They missed their chance to modernise the monarchy

HARRY and Meghan’s long-awaited £100million Netflix docu-series shows just how much the couple missed the chance to reform the monarchy.

- JENNIE BOND

The pair had a great opportunity to truly modernise the Royal Family as Meghan really is the incarnation of what a forward-thinking monarchy should look like.

The tragedy is that they decided to leave when they could have done so much.

I don’t think the Royal Family was so dim that they didn’t realise having an independent, forthright woman of mixed heritage was a good look for a modern monarchy.

We have learned how much Meghan has been a mentor to her husband, particularly when it comes to unconscious bias.

She has helped Harry – and many of us – step onto a learning curve about what language means and how we should use it more carefully.

She has opened his eyes to racial prejudice and he is more keenly aware of that and very proud of his children’s mixed heritage.

That is exactly what a modern monarchy should look like – which is why it is such a pity they are not part of it any more.

It puts a sharp focus on what a loss they have been to the Royal Family.

It is a tragedy that it couldn’t work and wasn’t made to work – and the Palace must hold some responsibility for that.

Meghan could have been a new model for them but it wasn’t to be, and that is a regret.