Meghan Markle is set to marry her prince on May 19 in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle as Queen Elizabeth II, the British royal family and millions of television viewers around the world look on. The obvious question then, of course, is whether the American actress and Harry will live happily ever after.
That answer is harder to conjure. Germaine Greer, the noted feminist, predicted Sunday on Australia's “60 Minutes” television program that Markle will “bolt” under the pressure of the royal grind as “vistas of boredom” stretch before her. And The Wall Street Journal published a helpful warning to the future royal bride that the Internal Revenue Service will be watching to make sure Uncle Sam get his cut of her new royal lifestyle.
Boredom and the IRS — what obstacles to nuptial bliss! Yet, reading the just-released “Meghan: A Hollywood Princess” by Andrew Morton leaves me feeling hopeful for the bride (and Harry). The woman described in this book appears to be a talented, confident actress and humanitarian who has been an articulate spokesperson for gender equality whether writing on social media, meeting both female parliamentarians and refugees in Rwanda, or speaking at an United Nations forum.
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