Lily Allen praises Meghan Markle for "escaping" from the UK: "They will stop at nothing to try to destroy her"
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry just announced they are expecting their second child
Lily Allen has said that she is "so happy" that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have "escaped" from the UK.
On Sunday night (February 14), the couple announced that they were expecting a second child and shared a black and white photo that highlighted Markle's tummy.
"We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother," said a spokesman for the couple.
"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are delighted to be expecting their second child."
Yet while most people celebrated the news, which comes after Markle suffered a miscarriage in July, some critics, such as talk show host Piers Morgan, accused the couple of ignoring her desire to leave. the royal family and being left alone to avoid the press.
"They don't want privacy," Morgan tweeted. “They want publicity, but only if it is positive. So today they let all the hating newspapers run the ad photo of their second baby because it enhances their brand. A few days ago, they were destroying the very media that dehumanized the invaders of their privacy. "
On Monday, singer-songwriter Allen offered her own thoughts on the backlash.
"Ugh, the British media are so mad at Meghan for showing the world how irrelevant and unnecessary they are hers," she tweeted.
“They will stop at nothing to try to destroy it. I am so happy for them that they escaped. "
Claiming that the tabloids "would have already known" that Markle was pregnant, he added: "There will be a reward for getting that first picture of the bulge, and by posting your own picture and getting ahead of the story, you reduce the risk of putting her in physical danger."
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were expecting her second child days after Markle won a privacy case against the Mail on Sunday for publishing a "personal and private" handwritten letter to her estranged father. her.
