Meghan Markle issued a blunt 7-word reply to concerns raised by Prince William

Meghan Markle joined the Royal Family when she started dating Prince Harry, but the couple left four years ago and have since developed a very tense relationship

Meghan Markle didn’t hold back when she was confronted with “concerns” during her time in the Royal Family, according to a royal author.

The Duchess of Sussex joined The Firm when she started dating Prince Harry, but tensions quickly started to grow.

Meghan was accused of shouting at staff during her time in the Royal Family, with author Robert Lacey accusing her of “governing by fear” in his bombshell book Battle of the Brothers.

The author also claimed Prince William was worried Meghan was “stealing his beloved brother away” and was “very concerned” after learning how she allegedly treated her staff. In response, Meghan is said to have given a blunt seven-word reply.

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“It’s not my job to coddle people,” Meghan said, according to Robert’s book. While Meghan was hit with bullying allegations during her time in the Royal Family, her close friends and family insisted they were false and didn’t align with the “kind” person they know.

A friend also told Bazaar Meghan was upset by the accusations. They said: “I hate to say it, but find me a woman of colour in a senior position who has not been accused of being too angry, too scary… in the work place.”

A spokesperson for Meghan also vehemently denied the allegations. They said at the time: “Let’s just call this what it is – a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation. We are disappointed to see this defamatory portrayal of the Duchess of Sussex.”

The statement continued: “It’s no coincidence that distorted several-year-old accusations aimed at undermining the duchess are being briefed to the British media shortly before she and the duke are due to speak openly and honestly about their experience of recent years.”

Meghan and Harry stepped down from the Royal Family back in 2020 before moving to Montecito, California. They’ve since developed an incredibly tense relationship with The Firm and have made a number of bombshell accusations about various members of the Royal Family.In their bombshell Netflix docuseries, Harry detailed the breakdown of his relationship with his brother Prince William and claimed he left him terrified after he screamed and shouted at him during the Sandringham summit. Harry also alleged members of Kensington Palace had then “lied to protect my brother”. He then further hit out at his family in his memoir, Spare.

Having left the British royal family for a while, Meghan Markle and her husband still haven’t found the perfect ‘landing place’ for their family.

Daily Mail reported that Meghan Markle and her husband secretly visited the prestigious Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, USA on February 11. This is the old school that the Duchess of Sussex attended.

According to sources close to the royal family, the couple is said to have had conversations with some professors and scholars here to help them come up with ideas and initiatives for the couple’s new charity. The Sussexes are considering settling and developing permanently in the US instead of in Canada.

Previously, the couple also attended an event in the US and the amount of money to invite them was estimated to be nearly 1 million dollars. Meghan Markle and her husband are said to be in the US during this time to learn, survey the market as well as strengthen relationships with celebrities.

Meghan and her husband are said to want to settle permanently in the US.

In Canada, people were not very enthusiastic about the couple’s appearance and most of them did not want to spend any money to pay for the Sussexes. Therefore, Meghan and her husband turned to the US but also faced fierce attacks from the media there.

According to the Daily Mail, the Sussexes are not well-liked by the American media. Some American journalists believe that the couple are salesmen with “cheap” tricks. They try to attract attention by doing anything to “sell” their royal title for the highest price.Recently, they were harshly criticized for attending an event of a tycoon with activities that destroy the environment while the couple always preached the need to save the planet. The revelation of Harry’s “job application” moment for his wife, along with information about the couple eating and contacting famous people, has caused public opinion to mock them as pragmatic and opportunistic people who use their royal reputation to make money.

The American media is also not keen on Meghan.

Meghan Markle recently spoke about royal life in an interview with The Cut magazine.

Meghan and Harry’s rift with the Royal Family is deepening. Most recently, in a 6,400-word magazine article, Meghan took a series of explicit swipes at the Royal Family, warning that she could ”say anything” now that she was out.

Meghan Markle also revealed that Harry felt he had “lost” his father, Prince Charles, when he stepped down from royal duties. Meghan told The Cut magazine: ”Harry said to me, ‘I lost my dad in the process’. ‘It doesn’t have to be the same for them as it is for me, but it was his decision.’

Meghan and Harry’s rift with the Royal Family deepens as the duchess gives interview to The Cut

A source close to Prince Charles said he would be devastated if Harry felt their relationship had been lost, adding that the Prince of Wales loved his two sons very much.

Prince Charles is concerned about their relationship and would be sad if Harry wanted to abandon his father.

