Royal etiquette and tradition dictate that members of the British royal family are to remain mum on the subject of politics (which doesn’t mean that closed-door discussions don’t occur). So when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — who have given up their place at the table for Buckingham Palace Sunday suppers, but still retain their royal titles — once again piped up about the fast-approaching November election in the U.S., it created yet another tempest in a teapot (the kind Harry and Meghan moved across an ocean to get away from). But if you think this is a big deal, just wait ‘til ‘Markle 4 President’ signs start cropping up on lawns in 2024.
Vanity Fair reports that they’ve spoken to a “friend” of Megan Markle who indicates that the Duchess has political ambitions that go all the way to the Oval Office (once you’ve lived in a palace, ‘school board trustee’ doesn’t seem all that glamorous). “One of the reasons she was so keen not to give up her American citizenship was so she had the option to go into politics,”
said VF’s source. “I think if Meghan and Harry ever gave up their titles she would seriously consider running for president.”[video_embed id='2041626']RELATED: Harry and Meghan's special message from their California backyard[/video_embed]It’s likely that the Sussexes' recent comments about the importance of voting are sparking the rumours and reports: “Every four years we are told the same thing, that this is the most important election of our lifetime,” Markle told viewers in a recent clip for
Time magazine. “But this one is. When we vote, our values are put into action and our voices are heard. Your voice is a reminder that you matter, because you do and you deserve to be heard.”“As we approach this November,” her husband Harry added, “it’s vital that we reject hate speech, misinformation and online negativity.” The couple’s comments caught the attention of the current White House occupant, who made it known that he is “not a fan” of Markle.“She probably has heard that,”
said Trump, “But I wish a lot of luck to Harry because he’s going to need it.” (To be fair, if it falls to First Husband Harry to replant the Rose Garden Melania clear-cut, then Trump has a point).Sadly, a
VF source who works closely with Markle claims that the Duchess has zero plans to campaign in 2024. “While there’s no denying she is interested and engaged in politics as a topic, she harbors no ambition to enter a career in politics herself,” they told the magazine. Nevertheless, Buckingham Palace chimed in to make certain that Harry’s fairly neutral pro-voting comments came from Harry himself, and shouldn’t be taken as a message endorsed by the Queen and the rest of the royal fam.[video_embed id='2042252']RELATED: Donald Trump slams Harry and Meghan[/video_embed]
