Meghan McCain Slams Prince Harry’s ‘Royal Lecture’ at United Nations Event: ‘This Is Not Your Home Country’
usmagazine.comAn unhappy welcome. Meghan McCain sent a strongly worded message to Prince Harry following his keynote address at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.The former View cohost, 37, penned a lengthy op-ed for the Daily Mail after the Duke of Sussex, also 37, spoke at the U.N.
to commemorate Nelson Mandela International Day on Monday, July 18. In his speech, the U.K. native referenced a number of issues, from climate change — which he argued is “wreaking havoc on our planet” — to the spread of disinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harry also compared battles for equality abroad and at home, seemingly referring to the reversal of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court.“From the horrific war in Ukraine to the rolling back of constitutional rights here in the United States, we are witnessing a global assault on democracy and freedom — the cause of Mandela’s life,” he said.Following the Archewell cofounder’s address, McCain slammed his “wildly insulting” point of view in her latest column. “What is Prince Harry doing?” she wrote on Monday, calling Harry “woke” on more than one occasion. “I mean, what is Prince Harry ever doing, but really what was he doing this morning?”The Arizona native argued Harry’s speech was “rambling” and “unfocused,” arguing that the BetterUp CIO “exhibited a complete misunderstanding of the civic life of the country in which he now lives.” Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, settled down in the U.S.
following their 2020 step down from their senior royal duties. The couple reside in Montecito, California, with son Archie, 3, and daughter Lilibet, 13 months.“It is hard for me to understand why anyone should care what the Duke of Sussex thinks – let alone what he thinks about America,”
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