Meghan Markle’s decision to pull her new lifestyle series instead of the fires in California it was met with animosity online, but received praise from royal viewers.
Two days before “With love, Meghan” The Duchess of Sussex posted the release of her latest venture, citing the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire in southern California.
While keyboard warriors were quick to question Markle’s motives, experts told Fox News Digital that the delay may have been proven to help improve Markle’s public reputation.
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Meghan Markle’s public image may benefit from delaying the release of her Netflix show, experts say. (Samir Hussein)
“It would have been wrong to launch her new show while the fires continue to rage in LA,” royal photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital exclusively. “I have to say that he is a first, who thinks about the release date of his series. He usually releases his work at the most inappropriate moment, to the displeasure and anger of the general public.”
“The public understood her who has always criticized her for being tone deaf. She hopes that the public will see her in a new light as a caring, helpful and kind person, thus changing their current perception of her.”
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Markle announced her new Netflix show on her recently launched Instagram page. (Netflix)
Brand expert Doug Eldridge told Fox News Digital, “Given the scope and scale of the devastation in California, this is a time to focus on the people and places that really matter in life.”
“The public understood her who has always criticized her for being tone deaf. She hopes that the public will see her in a new light, as a caring, helpful and kind person, thus changing their current perception of her” .
“In the midst of tragedy, Markle has a real goal to achieve the one thing that has always eluded her: relatability. She doesn’t need to play a character or rehearse a script; she just needs to be real.”
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U Duchess of Sussex revealed on Sunday that its new series, which was scheduled for a January 15 premiere on the streaming giant, has been rescheduled for a March 4 release.
“At the request of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and with the full support of Netflix, the release of the show – a heartfelt tribute to the beauty of Southern California – has been moved up from its previously scheduled January premiere date. announced on March 4, due to the ongoing devastation caused by the Los Angeles fires,” a Netflix representative confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Markle is shown in the kitchen filming her new Netflix series, “With Love, Meghan.” (Netflix)
Mindy Kaling appears on Markle’s new show, which debuts in March. (Netflix)
“In the midst of tragedy, Markle has a real goal to achieve the one thing that has always eluded her: relatability. She doesn’t need to play a character or try a script; she just needs to be real.”
“I am grateful to my partners at Netflix for their support in delaying the launch as we focus on the needs of those affected by the wildfires in my home state of California,” Markle said.
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Online trolls weren’t too happy with Markle, however, and aired their grievances on social media.
“Another statement that is all about Meghan in MY home state – why would they postpone this rubbish show what difference will a few weeks make?” one user wrote. “Are there other LA actors postponing their shows on Netflix? Does he have a lot of influence to postponing a show? Why didn’t they postpone their Oprah interview when Prince Philip was in the hospital dying? I’m not buying this, he’s up to something.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are volunteers during the fires in Southern California. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
Another user X wrote: “Yeah because LA will still be devastated in 3 months! It will take years to recover. What a joke.”
A user X wondered: “After the LA fires, I developed a sickening feeling towards these #GriefGrifters.. and by extension, I started to feel the same towards Netflix. In history, Netflix will be part of MM and Prince Harry story, you can guess how the good work Netflix will go.”
Meanwhile, an industry insider says People magazine which was “an easy decision” for Markle. “I don’t think she could imagine putting on a show centered around joy and hosting when so many people in her home state don’t have homes to host people anymore,” the source told the outlet. “I think it’s sad that critics say she’s only doing this to avoid the fires that destroy her show. We’re all human, and we’re dealing with a catastrophe.”
Royal expert Richard Flitzwilliams believed that Netflix had “no option” but to postpone the series.
“Harry and Meghan have been active in supporting relief efforts and helping evacuees,” Flitzwilliams said. “This is a situation where his person-to-person skills, which are considerable, have, according to the mayor of Pasadena, “really raised the spirit of the first responders”. Obviously the series is of considerable importance for his contract with Netflix, and no doubt we will be able to judge in a more suitable future.”
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Royal expert Hilary Fordwich echoed Flitzwilliams’ comments, telling Fox News Digital: “It would have been totally inappropriate and tone deaf to have gone ahead with the original launch date. There really was no other option. his demonstration at the disaster site was However, it is quite controversial The polarized public opinion is a clear indication of how his popularity has fallen here in the United States.
“It would have been totally inappropriate and tone deaf to have gone ahead with the original launch date.”
On Friday, Markle and her husband Prince Harry supported the victims and relief efforts as they met with Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were at the volunteer camp during the fires. (Fox 11 Los Angeles)
“In the last few days, fires in the fire Southern California they raged through neighborhoods and devastated families, homes, schools, medical care centers, and much more – affecting tens of thousands from all walks of life. A state of emergency has been issued,” the couple wrote on their website on Thursday.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex listed organizations on their website that are actively helping wildfire victims, including the Animal Wellness Foundation, which is housing and caring for evacuated animals; Compton Cowboys, which provides emergency transportation services for horses, and Airbnb and 211LA, which have joined forces to offer free temporary housing to people who have been displaced, among others.
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2025-01-14 09:30:00
