Meghan Markle uses her duchess title to make political demands in the United States

Although she has made it very clear that she does not want to remain part of the British Royal family, Markle takes advantage of the only title left to her by Queen Elizabeth II.

Meghan Markle since she made her relationship with Prince Harry public has not ceased to be in the public eye, mainly for controversial issues, such as when she told Oprah Winfrey that Queen Elizabeth asked her what would be the skin color of her baby.

Now, Markle tries to influence the politics of the United States (USA), making use of her title of Duchess of Sussex.

This was made known by some senators, who affirmed that the actress has been pressuring them to support President Joe Biden's social spending plan on maternity and paternity leave.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, of the Republican Party for West Virginia, told a newspaper that one day, while driving her car, she received a call from a private number, she decided to answer it because she thought it would be from some other senator, but the truth is that she heard It was the voice of Meghan Markle who said the first thing to him was: “Senator Capito? This is Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex”.

The same happened to Republican Susan Collins, senator for the state of Maine, who said she was surprised that Markle called her on her personal number and introduced herself as the Duchess of Sussex.

The senator said she liked talking to Prince Harry's wife, she's actually more interested in what people in her state think about maternity and paternity leave than the Duchess's opinion.

Markle worried

Apparently Meghan is very interested in the issue of paid maternity and paternity leave, which deals with the time off workers to take care of the child, in case of birth or adoption, since a few weeks ago, she sent an open letter to the US Congress, urging them to approve the measure of paid paternity leave.

The controversy with Meghan's calls has not been because she tried in some way to pressure the senators, but that in her letter she presented herself as just another mother, concerned about the paid paternity leave of the workers, but in her call to the politicians She introduces herself as the Duchess of Sussex, a title she holds despite not being part of the royal family.

Many have criticized her, and point out that she should stop using that title, because on January 8, 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan resigned from British Royalty.

However, it must be clarified that according to what was expressed by Buckingham Palace at that time, Harry and Meghan, only had the title of His Royal Highness taken away, in addition to ceasing to receive public financing.

However, they maintain the title of Dukes of Sussex, which they received from Queen Elizabeth II on the day they were married on May 18, 2018. With this title, the couple is allowed to sponsor organizations and ideas or projects social.

Meghan Markle controversies

The relationship of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has been controversial since it was made public, nothing new in the royal family, below I will let you know some "scandals" in which they have been involved and have been targeted by everybody:

1. A divorced and afro woman. The British media, specializing in royal issues, echoed what was rumored in the streets, how the prince would marry a divorced woman, and also an Afro-descendant.

2. A scandalous father. Shortly before the wedding, Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, gave interviews to some media in England, in which he talked about his relationship with his daughter and son-in-law, something that was not authorized by the British Royal House, and that ended causing him not to attend the wedding.

3. Meghan and the media. The Duchess for a long time felt besieged by the media, which reported her life (something normal in the British press, regarding the royal family), however, according to most of the notes they were negative.

This, according to Meghan herself, led her to suffer from mental health problems, so she started a lawsuit against the print media, something in which Harry later supported her.

4. Steal attention. It has been widely criticized that Harry and Meghan will announce that they were in the sweet wait, a few days before the wedding of Princess Eugenie, the prince's cousin.

According to what was reported by the media, this was seen by the rest of the members of the royal family as an attempt to steal attention.

In fact, biographers of the royal family assured that Princess Eugenie this fell like a bucket of cold water, and asserted that the dukes had to wait for the wedding to pass to share the news of the pregnancy.

5. His discontent with the royal family. Meghan was always in the gaze of the media when she was part of the Royal Household, but a really controversial moment was when she revealed that in the family there was no one who cared for her, hinting at the conflicts that occur behind closed doors in the Buckingham Palace.

6. Bye, bye crown. The climax was when, together with Harry, he announced his resignation from the British Royal Crown. Meghan was accused by the media, and royal fans of being a "witch" for removing the prince from the line of succession to the crown, by separating from the Royal family.

7. The interview with Oprha. Meghan's most recent scandal was when she and her husband gave an interview to the American presenter Oprah Winfrey, where, among other things, she said that the queen mother asked them what the baby's skin tone would be like.

In the conversation with Oprah, Harry also said that his father, the Prince of Wales stopped answering the phone in the middle of the crisis he was going through.