The unexpected death of Charlie Kirk was shocking and tragic, needless to say, with many fearing that political tensions in the US will only rise from here. That being said, followers of the Royal Family are pointing out how, after months of anticipation for the eventual meetup between royal father and son, King Charles and Prince Harry, the spotlight has been swept from under the ex-royal’s feet onto more pressing matters. And many agree that this isn’t the first time such timing has occurred.
A post on a royal gossip subreddit points out how every single time Prince Harry and Meghan Markle finally get their way in an attempt to “reassert themselves as important members of the Royal Family,” a bigger story comes up, knocking them off the front page, and “no one cares.” The poster describes this recurring event as weird and uncanny, and many other commenters agree. “The universe is really trying to show how irrelevant H&M are,” remarks a user. “For real,” says another. “The day H&M come up with something ‘big’, that’s the day I’m staying home and get my food delivered.” A third chimed in with, “It must be karma. Weirdly true.”
Unlike the LA fires of January this year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can’t piggyback their way into the limelight with the death of a well-known Trump-supporting influencer. And while Kirk’s assassination is the biggest news to transpire, other people also point out that a recent Colorado school shooting and the death of Hollywood actress Polly Holliday have also moved the public eye away from the Sussexes. A few were happy that the hype with Harry’s meeting with King Charles was short-lived, albeit at a very grave cost. “It is good to see them being knocked off the headlines, but once again it is a price too high (in my opinion),” says a Reddit user.
One person argues that this tragic incident is actually a “huge help” for Harry and Meghan in an indirect way. Since there’s nothing but radio silence on what happened during the brief teatime with Charles, many people believe that this meeting wasn’t really a success for the Duke of Sussex. With that anticlimactic conclusion, Harry is now free to return to the States quietly without much need for explanation on what happened.
Regardless of how things wrap up for Harry’s trip in the UK, the world’s eyes have been firmly locked onto other news until he and Meghan whip something else up. But perhaps it is as people say, and another story will snatch the attention right out of the Sussexes’ hands when they manage to get into the spotlight.
