Difficult Than Princess Diana’s

Meghan Markle is no stranger to being in the limelight, especially with her longtime career as an actress. Being a Hollywood actress definitely amasses some amount of attention, altogether bringing some unwarranted paparazzi and some excessively difficult fans on the side.

As a royal, however, this minor problem suddenly blows out of proportion as every move they make is watched not only by fans but by those with ill-intent as well. In fact, the royal family’s security team has expressed concern over stalkers — which has increased by 25 percent ever since Meghan Markle got married to Prince Harry.

No amount of previous experience as a celebrity could prepare Meghan for the difficulty of life as a part of royalty. According to former ITV royal editor Tim Ewart, Meghan will have an even more difficult time with the media and the public’s scrutiny, as compared with Princess Diana. The burden then falls upon Prince Harry to process the difficulties of life as a royal with Meghan, to prepare her for the future and the effect that the media will have on their life.

“Suddenly to come into this cauldron, into this Royal Family is beyond anything that she could ever have expected and it will be very, very difficult for Harry, as it was with William with Kate, to explain just how intense that is,” commented Ewart. “How every single every expression, movement, comment — bang.”

In Yahoo UK’s “The Royal Box,” Ewart speaks of how technology has changed the game for the royal’s public life. In Diana’s time, the former editor explains that the media can be clearly seen and sent off. However, today, every move can be caught instantly with a smartphone.

“When it was Diana, there were photographers, there were camera men, people weren’t using smart phones,” Ewart said. “Now every single person that a member of the Royal Family meets has a smart phone up.”

Although not an obvious issue, this would mean that Meghan’s movements can easily be monitored and caught, visible for the public to scrutinize and comment on. A simple statement carelessly thrown away may make headlines and be turned into an ugly spectacle, depending on the viewpoint of who took the video.

“Every single word that is said, doesn’t matter where the TV cameras are, doesn’t matter where the snappers, the photographers, they can be anywhere,” explained Ewart. “But every single person has got their phone up or their iPad up, nothing is private anymore.”