Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are constantly under scrutiny while in the U.K. and therefore must maintain a level of formality that is in line with their royal roles. However, over in Canada, the pair, along with their son, Archie, can simply be a family and enjoy time together.
Robert Finch, chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada, told CTV News, “Canada’s a vast country, and sometimes it’s nice to be lost in the vastness of it. I think many members of the royal family have seen how they can live a little less formal, be a little less stuffy, really let their hair down.”
Canada also boasts (humbly, of course) a countrywide culture that respects personal boundaries as well as a relatively laid-back lifestyle. “By and large, what Canada can offer the royal couple is a degree of privacy and informality that they are not afforded in the U.K.,” according to the BBC. This is the kind of respectful national nature that Harry and Meghan have apparently already been indulging in…
