Are Meghan Markle already preparing to become America’s first women president? The Duchess of Sussex will use a temper tantrum over the Oprah interview to start a political career while working among Democrats, ‘claims senior Labor figure with strong ties to Washington.
- One senior Labor figure claims to be working among senior Democrats
- Network is apparently with a view to building a campaign and fundraising teams
- In the recent US election, Harry and Meghan launched a thinly veiled attack on Trump
- If she made the White House, Meghan would be the first female American president
Meghan Markle will use the grief over her interview with Oprah to embark on a political career that could take her all the way to the White House, as rumors circulating in Westminster last week appear to be accurate.
One senior Labor figure – a veteran of Tony Blair’s administration in Downing Street with strong ties to Washington – told The Mail on Sunday that Ms. Markle, 39, had a network among senior Democrats to build a campaign and fundraising teams for a tilt to the U.S. presidency.
Last night, a source close to the Duchess of Sussex declined to comment, but the couple kept their political beliefs a little secret.
One senior Labor figure claimed that Meghan Markle (39 years ago) had a network among senior Democrats with a view to building a campaign and fundraising teams to overthrow the US presidency.
During the U.S. election last year, they uttered a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump by urging voters to “reject hate speech,” which a spokesman for the couple described as a “call to decency.” Trump himself has stated that he is “not a fan” of Meghan, 39.
A source said: ‘The Blairite, internationalist and democratic party networks are buzzing with talks about Meghan’s political ambitions and potential supporters. ‘
Last year, a friend of the Duchess told Vanity Fair magazine that one of the reasons she did not give up her American citizenship when she married into the royal family was to enable her to pursue Washington politics. enter.
U.S. constitutional experts have responded that she will have to relinquish her title if she wants to hold a public office in the States because it would cut the U.S. oath of allegiance.
Buckingham Palace sought to distance the royal family from the remarks during the US election by issuing a statement that ‘the duke is not a working member of the royal family’ and his comments as’ in a personal capacity ‘described.
The source added that the assumption was that the Duchess would be watching 2024, when President Joe Biden will be 82 and decide whether he wants to run for a second term.
During the US election last year, the couple launched a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump by urging voters to ‘reject hate speech’.
If she came to the White House, Meghan would be the first female U.S. president to succeed Hillary Clinton four years ago.
If she made it to the White House, Meghan would be the first female U.S. president – succeeding where Hillary Clinton barely failed four years ago – and the second non-white occupant of the Oval Office after Barack Obama.
She will also follow in the footsteps of President Ronald Reagan, who was a Hollywood actor for four decades before switching to politics. During the 2020 campaign, the Duchess addressed the When All Women Vote Couch Party, the organization founded with Michelle Obama to encourage participation in elections.
Meghan’s friends have previously encouraged speculation about her political ambitions – describing her rise from a humble beginning as ‘the personification of the American dream’.
It looks like they will not have cash to fund it
The Duke of Sussex, who told Oprah Winfrey that his family “literally cut me off”, is going to inherit millions more from the Queen Mother when he turns 40, The Mail on Sunday understands.
He can expect a substantial amount within four years when it is believed that he will receive a portion of money placed by the Queen in a trust fund when she inherited the Queen Mother’s treasure of an estimated £ 70 million.
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He and Prince William received an initial payment from the estate when they turned 21. The brothers also allegedly inherited about £ 12 million from their mother, Diana.
During the Oprah interview, Harry added: ‘We are definitely not complaining. Our life is wonderful now. We have a beautiful house. ‘
That ‘beautiful house’ is a nine-bedroom mansion in Montecito with a good heel bought for £ 10 million. One local real estate agent said it was now worth three times what the couple paid.
According to an analysis by The Times, the couple has a net worth of around £ 96 million.