萨塞克斯公爵夫妇哈里和梅根在Instagram上宣布他们“打算退后一步‘级别高的’ 皇室成员和工作成为财政独立，同时继续全力支持女王陛下。” 据英国广播公司（BBC）报道，两人在发表声明前显然没有与女王或威尔士亲王磋商。

这一声明标志着地球上管理最为谨慎的家庭之一的彻底改变。白金汉宫的一份声明让人觉得很冷淡：“与萨塞克斯公爵和公爵夫人的讨论还处于早期阶段。我们理解他们希望采取不同的方法，但这些是复杂的问题，需要时间来解决。”

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“After many months of reflection and internal discussi***, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution. We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen. It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment. We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages. This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity. We look forward to sharing the full details of this exciting next step in due course, as we continue to collaborate with Her Majesty The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and all relevant parties. Until then, please accept our deepest thanks for your continued support.” - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex For more information, please visit sussexroyal.com (link in bio) Image © PA

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名人们——最著名的是碧昂丝——长期以来一直将Instagram作为一种在没有新闻媒介的情况下直接与公众对话的方式，但这对王室来说是一种背离。皇室有一个叫做“皇家罗塔”的系统，这个系统由七家英国报纸的记者组成，他们报道皇室参加的各种公共活动——这个系统在Instagram出现之前就已经建立起来了。哈里王子和梅根将不再参与这个系统，他们在网站上发表声明说。他们改变了这一政策，因为他们“希望重塑和扩大工作机会”

这在一定程度上似乎是因为这对皇室夫妇不关心他们所受到的媒体报道。他们在声明中写道：

Britain’s Royal Correspondents are regarded internationally as credible sources of both the work of members of The Royal Family as well as of their private lives. This misconception propels coverage that is often carried by other outlets around the world, amplifying frequent misreporting. Regrettably, stories that may have been filed accurately by Royal Correspondents are, also, often edited or rewritten by media editorial teams to present false impressi***.

这种说法是有针对性的。梅根和哈里正在起诉英国皇家扶轮社成员《每日邮报》的出版商，指控其滥用私人信息、侵犯版权以及违反2018年《数据保**》。哈里还对太阳报和每日镜报的所有者提出了诉讼，这是皇家罗塔的另外两名成员。

在今天的网站声明中，这对夫妇强调，他们尊重媒体在公共生活中的作用，以及“促进包容性、多样性和宽容性”的准确报道和报道。他们将使用自己的社交媒体帐户“与您直接分享更多信息。”作为皇家扶轮社的成员，他们被要求先给这群人任何未公布的照片。这使得他们很难在Instagram账户上发布照片，而不允许皇家Rota先发布照片。现在，他们的Instagram账户可能会有趣得多。

这与导致美国名人使用社交媒体的逻辑很接近——有机会直接对观众讲话，而不需要记者的中介，记者可能会写名人不喜欢的东西，或者把故事搞错。梅根曾表示，适应王室生活是“艰难的”，英国小报对她的对待让人难以忍受。她在接受英国独立电视台（ITV）汤姆•布雷迪（tombrady）采访时说：“我从来没有想过这会很容易，但我认为这会很公平，这是很难调和的部分。”。

“当我第一次见到哈里时，我的朋友们都很兴奋。我的美国朋友很高兴，因为我很高兴，”梅根在那次采访中说。“但是我的英国朋友，他们肯定他很可爱，但是他们说我不应该这样做，因为‘英国小报会毁了你的生活。’”