{"id":150970,"date":"2025-06-02T02:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T02:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150970\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T02:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T02:21:10","slug":"meghan-markles-rare-confession-met-with-icy-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150970\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle\u2019s rare confession met with icy verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1317503_6609808_Untitled-2_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan\u2019s star power loses a bit of shine.\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Meghan\u2019s star power loses a bit of shine.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s recent attempt to open up about money and privilege has sparked backlash, with one top branding expert branding her remarks a calculated move to appear relatable.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex made the comments on her podcast Confessions of a Female Founder\u00a0during a conversation with billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meghan revealed she was raised with a strong &#8220;guilt mentality surrounding having a lot,&#8221; referring to wealth and privilege.<\/p>\n<p>While the moment was seemingly intended to show vulnerability, branding strategist Doug Eldridge was unimpressed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He criticised the exchange as &#8220;inevitable but terribly inauthentic,&#8221; suggesting the Duchess&#8217;s admission felt more like a PR tactic than a genuine reflection.<\/p>\n<p>The critique comes amid a broader dip in Meghan\u2019s public popularity, as critics question the tone and timing of her attempts to connect with everyday listeners.<\/p>\n<p>In the newest episode she opened up about growing up with a &#8220;scarcity mindset&#8221; that, she said, intensified her guilt around wealth and success.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s that feeling you can\u2019t quite put your finger on like humidity. You can\u2019t see it, but you feel it, and it\u2019s undeniable,&#8221; she shared, describing the emotional weight she believes many carry, regardless of how much they achieve.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone is convinced by the duchess\u2019s vulnerability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Fox News, branding expert Doug called the moment &#8220;a tactic to try and become more relatable to her audience&#8221; one that he believes missed the mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can\u2019t fake authenticity,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You either have it or you don\u2019t \u2014 and this has been an ongoing struggle for her.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan\u2019s star power loses a bit of shine. Meghan Markle\u2019s recent attempt to open up about money and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,64429,7721,7719,7718,64430,64428,7720,1281,2321,447,27001,7710,519,7711,47198,6095],"class_list":{"0":"post-150970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-confession","10":"tag-duchess-of-sussex","11":"tag-duke-of-sussex","12":"tag-harry","13":"tag-icy","14":"tag-markles","15":"tag-meghan","16":"tag-meghan-markle","17":"tag-met","18":"tag-prince-harry","19":"tag-rare","20":"tag-royal-families","21":"tag-royal-family","22":"tag-uk-royal-family","23":"tag-verdict","24":"tag-with"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114611387337429513","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}