Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have been criticised for attaching themselves to social causes for their own ends, including remaining in the media spotlight.

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Bow Group fellow Lee Cohen made the remarks after Meghan, an American former TV actress, contacted US senators to lobby for paid parental leave. Meghan continues to use the title ‘Duchess of Sussex’, despite her and her husband stepping back from official Royal duties in January 2020 and their subsequent move to the United States.

Mr Cohen told the Daily Express: “Members of the British royal family are expected to be apolitical and not make themselves the centre of attention. Their mission is to unite, rather than divide.

“And as far as intentions being pure, it seems this may be the case for the Prince of Wales who has had lifelong passions for certain causes such as architecture or the environment.”

The Bow Group Research Fellow for Transatlantic Affairs continued: “Prince Charles has used his position to do many exemplary things, with his Prince’s Trust being an excellent example.

“In the case of the Sussexes, they seem in my view to be drawn, like moths to the flame, to issues that will help them achieve their ends which include remaining in the spotlight.”

Read the full story here at the Express.

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