A new Meghan Markle biography vows to set the record straight on Megxit and how the Duchess of Sussex became “so upset”. Celebrity biographer Sean Smith has penned Meghan: Misunderstood, set to be released on November 12. A synopsis on the HarperCollins website promises “a pioneering book that sets the record straight on the most talked about, unfairly vilified and misrepresented woman in the world”.
The book will delve into how “the rom-com fantasy” turned into a “disturbing drama”. The synopsis continues: “(Sean Smith) pulls no punches as he reveals the remarkable and powerful story of this self-made, intelligent American woman with a strong social conscience who has made such an impact on our lives.”
HarperNonFiction editor Zoe Berville said: “I’m thrilled to be publishing Sean’s latest work. Meticulously researched, expertly crafted and passionately argued, Meghan Misunderstood is riveting and thought-provoking in equal measure.”
The cover shows a close-up snap of the Duchess at the Invictus Games team trials in 2018, which took place in Bath just weeks before her wedding to Prince Harry. Smith said: “Last November, I watched the TV documentary in which Meghan Markle confided it was not enough to survive something, that was not the point of life. “I immediately wanted to know how it had come to this: why was the most charismatic member of the Royal Family clearly so upset?
“Meghan Misunderstood is her story, her amazing journey.” In the candid ITV documentary, Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, Meghan admitted she’s “not OK”. Journalist Tom Bradby asked about the “true pressures of life in the spotlight and the toll it has taken on them both”.
She replied: “Look, any woman especially when they are pregnant you’re really vulnerable and so that was made really challenging, and then when you have a newborn – you know.
“And especially as a woman, it’s a lot. So you add this on top of just trying to be a new mom or trying to be a newlywed it’s, well…” Meghan then thanks Tom for asking how she is, saying: “And, also thank you for asking, because not many people have asked if I’m OK. But it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes.”
Following up on her answer, Tom asks: “And the answer is, would it be fair to say, not really OK, as in it’s really been a struggle?” Meghan pauses before replying simply: “Yes”.