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In a surprising and dramatic move, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they were stepping back as ‘Senior Members of Royal Family’ on Wednesday. The announcement gave birth to the trend #Megxit on social media in which people reacted to the news.
Taking to Instagram, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they will split their time between the United Kingdom and North America to raise their son and also “work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.”
While many shared memes and GIFs, some said they were waiting to see how this impact the upcoming seasons of the show The Crown.
Here’s how people reacted:
https://twitter.com/alyrae/status/1215019218011394050
https://twitter.com/jxebxck/status/1214996545239748611
https://twitter.com/camillard/status/1215009990362185730
Many applauded their move, and some said they saw it coming due to the racist and misogynistic behaviour of the UK tabloids. The Daily Show even put out a tweet saying they were hiring.
https://twitter.com/meganmurp/status/1214983403252207621
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/1214987142570659840
https://twitter.com/mayannkk/status/1215060721475522560
But there was also criticism from some:
https://twitter.com/jennifershore_/status/1215117861603012609
The announcement comes after intense media scrutiny the couple have endured dating back to when they first first linked. It reached a peak when the couple sued a British tabloid for publishing a private letter Markle wrote to her father. Harry published a letter on their personal website, justifying the legal action.
“I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces,” he had said in October last year.
