Meghan Markle has been the subject of criticism from royal family members for her long-held belief that she was “silenced” by the royal family. Robert Hardman criticized her for her numerous media and business ventures, which keep her in the spotlight.
A royal expert has hit back at Meghan Markle’s eyebrow-raising claims that she was ever ‘silenced’ by the Palace, claiming that we never stop hearing from her and her newest projects. Esteemed royal author Robert Hardman, who has a long history writing about the Royal Family, believes that the Duchess of Sussex was overplaying her belief that she was kept quiet during her time as a working royal, given her regular TV and social media presence.
Meghan first made the declaration that she was “silenced” by the Firm during her bombshell interview with Oprah in 2021, as she recounted her two years as a senior working royal between her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry, and stepping back from royal life in 2020.
Oprah questioned Meghan about whether she was “silent or silenced” during the enthralling interview, to which she responded that it was the latter. Given that she had been advocating for women for so long that they should use their voices, she was quick to point out how ironic it was.
Meghan also mentioned on the Emma Grede podcast last week that she would “ask people to tell the truth” if she could completely rewrite her public narrative. Meghan claimed in her 2021 Oprah interview that she could not possibly expect to remain silent if “the Firm” is “perpetuating falsehoods” about Harry and her.
However, royal author Robert Hardman claims that Meghan never was silenced despite her claims that the Firm had stifled her. Meghan is also a silent person in the Firm and the media.
Speaking candidly on True Royalty TV’s The Royal Beat, Hardman shared that ever since Harry and Meghan quit their roles as working royals and relocated to California in 2020, the couple have hardly kept out of the spotlight.
He continued, citing the wide range of television and PR opportunities that they have offered since their departure from the company, even those that came at a difficult time for the royal family as a whole.
Hardman said: “The idea that [Meghan] has ever been silenced, I mean, I just sort of think back to, you know, the end of 2022, just after the death of the late Queen, and within weeks we had the first trailers for the six-part Harry and Meghan [ Netflix series], and then as it all came out… followed by Harry’s book and all the interviews and other stuff. I don’t really feel there’s been a time when we haven’t been hearing from Meghan.”
He added that “she could say anything if she wanted to,” and that she has not been forced to publicly criticize the royal family or promote her own businesses.
Meghan continues to speak her mind while also being open about her family, her family, and “telling the truth,” according to royal expert Katie Nicholl, who also spoke on the show. This was most recently demonstrated on the Emma Grede podcast.
Nicholl noted that Meghan has been adopting an edgier mindset and has perhaps accepted the fact that she will never win everyone over by accepting her nonchalant approach to popularity.
Meghan has been portraying that narrative as a victim for so long, according to Nicholl. And I was considering the direction she’s going in. Because of her toughness, she was privately known as Teflon, and I believe that’s what we’re seeing in her right now.
She actually has reached the point where she doesn’t care, and I believe it almost feels like she’s just putting up a little shield. She is aware of her divisions and causes controversy. You might enjoy or detest her podcast. She is Marmite, and I believe that this new direction is because she is “just not cares.”
True Royalty TV has The Royal Beat available.
Source: Mirror
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