Meghan Markle “didn’t like Britain” and should not “enlighten the nation” by making it “think we have behaved appallingly towards her”, Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine told this week’s The Reaction.
Presenters Sarah and Andrew Pierce discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s ‘semi-royal’ tour of Nigeria last weekend in the latest episode of the Mail’s YouTube show, which you can watch. here.
The presenters suggested it was more of a “presidential tour” for people like Meghan, 42, who was “never going to accept royal life because she would always have to be one step behind Prince Harry,” according to Andrew.
‘She needs to be a major player in his life. But I mean, okay, but be honest about it,” Sarah said. Don’t put everyone through this whole thing. Don’t fool an entire nation.
‘Do not mislead all of Britain into believing we have behaved appallingly towards her because that was not the case. People liked him. It’s just that she doesn’t like us. ‘She didn’t want the assignment,’ the columnist insisted.
Noting how fans seemed to delight in seeing Meghan, more than Harry, and how the mother of two seemed to take the lead during the three-day visit, Sarah referred to the Prince as a “beta male.”
She added: “It was very much (Meghan) showing off and he was just going along with it.”
“I mean, maybe that’s what he wants in his life and it’s entirely possible that he just wants to be a beta male.”
Sarah said the Duchess “needs to be a leading lady in her life,” adding that with the Nigerian tour, “she’s very much the lead, she’s the star of the show and that’s the way she likes it.”
Meanwhile, Andrés agreed. He suggested the visit “felt more like a presidential tour,” and noted that Meghan “believes she has a potential career in democratic politics because that story came out a couple of years ago.” And she felt like she was in campaign mode.”
Harry and Meghan’s tour of Nigeria, in which they visited Lagos and Abuja at the invitation of the military, was aimed at promoting the mental health of soldiers and empowering young people.
Prince Harry and Meghan at the Dream Big Basketball clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, last Sunday
Meghan helps take a selfie as Harry looks on at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja last week.
Meghan smiles as she receives flowers during a sitting volleyball match in Abuja last Saturday.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Governor’s House in Lagos State, Nigeria, on Sunday
The couple attended events related to Harry’s Invictus Games, which Nigeria is looking to host in the future.
The Sussexes were also welcomed at the Lagos State Government House and met with military officials at the Defense Headquarters in Abuja.
The Reaction is available every Wednesday at the Daily Mail YouTube Channel.
