Meghan Markle's Vogue decision 'step too far' after 'difficult few months' for Duchess
MEGHAN MARKLE’S decision to guest edit the September edition of Vogue was a "step too far" after a "very difficult few months for her", a royal expert has claimed.
Meghan Markle ‘unwise’ to be Vogue guest editor says expert
Meghan Markle guest edited British Vogue’s September issue, focusing on the impact impressive women are having as a “force for change.” Bobby Friedman, an author and broadcaster, suggested Meghan considered herself more of an A-lister celebrity rather than a member of the Royal Family. He added this idea was supported by her and Prince Harry’s decision to hold a private christening for son Archie and their guarded attitude towards pictures.
Mr Friedman told Sky News: “The difficulty that Meghan has is that this comes on the back of a very few difficult months for her.
“Where the impression, probably unfairly, that people are getting is that Meghan sees her self as an A-lister, as a Taylor Swift or Beyonce, not as a member of the Royal Family.
“You have to remember that for the Royal Family in this country we have a social contract, they give us and in return, we support them, financially and emotionally.
“What the impression you get with Meghan Markle at the moment, unfortunately, is that she doesn’t want to do the hard yard.
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“She is happy turning up at London fashion week, she is happy going on the stage of Hamilton.
“Can she do it in the provinces on a wet Wednesday in November?
“You get the impression that she doesn’t really want to.
“It is that kind of LA, behind high gates home keep to keep the public out.
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“You had it with Archie’s Christening, that not being made public and with the Godparents not being made public.
“You have the debacle at Wimbledon where she had to ask her security guards to tell people to not take photographs of her.
“The discussion last week from Palace staff about not approaching her and Harry or petting their dog when they are out and about in Windsor.
“All of this gives a sense, a bit unfairly, that she is in it for the celebrity, that she sees herself as an A-lister.
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‘So choosing at this moment to edit a fashion magazine is a mistake and choosing to do it this way, as Robert mentioned before she is choosing political figures.
“She is politicising the Royal Family and I think that goes too far and is unwise.”
The women on the front cover of the magazine, include New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Arden, climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg, actors Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek Pinault, Laverne Cox, Jameela Jamil, Yara Shahidi and Gemma Chan.
Models Christy Turlington Burns, Adwoa Aboah and Adut Akech, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, boxer Ramla Ali, diversity advocate Sinead Burke and Royal Ballet principal dancer Francesca Hayward.
One spot has been left free to act as a mirror - encouraging the reader to act as their own changemaker and try to make a difference.
The Duchess of Sussex sparked fury while at Wimbledon when bodyguards reportedly told tennis fans she was attending the event in a “private capacity” and they were not permitted to take photographs of her.