Meghan Markle criticised for LA fires move after letting Queen suffer in darkest moment
The postponement of Meghan Markle’s eagerly-awaited Netflix show has reportedly caused a stir in royal circles.
The Duchess of Sussex announced that her cookery show, With Love, Meghan would not be dropping on the streaming platform this week due to the devastating wildfires blazing across Los Angeles and southern California, where the show was filmed last year.
One insider said that Meghan “didn’t have to think twice” about pushing back the show’s premiere until March 4 explaining “we’re dealing with a catastrophe”. And in a statement, Meghan said she would be focusing on “the needs of those impacted by the wildfires in my home state of California.”
However, according to the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden, the decision to postpone has caused raised eyebrows among friends of the royals – especially given Meghan and Harry’s decision to press ahead with their infamous Oprah Winfrey chat where they railed against the royals – even though the late Prince Philip was ill in hospital. The former Duke of Edinburgh died four weeks after the interview was aired.
And one royal source told the publication: “Meghan seemingly didn’t think twice about going ahead with the Oprah interview, did she?” After the interview, the couple also appeared in their explosive Netflix docuseries, where they again criticised members of the Royal Family and even the Commonwealth. The late Queen, who had died just three months before the series aired and was ill while it was being filmed, was particularly proud of the Commonwealth with the organisation close to her heart.
It comes as many have supported Meghan’s decision to delay the series. However, some critics have hit back questioning her motives for the delay, saying the show must go on.
