The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry Windsor and Meghan Markle, have returned to their international privacy tour (remember that South Park episode?). This time around, the couple didn’t sit down for a cozy chat with the Los Angeles neighbor Oprah Winfrey, but decided to open up about their experiences protecting their children during an interview on CBS News Sunday Morning.
We like to poke a little fun here and there, but we’re sure our readers will agree that the former royals’ children absolutely deserve some respect, privacy, and most of all, safety. During the chat, the couple described their intense drive to protect their daughter Lilibet and son Archie.
Prince Harry knows how high the stakes are, too. After losing his mother, Princess Diana, in 1997, at the young age of 36, Harry has spent his entire adult life without his mother and harbored a huge amount of anger at the press. It was members of the media, after all, who are widely believed to have been the cause – or at least a major contributing factor – to the deadly crash on August 31 that year.
Why Are They On TV Again?
You might be wondering why the Duke and Duchess are back on our screens. No, it’s not because Markle has launched yet another jam – yes, she sells jam now. Instead, it’s part of a new program launched by the pair known as The Parents’ Network. The initiative is designed to support parents and guardians who have been affected by exposure to harmful content. The initiative will specifically aim to provide education about the growing problem of child suicide and help families who have already fallen victim to it.
The pair took aim at social media companies and stressed the importance of protecting children online.
“Our kids are young, they are three and five, they’re amazing, but all you want to do as parents is protect them,” Markle said.
Prince Harry also made the point that, once upon a time, parents knew what their children were doing at home – but that now, they could be mere feet away from their parents while using a tablet or a phone to access harmful content online.
“And before you know it, within 24 hours, they could be taking their life,” he said.
They’re doing something positive this time. Maybe we should give them a break.
What do you guys think?
You can find out more about their new initiative here.
