Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made it clear that they've been under a ton of scrutiny
since tying the knot and starting a family.
But no one anticipated they would deal with it by 'stepping back' from their royal duties.
Naturally, the world had reactions, including celebs.
Here are a few.
Famously smug TV presenter and Celebrity Apprentice winner Piers Morgan, who has been an outspoken
critic of Meghan Markle from the beginning, completely melted down over the news that
she and Prince Harry plan to step down from the royal family.
He tweeted,
"Wow.
What a disgraceful way to treat The Queen.
Shame on Harry & Meghan."
In another tweet, Morgan admitted to his history of criticizing Markle, and justified it like
this:
"People say I'm too critical of Meghan Markle, but she ditched her family, ditched her Dad,
ditched most of her old friends, split Harry from William & has now split him from the
Royal Family.
I rest my case."
Hollywood icon and legendary Twitter troll Bette Midler took a jab at the British press,
and Piers Morgan.
You love to see it.
The two-time Oscar nominee tweeted,
"UK tabloids are having fits that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have taken a 'step back'
and escaped their clutches.
Chief among the furious are pundits for climate change denier Rupert Murdoch's papers, the
vile #DailyMail, & #PiersMorgan.
Tough s---, kids!!
They got away!!"
Comedian and actress Amy Schumer, who previously photoshopped her and her husband Chris Fischer's
faces onto Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's bodies for her pregnancy announcement, brought
the jokes to Instagram.
The Trainwreck star captioned a pic of her and Fischer at the beach,
"Chris and I are formally stepping down from our royal duties.
We appreciate your support."
Actress and women's rights activist Rosanna Arquette congratulated Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle on their decision to step back and focus on humanitarian work.
She tweeted,
"Though there are many serious events to pay attention to I applaud Meghan and Harry for
stepping back from Royal duties they will be doing great humanitarian work in the world
and they are educated and fully capable of making their own livings this move is integrity
driven."
English footballer Anita Asante wonders why the news about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
altering their role in the royal family is getting more coverage than a certain other
member of the family's friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
She tweeted,
"I don't care...I don't care...ppl coming for Prince Harry and Meghan should be movin
with that same energy for Prince Andrew's scandal...how his situation blew over so quickly
I will never understand.
#Megxit"
Hard to argue there.
However, former royal spokesman Dickie Arbiter told Good Morning Britain that the queen is
"probably more angry" at Meghan and Harry than Prince Andrew.
"That's nuts, isn't it?
That's completely insane."
Comedian and actor David Alan Grier tweeted out a New York Post article that called Meghan
Markle and Prince Harry "smug and gross" and accused them of "hypocrisy" for quitting their
jobs while still living off dear old grandma.
His caption?
"Harry n Meghan said F--- ALL YA'll HO'S!
#GitAGrip."
In response to another commenter who declared, "Meghan's the captain," the In Living Color
alum affirmed, "Damn sho is!"
Can a girl get two snaps?
"Two snaps, a twist, and a kiss.
Stop!"
And finally, a few Royal celebs react.
Much like his grandmother, Prince Harry's father and brother supposedly aren't taking
the news well either.
According to the report in The Sun, a source close to the family says that Meghan Markle
and Prince Harry's statement is, quote, "a declaration of war on the family."
How do Harry's father and brother, the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge, feel about
this?
"Not great, Bob!"
An inside source explained,
"There are so many unanswered questions but [Meghan and Harry have] just up and done it
without a thought for anyone else.
The plan was there to discuss it and work out a way that works for everyone in the family."
The source added that Charles and William are, quote, "incandescent with rage."
That doesn't sound good.
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