“There seems to be some confusion in some headlines about this quote from The Cut’s interview,” journalist Omid Scobie, who co-wrote a flattering biography of the Sussexes and is close to the couple, told The Cut. When asked about the confusion over the duchess’ comments, the magazine declined to comment.

In another statement from Meghan, the duchess revealed the couple were forced to leave the UK to do what they love.

Another harsh statement by Meghan is that she was forced to leave the UK to do what she wanted to do.

Harry and Meghan are now unlikely to visit the Queen at Balmoral when they return to the UK next week due to security concerns. The couple have also faced criticism in Meghan’s new Spotify podcast, which was released last week.

Harry and Meghan are unlikely to visit the Queen during their flight to the UK unless security issues are resolved.

Duchess Sophie’s ‘gentle’ dig at Oprah and Meghan Markle

Sophie hit out at the bombshell TV special in her own very understated way – whilst still managing to navigate royal protocol.

 

The Royal Family motto is never complain, never explain.

 

So it’s little wonder that frontline royals made little comment on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired in 2021.

But the American TV special was littered with allegations which took aim at the Firm, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex claiming they’d not been supported as they struggled with their mental health.

 

Harry also claimed his brother Prince William and King Charles were “trapped” inside the monarchy – and seemed to criticise his father’s parenting in subsequent interviews.

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince Edward’s wife, made her own subtle dig at the Sussexes’ appearance on the TV show in a very understated way.

 

Sophie and Edward joked by claiming “Oprah who?” when asked whether they had sat down and watched the Sussexes’ CBS chat.

Sophie then added: “Yes, what interview?”

This was followed up when Sophie then admitted there was “no reason to know who” the US chat show legend was.

 

She was criticised at the time by some on social media as the 59-year-old visited the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2013.

Sophie visited the course and its students in Meyerton, South Africa, as part of a week-long visit to the country with her husband Edward.

Sophie’s remark came up after the couple were quizzed about a moment when Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, had a long conversation with Oprah – but was unaware of who she was during their chat.

Speaking to the Telegraph, Sophie defended the Archbishop, adding: “You know, if you’re not into chat shows, there’s no reason why you should know who she is.

“Certainly not in this country, anyway.”

During the same interview, Sophie discussed Harry’s return to the UK following the death of his grandfather Prince Philip, so he could attend the funeral.

But Sophie said it was “nice” to see the Duke of Sussex and the pair had a “lengthy chat” upon his return.

It appears that relations between the brothers are as frosty as ever – snubbing an opportunity to put on a united front.

 

The pair attended the Diana Legacy Award event to pay tribute to their late mother – but the Duke of Sussex joined remotely from Montecito in California while the Prince of Wales delivered a speech in person to mark the charity’s 25th anniversary.

THEY STOLE MY CHILD! Meghan Roar As Lilibet’s Real Parents Finally Show Up Demanding Back Their Child

In a surprising twist of events, Sussex finds itself embroiled in a contentious battle as the true biological parents of Lilibet have come forward, demanding the return of their child.

The saga began when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the decision to step back from their royal duties in 2020 and relocate to the United States.Their announcement of the birth of their second child, Lilibet Diana, in June 2021 was met with widespread excitement. Check my comment for more

 

Lilibet’s Real Parents Demand Custody in Shocking Turn of Events

In a surprising twist of events, Sussex finds itself embroiled in a contentious battle as the true biological parents of Lilibet have come forward, demanding the return of their child.

The saga began when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the decision to step back from their royal duties in 2020 and relocate to the United States.

Their announcement of the birth of their second child, Lilibet Diana, in June 2021 was met with widespread excitement.

 

However, a recent report by the Mirror Daily has cast a shadow of doubt over the circumstances surrounding Lilibet’s birth.

 

Contrary to the narrative put forth by Harry and Meghan, the birth certificate of Lilibet reveals a startling revelation.

It discloses that she was actually delivered at a private clinic in Los Angeles and her parents are identified as John and Jane Doe, pseudonyms used to represent the surrogate couple who carried and gave birth to the child on behalf of Harry and Meghan.

The Mirror Daily report alleges that Harry and Meghan entered into an agreement with the surrogate couple, compensating them $1.5 million in exchange for full custody and parental rights of Lilibet.

The surrogate couple, believed to be of Spanish-American descent, have now expressed a change of heart and are seeking legal recourse to reclaim their child.

