Meghan Markle returns to talk (also) of the US elections and takes a dig at the Royal Family
Meghan's criticism of the royals comes punctual and biting
"It took me a long time to find my voice and now that I have it, I won't shut up anymore." We are pretty sure that this phrase by Madeleine Albright is also very popular with Meghan Markle today who, in fact, in a recent interview, said in a not too veiled way "I know what it means to have a voice, but also what it is to feel deprived of it" and we immediately recalled her (difficult) days as an effective member of the royal family, when the protocol of the Crown required forced smiles and a cheeky mask that was very tight on her.
Moreover, from the trial papers to the English tabloids (Meghan sued the Mail on Sunday for the private letter to her father Thomas while Harry sued the Sun and the Mirror for intercepting his answering machine, ed) it emerged clear and round that the former actress felt "abandoned" by the royal family "without the possibility of defending herself". Now, however, after #Megxit things are different: Meghan has no intention of keeping quiet anymore (not that she ever really did, eh). So she went back to speaking in public about the importance of making her voice heard and she did so primarily by inviting her compatriots to go and vote.
"I know well that many men and women have put their lives at stake so that we could make ourselves heard", declared the Duchess interviewed by Marie Claire, "And that opportunity, that fundamental right, lies in our ability to exercise our right to vote and to make all our voices heard ". During a video interview on The 19th website, Meghan was even more explicit: "I can't wait to be part of this change," she said of the #BlackLivesMatter protests, "And to be part of it using my voice in a way that so far I have not been able to do ". When she was a member of the royal family, in fact, she was denied the right to vote and now Markle's criticism arrives sharply and punctually calling on Harry as well: "I look at my husband, for example: he was never able to vote. The right to vote however it is not a privilege, it is a right in and of itself ". Touché (and another pebble off the shoe).
The Duchess then underlined the importance of feeling involved and acting in person to contribute to change, especially in this historical period. "One of my favorite quotes that my husband and I have often referred to is from Kate Sheppard, leader of the suffragist movement in New Zealand, who said: 'Don't think your vote doesn't matter: the rain that cools the ground. arid is composed of single drops' ". This, according to Meghan, is especially true for women: "The voice of women is needed now more than ever", he added during the video interview and she seems to perfectly embody this belief: we must acknowledge it!
