There at least two sides to this but the majority of the coverage has been centred on the Royal aspect. The expectation has been that they are Royal and that's all that matters. The fact is that in the 21st century women are no longer property and couples need to fit into both parties' lifestyles. The idea that they have to be 100% Royal is surely out-dated. If they need to break away, in whole or in part, from the circus then they should be able to do so and the costs and other details can be sorted out later.
Princess Anne seems to manage pretty well in letting her husbands pursue independent lives. I am not even sure who the current one is. But then again they are men and aren't expected to fall into line.
At every stage the women who marry into the Family are expected to conform while the men who join have much wider freedom. Sophie (Wessex?) had to give up work, Fergie made a lot of mis-steps but the career cards were stacked against her too.
I don't think there would be nearly so much negative press if this were a "Princess Harriet" who had married a working commoner who wanted to have a degree of independent existence. Princess Margaret and the photographer bloke for example.
Give them a break.
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