Meghan Markle Struggles To Launch Career Due To Prince Harry? Royal Expert Speaks Up
Prince Harry's personal issues may have affected his wife Meghan Markle's career, according to a royal commentator.
Richard Kay, Daily Mail's Editor-at-Large and royal commentator, weighed in on how the Duke of Sussex's issues might have affected the Duchess of Sussex in the recent episode of the "Palace Confidential" podcast. In his opinion, Prince Harry was "tainting her brand."
Kay claimed that the former "Suits" star was having a hard time launching her new career in Hollywood amid the royal rift headlines following Prince Harry's falling-out with the British royal family.
"Is it because she wanted to give a bit more space to Harry, who had so much to get off his chest this year with his ghastly book and his interviews about his family?" Kay wondered. "Maybe she wanted to put a bit of clear blue water between what he had to say and what she was going to do next, didn't want to taint her brand. However, what is her brand, and will that brand still be there? The longer she's out of the public eye, the harder it will be to kickstart it."
Showbiz journalist and royal commentator Kinsey Schofield spoke with GB News in response to Kay's statement about the Sussexes. The "R is for Revenge Dress" author agreed with Kay and said that Prince Harry's latest court battle would be "extremely expensive."
"This is a great point made by one of Princess Diana's closest friends towards the end of her life," Schofield said in response to Kay's remark. "With all of this litigation, it's hard for Meghan to come out full force trying to promote the TIG. Everybody wants to focus on the relationship with Harry's family."
On Friday, Prince Harry won the right to sue the Associated Newspapers, the publisher of Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. Judge Matthew Nicklin rejected to dismiss the case without trial as the defense lawyers had not delivered a "knockout blow" to the claims against them, AP News reported.
In July, Prince Harry lost part of his lawsuit against News Groups Newspapers (NGN), publisher of The Sun and the now-defunct News of the World, for alleged phone hacking. Justice Timothy Fancourt said Prince Harry knew of the phone hacking incident in 2012 and could have brought the case sooner. Claims brought after the six-year limitation to do so expired, per ABC News.
Schofield believed Prince Harry's lawsuit was "negative on the brand."
"I honestly think that it's negative on the brand to be going full force like this, constantly fighting the past," she added. "When are you going to look forward to the future?"
