Meghan Markle is ‘social mountaineering' herself to the top & the ‘lack of authenticity is palpable', says royal expert
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MEGHAN Markle has come a long way since being a Deal or No Deal briefcase girl - and has since starred in Suits and bagged a prince.
However, royal experts have claimed that the Duchess of Sussex is 'social mountaineering' herself to the top but has a lack of 'authenticity.'
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Meghan Markle starred as a briefcase girl on Deal or No Deal before landing her role on Suits
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A royal expert has claimed Meghan is 'social mountaineering' herself to the top
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Meghan recently appeared on the podcast Aspire with Emma Grede
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British businesswoman Emma is the co-founder and CEO of Good American and a founding partner of SKIMS
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This follows the Duchess of Sussex being interviewed by 'self-made' Emma Grede, co-founder of Skims with Kim Kardashian and podcast host for Aspire.
The two women sat down for a chat, covering family life for Meghan and Prince Harry as well as her ventures after leaving the royal family.
Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive show, news commentator Samara Gill said: 'It was like the lack of authenticity in that interview was really palpable.
'Emma Greed, who was the interviewer, she's such a self-made East Londoner who actually really fought for what she has.
'She's really the brains behind a lot of big brands, the Kardashians etc, which is a little bit tawdry, but you know she really is someone who worked her way to be there.
'Meghan on the other hand really socially mountaineered her way to the top.
'So it's very difficult to take this authentic side that Emma was giving and this complete lack of authenticity that Meghan was showing in the interview, it was very hard to watch.'
Royal author and broadcaster Hugo Vickers agreed, saying: 'The thing is, would nobody ever listen to Meghan Markle if it wasn't the fact she'd married Prince Harry?
'I mean the social mountaineering - because she's married to Prince Harry - it gives it a soap opera quality which seems to appeal to everybody otherwise no one would care about.
'I mean a lot of other people doing the sort of things that she does - I mean sprinkling petals over salads and stuff.'
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Starting out in the world of acting, aged 25 Meghan landed a role as one of the briefcase girls on gameshow Deal or No Deal.
The show first aired in 2005, but Meghan joined the following year for season two after successfully passing an audition.
Filming up to four episodes a day, sometimes the girls took home more than $23,000 (£17,526) a week, and the intense schedules followed by weeks off allowed her time for auditions.
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The Sun's royal editor Matt Wilkinson talking to Hugo Vickers and Samara Gill on our royal exclusive show
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Meghan landed her role in Suits in 2011
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex ditched royal duties for life in California in 2020
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Meghan then played Rachel Zane for seven seasons of Suits after she made her debut back in 2011.
The Duchess Of Sussex starred in over 100 episodes of the popular show before joining the Royal Family in 2018.
Now Meghan has a number of business ventures in her post-royal life, including her As Ever brand and her Netflix cooking show, With Love, Meghan.
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Meghan has now launched her As Ever brand selling jams and honey
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