Brian Cox Backtracks on His Negative Remarks About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Brian Cox has backtracked on unfavorable feedback he made about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry — and he is blaming the media for taking his phrases out of context.

The “Succession” star was interviewed by Radio Times and now says he had “enormous sympathy” for the royals after they introduced they had been leaving Britain’s Monarchy in 2020. He beforehand confirmed little sympathy for the couple, saying Markle knew what she was entering into when she tied the knot with Harry and even fantasized about marrying Prince Charming.

In his Radio Times sit down, Cox stated Markle bought caught up in a fairytale that had an sad ending, referring to the Royal Family. He stated the couple was the product of a dying establishment (The Monarchy), which was troublesome for Meghan to adapt to resulting from her American upbringing.

Cox stated Markle understandably seen The Royal life-style as a fairytale, nevertheless it all went “horribly unsuitable” for Meghan and Harry in the long run.

The actor added, “I believe they’re victims,” meaning Harry and Meghan. Cox also said he was “a bit offended” his phrases had been taken out of context throughout an interview with Haute Living New York earlier this month.

In that interview, he was quoted by the outlet as saying Markle knew what she was entering into and had “childhood desires of marrying Prince Charming and all that s–t we see as fantasy that might be our lives in our desires.”

Cox went on to say Markle should not have been shocked by the crush of media consideration following her exit from the Royal Family with Harry.