ARTHUR EDWARDS Doubters thought Megxit would be end of royal family, but 5 years on they’re stronger than ever despite Harry’s barbs
Kate was still talking to the people, receiving gifts and flowers and get-well cards, while the rest of the family were back in the house.
How different to five years ago when Harry and Meghan made their bombshell statement confirming they were quitting as senior royals — leaving the Queen “deeply upset”, with Charles and William “incandescent with rage”.
Many predicted the departure of these thoroughly modern royals would sound the death knell for the family.
Republicans rubbed their hands with glee and sat back with popcorn as the duo tore into the Firm. As one senior courtier put it: “This is a declaration of war on the family.”
Little did we know then how brutal that war would be.
After moving from Canada to California, Harry and Meghan certainly put the future of the Royal Family under real threat with what came next.
Their infamous Oprah Winfrey interview was a global sensation and was followed by their scornful Netflix series.
Then came Harry’s book, Spare, in which he let rip about the Royal Family and took aim at William and Catherine as well as Camilla.
I hated that book so much because, in my view, it abused all the privileges of belonging to a family — the most important thing in the world.