Meghan Markle May Run For Office In California Amid Kamala Harris' Campaign: Royal Expert
Meghan Markle is rumored to be considering launching her political career in California amid Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential run, according to a royal expert.
Reports emerged last week that the Duchess of Sussex may publicly endorse Harris for president to kick off her entry into the political scene.
Former BBC royal reporter Michael Cole weighed in on the unverified rumor, telling GBN America that Markle is "well-poised" to run for office in California.
Cole noted that despite marrying a British prince and being confirmed in the Church of England, Markle never acquired British citizenship.
"She is not a British subject," the reporter said of Markle. "She kept her American nationality very much alive. So she would be quite well-poised."
"It has been rumored that maybe she will look towards a political career in California because there has been precedent in the past," Cole suggested.
Several former stars have successfully run for office in California, including former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Clint Eastwood, who was mayor of his California hometown Carmel for two years in the '80s.
While Markle has not signaled that she has plans to become the next actor-turned-politician, Cole pointed out that the former actress has "never been shy about making her political views known" and "made no secret of her political interest from a very young age."
"All those interests have been in the Democratic cause," he added. "To such an extent that when former President [Donald] Trump, as president, made a state visit to Britain, she absented herself."
In 2019, Markle and Prince Harry did not join the rest of the senior royals at a Buckingham Palace reception hosted in honor of then-President Trump's visit. At the time, the reception fell during the Sussexes' "family time" off from royal duties, so the couple opted not to attend.
Cole appeared to be optimistic about Markle's chances of winning if she ever does decide to pursue a career in politics.
"They say in show business, there's no second act. But she had a first act, which was, of course, as a soap star with the successful show 'Suits.' Then, of course, she became a royal duchess. Maybe she's got a third act as the political Meghan," the former royal reporter noted.
Speculations about Markle's political ambitions have been around since she and Prince Harry left the U.K. and moved to California in 2020.
However, at the time, people close to Markle shut down these rumors.
"While there's no denying she is interested and engaged in politics as a topic, she harbors no ambition to enter a career in politics herself," one unnamed source told Vanity Fair of Markle in 2020.
Markle and Prince Harry have not officially endorsed any candidate since settling down in Montecito, but they have called on people to vote in the election.
