The Royals, the Dodgers, and the Story the Media Missed

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared in Dodgers gear during the World Series, the press did what it always does—missed the point. Page Six, E! News, and the rest obsessed over Meghan’s enthusiasm, Harry’s blank stare, and their “Hollywood life.” The real story was right in front of them: a British royal, married to an American, cheering for Los Angeles over Toronto—Canada being one of the few nations still tied to the Crown.

That’s the irony worth noting. Canada remains a constitutional monarchy under the same sovereign as Britain. Harry once sought refuge there after stepping back from royal duties. Yet when a U.S. team faced a Commonwealth one, he wore Dodger blue without hesitation. Meghan’s victory clip made headlines; Harry’s uneasy expression barely registered.

Mainstream coverage stayed in its comfort zone. U.S. outlets treated it like harmless celebrity content. The British tabloids recycled their favorite caricature—that Meghan dominates, and Harry obeys. Neither side had the intellectual curiosity to notice the symbolic split: a prince once bound to Commonwealth unity now visibly identifying with America.

The moment told a bigger story about identity and distance. The Sussexes have completed their transition from global royals to California brand. Their loyalty isn’t to crown or Commonwealth—it’s to the market that now defines their relevance. The hats weren’t an accident; they were a statement of belonging.

What makes this media failure so revealing is how consistent it’s become. Celebrity journalism today prizes emotion over meaning. It can count smiles but not symbols. And in missing those subtleties, it confirms what Harry and Meghan’s Dodgers caps already made clear: the monarchy’s reach may still stretch across oceans, but its influence, even on its own bloodline, has never felt smaller.