Expert Says Meghan Markle May Have Missed A Key Difference Between Celebrity And Royal Life
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By Melissa Willets/Sept. 30, 2022 12:38 pm EST
Meanwhile, Meghan’s Cut interview was widely perceived as a disaster, with the duchess likening her marriage to Prince Harry to Nelson Mandela being freed from prison, prompting a harsh rebuttal from his grandson.
From Larcombe’s point of view, the Duke of Sussex did not prepare his new bride for what royal life would entail. In fact, he feels the former actress was fed to the wolves, having endured a very different introduction to the world stage than her rumored nemesis, Kate Middleton, who incidentally, reportedly didn’t speak to Meghan the entire time she was in the U.K. for the Queen’s funeral.
Meghan Markle never really left acting behind
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With Meghan Markle, she and Prince Harry went on their first date in 2016 and said “I do” just two years after that (via Vanity Fair).
“I think Meghan basically didn’t ever get straight in her mind the difference between being on the red carpet as a celebrity and the red carpet as a royal, and she just didn’t understand the incredibly important distinction,” Larcombe said, going on to note that as a royal, you essentially represent the monarch, not yourself, and you are appearing out of a sense of duty.
“When you’re in a movie premiere, it’s because you’re in the film, or you’re a Hollywood actor, or you’re a celebrity on the red carpet. It’s about you,” he continued.
Ultimately, however, Meghan’s failure to grasp the difference between London and Hollywood may not have been due to any fault on the Duchess of Sussex’s part, as the royal expert believes she wasn’t given a lot of guidance.
