In this opinion column for the Daily Mail, writer Amanda Platell argues that Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have inadvertently become the "unlikely saviours" of the British monarchy. The piece is prompted by Harry's recent solo arrival in London — without Meghan or his children, Archie and Lilibet, despite speculation they might come to meet King Charles — and the latest headlines over the couple's rift with the family, this time concerning their security. Platell's central contention is that the long-running "Sussex saga", while painful, has kept the House of Windsor globally relevant and made it feel more human and relatable.

Platell traces the drama through Megxit, the Oprah interview, Harry's memoir Spare and the couple's Netflix documentary, describing it as a six-year "real-life soap opera" that has kept the monarchy in the news in a way Europe's other royal houses are not. She frames the emotional core as an ageing, cancer-stricken King Charles longing to see his grandchildren, and likens the estrangement between William and Harry to the biblical rivalry of Cain and Abel. She imagines an alternative in which Meghan had settled quietly into royal life at Frogmore Cottage, and notes that insiders believe Harry's children may never meet William's, particularly given the Sussexes' conduct during Kate's own cancer battle.