MEGHAN MARKLE

The British royals are great performers. With their crazy My Fair Lady hats, their pomp and their antics, they remain relevant against all odds, and dwarf other royals and cousins into irrelevance.

In marrying Prince Harry, Megan Markle has achieved the unthinkable. In these dark Trump years, where America has hit rock bottom, she made all things American seductive again. This event resonates because it says a lot about race, gender, empathy which are under attack in America since January 2017. This commoner is an uncommon game-changer. That Her Majesty entered, late in her reign, in this probably new unfamiliar acceleration of change is proof of her mettle and class.