Author Emily Giffin who called Meghan Markle ‘phony’ and ‘unmaternal’ in an Instagram post apologized for her remark.
The Duchess of Sussex’s new video with her son Archie on his first birthday didn’t go well with Emily and she criticized Meghan for the same.
Katherine Menza captured the screenshot of Emily’s Instagram story in which she called Meghan names.point 208 |
The comment Emily shared on her Instagram story read: “Adorable child and book.point 73 | But… Holy ‘me first.point 98 | ’ This is the Megan [sic] show.point 129 | Why didn’t she film and let Harry read? And why didn’t she take the moment at the end to say ‘He said daddy!’ Because that would make it about Harry for a split second.point 284 |
God forbid.point 10 | Also, you want privacy for your child so you put out a video (by your authorized biographer) of him … wearing no pants?! Ooookay.point 118 | ”point 125 | 1
The author received flak for her negative comment about Meghan and even Omid Scobie who is one of the biographers of Meghan and Harry’s biography slammed Emily writing, “Imagine being this hateful and pathetic.”
After receiving backlash, Emily apologized to The Duchess of Sussex in a post which has now gone private. She wrote: “I enjoy following celebrities and analyzing them with my readers. I post dozens of IG stories a day in a very honest, unfiltered way, as if I’m confiding directly with close friends.”
“Further, I’m very interested in the British monarchy. I always have been. See the link in my bio for an essay I wrote in the days before Meghan and Harry wed.”
Emily explained she is not a racist and has no issue with the couple but she has been feeling Meghan and Harry have changed after marriage so it made her call the Duchess out.
“To be clear, I absolutely loved that a biracial, American woman was marrying into the Royal Family. It seemed a wonderful, happy thing for everyone. I celebrated their wedding by hosting a gathering here at my home and posting many, many photos. Further, I was appalled by any signs of racism against her.”
“Over recent months my feelings about BOTH Harry and Meghan changed. But I can say from the bottom of my heart that my criticism of Meghan has never had anything to do with her race.”
The author went on saying she understood why Meghan wanted to leave the royal family but her post has no connection with The Duchess’s race.
“Further, I understood why she wanted to leave the monarchy and carve out her own path. I do, however, find fault with the way BOTH she and Harry handled things, and those feelings bled over in later posts, including the ones today.”
“I can see how some of my posts may have felt mean-spirited, and could be construed as having racial undertones. It was not my intent, but I understand that intent and impact are two very different things. And I am truly sorry for that negative impact.”
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