Duchess Meghan: Vanity Fair paints an unflattering picture

It is well known, almost old hat, that the British press does not speak well of Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry. But so far at least the US media has been fond of the two. However, the cover story of the current issue of “Vanity Fair” suggests that the wind could also be changing in Meghan’s home country. A British newspaper is already calling the report a “take-down”, i.e. a targeted attempt to harm the Sussexes.

But what is actually in the story with the ambiguous title “American Hustle”? The aspect that has received the most attention is Meghan’s alleged interest in a book deal about divorce. In addition, the picture painted of Meghan in Vanity Fair is not exactly favorable. She is described as calculating, someone who desperately wants to succeed and market herself. Bullying allegations against the Duchess from former employees are also heard in the article.

It is not surprising that the renowned lifestyle magazine reports negatively about Meghan. Because both parties have not been happy with each other for several years. It all started in the summer of 2017 when Vanity Fair decided to report on Meghan. At that time it was already known that she was the British royal’s new girlfriend, but the engagement was not yet official.

In his book “Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors”, royal expert Tom Bower writes that many editors were surprised that the little-known actress should even grace the cover. Bower writes that Meghan, on the other hand, was “delighted” at the chance to be on the cover of the magazine. After all, she had wanted such recognition as an actress for a long time.

At the time, she apparently wanted to focus on her charity work and her series “Suits,” for which she was filming the hundredth episode. The reporter in charge, Sam Kashner, “felt like he was being played. It was a game of cat and mouse, he thought, and she was calculating how to take advantage of the cards being played,” Bower describes it in his Book.

After the two talked about Meghan’s work and other anecdotes, he finally asked a question about Harry. “We are a couple. We love each other,” Meghan replied. It quickly became clear to those responsible at Vanity Fair that they had achieved a coup with the interview.

The well-known German photographer Peter Lindbergh photographed the actress, and the issue was published in autumn 2017. “She'”It’s just wild about Harry,” said the headline. The fact that the focus was solely on Harry is said to have caused outrage in Buckingham Palace and among Meghan’s PR advisors. To many traditional royalists, it seemed as if Meghan was using her relationship to promote herself The royal is said to have been angry because her charitable work wasn’t mentioned enough. Harry and Meghan are said to have found the line about Meghan being “wild” to be racist’In “Just Wild About Harry” dancers were shown wearing blackface in the video.

According to Bower, Meghan then called journalist Kashner. “I thought this could have been a real friendship. I don’t think that can happen now,” she reportedly told him. “She complained because she wasn’t portrayed the way she wanted,” the author quotes Kashner as saying. “She demanded that the media do what she expected. I felt manipulated,” said the Vanity Fair reporter.

Seven years after the controversial conversation, Meghan once again graces the cover of Vanity Fair. And again the tenor of the title is definitely problematic for the Sussex couple. It seems as if the two have lost fans in the USA too.

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