Just last week, Harry confirmed their budding relationship, defending “his girlfriend” Markle from the abuse and harassment she has faced since the news broke.
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Meghan Markle has been an actress for more than 12 years, yet most people heard her name for the first time when Prince Harry announced that she’s his girlfriend.
Queen Elizabeth & Prince Harry Against it? “Harry”, the reporter prompts her.
“The past week has seen a line crossed”, the statement said (via the Mirror). Some of this has been very public. the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.
Best known as paralegal Rachel Zane in the US Network legal drama, “Suits”, Markle has appeared on “General Hospital”, “CSI: Miami”, “Without A Trace” and “Castle”.
“During her one and half hour conversation with Piers, Meghan opened up about her mixed race background, she said, “My dad’s Caucasian, my mother’s African-American, so I’m half-white, half-black.I learned to embrace being a mixed-race woman”. Should she and Harry take the next step in their relationship in the future, she won’t have time to commit herself to charities and royal engagements, should she want to stay in Hollywood. It also included a litany of alleged offences by reporters.
“Meghan has worked so hard to get to where she is now, and to be able to meet someone who is compatible is every girl’s dream”.
In the meantime, the internet is going insane over an interview Markle gave to Esquire U.K. in 2013, in which she says she loves British guys and, specifically, the way they dress. Online. The problem has gotten so bad that on Tuesday Kensington palace released a letter on behalf of Prince Harry stating that he has been anxious for her safety and to leave her alone according to Vanity Fair.
In 2012, Harry spoke of the difficulties of finding a partner willing to take on the responsibilities of being a royal. “I think it’s fairly obvious how far back (the mistrust of the press) goes”.
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Meghan laughs and says: “I don’t know”. “He knows that it is unusual to issue a statement like this, but hopes that fair-minded people will understand why he has felt it necessary to speak publicly”, the statement added.
