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Amid Reports of Disappointment from the Royal Family, Meghan Markle Says She Wants to Be Heard, Not Loved
Is it better to be loved or heard? In an interview published Friday by British news outlet the Telegraph, Meghan Markle said she doesn’t want the public’s love; she just wants to use her newfound platform to advance the causes she cares so deeply about, according to journalist and friend Bryony Gordon. “She told me…
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Duchess Meghan Markle Opens Up About Press Harassment for the First Time on Camera—She’s ‘Not Really OK’
We already have the official statement regarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s frustrating (and legal) tussle with the press, but now, the latter is opening up in a purely human way. In a heartbreaking clip shared by ITV, Markle discusses what it has been like to experience the extreme scrutiny of the press. The clip,…
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'Shame on Everybody': Hillary Clinton Acknowledges That Racism Is 'Certainly Part of' the Treatment of Meghan Markle
Hillary Clinton is the latest public figure to throw her support behind Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in the midst of the Sussexes’ legal battle against British tabloid the Mail on Sunday. “I do want to say that the way she’s been treated is inexplicable,” the former secretary of state—a self-proclaimed “huge Meghan Markle fan”—told UK…
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'There Is a Human Cost': The Sussexes File Suit Against the Daily Mail; Harry Issues a Statement on the 'Ruthless Campaign' Against Meghan
Enough is enough; that’s the stance being taken by Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex against British tabloid the Daily Mail, after the newspaper published a private letter from the duchess to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, that the couple alleges was edited in an “intentionally destructive manner.” Specifically, the paper is accused of…
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It Runs in the Family: While Meghan Skypes Malawi, Mom Doria Ragland Runs a 5K for Charity—and Inspires a Romance Novel
Clearly, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gets her humanitarianism from her mama. It’s a fact the royal pointed out in her now-defunct blog The Tig, where she credited her mom, clinical therapist Doria Ragland, with raising her to be “a global citizen, with eyes open to sometimes harsh realities.” That ethos proved true this weekend as…
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On Her 1st Trip to South Africa, Meghan Markle Speaks to Locals 'as a Woman of Color and as Your Sister'
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is currently making her first visit to South Africa, as part of a royal tour of Africa with husband Prince Harry and son Archie. But as the duchess acknowledged during a speech at the Justice Desk initiative, which focuses on child protection and female empowerment, her bonds to the continent run…
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Duchess Meghan Markle and the Queen Bey Finally Meet
Once upon a time, a U.K. princess (okay, duchess) met a Disney princess. This Sunday, the European premiere of The Lion King in London had fans erupting with as much joy as the animal kingdom did the morning Simba was born in the Pride Lands. Why? Well, because Duchess Meghan Markle and Beyoncé Knowles Carter…
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Reunited? Meghan Markle Expected to Attend Wimbledon to Support Serena Williams
What would we do without our besties? In my case, I’m not sure I would’ve gotten through the first half of the Democratic debates on Wednesday night without text-heckling half of the candidates with my BFF from our respective living rooms, but my criteria for eternal friendship is likely a mite lower than that of…
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Priorities, Priorities: After Avoiding Meeting Trump, Meghan Markle to Pause Maternity Leave to Celebrate the Queen
The American in the British royal family leveraged her deserved maternity leave to avoid meeting Donald Trump during his current state visit to the United Kingdom (the rest of the royal family was unfortunately not so lucky), but there are some people the Duchess of Sussex will happily come out and celebrate. Elle reports that…
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A Year in the Life: Meghan and Harry Celebrate Their 1st Anniversary—With Help from Gayle King
*Sung in Tony! Toni! Toné! harmony* Do you know what today Sunday is? It’s their anniversary… That’s right, it’s been almost a full year since Meghan Markle became the Duchess of Sussex—and what a year it’s been! For a highlights reel: let’s start with a celebrity-studded and surprisingly black royal wedding; rumored family feuds (mostly…