A lot of insults and allegations have been hurled at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in recent years.
Some detractors think the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are just spoiled, while others have gone much further -- even accusing Harry of being a traitor to his country.
As former senior members of the British Royal Family who now enjoy lives of relative privacy in sunny SoCal, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are in a unique situation.
Yes, their circumstances draw a lot of comparisons to those of King Edward VII and his American bride Wallis Simpson, but there are certain key differences.
These days, Meghan Markle has it pretty good.
In fact, she's almost literally living a fairy tale existence.
When Meghan Markle first started dating Prince Harry, very little was known about her family.
And oh, how we wish we could return to those more innocent times.
It's been almost two years since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the UK, and there's still rampant speculation about what exactly prompted them to make the move.
Yes, we know from Meghan's Oprah interview that the royals treated her horribly to the point that she contemplated suicide.
We see a lot headlines about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry feuding with family, but usually, the situation involves the royals.
It can be easy to forget that Meghan's birth family is also terrible, as media outlets on this side of the pond have mostly stopped giving them a platform.
These days, most parents in their thirties and early-forties aren't working with a whole lot of disposable income.
But then again, most parents aren't the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
If you've been following her career at all these past few years, then you're probably already aware that Meghan Markle's family is the worst.
It almost seems like they take turns trying to ruin her life and reputation.
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.
But in the almost two years that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been living 5,500 miles away from London in a peaceful coastal subdivision near Santa Barbara, CA, it's often seemed as though their rift with the royal family has been progressively getting worse.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry used to live the sort of glamorous, luxurious lives that many "regular" folks dream of.
Now, they enjoy the sort of quiet, domestic privacy that probably fuels the imagination of many an exhausted royal.
It's been four months since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their second child, a girl named Lilibet.
The couple's choice for a name is both significant and a little surprising.
Earlier this week, we reported on the controversy regarding Meghan Markle's youngest child, and the fact that baby Lilibet has not yet met Queen Elizabeth.
It makes sense, of course, as Meghan and the Queen live on separate continents, and Covid restrictions continue to make international travel even more complicated than usual.
Back in June, Meghan Markle welcomed her second child, a girl named Lilibet.
The name was taken from a nickname that Prince Philip had often used when referring to his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.
Earlier this week, Time Magazine released its annual list of the world's 100 most influential people.
Few readers on this side of the pond were surprised to see Meghan Markle and Prince Harry cover the issue, but apparently the news came as much more of a shock overseas.
Earlier this week, Time Magazine released its list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
The magazine released several editions of this week's issue, each featuring one -- or, in this case, two -- of the movers and shakers who make an appearance on the prestigious list.
Time magazine unveiled its annual list of the world's 100 most influential people this week.
Not surprisingly, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made the cut, and the couple's massive fan base was ecstatic about the news.
Last month, we reported on the controversy surrounding an upcoming Lifetime movie about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
From the moment the project was announced, there were concerns that it would offer an exploitative take on a timely and important story
Earlier this week, a new edition of the book Finding Freedom by journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand created quite a stir on social media.
New information featured in the re-issue helped to shed light on some of the scandals that have plagued Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in the time since they first left the UK.
When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped down as senior members of the royal family and relocated to North America, they did so with the full knowledge that the move would draw unwanted attention to the royal family.
Of course, it's not up to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to spend the rest of their lives in misery just to protect a 95-year-old queen from criticism.
At the moment, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are among the most famous people on earth.
Though some critics predicted that the couple would fade into obscurity shortly after they departed the UK and resettled in California, that has certainly not been the case.
There were many shocking moments in Meghan Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview, but one that shocked the most viewers and generated the most controversy was probably a discussion having to do with Meghan's eldest child, Archie.
Meghan told a stunned Oprah that an unnamed royal expressed concern's about Archie's skin tone.
Back in June, Meghan Markle welcomed her second child -- a girl, mamed Lilibet.
The occasion was a joyous one, of course, but as Meghan had previously revealed, her efforts to give son Archie a younger sibling did not always go so smoothly.
As numerous journalists and historians have pointed out in recent years, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to step down as senior members of the royal family is not entirely without precedent.
Back in 1936, King Edward VIII scandalized the masses when he announced his decision to marry a divorced American actress named Wallis Simpson.
In the been over a year since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moved to America, and the couple has done a surprisingly good job of interacting with the media on their own terms.
Sure, there have been invasions of privacy, including the one that led Harry and Meghan to sue a photographer who snapped pics through their window, but at least the war against prying eyes is less constant than it was in the UK.