Their claims suggest that they were misled and coerced by Harry and Meghan, who allegedly concealed their true identities and intentions.

Furthermore, the couple asserts that the naming of the child as Lilibet infringed upon their privacy and dignity, breaching the terms of their agreement.

Legal proceedings have been initiated by the anonymous surrogate couple, challenging the custody of Lilibet and aiming to establish regular contact and visitation rights with the child.

While Harry and Meghan have refrained from directly addressing the allegations, sources close to them have conveyed their distress over the situation.

They are contemplating legal action against the Daily Mirror for defamation, emphasizing their commitment to safeguarding Lilibet as their own.

Amidst the unfolding controversy, public opinion remains divided on the matter.

Supporters of Harry and Meghan view them as victims of a malicious scheme, while critics accuse them of orchestrating a deceitful ploy.

 

The implications of this revelation extend beyond the personal realm, sparking speculations about the future dynamics between Harry, Meghan, and the royal family.

Key questions loom large, including the potential repercussions on the monarchy’s reputation and stability.

Will Harry and Meghan reconcile with their respective families or contemplate a return to the United Kingdom?

The uncertainty surrounding Lilibet’s status within the royal lineage underscores the complexities of this intricate saga.

As the narrative unfolds, the unresolved queries surrounding Harry and Meghan’s royal journey continue to captivate audiences worldwide.

Piers Morgan takes aim at Meghan once again as he shrugs off record-breaking Ofcom complaints

The former Good Morning Britain presenter pointed out that none of the Government-related complaints against him were upheld.

Piers Morgan shrugged off a record amount of Ofcom complaints. (Image: pixel8000)

Former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has shrugged off the record number of Ofcom complaints that he received during his time on the show.

Back in March, Piers stormed out of the studio after an on-air spat about Meghan Markle with weatherman Alex Beresford which led him to later quit the ITV show and thousands of people to complain to Ofcom.

The 56-year-old pointed out that none of the Government-related complaints against him were upheld, writes The Mirror.

Piers then referred to Meghan as “Princess Pinocchio” as he suggested that complaints made against him for remarks he made about her wouldn’t be upheld either.

Over 54,453 people flocked to Ofcom to complain about the presenter after Piers suggested that he didn’t believe the Duchess of Sussex when she said she felt suicidal during her explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey.

It overtook Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance on Britain’s Got Talent as the most complained about moment ever.

Oprah Winfrey interviewing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Image: Getty Images)
Piers also bagged the sixth, seventh and 10th places after his interviews with Helen Whateley MP and Victoria Atkin MP.

Sharing an article revealing he had nabbed four spots in the top 10 most complained about moments, Piers tweeted an emoji wearing sunglasses.

He then tweeted a BBC article about the complaints, suggesting that Ofcom had seen “unprecedented” numbers of complaints with Piers attributing to a large portion of them.

Piers stormed off the ITV set back in March (Image: PA)
Piers wrote in response: “What this doesn’t say is that NONE of the Govt-related complaints against me were upheld, and I don’t expect the complaints relating to Princess Pinocchio to be either. How can @Ofcom possibly conclude I must believe a proven liar…?”

Ofcom confirmed in the report that “in many of the cases above, [they] did not find the issues warranted an investigation”.

A spokesperson added: “We’re a nation of TV lovers, and it’s kept us entertained and informed like never before during lockdown. From time to time viewers see things that trouble them, and that’s where we come in.”

In a jaw-dropping twist that feels straight out of a soap opera, the Markle family has once again sparked a media firestorm. This time, the drama has reached new heights as Thomas Markle casts doubt on the very existence of his royal grandchildren, Archie and Lilibet. Speaking through his daughter, Samantha Markle, the older Markle has added a surreal layer to the already tumultuous story of estrangement and accusations.

Could it be true? Are the children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle—the Sussexes, who sought freedom from royal life—nothing more than figments of the imagination or products of deception?

The bombshell emerged during an interview on *Outspoken* with Dan Wootton, where Samantha Markle declared herself the “Arbiter of Truth.”

According to her, Thomas Markle shares her belief that Meghan’s children might not exist, or if they do, they may have been born via surrogacy—a fact that the Sussexes allegedly concealed. “He doesn’t believe that there are kids,” Samantha said wit

h chilling certainty, suggesting that Meghan’s secrecy surrounding Archie and Lilibet is part of a grand manipulative game. She accused Meghan of using the alleged children as pawns, keeping them out of the public eye as a means of control.

