Why I Don’t Care About Meghan Markle’s Suffering

Meghan Markle is rich. She is beautiful. As far as I know, she has her health and is married to a man who adores her. She has lovely children.

Do I envy her? No. I wish her every happiness.

But I find it hard to drum up any sympathy for her based on her interview with Oprah.

Part of this is due to the fact that I think she is lying. Or maybe she simply mis-remembers certain things, such as the day she got married. She claims it was three days before the public ceremony, but that’s not what the records say.

Meghan also said that when she joined the royal family, it was the last time she saw her passport. Yet there are photos of her traveling to Rome, to Amsterdam, to the US Open in New York and to the French Riviera. So obviously she did have her passport.

There were other discrepancies in the Oprah interview. These call into question Meghan’s believability, making it harder to sympathize with her.

Maybe she did experience racism. If she did, I feel bad for her. But I feel worse for Botham Jean, the 26-year old black accountant who was shot in his own apartment by a white police officer. I feel worse for the Uyghurs, Christians and Falun Gong being held in concentration camps. I feel worse for those in Yemen who have lost their loved ones and their homes.

To be honest, I can’t even muster as much sympathy for Meghan as I do for my white neighbor. He worked insane hours to build a business that he lost due to the pandemic.

What has Meghan Markle really lost? Being part of a royal conglomerate? She’s probably happier not having to deal with the choreographed ribbon cuttings and other royal “responsibilities”.

The fact is, Meghan has everything going for her. She is in a position of privilege and she could use the publicity and goodwill she’s garnered to achieve whatever she desires.

She could use her fame to create positive change in the world, following in the footsteps of the woman who would have been her mother-in-law.

Princess Diana died young. Her marriage to Prince Charles was miserable and love-less. Yet despite this, she left behind a legacy of helping those in need — from the homeless to those struggling with mental illness to those dying of cancer or AIDs. She even worked against banning landmines.

If Meghan wants to do some good in the world, she could follow this example.

If she would prefer to develop her career — the doors are open to her. Or she could simply enjoy life as a gorgeous, wealthy woman with beautiful children and a handsome husband who adores her.

The fact that instead of enjoying her many blessings Meghan felt compelled to “dish” on Oprah makes me wonder what her agenda is.

Perhaps I am too cynical. Perhaps I am totally wrong about her. At some point, more facts will come out. In the meantime, I’m reserving my sympathy for the destitute and disenfranchised.

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This post was previously published on The Shadow.

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