Meghan Markle interview: Palace response criticised by Smith

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The Duchess of Sussex spoke candidly about the difficulties she experienced as a member of the Royal Family during her interview with Oprah Winfrey – including a claim that she was “silenced not silent”. Her admission came a year after she and husband Prince Harry decided to quit senior Royal Family duties in order to work on other projects. During the interview, Meghan said: “I have always been outspoken – especially about women’s rights – that’s the sad irony of the past four years.

“I have advocated for so long for women to use their voice and then I was silenced.”

Meghan also likened her experience to the Disney movie the Little Mermaid after she and her husband quit the Firm.

Reflecting on the film, Meghan added: “I went, ‘Oh my God, she falls in love with a prince and because of that she lost her voice’.

“But by the end she gets her voice back.”

While a senior member of the Royal Family, Meghan caused a political storm after she appeared to show support for The Eighth Amendment in Ireland being repealed.

In 2018, Irish President Michael D. Higgins signed an abortion referendum bill that would legalise the act across the country.

The Royal Family has prided itself on being politically neutral, and while the Queen has encouraged voting, she has always prided herself on staying impartial, something the monarchy must do.

Yet, Catherine Noone – a former Senator in Ireland – appeared to show how Meghan was “pleased” that the bill had been passed.

Ms Noone, of Fine Gael, took to social media to talk about her and Meghan’s interaction.

In a now deleted tweet, Ms Noone said: “A pleasure to meet Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex at the British Ambassador’s Residence this evening.

“The Duchess and I had a chat about the recent referendum result.

“She watched with interest and was pleased to see the result.”

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However, her tweet received backlash with one person warning that Ms Noone’s tweet could be troublesome, with one claiming: “You may have landed her in hot water there.”

In Amazon Prime’s documentary ‘Meghan Markle: Changing Traditions’, royal commentator Ashley Pearson argued Meghan has always had an interest in politics because she likes to follow the directions of the storylines.

She also discussed the aftermath of Meghan’s encounter with Ms Noone, and explained how the Duchess of Sussex received heavy backlash for her remarks.

When asked about the situation Ms Pearson explained: “She congratulated them on the defeat of a bill that would’ve nullified abortion in Ireland.

“She said that’s great but then got into trouble when this Irish politician tweeted, ‘I had this great conversation with Meghan and she congratulated us on the defeat of this initiative’.

“And everybody was like, ‘You can’t pick a side Meghan, you can’t defend any position.’

“I think in all honesty, one of the difficult things in this whole experience for Meghan is the royal tradition of not choosing political sides, of not having political leanings or opinions.

“That is something that Meghan has and will continue to struggle with.”

During the 2020 US election the Sussexes appeared to show their support for Joe Biden – which resulted in then-President Donald Trump, referring to Meghan as being “no good”.

US President Joe Biden has also shown his support for the Sussexes when he and his wife, First Lady, Dr Jill Biden made a virtual appearance at the VAX Live event that was organised by Global Citizen.

Both Harry and Meghan are chairs of the event, which was aimed at supporting key workers and encouraging world leaders to make the coronavirus vaccine available to everyone around the world.

Mr Biden spoke about families that have suffered during the pandemic and announced that the US would be distributing more vaccines.

In November 2020, Meghan and Harry had a private meeting with Californian Governor and Democrat Gavin Newsom which sparked claims that she could possibly run for office in the future.

Prince Harry also has a connection to Genevieve Roth who was the Director of Creative Engagement for Hilary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.

Prior to the US vote, both Harry and Meghan were criticised after they encouraged Americans to vote, Meghan saying it was “the most important elections of our lifetime”.

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