Meghan Markle warned: Megxit was 'disappointing' and a major loss for Duke and Duchess
MEGHAN MARKLE's exit from the Royal Family has been "disappointing" and happened too soon, an author who has collaborated with the Duchess of Sussex has said.
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Meghan and Prince Harry's decision to step down as senior royals less than two years after their royal wedding has been branded "disappointing" by author Steph Adams, who interviewed the Duchess of Sussex in 2016. According to the author, Meghan is destined to do good in the world - but would have had a greater platform had she stayed in the UK as a full-time working member of the Royal Family.
Ms Adams told Express.co.uk: "It's disappointing that she didn't use her platform as a member of the Royal family to really make changes the right way."
The author interviewed Meghan alongside with Samantha Brett for their book The Game Changers, which has been recently re-published and focuses on successful women in the world and their stories of failures and successes.
While praising Meghan for her drive to improve the world and passion for causes she cares about, the author criticised the Duchess of Sussex for not following her own mantra.
Quoting the Duchess of Sussex, Ms Adams added: "Meghan said 'don't give it five minutes if you are not going to give it five years' but she didn't really give it five years in the Royal Household, which is sad."
Meghan's heart is "in the right place", however says Ms Adams and she believes the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have lost a huge platform by stepping down which would have helped them have an ever greater impact with their charitable work.
She continued: “I believe Meghan is destined to make some incredible changes in the world.
"Even from a young age she has spoken out about women’s equality and helping charities. "Her heart is certainly in the right place.
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"I think we were all disappointed when her and Harry stepped down.
"She had a powerful platform, I believe we all wanted to see her make changes in the world from the UK and with Harry by her side doing what he does best."
Meghan and Harry moved to Los Angeles a few days before officially stepping down as senior royals at the end of March.
The couple are currently living in producer Tyler Perry mansion with their son and working behind the scenes on their new organisation, Archewell.
While they are preparing this key launch, Meghan and Harry continue to work on causes close to their heart.
At the beginning of the pandemic they pledged to find ways to help the community and heard from their patronages how they were being affected by COVID-19.
Following the death of George Floyd in May, the couple shifted their focus to racial equality and justice.
In early June, the Duchess delivered a raw speech in which she backed the Black Lives Matter movement.
While Ms Adams said Meghan has lost a powerful platform by leaving the Royal Family as senior royals, the Queen's former press secretary Dickie Arbiter believes the Duchess would have never been allowed to back the BLM movement had she remained in the UK.
He told Newsweek: "Had Meghan and Harry still been in the UK and working members of the Royal Family that speech couldn't have happened.
"I'm talking about the whole speech, end of. It's highly politicised because of the very nature of what it is.
"And it's starting to voice opinions about the internal affairs of another country. I don't think the queen has to say anything."