Nels Abbey’s article on Harry and Meghan’s visit to Jamaica really is too much to bear, even for a left-leaning, Guardian-reading sociologist such as myself (Harry and Meghan in Jamaica are soft-power dynamite. Britain is left with kryptonite William and Kate, 26 January). Yes, David Cameron couldn’t have read the room even if he’d been given an A to Z during his visit, and Wills and Kate, during their ill-fated imperial safari-like trip to the country, seemed blind to the winds of change. However, the Sussexes brought about the end of their royal tenure themselves when it was decided that pissing in the tent while in it just couldn’t continue, and the couple left after their ideas for change were rejected. Thus Albert O Hirschman’s exit, voice and loyalty hypothesis played out perfectly in this instance.
Desmond Hewitt
Marlborough, Wiltshire
• It was so refreshing to read Nels Abbey’s article. Harry and Meghan have been incessantly vilified by the British gossip media, and tragically by the royals, who have displayed such coldness toward the couple, particularly Meghan. I’m very happy that they continue their down-to-earth goodness in supporting organisations for charity work. They are happy with each other, are good parents, and are thriving in spite of all the negativity from the British media and royals.
Anna Yu
Roanoke, Virginia, US
