Meghan Markle is the ‘biggest missed opportunity the royals have ever had’

It has been claimed Meghan Markle was a huge opportunity the Royal Family has missed. An expert made the statement on Meghan Markle: Escaping The Crown, a one-hour special on VICE TV tonight at 9pm.

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The programme explores her rapid rise to becoming the Duchess of Sussex and the subsequent unravelling of the fairytale.

Omid Scobie, royal editor of Harpers Bazaar US, appeared on the documentary.

The journalist is also host of royal podcast The Heir Pod and appears on True Royalty TV.

The royal expert prophesied the British Royal Family may have missed out by letting the American star go.

He said: “I think historians will look back on this as a biggest missed opportunity the royals have ever had.”

Scobie compared the Royal Family’s treatment of Meghan to that of her late mother-in-law Princess Diana.

The royals were criticised for doing too little to support Harry’s mother after she left the family due to her divorce from Prince Charles.

Scobie said: “Usually royal wives are given this honeymoon period when they can expect to be treated decently by the press.

“Every single thing that Meghan did was criticised from day one.”

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“They should have been defending her when she faced things no royal women had to face before, so that silence spoke volumes.

Meghan herself spoke out on the difficulty of dealing with press coverage.

She said in an ITV documentary, which aired in October 2019: “It’s hard. I don’t think anybody can understand that. I had no idea, which probably sounds difficult to understand here.”

She added: “It’s not enough to just survive something, that’s not the point of life. You’ve got to thrive, you’ve got to feel happy.

“I really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a stiff upper lip, but I think that what that does internally is probably really damaging.”

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Another contributer to the documentary compared the Royal Family to racist body snatchers in the 2017 film Get Out. 

Directed by Jordan Peele, the film follows a young African-American man who visits his white girlfriend’s family.

She soon discover’s the family are stealing the bodies of black people they have kidnapped.

Comedian Sophie Ducker said: “Meghan Markle’s cameo in the Royal Family has been like watching the sequel to Get Out.

“Whenever I see footage of her in the press or doing an interview, I’m like, what are you doing? You’re in the sunken place. You need to leave.”

She went onto remark: “Meghan must really love Harry because it’s a lot of work.”

Who is Meghan Markle? Quick profile

Meghan Markle was born Rachel Meghan Markle, on August 4, 1981 to parents Doria Ragland and father Thomas Markle.

Her father was previously married to Roslyn Loveless and Meghan has two elder half sibling – sister Samantha Markle and brother Thomas Markle Junior.

Actress

Meghan’s first television appearance in the USA was in an episode of the medical drama General Hospital in 2002.

She later moved on to roles in CSI, Without a Trace and Castle along with bit parts in Hollywood films including Get Him to the Greek, Remember Me and Horrible Bosses.

Meghan was also a “briefcase girl” on Deal or No Deal – but her most famous role was as Rachel Zane in legal drama Suits, which launched in 2011.

She was written out in the finale of the seventh series when her character got married, which aired in April 2018 – just before she got married herself.

Charity and humanitarian work

Meghan Markle’s career in television has gone hand-in-hand with her support for causes close to her heart.

She wrote about the stigma around menstrual health in an article for Time magazine and was a Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada – with whom she travelled to Rwanda for the charity’s Clean Water Campaign.

And her commitment to gender equality has seen her work with the United Nations – receiving a standing ovation in 2015 for her speech to mark International Women’s Day.

Relationships

In September 2011, she wed film producer Trevor Engelson, who she began dating in 2004.

But the pair divorced two years later in August 2013, citing irreconcilable difference.

She was in a relationship with celebrity chef Cory Vitiello for almost two years, before they broke it off in 2016 but the two remain good friends.

And in June 2016, she met Prince Harry on a blind date set up by a mutual friend.

Their relationship began in October that year and just over one year later, on November 27, 2017, the pair announced their engagement.

They married on May 19, 2018 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Meghan’s heritage

Some have claimed Meghan Markle is the first mixed-race member of the Royal Family.

Historians are still arguing about Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III.

But Meghan will be the first royal to openly embrace a mixed-race heritage.

She has written about the difficulties of being a biracial actress in Hollywood as she claims she is not black enough for some roles and not white enough for others.

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