Queen let go of Harry, Meghan to let Charles and William take the spotlight

The royal drama unfolding between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the rest of the British royal family is taking new twists and turns.

Speaking to Wall Street Journal, UK correspondent Max Colchester about how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were left out in the cold to put the spotlight on Prince Charles and Prince William.

"They couldn't have it both ways because people in the palace fear that they would effectively overshadow some of the other royals,” he said.

The publication further explained how Harry and Meghan’s situation was not too different from that of King Edward VIII: "In 1936, King Edward VIII faced a similar fate. After he abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, he gave up his title and became the Duke of Windsor. His brother George became King and the Duke ended up living in France."

The correspondent said: "The Duke of Windsor left the UK because the Royal Family feared that he would hog the limelight away from his brother, George."

Earlier, Oprah Winfrey recently said during her appearance on CBS This Morning that she had a chat with Meghan in 2018 about how she was asked by the royals to be “50 percent less.”

"She had just joined the royal family and she shared a conversation with me then that made me feel somewhat disheartened,” said Winfrey.

"She said she had been told, been given advice, that it would be best if she could be 50 percent less than she was. That was the quote, if she could be 50 percent less. I remember hearing that in 2018 and I said to her, 'I don't know how you're going to survive, being half of yourself',” she added.