Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have thrown out the royal rulebook and found new weapons in the PR arsenal

Of the tens of thousands of complaints made about Piers Morgan’s comments on Good Morning Britain two days ago, one stands out. It was from the subject of Morgan’s rant, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

It was the latest in a string of actions from the duchess and her husband, Prince Harry, that breaks the cardinal rule of royal press relations: Never complain, never explain.

Having taken to US television to do both, Prince Harry and Meghan appear to have thrown the rulebook out the window when it comes to presenting themselves to the world — and the amount of flak they’re prepared to cop.

Never complain, never explain

The standard royal strategy to dealing with the media is one of rigid control and minimum exposure to potential scandal.