When I made an appearance on the Royally Obsessed podcast last week, the conversation turned to how Prince Harry is totally the kind of guy/partner/husband who adopts his wife’s interests in yoga and eating healthy and such. The British tabloids have painted Meghan as a vegan harpy who “forces” Harry to never hunt or eat meat, but the truth is something a bit better. Harry seems very happy to be in a real partnership, and he loves being exposed to all of Meghan’s interests and habits. I would totally believe that he’s going to prenatal yoga with her, just as I believe he’s there, reading all of the books about pregnancy and babies. But did you also know that he meditates now?
Prince Harry is staying centered! The future royal dad is following his wife Meghan Markle’s lead and meditating daily. During the couple’s outing in Birkenhead on Monday, Harry chatted with a 69-year-old Buddhist monk named Kelsang Sonam, who gave the royal a copy of a book entitled 8 Steps to Happiness after the prince told him he meditates every day.
The British papers are making a big deal about this because Meghan wrote some stuff on The Tig about meditation and how important it is to her. They’re also making a big deal about it because… Harry was their “party prince” and they can’t believe how Harry has turned into this guy. This guy who meditates and eats healthy and does yoga and such.
As for that story, over the weekend, about how Meghan was “losing another senior aide,” meaning one of her bodyguards… well, as I said, it’s not even Meghan’s call. People Mag has sources:
The personal protection office who has been helped guard Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in the first months of their married life is leaving the service. The bodyguard is understood to be leaving the Metropolitan Police, which runs the diplomatic and royalty protection squad, for personal reasons — and not because of any issue with Meghan and Harry, PEOPLE understands.
Both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said by friends to be sad that she is leaving. “The Duchess is gutted — so the officer is also upset as she didn’t want to leave the team,” a source tells PEOPLE.
It doesn’t even matter, because the tabloids are still going to cling to anything with this “Duchess Difficult” crap.
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Harry seems to be a great husband and he will be an amazing father.
Yes, It will be lovely to see him as a doting father.
Good for him. Its called maturing and growing up. Harry was far from perfect growing up but he has definitely grown as a person.
I feel like he didn’t rebel any more than others, less known, have. Unfortunately, because of who he is, he is scrutinized more.
So you are saying a married man in his 30’s expecting his first child no longer acts like he did when he was 18? The horror! The outrage! And apparently his wife has the gall to encourage him to eat healthy food and exercise. Aren’t all royalty magically immune from hypertension, diabetes, and clogged arteries?
Shading an age-appropriate healthy life style is really the bottom of the barrel for the tabs. I think Harry and Meghan should move to the U.S. We’ll chase them down the street screaming, but they will be screams of love.
I feel like the British press missed years of Harry’s life where he was “growing up” in his late 20s – yes yes naked Vegas pictures (when were those anyway?) but Harry has served in a combat zone, started two successful charity initiatives (Sentabale and Invictus) etc. He clearly likes to have a good time but he’s been focused on other things besides partying for a long time now (probably always, we just didn’t hear about it.) so now that he’s married and going to be a father there’s this outcry of “where is our party prince???? What has she done to him????” but the reality is that he’s been over that for a while now – which I think happens to most of us as we grow up.
I doubt that Meghan would have fallen in love with him if he had still been the party prince. Meghan met him after he had already done all the things you listed above and after he had faced up to the reasons why he was such a mess when he was younger and gotten help. She got the better version of Harry. Lol.
@Mae – agreed. I think had Harry and Meghan met 10 years ago, it probably wouldn’t have been anything. They were both in the right place/time in their lives to meet each other. I’m not trying to be like “it was fate! it was destiny!” But I think we all know that there are people or relationships that just don’t work at a certain age/time in your life, and its not really anyone’s fault.
The meditating probably helps Harry greatly to be able to be around those hateful royal “reporters” who are around him on engagements to not cuss them out, with all the crap they have been writing about Meghan.
We all have our stresses. He is incredibly privileged but also lives in a fish bowl. Meditation is great for all humans!
ITA. I’m trying to do daily meditation (one day at a time). It really does make a difference. Right now I’m doing a course of daily guided meditation. Hoping to work up to free range meditation after that!
Thing is he hasn’t been the party prince in a long time he had hisself together a few years before he even met Meghan. so this notion that he went from Vegas strip poker Harry to responsible Harry when he met her is ridiculous.
Happy to hear he is meditating. The world would be a better place if meditation and mindfulness were incorporated into school curriculums, like PE, music and art class. Unfortunately we seem to be going in the opposite direction in our schools.
I agree. My son learned to meditate at 10 at school, and it did wonders for him bc he already was a anxious anxiety personality when he was worked up. Taught him to relax and breathe. I’d also add that I know press and Royal watchers like to turn just Harry into party boy… but what do you think al the other royal “men” are doing in their teens and 20s with their private clubs, private schools & royal money. Harry’s the only one in the RF who’s members who partied? Surely you just lol. Better question, what’s up with this overly Uk male chauvinist pervue coming from the UK. The rub with Harry saying he’s a feminist and yoga, not drinking… beyond Piers Morgan – it’s very barbaric and so anti women. What happened to you Brits.
The press is whining because party boy Harry wanna great source of income for them. Also Harry broke tradition of disrespecting their wives, except Edward Earl of Essex. Remember William’s mid life crisis two years ago during Commonwealth Day? Skipped an important day for a ski weekend with the boys and looking cozy with ransoms. I bet Kate ripped Will a new one because that was world wide humiliation.
I think if a relationship changes someone very quickly, there will be a bit of a rebound back to their original self for more balance. He may want to be a supportive partner during this phase (transition his wife to a gilded cage, aid in pregnancy, etc) but you can’t change spots forever. I think he’ll end up meeting in the middle.
Why would meditiation only be because of Meghan? Harry went to counseling for anxiety and anger issues before ever meeting Meghan. Meditation seems like something that would have been suggested to him at that time. Just like Harry was supporting feminism through participating with Michelle Obama before meeting Meghan.
Research is starting to show that meditation can help change how the brain reacts to stress and anxiety – there are lots of interesting articles about it online.
Harry has looked so much better since he and Meghan got together – he’s lost the booze bloat, it’s clear he’s working out and eating well (no more English fry-ups for breakfast – heart attack on a plate) and is clearly very happy to become a father. The gutter press will continue to bash Meghan as a ball-crushing parvenu who doesn’t know her “place” no matter what, it’s their bread and butter. She rises above it and continues proving her mettle.
Good for him! And I’m glad he talked about it publicly. Ignore the haters, Sussexes!!
He definitely looks relaxed in these photos. Haven’t seen him without a scowl in a long time. Good for him and good for Meghan.
I’d rather have meditation/yoga Harry than the naked Vegas version. People change and grow not just because of their romantic partner.
It’s weitd that a family who adores the tradition that keeps them in power also ignores the tradition that makes their head honcho the head of their church. 😳
Meditation is not allowed by Christian faith. Neither is yoga. Prayer is. Fasting is. Worship is.