"Slap in the face": Meghan Markle attracts hatred from Diana fans with a new cover
Created: 08/30/2022, 2:00 p.m
By: Larissa Glunz
Meghan Markle is often compared to Princess Diana.
Carrying on the legacy of the Queen of Hearts is a great task that the Duchess of Sussex also fails to accomplish.
In the eyes of Lady Di's loyal fans, Meghan is not a worthy successor.
Montecito – While other royals take a longer break in the summer, Meghan Markle (41) is back with several projects.
Just a few days after the start of her podcast "Archetypes", the Duchess of Sussex follows up with a big cover story including an explosive interview.
First solo cover since Royal resignation: Meghan Markle causes a sensation
Prince Harry's wife (37) adorns the current issue of the New York magazine "The Cut" – and makes waves with it.
Not only are Meghan's statements about her departure from the British royal family and her new life in California hotly debated on the web, the cover photo is also agitating.
Meghan Markle looks confidently into the camera, her hair is styled strictly backwards, she is wearing a black turtleneck sweater.
The fact that Meghan Markle takes Princess Diana as an example annoys fans of the royal icon.
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The recording should bring back memories, especially for fans of Princess Diana (36, † 1997).
Patrick Demarchelier (78, † 2022) photographed the then crown princess in a similar pose in 1991.
The fact that Meghan is now copying her mother-in-law's look shortly before Diana's 25th anniversary of death on August 31 triggers a storm of indignation on Twitter, among other things.
"She thinks she is Diana": Meghan Markle's look is criticized
While some users praised Meghan's "amazing photos," others strongly condemned the timing and setting of the cover story.
One angry user called the cover "a slap in the face," while another insisted that "Meghan doesn't live in reality... She really thinks she's Diana
. "
In the past, the former actress has followed in the fashion footsteps of the Princess of Wales several times, which has not only brought her praise.
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Lady Di has shaped the fashion world, her iconic looks include the famous Travolta dress, which changed hands in 2019 for 260,000 euros.
Not only her stylish legacy remains unforgotten to this day.
Diana died in a tragic car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997. She could have celebrated her 61st birthday this year.
Sources used:
thecut.com, twitter.com