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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should step back and reassess their priorities as they face a family crisis, a critic says. On November 11, political commentator Esther Krakue appeared on Australia’s News24, where she discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s moves in the wake of the arrest of Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle Sr.

Krakue weighed in on Harry’s address at the European Parliament in Brussels, where he spoke about online safety for children. Meghan had been scheduled to speak alongside her husband, but she pulled out following the charges against her dad. However, she still accompanied Harry on the trip, making it her first public outing since Markle Sr. was taken into custody in Florida on November 6. 

Krakue felt that the decision to go forward with the engagement was a mistake. 

“The lights were on but no one was home,” she said after viewing a clip of Harry at the event. 

“I’ve got to say Harry looks like a man that has not slept well, that has basically no life in him,” host Samara Gill chimed in. 

Krakue went on to say that she sympathized with Meghan as she dealt with the fallout from the allegations against her father. 

“I think … there should be a lot of grace because I think that’s probably your worst nightmare as a child,” she said. 

“I do wish them all the strength possible to deal with that. But I think, you know, in that and in the time that they need to reflect and fortify their souls, they should probably take a break from a lot of these social engagements that I don’t really think are achieving anything,” she continued. 

“I do wish them well and I do wish them peace but if my advice is to mean anything, just take a break and and and just take some time for yourselves,” Krakue said. 

“This whole situation is a complete nightmare,” she went on to say, referencing other recent cases of high-profile individuals accused of crimes against children. “…I think it’s quite disgusting and disturbing. And that’s what I find the most distressing. I’m sorry that Meghan is going through this and I’m really, really sorry for her children who will probably never have a relationship with her father. But I think the broader point is this is awful and I don’t think I’ve ever been exposed to how prolific a lot of these crimes are.”

Meanwhile, a source has shed more light on Meghan Markle’s decision to not introduce Prince Harry at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial at the European Parliament. 

“She’s just not strong enough, emotionally, to be doing any public speaking right now,” the source told The Telegraph.

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