Meghan Markle interview

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“No one has asked if I was ok” (alight msiqiote but typing on phone)

What are people’s thoughts? Good on her i think but equally she can leave public eye

I thought they( William and Kate) broke up because he wasn’t allowed to Marry a Jew

What?!! The Middletons are Jewish now? 😂

Again, not wishing to make comparisons, but how Kate handled what must have been immensely painful and humiliating was exemplary.

When they split she hit the party scene looking fabulous and before long they were back together. Absolutely no whinges interviews in the media from her or any of her "sources".

When asked about it in their engagement interview she admitted it had not been her choice but felt that it had enabled her to find her inner strength.

I'm not comparing them at all as people, but you couldn't fault Kate's handling. It won her respect and affection.

A commentator said M and H had no choice but to use the vehicle of the documentary if they wanted to authentically flag personal difficulties faced. Is this correct?

I also rewatched the Lady D Martin B documentary. Curiously, she talks about the problems and difficulties she faced specifically as a ‘newlywed’.

To add, meaning there wasn’t another suitable TV platform for M&H to use to discuss personal issues so were left with no choice but to use this documentary.

@TartanTexan I suppose many of us would say that the choice was not to mention it at all.

I can't help thinking that W&K split because he thought that he could do better.

Seems to me though that there's a lot to be said for someone from a close family who all keep their mouths shut!

If they had said ‘of course we/I realise we are immensely fortunate & privileged but..’ I think that would have silenced critics to a degree.

I note Kate M does this a lot e.g re: being asked to comment on recent turbulence/jet in Pakistan, paraphrasing but: ‘it was a bit hairy up there for a while but of course we were so fortunate to have a brave & selfless pilot’ etc.

It’s simple to do, gracious and makes the public warm to you.

“ I'm not comparing them at all as people, but you couldn't fault Kate's handling. It won her respect and affection.”
Yes- she did behave the way women are “supposed” to. I don’t think I would suggest her as a role model for a daughter of mine.

Interestingly too, someone asked how Camilla PB had managed to turn things around re: public and press from being the most hated woman in the world’ - or something like that, to being well tolerated if not loved.

The press explained she puts herself out there, talking to them & being very visible and charming. If someone writes a negative article she may flag directly with them with humour.

Easier for her, most probably, but point was made if you hide & withdraw more criticism follows.

I think both M & H are figuring things out and will emerge much more powerful and much happier post recent debacle.

you couldn't fault Kate's handling. It won her respect and affection

I thought she should have left him for good, was very clear he had little respect for her tbh

Yes- she did behave the way women are “supposed” to. I don’t think I would suggest her as a role model for a daughter of mine.

I don't think it has anything to do with her being a woman actually, but a person who just gets on with the job without complaining. Male whingers are equally unattractive.

I'm not a fan of the concept of role models, but there are certainly aspects of Kate's conduct that I think are an example to anyone, male or female.

I'd add to my above post that the same can be said of Meghan. Her work ethic is beyond question, and the energy she puts into her pet projects is to be admired.

@joyfullittlehippo

"The Middletons objectively have had far more and worse scandals than the Markles"

What else apart from good old Uncle Gary and Villa Bangbang?

"The Middletons objectively have had far more and worse scandals than the Markles"

Do tell!

A commentator said M and H had no choice but to use the vehicle of the documentary if they wanted to authentically flag personal difficulties faced ... meaning there wasn’t another suitable TV platform for M&H to use to discuss personal issues so were left with no choice but to use this documentary

Who the heck was this commentator?? I've heard some poppycock in my time, but that takes the biscuit, tin and all

If H&M had really wanted to make a thorough job of their whine-fest, does anyone imagine the mainstream media would have refused them a programme all of their own, a la Diana / Martin Bashir??

None of it reflects badly on Kate but it is telling how much all that has been suppressed, It's not been suppressed since both you and I have read these stories.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6724901/James-Middleton-allows-Nazi-propaganda-peddled-Boomf.html
Here you go

while Meghan’s dad staging some tacky pap pics was taken as the new Watergate.

Many comments I've read are the opposite tbh. That he made a silly mistake because he was left unsupported and Meghan cutting him off for it is really harsh.

I think KM has learnt to say and act in a way that the tabloids have very little to attack her on - I do remember they weren't too happy with her clothing budget to begin with when she was expected to wear clothes from the high street to show she was still grounded - notice how she doesn't have to bother doing this any more, she has been accepted.
MM is still stuck in the adjustment period where they will keep bashing her until they get bored and accept who she is or she runs away. No way would I want their lives, they have plenty of money but they have no privacy - that's no life!

He was supposed to be turning up to walk her down the aisle though wasn't he? I'm sure there is alot that none of us are privy to but just that in itself is odd. That a man who lived a pretty reclusive life was supposed to just arrive in a new country, meet the royal family and be on camera in front of a worldwide audience of millions without Harry having even bothered to travel over to meet him once? I think it was too much to expect and it was handled very badly.