Jonathan Bond wants to make one thing clear from the start: despite the thick British accent, he knows no more about the royal family than what he learned from the Oprah interview this week.
But he does have empathy for Meghan Markle, who grew up in Southern California, married a real-life prince, then discovered she didn’t fit in with the monarchy.
“I’m sure it’s not easy to be someone who starts off as ‘a normal person’ and then suddenly has to fit into this regime,” he said. “I imagine that is difficult.