Dame Helen Mirren is in full support ofPrince Harryand Meghan Markle‘s decision to step back from royal duties.
Speaking toVarietyat the Berlin Film Festival this week, the award-winning actress revealed her thoughts on the couple, who recentlyrelocated to Canada with their 9-month-old son Archie.
“I think their instincts are absolutely right, and I applaud them for it,” she told the outlet. “Hugely actually. Of course, it is complicated.”
Mirren, 74, then went on to particularly praise Meghan, 38, who has receivedcontinuous attacks from the British tabloidssince she joined the royal family.
“Meghan Marklewas a fantastic addition to the royal family – charming, did everything right, was gracious, was sweet natured, and seemed to be … Wow! What a lovely addition,” she added. “Didn’t seem to be neurotic… So, I think it is a loss in a way, but at the same time I think their instincts are absolutely correct.”
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend Remembrance Day ceremony in 2019.
“And I think it will all, hopefully, sort itself out, and the tabloid pearl-clutchers will get over their trauma at not having someone to attack all the time. They’ll find another victim… probably me,” she said jokingly.
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“There is a human cost to this relentless propaganda, specifically when it is knowingly false and malicious, and though we have continued to put on a brave face – as so many of you can relate to – I cannot begin to describe how painful it has been,” he said in the letter.
TheRedactress joins a slew of high-profile celebrities who have backed Meghan and Harry’s decision to step back, includingOprah Winfreyand Gayle King, who toldTMZin January they were both in full support of the couple.
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Mirren knows a thing or two about royalty, as she starred asQueen ElizabethII herself in 2006’sThe Queenand on stage forThe Audiencewhich garnered the actress her first ever Oscar win.
Harry and Meghan willofficially step back as members of the royal family on March 31. For the next few weeks, the duo will begearing up for their final round of royal engagements.
source: people.com
