News of Meghan Markle’s recent interview with The Cut broke the Internet on Monday, so it’s not all that surprising that the British royal family has ~opinions~ about it… but not ones they’ll directly admit in public. TL;DR: Experts say they are definitely not satisfied. Following the interview, a source told Entertainment Tonight that “the royal family is disappointed by Meghan Markle’s recent comments to The Cut magazine and her podcast. They are distraught because, after stepping back from the royal family, claiming the need for privacy, continue to make family matters public.” OK note!
The source added that there is a “loss of trust” with Meghan, which is the latest update to alleged tension between Harry and Meghan and other members of the royal family.
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During her chat with the publication, the Duchess of Sussex opened up about her life in Montecito, California and addressed the “bittersweet” transition she and her husband went through after making the decision to split of formal royal duties in 2020. Before that. , we now know that Meghan had to give up control of her Instagram account, her lifestyle blog and even her passport to officially join the royal family, although she says that “ never had to sign anything restricting me from speaking,” thus putting her in control of what she chooses to disclose (or not!) about her own experiences. When she spoke about her feelings about formally coming out of the company, the duchess admitted that “it takes a lot of effort to forgive.” *cue dramatic music here*
In the interview, Meghan also revealed information about her privacy case against The Mail on Sunday, saying: “Harry said to me, ‘I lost my father in this process.’ It doesn’t have to be the same for them than for me, but that’s her decision.” Harry, Prince Charles).
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Unfortunately, even that explanation couldn’t stop another source close to Prince Charles from sharing with Entertainment Tonight that the future king was “saddened” by comments made to The Cut if Harry felt his relationship with his father was so broken . The source also added: “The Prince of Wales loves both his children.”
A refresher: The Cut interview was, in part, a promotional effort for the Duchess’ new Spotify podcast, Archetypes, which launched last week via a candid conversation between Meghan and Serena Williams. The series promises to “investigate, dissect and subvert the labels that try to hold women back,” according to the podcast’s show notes, and it looks like Meghan is sticking to its ethos. In her latest episode, the Duchess of Sussex sits down with singer Mariah Carey and talks about how her perception of race changed after she started dating her husband in 2016.
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“If there’s ever been a time in my life that’s been more focused on my career, it’s just when I started dating my husband,” she told Mariah. “Then I began to understand what it was like to be treated as a black woman. Because up until then I had been treated as a mixed woman. And things really changed.”
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