Express.co.uk, Karren revealed why she believes Meghan Markle receives such heavy criticism and whether this has anything to do with her challenging gender and bias in her role as a royal.Karren has served as Lord Alan Sugar's assistant on The Apprentice since the show’s sixth series in 2009, having replaced Margaret Mountford.She is also famous for her role as vice-chairman of West Ham United, alongside David Gold and David Sullivan, while she is also a regular writer for the Woman & Home magazine and The Sun.Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex is heavily involved in charity work focused primarily on women's issues and social justice.She retired from acting when she married Prince Harry in 2018 and became known as the Duchess of Sussex.In 2020, the pair stepped back as senior members of the royal family and later settled in Meghan's native California.Since their departure from the Royal Family, the couple have received heavy criticism due to their "contradictory" claims against the firm.Express.co.uk asked Karren Brady if she believed Meghan was criticised due to her challenging of gender roles.Karren said: "I think it’s probably because there’s a lot of contradictory things in what she says and what she does."I think lots of people don’t like her to say one thing and do something else."I think that’s probably the main issue."Recently, the ex-royal couple have faced criticism for breaching royal protocol as they spoke out about Russia's attacks in Ukraine.In a statement on their organisation Archewell’s website, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex called for the "global community and its leaders" to join them in condemning Russia, adding that President Vladimir Putin's actions were a breach of "international and humanitarian.
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