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Making 'Megxit' Official, Meghan Markle Has Reportedly 'Abandoned Plans' to Apply for UK Citizenship
Filed under “Things we didn’t know were still a thing” is the news that almost a year after making her “Megxit” with husband Prince Harry from the United Kingdom and senior royal status, Meghan Markle, also known as the Duchess of Sussex, has “abandoned plans to become a UK citizen,” reports British news publication the…
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Should Meghan's Public Humiliation Be Resolved Privately? Royal Sources Certainly Hope So.
It’s been nearly a year since “Megxit” rocked the British royal family, a move that was perhaps foreshadowed by the October 2019 news that Meghan Markle had filed suit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail and The Mail. The suit alleged a breach of privacy—including copyright infringement, misuse of private information,…
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That's Dame 'Mother' to You: Pat McGrath Is the First Makeup Artist to Be Granted Damehood
Makeup mogul Pat McGrath, fondly known as “The Mother of Makeup” by fashion and beauty insiders, received a well-deserved honor by Queen Elizabeth II for the new year. Previously named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2014 for her services to the beauty and fashion industries, McGrath, who has since…
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Royal Radio: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Debut Their Holiday Podcast Special—and There's Archie Audio!
The year 2020 was quite an eventful one for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. They legit started the year with one of the biggest announcements in British royal history, that they would be “stepping back” from royal duties (and the official “Royal Highness” titles that came with it), a move that eventually became known as…
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Here Comes the Brand New Royal in Ya Ear: The Sussexes Ink Exclusive Podcast Deal With Spotify
If you’ve been a loyal fan of the dulcet tones of our forever first lady, Michelle Obama, via her eponymous podcast on Spotify (with occasional guest appearances from her presidential partner), the digital music and podcast platform will now also have some royalty coming across their airwaves. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle—also known as the…
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Meghan Markle Praises 'Quiet Heroes' Who Helped Address Hunger During the COVID Crisis
Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance during the CNN Heroes special on Sunday night, giving thanks to those who have helped those in need during the coronavirus crisis. The appearance was the Duchess of Sussex’s first since penning a Thanksgiving week op-ed in which she revealed the loss of a recent pregnancy while acknowledging the…
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'Are We OK?': Meghan Markle Pens NYT Op-Ed Reflecting on Recent Miscarriage and Collective Grief
In the crush of a year that began with “Megxit” (which now feels a million years ago) and has since devastated us in myriad ways, there has barely been a moment to catch our breaths between fresh onslaughts of grief (ironic, since so many of us have found ourselves with unprecedented time to reflect). But…
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'I Had No Idea It Existed': Prince Harry Admits He Was Unaware of Unconscious Bias Before Meghan Markle
When one considers the scope of white privilege, it’s difficult to imagine any contemporary entity—or historical, for that matter—that encompasses it more broadly than the British monarchy. Throughout history, the family now known as the Windsors has symbolized not only the bastion of whiteness known as the British Empire but its colonization of Black and Brown…
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Was Meghan Markle the 'Most Trolled' Person of 2019?
What the world needs now (other than a hard reset) is a healthy dose of empathy, and Saturday’s World Mental Health Day was an opportune moment to focus on exactly that; namely, how can we relate to each other’s emotional challenges and traumas, and let each other know we’re not alone? These are necessary questions…
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No, Meghan and Harry Aren't Doing a Reality Show—But Did They Jeopardize Their Royal Titles by Encouraging Us to Vote?
The title of their most recent biography may have been Finding Freedom, but are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex really free to speak their minds, now that they’re no longer senior royals? Last week, the couple made headlines with their appearance during the announcement of the Time 100, during which each encouraged Americans to…