She was also asking for more than therapy.  She was asking for inpatient care.  She felt that things were bad enough that she wanted to be admitted.

IIRC something similar happened to Princess Charlene of Monaco - she tried multiple times to escape her 2011 wedding to Prince Albert (heh) after finding out some BS and they took away her passport.

Ok, let me remove my fascinator of condescension then—

I think it's reasonable that she'd run it through as there would be obvious consequences if it got out. If she was really trying to behave as they wanted her to, it's also reasonable that in a fragile state she'd feel frozen when they told her no. I don't think Diana got much help either when she was obviously…

I wonder why Meaghan didn’t go to her doctor for mental health support and referral. 

And the fact that neither of them named the names behind some of the more horrible accounts—such as Archie’s skin color concern—means they’re either REALLY forgiving and classier than the Palace when it comes to spilling the tea, or they’re still terrified of the potential repercussions.

That thing was a whole Nazi married to King Whole Nazi. Like, let’s be honest about the abdication, England. It was less star-crossed lovers and more “we can’t have the sympathizer be king DURING the war”. Don’t even get me started on Phillip and his sisters.  And to compare the black princess to her...Come on.

I feel like I just watched a cult survivor story.

They are, where they are, purely on the accident of birth, previously high infant mortality rate, and that they’re not Catholic. Being Catholic was a civil war inducing problem back in the day. In 1714 when Queen Anne died with no heirs to live past childhood, a previous act of Parliament stated that succession would…

For exactly the reasons you think.

This.

Sure, but not a sufficient reason. She was living in a secure house, on larger secure grounds with 24 hour security. NO reason on earth she can’t have access to identity documents and her own money.

The stuff about Archie was awful, but I got a visceral shiver when she said her passport, dl licence, credit cards, and keys were taken away from her when she married. That's Saudi level. Why? 

There is no “Royal Blood”. You’ve got A, AB, B and O. Anything else is an affectation.

Not mentioned in this recap, but Harry also mentioned that their leaving their roles didn’t blindside anyone and Meghan said that despite the toll it was taking on her that she was prepared to stick it out.

So the monarchy hasn’t really changed; Kate will withstand anything to stay married (if this is what it’s like); and Heads Together is a bullshit charity if a member of their own can’t get help.

If attention must be payed to the royals, only one needs to be scrutinized: Andrew.

Honest question: Was Janice Dickinson REALLY a “supermodel”? I think of supermodels as the Really Big Names who are ubiquitous. I was a kid in the 70s and I knew who Lauren Hutton, Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs were, and then learned of more big names as I got older, but I never, ever heard of JD until her…