Meghan Markle on Why She Got Blamed for Harry Changing Goes Viral
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content.
Meghan Markle said in a viral social media clip that people were "angry with her" because Prince Harry changed after their relationship.
The Duchess of Sussex told her December 2022 Netflix show Harry & Meghan "most people need to find someone to blame" but argued the prince was already "on his own path."
A clip of the moment has gone viral on TikTok and has been liked 8,600 times and viewed 240,000 times.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle give a joint interview for their original Netflix biopic 'Harry and Meghan,' released in December 2022.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle give a joint interview for their original Netflix biopic 'Harry and Meghan,' released in December 2022.
Duke and Duchess of Sussex/Netflix
What Meghan Markle Said on Netflix
Meghan said: "In any relationship, oftentimes, when a guy falls in love with a girl, his buddies are like 'Oh my God, he changed I don't see him anymore. He's always with her.' And you blame the girl. They're angry with her, because she's the thing that took him away.
"And that's whether you're in a small town or a big city or in the royal family. He wouldn't ever have been attracted to or interested in me if he hadn't already been on his own path."
Meghan's comments in Episode 5 were positioned as the couple were packing their bags at Frogmore Cottage in preparation for relocating to America in 2020.
"Most people need to find someone to blame to try to, like, reconcile how you're feeling because something's changed and it doesn't feel good and you don't like it and what's the thing that's different," Meghan said. "'Well, it all changed when you got here. So it's your fault.'"
"But you blame me... because also if you can blame me then you have no fault. So that last week, it was bitter sweet," she said, in reference to their last week in London in March 2020.
"I thought, the public, if they've been fed these lies for two years what do they think of me? They must hate us…no, the people were just so embracing. They were sad that we were leaving. We were sad that we were leaving."
Wider Context
It is not clear if Meghan was talking about Harry's friends or his family. There have been stories in the past suggesting tension between Meghan and Harry's friends over politically incorrect jokes.
Biographer Tom Bower wrote in his Meghan and Harry book Revenge about a shooting weekend at Sandringham with 16 friends: "All of them were employed by international banks and auction houses or were estate owners and racehorse trainers. All were bonded by common assumptions, principles and loyalties.
"Like other shooting weekends, Harry was looking forward to endless banter, jokes—and a lot of drinking. He had not anticipated Meghan's reaction.
"Their jokes involving sexism, feminism and transgender people ricocheted around the living-rooms and dining rooms. Without hesitation, Meghan challenged every guest whose conversation contravened her values.
"According to Harry's friends, again and again she reprimanded them about the slightest inappropriate nuance. Nobody was exempt."
However, the positioning of the quotes during a chunk of the episode set in March 2020 would suggest a more royal angle.
Whatever reservations Harry's friends might have had, by then it was the palace that Harry was crashing out of.
That January, Harry at down with Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III and Prince William at the "Sandringham Summit," a crisis meeting in which they thrashed out the terms of the royal exit.
Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.
Do you have a question about Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@newsweek.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
21 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Husband Couldn't Taste Their 'Gender Reveal' Milkshake. But His Wife's Reaction Said It All (Exclusive)
Sarah Smith and her husband Eli found out they were expecting their first child on Jan. 7 As the weeks passed, preparations for the sex reveal began Sarah, 28, started searching online for low-key reveal ideas. One in particular caught her eye: using milkshakesWhen Sarah Smith and her husband Eli found out they were expecting their first child on Jan. 7, the upstate New York-based couple — along with their families — were over the moon. As the weeks passed, preparations for the sex reveal began. Sarah, 28, started searching online for low-key reveal ideas. One in particular caught her eye: using milkshakes. The moment she saw it, she recalls thinking, 'This is it.' 'We've always tried to keep big moments between just the two of us, at least at first,' Sarah tells PEOPLE exclusively. 'It just felt more playful and different.' The reveal happened during a ski trip with friends in Bozeman, Mont. — a place that already holds deep meaning for the couple. It's where they honeymooned, and where they were legally married by proxy while Eli, 30, was stationed overseas. For the reveal, they went to a local spot in Bozeman called Burger Bob's. Once there, they explained the situation to their waitress, Brittney. The instructions were simple: strawberry for a girl, peanut butter for a boy. One shake, two straws, lots of whipped cream. Sarah handed Brittney a sealed envelope with the results from their blood test. 'She was totally into it and really made it special,' Sarah says. Not long after, Brittney returned with the milkshake. After one sip, Sarah tasted strawberry and recalls feeling overwhelmed, in the best way. But for Eli, the moment played out a little differently. 'I tend to hold stuff in when I'm processing big emotions, and in that moment, I had like a million things going on in my head, my straw wasn't working, I was trying to read her reaction, I wasn't even sure if I'd tasted anything yet,' he tells PEOPLE. 'But what really stopped me was her face. I've seen her happy plenty of times, but this was different. It was raw joy,' he adds. 'And knowing she's had some nerves about pregnancy and everything that comes with it … to see all that melt away and just be replaced by that much happiness, it was so sweet to see. I'll never forget it.' Sarah filmed the moment mostly to capture the memory for the pair and to share with family. She hadn't planned to post it publicly, but after sending it around to a few people, she uploaded it to TikTok, where she usually saves sweet memories. Then the video went viral, amassing more than 8.1 million views and 2,400 comments. 'It was wild,' Sarah says. 