In a letter, Duchess Meghan makes demands to the US Congress.
She tells of the poor conditions in which she grew up.
But is that even true?
Montecito - Meghan Markle has to take severe criticism again.
In an open letter to the US Congress, the Duchess of Sussex describes her difficult youth and hard times in poor circumstances.
But research by the
Daily Mail
has now revealed that these accounts are not entirely true.
Meghan Markle: Instead of poor conditions, noble private school
Meghan claims in the letter that she grew up poor and could barely have afforded a visit to the $ 4.99 salad bar of the US restaurant chain "Sizzler".
"I knew how hard my parents worked to afford this, because even for five dollars the meal was special."
However, according to the
Daily Mail
, their living conditions do not appear to have been that poor.
Because Meghan's parents made it possible for their daughter to attend a private school in Los Angeles - for a mere 16,000 US dollars.
Her father Thomas Markle financed this expensive school visit with his salary and a lottery win.
In addition, Prince Harry's wife grew up in the friendly Woodland Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles, in a middle-class house.
Does Meghan Markle have political ambitions?
In her open letter to Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Meghan calls for paid leave for parents. In addition to her own childhood, Meghan also goes into her own experiences with the birth of her daughter Lili. Royal experts believe Meghan's interventions are a new sign that she has serious political ambitions in the US. Even if the 40-year-old insists on making these demands as an “American mother”.
Royal commentator and former editor of International Who's Who Richard Fitzwilliams told
MailOnline
, “The example of the $ 5 salad bar and how it has struggled in the past is an attempt to connect with the way how so many families struggle to pay their bills. ”Aspiring politicians would like to use these kinds of examples, Fitzwilliams continues.
It remains to be seen whether Duchess Meghan actually aims for a political career.
(jsch)
