{"id":465216,"date":"2025-10-01T07:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/465216\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T07:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:46:23","slug":"the-trouble-meghan-markle-faces-with-diane-sawyer-that-she-still-cant-shake-royal-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/465216\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;trouble&#8217; Meghan Markle faces with Diane Sawyer that she still can&#8217;t shake &#8211; Royal Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>A reported brush with journalist Diane Sawyer suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/royal-insider.com\/tag\/meghan-markle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a> seemed to be having some trouble breaking into the Hollywood circles.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex, 44, might have achieved many things others could only dream of \u2013 making her name as an actress, bagging a prince and a royal title, owning a Montecito mansion, signing a lucrative Netflix deal and building a multi-million-dollar business.<\/p>\n<p>But despite all this, it seems Meghan still hasn\u2019t quite found her place amongst the A-Listers \u2013 if reports are to be believed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1168043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/royal-insider.com\/2025\/09\/30\/meghan-markle-diane-sawyer-trouble-hamptons-snub\/untitled-design-4-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/royal-insider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-4-4.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1980\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Meghan Markle wearing a brown coat and brown gloves\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Meghan Markle wearing a brown coat and brown gloves&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Meghan Markle (Cover Images)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-4-4-559x1024.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-4-4-559x1024.png\" class=\"wp-image-1168043 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-4-4-559x1024.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle wearing a brown coat and brown gloves\" width=\"559\" height=\"1024\"  \/>Several Hollywood A-Listers appear to have \u201csnubbed\u201d Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle\u00a0 (Cover Images)<br \/>\n\u2018They are not friends\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, Meghan was in attendance at the G9 Ventures Summer Summit, a women\u2019s business summit in the Hamptons.<\/p>\n<p>She reportedly travelled in style with her Montecito neighbour, Jamie Kern Lima, in her private jet.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Meghan can show up at events where they are at, move into their neighborhood but they are not friends.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was believed Meghan would be busy networking ahead of the launch of her lifestyle business, then named American Riviera Orchard, now As Ever, with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/07\/26\/royal-family\/meghan-markle-jets-into-ny-for-hamptons-business-summit\/?_gl=1*14he87r*_ga*MjE1OTU0MDE2LjE3NTcwODExODE.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NTkyMzYxMTIkbzIkZzEkdDE3NTkyMzg1MTMkajM0JGwwJGgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page Six\u00a0<\/a>reporting that there were several \u201cMarkle BFFs\u201d at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon and Diane Sawyer joined her on the star-studded guest-list. However, there was a noticeable absence of any photos of Meghan with her fellow actresses, or the journalist, leading to rumours that they had deliberately avoided being in any snaps with Meghan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1168066\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/royal-insider.com\/2025\/09\/30\/meghan-markle-diane-sawyer-trouble-hamptons-snub\/untitled-design-5-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/royal-insider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-5-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1980\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diane Sawyer\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Diane Sawyer&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Diane Sawyer attended Meghan Markle\u2019s wedding in 2018 (Credit: Cover Images)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-5-3-559x1024.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-5-3-559x1024.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1168066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-5-3-559x1024.png\" alt=\"Diane Sawyer\" width=\"559\" height=\"1024\"  \/>Diane Sawyer also reportedly attended the summit (Credit: Cover Images)<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/entertainment-news\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-hamptons-alist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewsNation<\/a>, an insider subsequently claimed: \u201cThey know that if they are in a picture with [Meghan] it is a tacit approval of her that she can use to promote herself. Meghan can show up at events where they are at, move into their neighborhood but they are not friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Gwyneth has been outspoken about claims of a rift between her and Meghan.<\/p>\n<p>She told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/gwyneth-paltrow-2025-interview?srsltid=AfmBOopFrFIl5UrkYS20RI2kkvHd6q_OrE3_7_-86uNVyOYHq5ZbFPwW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a> in March: \u201cI mean, I\u2019ve met Meghan, who seems really lovely, but I don\u2019t know her at all. Maybe I\u2019ll try to get through their security detail and bring them a pie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diane Sawyer \u2018avoided\u2019 Meghan Markle with other celebs<\/p>\n<p>Diane Sawyer\u2019s apparent cold shoulder of Meghan is no doubt a particularly painful set-back.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist and ABC News anchor has interviewed the likes of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and George W. Bush. She was also one of TIME\u2019s 100 Most Influential People of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Although neither of them have addressed the Hamptons rumours, the pair have not been pictured together or publicly spoken about one another since.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Insider contacted reps for Meghan for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a title=\"Permalink to: Meghan Markle was once mistaken for Megan Fox during awkward phone call\" href=\"https:\/\/royal-insider.com\/2025\/09\/26\/meghan-markle-mistaken-megan-fox-phone-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle was once mistaken for Megan Fox during awkward phone call<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, what do you think of this story about Meghan Markle and Diane Sawyer? You can share your thoughts with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/royalinsiderofficialglobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our Royal Insider Facebook page<\/a>. We want to know your thoughts!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                                                  &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; A reported brush with journalist Diane Sawyer suggested that Meghan Markle seemed to be having some trouble&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7721,7719,7718,7720,1281,447,7710,519,7711],"class_list":{"0":"post-465216","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-duchess-of-sussex","10":"tag-duke-of-sussex","11":"tag-harry","12":"tag-meghan","13":"tag-meghan-markle","14":"tag-prince-harry","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115297805979675421","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465216","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=465216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}