'I posted it and then just … walked away from my phone. When I came back, it had all these views and comments, and it just kept going. We hadn't even told all our friends we were expecting yet, so suddenly we were like, 'Okay, time to make some calls before people find out from TikTok.' Friends, coworkers, even people we hadn't talked to in years were texting like, 'Wait, is this you?!' ' 'Honestly, it's been really positive,' she adds. 'People seem to love the idea. A few comments were funny or even a little snarky, but nothing that bothered us. We just laugh about it. Some people are convinced Eli looks disappointed, which … he wasn't. But it's kind of hilarious to see the interpretations.' Now 25 weeks along, Sarah says that while the first trimester was tough, she's been enjoying the rest of the pregnancy. She's staying active, and everything just feels more meaningful. 'Every kick, every ultrasound, it gets me emotional every time," Sarah says. "I love setting up her room, shopping for baby clothes, all of it.' 'No way I could've waited until the birth — I really wanted to know," she adds of the baby's sex. "I was hoping for a girl, so finding out early felt important to me.' The couple already has a name picked out but plans to keep it private for now. But when it came to sharing the sex with the world, Sarah says she's glad they did. 'In a world where everything feels like it has to be shared or staged for an audience, this was a reminder that intimacy and authenticity still matter," the mom-to-be says. "It doesn't have to be perfect or go viral to be special. What made that milkshake moment unforgettable wasn't the setup, it was the emotion behind it." "The joy, the nervousness, the genuine surprise. We weren't acting for anyone," she adds. "We were just fully present with each other, and I think people could feel that." Read the original article on People
Miami Herald
32 minutes ago
- Miami Herald
Meghan Markle shares video of herself and Prince Harry dancing to ‘Baby Mama' song
As Meghan Markle and Prince Harry continue to celebrate their daughter's fourth birthday, Markle returned to Instagram to share a heartwarming video. After sharing photos of herself and Lilibet Diana over the years, and later photos of Lilibet and Harry over the years, Markle shared a video of herself and Harry in the hospital as she prepared to give birth to their daughter in June 2021. The video showed off both Markle and Harry's playful sides as they danced to the once popular 'Baby Mama' song. 'Four years ago today, this also happened,' Markle captioned the June 4 video. 'Both of our children were a week past their due dates … so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work - there was only one thing left to do!' And that was to dance it out. 'Happy birthday to our beautiful girl! Four years ago today she came into our lives,' Markle captioned an earlier post, 'and each day is brighter and better because of it. Thanks to all of those sending love and celebrating her special day!' The podcast host also wrote of the bond Lilibet, who is named after her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and her grandmother Princess Diana, shares with her father. 'The sweetest bond to watch unfold,' Markle said alongside the photos of Harry and Lili together. 'Daddy's little girl and favorite adventurer.' Markle and Harry welcomed Lili into the word after the couple made the decision to step down as working senior members of the royal family. They, along with their son Archie, lived in California at the time of Lili's birth. Her fourth birthday marks the first time that Markle and Harry have openly shared images of their daughter during that time.
Cosmopolitan
32 minutes ago
- Cosmopolitan
Who Is Wendy Ortiz? Why Fans Are Begging Kylie Jenner to Collab with Her
Kylie Jenner's comment sections can be a dark and divisive space. It's where you'll find debates about what work she's gotten done, droves of naysayers policing her mothering style, and maybe even some calls to eat the rich. But as of late, on Kylie's TikTok, you'll also find a pretty unified front. A baffling one at that. Because it's where thousands of users are asking, nay, begging, for Kylie to recognize someone by the name of Wendy Ortiz. The requests take the shape of anything from "WENDY ORTIZ COLLAB QUEEN" to the slightly less aggressive "Wendy Ortiz X Kylie Jenner collab Would EAT." The tireless calls are being made on Kylie's GRWM videos, her thirst traps, and even her well-intentioned promos for new Kylie Cosmetics foundation brushes. The Wendy Ortiz hive will not let Kylie rest. If the legion of shooters she's got littered in Kylie's comments weren't already an indication, let it be known that Wendy is no random. In short, she's 21 years old, a Scorpio, and has over 3.7 million followers on TikTok. She originally came to slight fame in 2018 through the YouTube channel she shared with her twin sister, called Evelyn and Wendolyn, but her solo TikTok blew up in 2023. It's where she posts everything from dance videos to comedy skits to clips of her 2-year-old daughter, Valentina (Wendy had her in 2023 with her on-again, off-again partner, Carlos). But recently, Valentina has set her sights on a whole other platform, Twitch. Her following on there is a bit smaller (678k), but she was one of the more popular students at Kai Cenat's recent Streamer University project, and since then has hosted a Streamer University recap livestream and some Q&As on Twitch. The Kylie Jenner of it all began when, during one of her streams, Wendy decided to shoot her shot and vocalize that her dream collab would be with the makeup mogul. Now, to be clear, by "collab," Wendy doesn't mean join forces on a cosmetic product or campaign, but instead just having Kylie join her on one of her streams. A harmless ask! But Wendy's fans, the "Winions" (a stan name deserving of a trademark), heard this dream and decided it was their mission to make it a reality. Hence their intense presence in the comments of everything Kylie posts, which some have understandably grown a little tired of. "Leave this woman alone…. she's not collabing with a tiktoker," wrote one worn down Kylie follower. "When you say collab, what are you guys referring to just sitting in front of a camera together? lol" asks another. (A genuinely valid question.) Now according to some eagle-eyed Winions (I'm obsessed with this stan name and intend to say it as much as possible) their calls might posisbly have been heard. Earlier this week on a stream, Wendy was left astonished by a text she'd received, which the Winons took to mean that Wendy had finally received contact from Kylie herself. Now, any word from Kylie herself about the phenomenon is yet to come. But I can't imagine she can keep posting business as usual for very long. The Winions have shown no sign of letting up.
