Racism and the Royals: Meghan Markle Exposes an Ugly Truth

DYNASTY: The Royal Family’s Most Challenging Year

Vanity Fair

Society & Culture

3.6 • 860 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Enter Meghan Markle: an activist and philanthropist, an American actress, and biracial woman—in short, an outsider to the Firm. Why did Meghan’s independence and identity conflict with the royals—and undeniable aspects of the monarchy’s long history—and how did she carve out her own center of power amid the force of her in-laws?

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0:25.0	Strawberries and cream, pims, champagne.
0:30.0	I love tennis. What about you, Erin? Are you much of a fan?
0:34.0	Tennis is my favorite sport because it is all about drama, rivalry and internal conflict.
0:39.0	Everything about it, it's such a great combination, but whether you love it or hate it, there was plenty of drama in this match.
0:47.0	Oh yeah, the Women's Finals at Wimbledon in 2018, it was intense.
0:52.0	Serena Williams was back after giving birth to her daughter and she was playing in top form.
0:57.0	But still, she was bested by Angela Kerber.
0:59.0	Yeah, it was a bad day for Serena, but absolutely gripping match where the action wasn't just on
1:06.1	center court because up in the royal box there was a very different kind of power struggle
1:11.6	going on one involving one of Serena's good friends
1:14.6	Megan Markle of course now the Duchess of Sussex and her new sister-in-law the Duchess of
1:19.6	Cambridge Cape Middleton. So we know that there was chatter in the press at this time about discord between the two of them,
1:26.2	but none of it was happening in the open, and in fact they actually kind of looked like they were having
1:30.0	a good time up there in the box.
1:32.3	This was their first solo adding together
1:34.1	ever, though, and to everyone at home it looked like a move to squash the rumors of a
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