A payment from Meghan and Harry's Archewell Foundation to Michelle Obama's former press secretary suggests the Duchess of Sussex has political ambitions.
Montecito – Meghan Markle (41) does not seem to lack goals.
After a hugely successful stint as an actress on the legal series Suits and perhaps a not-so-successful stint as a member of the Royal Family, the Duchess of Sussex now appears to be aiming for a political career.
In doing so, she apparently relies on prominent support.
Meghan Markle: What is she planning to do with Michelle Obama's ex-press secretary?
In 2019, Meghan Markle and Michelle Obama (59) met in an interview for British
Vogue
.
The initially friendly relationship is said to have become distant in the meantime.
"Michelle and Meghan were once close and spoke often, but the relationship has cooled.
Michelle doesn't think she can trust Meghan and now it's said she dropped her as a friend," a source quoted
Life & Style
magazine as saying .
Meghan Markle: Her transformation from series star to Duchess of Sussex
Meghan Markle: Her transformation from series star to Duchess of Sussex
Meghan Markle still wants to use the formerly good contacts, because
RadarOnline
wants to know that Archewell, the joint foundation of Meghan and Prince Harry (38), paid more than 100,000 US dollars (around 92,000 euros) to Katie McCormick Lelyveld, the former Michelle Obama's press secretary.
McCormick Lelyveld worked for the former First Lady from 2007 to 2011, and she also did public relations for ex-presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (75) and John Kerry (79).
Meghan Markle as a blogger
In 2014, Meghan Markle launched her lifestyle blog, The Tig, which she named after her favorite wine, Tignanello.
Of her first sip, she said, "It was an aha moment at its finest.
It was a 'Tig' moment for me.” Members of the royal family aren't actually allowed to blog personally, which is why Meghan shut down the blog in April 2017 after almost three years.
Now could be the time for a comeback.
A foretaste of a political campaign?
"I wouldn't bet against it": Meghan Markle could be about to start a political career
According to RadarOnline,
the payment to Katie McCormick Lelyveld's company can be
seen from the foundation's tax return documents - purpose: "Strategic support for PR for social impact".
But is Meghan Markle really aiming for a political career?
The payment "gives you an indication of whether she has political ambitions," Royal pundit Russell Myers told
Sky News Australia
.
"Some people have said it's ridiculous, but I wouldn't bet against it."
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Is Meghan Markle (left) aiming for a political career?
The support of Michelle Obama's ex-press secretary is at least worth it.
(photomontage)
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The fact is: Even as a child, the Duchess of Sussex was interested in social issues, when she wrote a letter to the US company Procter & Gamble to get those responsible to change a sexist ad.
In 2021, according to The Mirror
, Meghan Markle called
two senators to lobby for paid parental leave to be introduced in the United States.
So it cannot be ruled out that the mother of two is now striving for political office herself.
Her foundation doesn't seem to take that much time, according to
the Daily Mail
The tax return shows that Harry and Meghan only work one hour a week for Archewell.
There were also enough leisure hours to attend the coronation of King Charles III.
(74) to take part, even if Harry and Meghan are threatened with second-class treatment there.
Sources used:
mirror.co.uk, dailymail.co.uk, skynews.com.au, radaronline.com
List of rubrics: © picture alliance/dpa/PA Wire/Ben Stansall/BERNAMA/Shafiq Hashim