Thomas Markle’s claims only added fuel to the fire. In Samantha’s retelling, Thomas described seeing pictures of Archie that appeared suspiciously lifeless, with bandages obscuring his face. He noted that the child didn’t move or blink, prompting him to say, “Every newborn I’ve ever seen moves, blinks, makes a noise.” To the Markles, the supposed secrecy surrounding Archie and Lilibet’s births is part of a larger scheme.

Samantha didn’t hold back, accusing Meghan and Harry of manipulating public sentiment to secure their children’s place in the royal line of succession. “If they used a surrogate, they should have been honest,” Samantha argued. “There’s no legal or ethical reason to hide it. This was all about deception and control.”

Recently, other members of the Markle family have made hard-hitting statements against the Sussexes, especially Meghan. In an interview with *The Daily Mail*, Samantha remarked, “What Meghan did to the royal family was nothing new. She did it to her own family and many other people, including her parents.

I knew that my dad had suffered, but I thought she’d stop at the Queen.” Samantha, who once considered Prince Harry a victim, now believes he played an equal role in alienating the royal family through his memoir *Spare*.

Samantha said, “Meghan has no idea what she’s missing out on. Because when my dad goes, it’ll be too late. Believe me, I know you can’t get back that time. It leaves a hole in your heart.” She added, “When my father passes away, I hope that she can feel and remember that he loved her more than life itself. Or she’ll never be able to look in the mirror.”

While Samantha wants Meghan to reach out to her father, she made it clear that she herself doesn’t want to reconcile with Meghan. “If you accept an olive branch, you’re asking to be hurt again. I think that’d be weird. It’d be hard to trust that she was doing it for the right reason,” she said. “What makes me sad now is that there were so many missed opportunities for love and real family.”

 

Though Prince Harry recently visited Africa alone, it was once a place he used to help solidify his relationship with Meghan Markle – as well as several of his previous girlfriends.

Early in their blossoming romance, Harry invited Meghan on a trip to Botswana in 2017. They stayed ‘in a £1,500 deluxe tent at the Meno a Kwena safari camp,’ Tina Brown claims in her 2022 book The Palace Papers.

However, the royal biographer tells how Prince William was quick to point out to his ‘starry-eyed’ younger brother: ‘You do realise this is the fourth girl you’ve taken to Botswana?’

King Charles‘s younger son had asked a number of romantic interests to accompany him on a trip – including actress Cressida Bonas, who, Ms Brown writes, ‘passed the Africa test on a successful vacation together in the Okavango Delta [in Botswana]’.After visiting several times for charity work, the southern African nation became a favourite place of Harry’s, ‘especially when trying to impress a girlfriend’, Andrew Morton wrote in his 2018 release, Meghan: A Hollywood Princess.

 

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Prince Harry and Prince William are pictured with a cheetah during a visit to the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana in 2010

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Meghan Markle pictured on the trip to Botswana in 2017. This image was first shown on the couple’s Netflix series Harry & Meghan

He also took television presenter Natalie Pinkham there, reportedly in 2004.

Harry visited again the following year, this time with his on-and-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy, and they are said to have made annual trips there during their seven years together.

While none of these relationships worked out, Harry’s African getaway with Meghan became particularly memorable – for it was where the couple deepened their relationship.

With ‘breath-taking views across the dark-blue waters of the nearby Boteti River’, according to Mr Morton, Harry and Meghan enjoyed long walks, safaris and used the time together to get to know one another.

The Duke of Sussex has returned to the continent many times since, with and without his wife.

Harry and Meghan embarked on their first Royal tour abroad together in 2019. With their son Archie, who was five months old at the time, they visited Cape Town, Angola and Malawi, and undertook a short working visit to Botswana, between September 23 and October 2.

They brought along a camera crew from ITV to film a documentary with Tom Bradby – Harry & Meghan: An African Journey.

Harry returned to Angola to see first-hand the legacy of his mother Diana, whose visit to Huambo in 1997 helped raise awareness of the threat posed by landmines to communities and livelihoods.

However, though the couple’s trip was focused on helping tackle issues in Africa, the documentary also brought to light their own struggles.

At one point during filming Mr Bradby asked Meghan how she was doing. The Duchess responded by saying that ‘not many people have asked if I’m okay’ – in reference to her struggles with the media.

In October this year, Harry visited Lesotho and South Africa. The trip included a meeting with Lesotho prime minister Sam Matekane and a series of engagements relating to his beloved charity, Sentebale, which helps young people living with HIV and Aids.

