Meghan Markle’s name has circulated hashtags recently for divided reasons.
You may have seen #VoetsekMeghan all over Twitter – the result of many locals who didn’t take kindly to Meghan’s story about the fire in her son Archie’s nursery whilst on a visit to Cape Town, especially after reports alleged that the story was exaggerated.
Another point that fueled the trend was her “mudcloth comment”.
When asked what the trending hashtag was about, one user summed it up:
“[Meghan] Insulted us, Auntie. Said Archie was carried in a mudsling. Referred to the colonial mansion of the British High Commissioner that could accommodate 30 of the Nyanga families she gave a speech to as a housing unit. Lied about a fire when an oil heater was just heating up. #Tsek”.
The other side of the coin has seen #CongratulationsMeghan trending, praising her podcast which beat Joe Rogan’s as the most-listened-to on Spotify last week.
The interview even alludes to the fact that Prince Harry had “lost” his father due to his decision to leave the Firm.
Speaking to The Cut, Meghan shared: ‘Harry said to me, “I lost my dad in this process.” It doesn’t have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that’s his decision.”
However, the former actress later backtracked and offered some clarification on her statement, indicating that she was referring to the breakdown of her own relationship with her father and reiterated that she did not want Harry to lose his own father.
According to the Daily Mail, a source close to the royal family stated that Prince Charles would be heartbroken if Harry felt that their relationship was beyond repair, adding that he loved both his sons.
Other bombshells within the interview included Meghan’s claim that the couple was forced to leave Britain because by “just existing, we were upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy.”
She also went on to state that a South African member of the cast of the West End production of The Lion King told her: “When you married into this family, we rejoiced in the streets the same we did when Mandela was freed from prison.”
Daily Mail shares that Zwelivelile ‘Mandla’ Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, didn’t approve of the comparison.
“Madiba’s celebration was based on overcoming 350 years of colonialism with 60 years of a brutal apartheid regime in South Africa. So It cannot be equated to as the same,” he shared.
While South Africans appear to be going for the jugular, members of the Royal Family are reportedly fearful that the Sussexes may be planning to increase their media appearances in anticipation of Harry’s highly awaited memoir.
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