Meghan Markle Is 'Trying To Have The Last Laugh' In Coffee Ad Cameo After Negative Press In 2023: Expert
Meghan Markle was allegedly trying to turn things around when she made her acting return in a coffee ad, according to a royal expert.
Kinsey Schofield, royal commentator and author of "R is for Revenge Dress: A Princess Diana-Inspired Alphabet Book for Grown-Ups," appeared on GB News and weighed in on the Duchess of Sussex's cameo in a Clevr Blends commercial a few weeks ago. She said it was "condescending."
"Well, it's condescending, and this financial climate, it's you know, like to a duchess doing intern duties. It's just kind of like the jokes on us," she said.
"I guess, I think this is Meghan trying to have the last laugh, [because] she is financially invested in this coffee company. I think she's trying to have the last laugh after months of terrible, really negative headlines about her, and the media is starting to actually call her and her husband out for the first time this year," the royal expert added.
The host of the "To Di For Daily" royal podcast said that Prince Harry's wife was "trying to turn all of this media attention around her into free press for her coffee company." In the ad, the former "Suits" star appeared as an intern stacking boxes, working on a computer and making hot drinks.
The video ended with Markle walking toward the camera and failing to fist-bump a random man, prompting them to burst out laughing. Schofield was not impressed with the ad. While some felt that her appearance made her relatable, the royal commentator didn't feel that way.
"But at the end of the day, she's trying to look likable and silly, and she looks like somebody that's, you know, wearing $400 sunglasses pretending to be an intern, which is unrelatable," Schofield said.
The royal commentator previously said that Markle's cameo was a "low-level content creation" similar to her defunct lifestyle blog, The Tig.
Laura Perkes, brand awareness specialist and PR strategist for scaling brands, analyzed Markle's cameo in the ad and acknowledged that it was important for the royal couple from Montecito to "put positive news stories in the public" to "rebuild their reputation" due to "so much negative press this year." Unlike Schofield, Perkes praised Markle's strategy.
"It's a smart move to make and will turn the tides on their run of negative press, showing that she's moving on and focussing on a positive future, away from the bombshells that have been dropped in recent months," Perkes said.
