Royal Expert Has Damning 7-Word Message for Meghan Markle Following Her Instagram Video About Wildfire Victim
Here's what a royal expert has to say about Meghan's new Instagram video and the image she's trying to portray now.
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Find out how a longtime royal commentator has responded to the Duchess of Sussex's latest Instagram video.
by Michelle Kapusta
Published on February 5, 2025
Everything Meghan Markle does is under a microscope these days, which is why some canāt understand the head-scratching decisions she continues to make as they always seem to draw criticism. This was the case when she and Prince Harry traveled to Los Angeles and were seen casually walking around a neighborhood destroyed by wildfires in a town where homeowners werenāt even allowed back to at the point.
Given how much backlash she and the duke received for going beyond the yellow tape and being dubbed ādisaster tourists,ā itās a bit surprising that Meghan decided to bring up that visit again in a new Instagram video.
Now, a royal expert is taking a swipe at the former Suits star for another mistake made in her video.
In her Instagram post, Meghan explained that she met a family in Altadena who lost everything and wanted to do something for a 15-year-old upset that her Billie Eilish concert shirt was gone. The duchess revealed that she reached out to her contacts who then got in touch with Ellishās team and sent the teen some signed merchandise.
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Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams spoke to Express about Meghan trying to portray a ācharitable imageā and hit out at her with seven words saying: āCharity is supposed to begin at home.ā
āThe Sussexes love projecting a charitable image. When they do charitable work that helps others, this is of course laudable,ā he said. āHowever, charity is supposed to begin at home. Except for Meghanās mother and the York sisters, they are estranged from family and ruthlessly monetized their royal connections.ā
Fitzwilliams added that the criticism Meghan has been facing is also because the duchess made the choice to name-drop other celebrities in the video when she thanked Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and his wife, Behati Prinsloo, for their help.
According to Fitzwilliams, āMeghanās message onĀ InstagramĀ about contacting Billie Eilish about the treasured T-shirt lost in the terrible Los Angeles fires will be attacked as it involves celebrity name-dropping, which we know she likes.ā
Screenshot of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visiting victims of LA wildfires via Sky News Australia YouTube channel
Others werenāt impressed with Meghan announcing her good deed either as some users on X asked: āWhy not just do a good deed and not make a video about it? ā
Meghan was urged after her and Harryās disastrous appearance in LA last month to take a page out of Prince William and Kateās book going forward.
Daily MailĀ columnist Amanda PlatellĀ suggested that if Meghan wanted to do something in the future to do it privately like her in-laws, saying: āIf only the smug, bit-part actress Meghan ā who thought she knew it all ā had taken a leaf out of Kateās book in handling grief with dignity.ā
Platell is referring to when Kate and William went to Southport, England a few months back after three young girls were murdered. She explained that the Waleses āsent private messages and met with the grieving families of Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, for half an hour ā in private. No media was tipped off about the visits. No cameras were allowed.ā