In the years before she met and married Prince Harry, Meghan Markle was a successful actress with interests in fashion and blogging.
(She was never an A-list star, as the British media likes to remind us, but she was a regular cast member on a popular cable series.)
In those days, Meghan often posted on her Goop-esque lifestyle page, The Tig.
The title referenced Meg’s nickname for her favorite wine, so that should give you an idea of the casual vibe she was going for.
There didn’t seem to be much strategy with regards to content, and so Meghan casually posted about whatever was on her mind that day.
One day in 2014, Meghan decided to share her thoughts on the idea of young girls fantasizing about being a princess.
She said that she herself looked up to Princess She-Ra in her youth, but understood that many women grew up dreaming of a more traditional royal life.
“For those of you unfamiliar with the ’80s cartoon reference, She-Ra is the twin sister of He-Man and a sword-wielding Imperial rebel known for her strength. We definitely Not talking about Cinderella here,” Meghan wrote in a post republished the daily mail on Wednesday.
“Adult women perpetuate this childlike fantasy,” she went on.
“Just look at the pomp and circumstance surrounding the royal wedding and the endless talk about Princess Kate.”
Yep, after sifting through every online utterance of Meghan’s for the past seven years, the British tabloid media has finally discovered a passing reference made to a member of the royal media.
Match gleefully cited it as evidence that Meghan was lying when she said she never aspired to be a royal, and had in fact “never Googled” the Windsor clan before meeting Harry.
The irony, of course, is that Meghan’s brief nod to Kate is the classic exception that proves the rule:
This is a woman who has spent most of her adult life in the public eye, and for all their digging, the press can find only one casual reference to the royals from nearly a decade ago?
To read the coverage of this newly published post, you would think that Match Meghan was definitely exposed as a liar, when the reality is she basically proved her point.
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And in addition to those who think Meghan was lying about not googleing the royals and being secretly obsessed with Harry for years, there are critics who want to embarrass her, because they think He Needed Googling the royals, damn it!
In a recent interview, royal expert and professional Meghan hater Tina Brown first accused the duchess of lying about her royal attachment (“very hypocritical” were her exact words), and then explained that she didn’t understand Why She must be lying.
“It would seem to me, if it’s true, reprehensible, quite honestly,” Brown said.
“Because marrying into that family is a serious thing.”
Tina let the mask slip with those comments, as she confirmed that there’s nothing Meghan can do to please the British press.
The idea that she was obsessed with the royals before meeting Harry has been revealed to be a lie, so prepare for a narrative shift as “experts” begin to insist that Meghan is adjusting to her new role Failed to do due diligence by researching.
Meghan was right not to aspire to be a princess – who knew it would turn out to be such a stressful, infuriating existence?
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