Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Politics of Bloodline after Brexit
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Politics of Bloodline after Brexit

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to try and identify political meanings attached to the wedding of Prince Harry of Great Britain and his biracial wife, the American Meghan Markle. Given the particular context triggered by Brexit and the recent approval of Prince Charles as the next head of the Commonwealth, it is not far-fetched to consider that there may be components of the wedding ceremony that carefully carry particular political meanings. Traditionally, foreign policy was the prerogative of the Crown, but starting with the reign of Queen Victoria, things progressively began to change in spite of the queen’s robust opposition to being deprived of what she considered to be her powers. Today, British foreign policy is established by the Foreign Office, but the monarch and the royal family still play important diplomatic roles, being the spearheads of British interests abroad. This analysis makes use of the concepts of “dress” and “dressing” coined by Roland Barthes in order to decodify the symbolism of the uniform of the groom and the wedding veil of the bride. This investigation aims to highlight the connection between the royal attire and the potential roles the two spouses may play in the relationship between Great Britain and the Commonwealth.

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