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Actress Cressida Bonas, who Harry also reportedly took to Botswana, pictured in London in 2014

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Television presenter Natalie Pinkham is said to have travelled to Africa with the Prince. She is  pictured in London in 2006

Harry first visited Lesotho aged 19, during a gap year in 2004. He spent two months there and the experience had a lasting impact on the young prince.

The royal did volunteer work and met children who had been orphaned due to the Aids epidemic. In 2006, he co-founded Sentebale with Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso in an effort to continue his mother’s work on the issue.

In July 2008, Harry returned to Lesotho to help build a special needs school as part of a project supported by Sentebale.  At the time, the Thuso Centre was the only school of its kind in the country, the BBC reported.

The duke said: ‘Everything here is just so positive and fantastic. This is the only mentally handicapped school within Lesotho and once the project is finished we hope to make another in the centre and one in the south.’

He was accompanied by 20 of his colleagues from the Household Cavalry’s Blues and Royals regiment, who assisted with the project.

Two years later, in June 2010, Harry embarked on his first joint tour with his brother, Prince William. They combined promoting their charity and humanitarian interests with supporting England, who played Algeria during the FIFA World Cup in Cape Town.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attending a reception in Johannesburg in 2019

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The prince traces his mother’s footsteps and walks through a minefield in Angola in 2019

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Harry with his wife, Meghan Markle, in Cape Town during their Royal tour in 2019

The brother’s kicked off their six-day tour of southern Africa in Botswana and visited the Makelodi Nature Reserve. They were photographed with an 8ft-long African Rock Python wrapped around their shoulders and Harry playfully pointed its head at William.

The pair then travelled to Lesotho and trekked three miles on ponies to visit schools and orphanages at Semonkong, located at a height of 8,000ft.

Both wore knitted grey blankets to tackle the cooler temperatures and Harry held two-year-old orphan Bokang Rapostane on his knee as they watched a play about Aids and HIV.

Harry, who was demonstrating the work of his charity Sentebale, said: ‘This was a fantastic chance to show William what Sentebale is all about – the vulnerable children. I’m just happy to have him here with me.’

The two princes also played football with orphaned teenage girls from Semonkong Children’s Centre.

Harry returned to Lesotho again in 2013 with Prince Seeiso, touring projects that Sentebale had been supporting.

He visited the Kananelo Centre for the Deaf and St Bernadette’s Centre for the Blind.

During his trip, Harry participated in a sign language lesson and was taught several phrases by 14-year-old Nandos Chabalalan including the words for family, father, mother, brother, sister and baby.

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Harry teases William by holding the head of an African Rock Python towards his brother in Botswana in 2010

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The prince hugging a young child in Lesotho during his gap year visit in 2004

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Harry explaining the school-building project to journalists, including the Mail’s Rebecca English (far left), in Lesotho in 2008

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Prince Harry playing with a child in Lesotho, Africa during his visit in 2008

Later on, he put on a Paddington Bear apron and got stuck in with baking ‘fat cakes’, a local doughnut-style delicacy.

Harry also flew to Johannesburg in neighbouring South Africa for the first Sentebale Gala Dinner.

It marked the launch of a £2.4million fundraising campaign to build the first permanent centre for children and young people infected with, or affected by, HIV and Aids in Lesotho.

Two years later, Harry attended the opening of Mamohato Children’s Centre in Lesotho – a facility that works with his charity, Sentebale.  He was photographed dancing with children and Prince Seeiso.

During the visit Harry delivered a speech looking back on the charity’s achievements.

 

 

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is frequently compared to Grace Kelly, the iconic American actress who became Princess of Monaco. Both women captured the world’s imagination with their beauty, talent, and eventual transition from Hollywood to royalty. While they lived in different eras, the striking similarities between Meghan and Grace reveal a shared narrative of love, resilience, and reinvention in the face of tradition.

From Hollywood Spotlight to Royal CourtGrace Kelly was already a celebrated film star when she met Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1955, leaving behind a successful career to marry him and embrace her role as a European royal. Decades later, Meghan Markle would make a similar choice, stepping away from her acting career after her role on Suits to marry Prince Harry. For both women, this decision marked a drastic shift, trading the independence and glamour of Hollywood for the duty-bound life of royalty.

 

Their journeys from Hollywood to royalty transformed their lives but also brought challenges. Grace had to adapt to a life of diplomacy, leaving behind her acting career and adopting a new role as Monaco’s princess. Similarly, Meghan left the familiarity of her career and home in the United States, facing the demanding and traditional life of British royalty.

