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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnother American is a member of royalty now
And I can't help but think that a girl in America growing up today is statistically more likely to become a member of some royal family, than President. At least based on history.
So while I hope the newlyweds a long and loving life together, it's not contradictory that I hope to live to see that statistic flipped
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Another American is a member of royalty now (Original Post)
NotASurfer
May 2018
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,853 posts)1. No, she's not. She's the Duchess of Sussex, but not a Princess.
NotASurfer
(2,149 posts)3. Corrected, thanks
I didn't pick up on the title. No slight intended and I think the point remains. It still strikes me that we've got work to do to get to where a woman is at least as likely to be President as royalty
The King of Prussia
(737 posts)4. I'm not sure that there's a hard and fast definition of royalty
but she's now a member of the royal family, and married to a prince - so I'm sure that she is considered "royalty."
JI7
(89,248 posts)2. Meghan Grew up to be an Actor and she will use those skills to promote humanitarian causes
she already does but now she will have a bigger platform .