Meghan Markle fans have hit out after the Duchess of Sussex was blamed for Kate Middleton and Prince William's "failed tour" of Jamaica.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are midway through a week-long tour that sees them visit Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas.
The royal couple's visit has received a mixed reception, including protests outside the British High Commission by republicans demanding slavery reparations from the UK and the Royal Family.
GB News presenter Dan Wootton wrote a column for the Daily Mail where he blames the Duchess of Sussex and the claims she made during her infamous Oprah interview for the rising anti-monarchy sentiment in Jamaica and the boost the republican cause is gaining on the island.He wrote: "Meghan Markle's pack of lies to her nodding BFF Oprah Winfrey suggesting the monarchy is a racist institution and casting doubt on its senior members is now providing a significant boost to the fast-moving republican cause in Jamaica at the worst possible moment."This was always the concern of senior courtiers when Meghan’s claim to Oprah about a so-called unnamed ‘royal racist’ who asked about her unborn baby’s skin colour went unchallenged: Republicans across the Commonwealth would try to use the claims to bring the Queen’s reign to an end in the monarch’s twilight years."That’s exactly what’s happening – and campaigners are using the media attention around William and Kate’s trip to inflict maximum damage."‘This was the nightmare scenario after Meghan’s Oprah lies – now it’s coming true,’ says a concerned royal insider."Meghan fans however took to Twitter to dispute Wootton's claims, with one writing: "FFS Meghan.
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