They may not sound so bad, but apparently, there's also been a marked change in the way that Harry related to his staff. A controversial new biography claims Meghan Markle believes successful women of colour like her are called ‘demanding or aggressive’ because of the 'sexist and racist' attitudesMeghan Markle believes successful women of colour like her are called ‘demanding or aggressive’ because of 'sexist and racist' attitudes, a new book claims.Meghan is said to have thought some of the stories about her were down to her sex and because she has a black mum.Extracts from new biography Finding Freedom, by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, claim a friend said that she was seen as ‘Duchess Different’ and because she stood out she was not liked by some.The controversial book is serialised by the Sunday Times.The friend said: "It was open season on Meghan, with many looking for anything and everything to criticise ‘“Duchess Different".“That’s what people have a problem with.
But there was one reaction which troubled me, because it was both predictable, and designed to put people on the defensive: calling all critics of the Duchess racist. Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Attend Church on Christmas: See! Stormzy sums up the exact reason Brits don't like Meghan Markle. But I do not. Mr Scobie, a royal journalist who has a Scottish dad and an Iranian mum, reportedly left his first job at Heat magazine after he was racially abused by an executive. While that doesn’t take away her right to any privacy, it also does not exempt her from criticism. And of course many people, including Prince Harry, blame the press for having essentially hounded Princess Diana, literally, to death. As a society, we cannot get to the point where criticizing someone who happens to be black or another minority is viewed as being “all about race.” Meghan Markle is a world leader and a public figure.
He's given up smoking and caffeine, and he's even (temporarily) quit smoking out of solidarity with his pregnant wife. Of course, Meghan's influence on Harry hasn't been entirely negative. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. “They basically blanked the media on this tour, which is very short-sighted,” says Share. And certainly, her decision to step back from royal life after such a short time raises questions about gratitude. She was understandably nervous. Share. Meghan has shown a capacity for mean-spiritedness in cutting off communication with family, simply because they embarrassed her. We're Totally Best Friends! “We never thought Harry would be raving about yoga, but he loves it,” one of his friends says. Personally, we think all of the dislike for Meghan is absurd. The Duchess of Sussex used to be one of the most loved women in the world, but suddenly the tide has turned against her. She’s the easiest person in the world to work with. "A major theme of racism in the UK centres on the question of who is authentically “British”. Not interested.” (Of course, these were the same folks who kept commenting on social media about how “not interested” they were when no one asked for their opinion in the first place.) Mashable, MashBash and Mashable House are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis, LLC and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. But according to British gossip rags, you would be wrong. "Harry used to love lying in, but he’s up super early with Meghan and the first thing he says he does is a workout, then he has a green juice,” the friend adds. While they haven’t gone to that tragic extent with Meghan, they have been very harsh, making unfavorable comparisons with Kate Middleton and essentially nit-picking every aspect of her life. "'I just think she's got that arrogance' and I was like nah she's just black, man. The Royal Family just doesn't like Meghan Markle. People who hate her have made some very disparaging claims about the Duchess of Sussex. Anyone denying that needs to take a cold, hard look in the mirror. "I'm not super into the royal family," he caveated at first. "If a man got up before dawn to work, he was applauded for his work ethic. Remember when they called Fergie the “Duchess of Pork” and ridiculed the looks of Camilla Parker Bowles? I could say that I wish her well with her new celebrity life of excess in North America. "It can come through in subtle acts of bias, micro-aggressions such as the palace staffer who told the bi-racial co-author of these words, “I never expected you to speak the way you do”, or the newspaper headline “Memo to Meghan: we Brits prefer true royalty to fashion royalty”. Once Canadian authorities announced that they would no longer foot the security bill, it seemed Canada wasn’t as attractive. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. “What people love about Harry is that he wears his heart on his sleeve,” Larcombe says. Tweet. (Depending on who you ask, "American" here might be code for either "Hollywood" or "black.") For months now, the British tabloid press has been repeating the same refrain: Harry was always very pally with [them], so this is very unlike him." After all, the Royal Family threw her an amazing wedding (with public money), renovated her exquisite home (with public money), sent her on two fabulous world tours (with public money), and showered her with praise whenever she appeared at public outings. Headline after headline has subjected the Duchess of Sussex to huge amounts of criticism and, if you You might think this level of unprovoked and undeserved hatred is inexplicable, but I can think of one explanation: racism.