Meghan Markle faces backlash for “meddling” with US politics, critics say she should be stripped of royal titles
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The Duchess of Sussex has come under fire after she commented on US President Joe Biden's pick of Ketanji Brown Jackson as Supreme Court Justice, with many critics calling for Meghan to be stripped of her royal titles for "meddling" in American politics.
Critics call for Meghan to be stripped of her royal titles as she continues to “intrude” into US politics. Credit: Getty Images.
In a recent interview with Anita Hill for URL Media, Meghan shared some sentiments on the appointment of Judge Jackson as Supreme Court Justice.
"Judge Jackson’s nomination has opened new ground for women’s representation at the highest level of a judicial system that for too long has tilted against the very community she hails from," the duchess said.
"For the millions of young women who will rightfully find inspiration from this moment, let’s remind ourselves that Black achievement is something that exists not just today or yesterday, and not just in moments of celebration, but as a fabric woven into the entire chronicle of the American story."
Anita said that Meghan and Judge Jackson have some "measure of parallelism" as the duchess has "her experience navigating uncharted territory as a Black woman".
Meghan shared her sentiments over the appointment of Judge Jackson as Super Court Justice. Credit: Getty Images.
It was said that Meghan is increasingly becoming more vocal about US politics, with some reports suggesting that the estranged royal is eyeing a political career.
Last year, the estranged royal made the headlines after she cold-called US senators to campaign for paid parental leave.
Meghan's move of using her royal title to urge the politicians to act on her advocacy was said to have caused controversy.
Republican Representative Jason Smith of Missouri criticised the duchess for intruding in US politics, urging the Queen to have Meghan's titles stripped and stop her from using them for political leverage.
Meanwhile, Meghan said she would do "everything" in her power to change US policy.
Speaking on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Meghan said: "I think that people truly forget, or don't even know that in this country, it's one of the only six countries in the entire world and the only wealthy nation in the entire world that does not mandate and have a federal paid leave programme."
"Everybody knows, especially if you have had a child and even if you haven't, you know how hard it is and how critical it is in those first few weeks if not months to be together as a family."
"And the fact that we don't offer that here is something that now as a mom of two, I will do everything that I can to make sure that we can implement that for people."
The duchess said that her advocacy for paid parental leave was not her way of getting into politics, labelling the cause as a "humanitarian issue".
"I don't see this as a political issue frankly," Meghan said during the New York Times DealBook summit.
"There is a precedent among my husband's family, the royal family, of not having any involvement in politics. From my standpoint, this is a humanitarian issue."
Meghan made the headlines last year after she cold-called US senators for her paid parental leave advocacy. Credit: Getty Images.
It was also speculated that the estranged royal was planning to use the publicity from the Oprah Winfrey interview to launch her political career.
Meanwhile, it was reported that Buckingham Palace was arduously distancing itself from the Sussexes over their political remarks.
The Palace released a statement regarding the matter saying that " the Duke is not a working member of the Royal Family" and describing the Sussexes' politically-charged statements as "made in a personal capacity".
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