Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Ensured Monarchy’s Survival, Experts Say

• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been accused of trying to destroy the monarchy.
• They have faced criticism ever since speaking out about their struggles as former working royals.
• Royal commentators told Insider that the couple are modernizing the monarchy. 

Critics argue that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are trying to destroy the monarchy by speaking out about the issues they faced while working as royals. But in reality, royal commenters say the couple is making the institution better. 

Two people who recently condemned the couple are Tom Bower and Piers Morgan. Speaking on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” in July, Bower said Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “pose a real threat to the royal family.”

“I think they are destroying a lot of the magic of the monarchy,” Morgan agreed. “They are calling the royals a bunch of callous racists, and so on, without any hard evidence to support any of these claims.”

It’s likely that Morgan was referring to Markle and Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in March last year, where they said that an unnamed member of the royal family made racist remarks about their son Archie’s skin tone before he was born. Harry added that the royal family has never acknowledged some of the tabloids’ racist coverage of Markle. 

After the interview aired, a palace spokesperson said in a statement that the issues raised were taken “very seriously” and that they would be addressed by the family privately.

Insider spoke to royal insiders, who say that the couple is far from destroying the monarchy. The couple is modernizing it — a move that will ultimately ensure its survival. 

Bower and Morgan have been criticized for their comments about the couple 

It’s worth noting that both Bower and Morgan have faced backlash for their past coverage of the Sussexes.

Bower’s book about Markle, “Revenge,” was criticized by some who were featured in it, who said he made inaccurate claims about the duchess. For example, the journalist Sam Kashner denied Bower’s claim that he felt manipulated by Markle when he interviewed her for Vanity Fair in 2017.

As for Morgan, the former “Good Morning Britain” host resigned from the show last year after receiving complaints about comments he made following the Winfrey interview. The UK broadcasting company Ofcom said it received more than 41,000 complaints after Morgan said on the show that he didn’t believe Markle’s comments about feeling suicidal when she was part of the royal family. 

Some members of the British public share Bower and Morgan’s disapproval of the couple, as their popularity in the UK has decreased in recent years. When a 2018 YouGov survey asked members of the public their opinion of the royals in order to determine who was the most popular, Harry ranked first place…