‘I’ve always stood up for what is right’ Meghan Markle defends using her royal privilege

Meghan Markle was recently accused of lobbying US senators to vote for paid parental leave. Politicians from both sides have reported phone calls showing “caller ID blocked” before hearing an introduction of, “this is Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.”

Royal watchers have called for her to drop her title when politics is involved, as the Royal Family is traditionally apolitical. Speaking to Andrew Sorkin on DealBook Online Summit, the Duchess of Sussex defended her latest moves.

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Mr. Sorkin said that people in the audience may be thinking: “You know what? I don’t understand. She has this great privilege.” “How is this and why is this her topic? So I thought we’d start there.”

Meghan said: “Sure. Let’s start there. I mean, I think you mentioned privilege. My husband has always said, with great privilege comes great responsibility.

“Even before I had any sort of privilege in my life when my life and my lifestyle were very, very different, I always just stood up for what was right. “And so I had been gone from the US for a really long time.”

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The Duchess of Sussex continued: “I lived in Canada for seven years for work and moved to the UK and to come back and now be a mother of two and to see that the US is one of only six countries in the entire world that doesn’t offer any form of national paid leave just didn’t make sense.

“So I guess my approach was the same as it’s been since I was really young. “When I was 11 and I saw something that was wrong on TV, I put pen to paper and wrote a letter about it.

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“So on this I said, well, let me write a letter and let me pick up the phone and he calls and see if I can help. “It’s just, to me it seems like a really logical and obvious thing to do.”

The Times reported that Buckingham Palace insists the Royal Family should have “no say in American politics.” They also reported that senior royal sources have claimed that: “The Duchess of Sussex is using her title out of context for political lobbying.”

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Traditionally, members of the Royal Family are “above politics” and politically neutral, in fear that an opinion expressed could be seen as an endorsement. Other senior members of the Royal Family have been accused of lobbying in the past, but the Queen has always been praised for her impartiality during her reign.

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