The Duchess of Sussex released With Love, Meghan, on Tuesday which shows her making everything from Korean fried chicken to pasta and bath salts.
And in the final episode of the eight-part series, she throws a celebration for family and friends in which she is seen kissing Prince Harry and giving a speech
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Meghan told friends and family, including her mother Doria Ragland: “I just want to raise a glass to you guys. This feels like a new chapter that I’m so excited that I’m able to share and I’ve been able to learn from all of you. So I just thank you for all the love and support.
“And here we go, there’s a business. All of that is part of that creativity that I’ve missed so much, so thank you for loving me so much and celebrating with me.”
The Daily Mail ran an online headline which read: “Meghan Markle ends her Netflix cookery show with apparent jab at the Royal Family as it finally goes live in make or break moment for Duchess.”Meghan was under pressure going into the show to create a project Americans love that does not trade off her messy royal exit.This was partly because past projects not linked to the monarchy failed to gain a major audience, and also because there are signs that Americans have grown tired of the narrative of victimhood, having heard it multiple times.
It is difficult to justify the suggestion Meghan made a “jab” at the royals based purely on her statement: “All of that is part of that creativity that I’ve missed so much.”
After all, she is five years into her U.S. so the presumption that it was the palace stifling her creativity is an odd one when it has not come from her.
The traditional viewpoint would be that an age old Meghan-hating tabloid is looking for any excuse to throw mud at her, however, there may be a more troubling observation lurking under the surface for the duchess.The Mail visibly straining to make a royal bombshell line work may indicate it is not getting the audience it hoped for from its other news stories and that may in itself pose bigger problems for Meghan from an audience perspective.Meghan said: “All of that is part of that creativity that I’ve missed so much, so thank you for loving me so much and celebrating with me.”
The Daily Mail article read: “Meghan Markle has seemingly made a subtle dig at the Royal Family at the end of her new Netflix show, saying her ‘new chapter’ was ‘part of that creativity that I’ve missed so much.’
“The Duchess of Sussex also spoke about ‘healing’ something ‘broken’ after she previously accused royal aides of preventing her from expressing her true self during her time in Britain.”