Meghan Markle has been accused of every kind of bad behavior imaginable during her marriage to Prince Harry.
But in the months following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the endless attacks on her character from the British tabloid media have only intensified.
And the controversy could only get worse in the coming weeks, as preparations for the coronation of King Charles enter their final stages.
You see, the favorite line of attack for Britain’s incumbents is that Meghan is the only reason Harry isn’t close to his family.
And if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex don’t attend the coronation — which appears to be a distinct possibility — haters will inevitably put all the blame on Meg.
Preparations for that campaign are already underway, and one of the most outspoken observers of his colleagues’ malfeasance is a British author and journalist named Robert Jobson.
Jobson has published a new memoir of Charles, and while his main focus is on England’s new monarch, he also spends a lot of time examining the king’s complicated relationship with Harry and Meghan.
Jobson addresses the argument that Meghan is the cause of the rift between Harry and Charles, but stops short of agreeing to it.
The authors write, “Some blame Meghan Markle for the fallout, ignoring the fact that Harry seems to be the driving force in everything.”
“There was a time when officials joked that Harry was a victim of Stockholm Syndrome, and that he was Meghan’s hostage, but now most think Harry has turned his back on what he knew.”
Yes, it seems that when Harry and Meghan first left the UK, palace officials liked to joke that the Duchess of Sussex had kidnapped her husband.
It’s a little harder to argue these days, especially since Harry’s memoir has made it clear that his beef with his family dates back several decades before his marriage.
But while Harry did his best to outsmart Meghan in the book, it doesn’t seem like the royals will ever come to accept their American bride.
Jobson says the rift between the two factions of the family is so bad that they could barely stand each other’s company during the events surrounding the Queen’s funeral last year.
“Catherine later admitted to a senior royal that, given there was such ill feeling between the two couples, the joint walkout was one of the hardest things she had ever done,” writes Jobson.
So while the royals may have been forced to accept that the feud isn’t entirely Meghan’s fault, it looks like they won’t be granting her an apology anytime soon.
And we’re sure Meghan gave up any hope of reconciling with her in-laws long ago.