In January 2020, Meghan and Harry announced that they wanted to leave the Royal Family in order to pursue financial independence, lead private lives, and stop taking part in the royal rota. Financial independence may have happened due to their multi-million-dollar Netflix deal; and it’s clear that the Sussexes no longer engage with the rota. However, since her departure Meghan has completely failed at living a private life. It is mainly her own fault for constantly courting the media, but some responsibility must be placed on the shoulders of media giants who need to tell ex-royals that if they want to play, they need to play by our country’s rules. Let’s discuss. As part of the stated terms of Megxit, Harry and Meghan agreed to conduct themselves in accordance with the standards set out by Queen Elizabeth II. It was unclear exactly how much flexibility the Sussexes would have, but I think most people assumed they would both stay out of politics...
The Duchess of Sussex recently sat down and interviewed Emily Ramshaw from the 19 th *. A non-partisan, non-profit 91% female led newsroom. This interview took place on a zoom format, similar to what we’ve seen from Meghan since May. This particular interview had less politics in it, and more Meghan waxing poetically about the toxic media. Which is interesting because both Meghan and Harry called up a twitter troll and cyberbully. Link to Article What really grinds my gears is that a few days later Meghan joined a virtual panel on the women’s vote. During this panel Meghan made several alarming statements, stating that “There’s too much at stake not to vote in this election.” And shaming women for being complicit in 2016. Why is Meghan getting involved in politics? Since I don’t have access to Meghan’s internal dialogue, I have to make some educated guesses. But my gut feeling about Meghan’s recent activity is th...