Bridging Cultures: The American Princesses

As American women entering European royal circles, Meghan and Grace both introduced a fresh perspective. Grace brought a touch of Hollywood sophistication and glamour to Monaco, helping put the small principality on the global stage. Likewise, Meghan’s American background, paired with her modern, progressive ideals, brought diversity and change to the British royal family, attracting a new, younger audience.

Their cultural differences sometimes caused friction with traditional royal circles, but both Grace and Meghan found ways to adapt while staying true to their values. Grace became a beloved figure in Monaco, known for her grace and commitment to philanthropic work, and Meghan, too, has focused on social issues, using her platform to promote causes close to her heart, from mental health to racial justice.

Challenges Within Royal Life

Both Meghan and Grace faced unique pressures in royal life. Grace was said to have struggled with the isolation of royal life in Monaco, which contrasted with the vibrant Hollywood lifestyle she had known. Likewise, Meghan has spoken openly about the personal and mental health challenges she faced within the British monarchy, describing moments of loneliness and feeling misunderstood.

Their struggles reflect the complexities that come with marrying into royalty. While Grace had to navigate the expectations of Monaco’s people and the demands of royal etiquette, Meghan encountered intense media scrutiny in the UK, often amplified by her background and race.

Defining Their Legacy Through Philanthropy

Grace Kelly found purpose in her royal role through her philanthropic work, championing the arts and social causes, which helped endear her to Monaco’s people. She created the Princess Grace Foundation to support emerging artists, securing her legacy as a patron of culture and charity.

Meghan, similarly, has carved out her own path through her charity work. Together with Prince Harry, she founded the Archewell Foundation, focusing on humanitarian projects that align with her progressive values. From promoting gender equality to supporting mental health initiatives, Meghan has used her influence to bring about social change, cementing her role as a modern-day philanthropist.

Challenging Royal Norms

Both Grace and Meghan challenged traditional royal norms in ways that set them apart. Grace’s glamorous, American style was unlike anything seen in European royalty, influencing royal fashion for years to come. Meghan, known for her modern style, broke several fashion protocols of the British royal family, choosing outfits that reflect her personality rather than sticking to conservative royal expectations.

Moreover, Meghan’s openness about issues like mental health and systemic racism has helped destigmatize these topics, breaking with the monarchy’s traditionally reserved stance. Like Grace, Meghan has taken bold steps that challenge the status quo, showing that a royal title doesn’t have to mean sacrificing individuality.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, parents to Archie and Lilibet, are focused on enjoying quality family time as they prepare to celebrate Christmas in California.

Despite facing ongoing media scrutiny, the couple remains dedicated to one another and their family, balancing both personal and professional commitments.

A source close to the couple shared that they have a strong partnership, despite criticism over their individual pursuits. Although their engagements sometimes differ, the couple believes that this arrangement works well for them. “When they’re together, there are headlines suggesting Meghan is too controlling or trying to steal the spotlight,” the source explained.

 

“They’re a married couple, and in any normal relationship, you don’t do everything together,” they continued. “They have young children—five-year-old Archie and three-year-old Lilibet—and sometimes one of them needs to stay in California while the other is out of state.”

The source emphasized that it would be inappropriate for Meghan to be the focal point of Harry’s patronages, just as it wouldn’t make sense for Harry to take the lead in Meghan’s philanthropic efforts, particularly those focused on women’s issues, which are especially close to her heart.

Despite their separate engagements, Meghan and Harry continue to collaborate on joint projects, including their upcoming Netflix series *Polo*, set to release on December 10.

The source referred to these collaborations as “appropriate overlap,” noting their joint work, such as their trip to Colombia to advance the goals of their foundation.

Since stepping down from their royal duties in 2020, the couple has focused on charitable work through the Archewell Foundation, which they launched that December.

Their philanthropic initiatives have garnered positive attention, though the constant media speculation about their marriage has been emotionally taxing for Meghan.Another source shared that the relentless rumors surrounding their relationship have added strain, with Meghan feeling the burden of public opinion, especially in light of the scrutiny over their personal and professional choices.

 

The source said: “She has really felt the strain in recent weeks, with all the speculation about her and Harry’s marriage.

While Harry has been praised for his appearances, she is criticized for her words, her outfits, and everything she does. It brings back painful memories from her time as a royal.”