Meghan Markle was brutally savaged by a comedian who accused her of playing the “victim while living in a castle”. The Duchess of Sussex has previously opened up on the hard time she experienced during her very brief stint as a working royal.
Meghan Markle married into the Royal Family in 2018, but she left it two years later when she and Prince Harry sensationally stepped down as senior working royals and moved to America.
Since their bombshell exit, the Sussexes have made various claims regarding the scrutiny of the UK media and the lack of support from the “institution”. But comedian and podcaster Tim Dillon said that Meghan and her “victim” mentality has become one of his favourite comedic targets.
He told Fox News: “I think it’s just that she came to prominence at a time when there was a real cultural cachet to being a victim.
“And I thought it was a very funny way to be a victim, and she found a way to be a victim while living in a castle. And I always found that very funny.”
He added: “I think that there was real currency in being a victim when she rose to prominence, and she became a victim living in a castle married to a prince with the royal wedding, and I thought that was very funny.
“It’s hard to pull it off. She did it, to her credit. You know, most people that you know were putting out that they were victims during that era were, to their credit, not members of the Royal Family.”
During her now-infamous Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021, Meghan said that she felt lonely and that she found life within the Royal Family so difficult that she experienced suicidal thoughts.
Asked by the US TV star if she was having any suicidal thoughts when working for the royals, Meghan said: “This was very, very clear. Very clear and very scary. I didn’t know who to turn to in that.”
When asked about whether a conversation she had with Harry over a photo from an official event they attended, when her mental health was deteriorating, involved her not wanting to be “alive any more”, Meghan said: “Yeah.”
Meghan said that she felt “haunted” by a photograph from an official event she attended with Harry at the Royal Albert Hall while she was pregnant.
The Royal Family have never commented on any of Meghan or Prince Harry’s claims.
