Meghan Markle is ‘in a bad place’ after scathing Vanity Fair exposé: expert

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damning Vanity Fair exposé last week.The scathing piece, published Jan. 17, delves into the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s struggling business ventures, painting a tragic picture of their attempts at maintaining relevance after quitting royal life in 2020.Numerous former colleagues and associates spoke to the publication for the article, many of whom have slammed the “Suits” alum’s character.According to royal expert and commentator Kinsey Schofield, the Sussexes are licking their wounds after being left “bruised and upset” by the shocking claims.“They are in a bad place right now,” Schofield told Sky News Australia. “It is my understanding that they are upset over it [and] I’m being told that things aren’t good for them right now.”“Between Meghan’s show being postponed, which I’ve heard was Netflix’s idea, and just the idea that she has worked so hard to rebrand herself and here comes a very respected publication reiterating some of the nastiest claims about her.”“So I think they are bruised and they’re sitting back trying to figure out how to process going forward,” Schofield added, though her claims have not been confirmed by the couple’s camp.The Post has reached out to Markle’s reps for comment.Among the myriad of claims made in the exposé, one in particular suggested that the duo had been labeled local villains by neighbors.One Montecito resident, who has never met the couple, referred to them as the prince and “the starlet.”The neighbors of the quiet Santa Barbara area have blamed the couple for rising house prices and busy streets, saying Markle has tried taking the town’s understated elegance and marketing it via a mainstream label.“It’s such a kind of hucksterism,” one resident told the outlet. “It’s just finding.