Twitter Calls Out British Tabloids for Treating Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew Differently

Chelsey Sanchez
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From Harper's BAZAAR

As the Duchess of Sussex faces yet another attack from the British media, people on Twitter are calling out the double standard in the tabloids' treatment of her versus Prince Andrew, who stepped down from royal duties last year after his close ties to disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were revealed.

Yesterday, The Times published a report that includes claims from royal palace aides who said that one of Meghan's former advisers had filed a bullying complaint against her while she lived at Kensington Palace. The report also comes just days before Meghan, who is pregnant, and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey is set to air.

"The Duchess is saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma," the Sussexes' spokesperson says in a statement shared with BAZAAR.com and The Times.

A statement from the Sussexes' communication team to The Times read, "Let's just call this what it is—a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation. We are disappointed to see this defamatory portrayal of The Duchess of Sussex given credibility by a media outlet."

Folks and supporters of the couple were quick to point out the difference in the way that British media have treated Meghan versus Prince Andrew.

Andrew's reportedly close friendship with the late Jeffrey Epstein, who was federally charged for the sex trafficking of minors, came under intense scrutiny in 2019. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of the alleged victims of Epstein's sex trafficking ring, accused the prince of being one of Epstein's regular clients and of sexually abusing her on three separate occasions.

"He was an abuser. He was a participant," Giuffre told NBC's Savannah Guthrie in a 2019 interview.

At the time, Buckingham Palace denied the accusations. "The Duke of York has been appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged crimes," the statement read. "His Royal Highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent."

Sussex supporters noted that both Buckingham Palace and the British media have kept the prince out of the spotlight despite the disturbing allegations, while the duchess has faced numerous (and often baseless) reports that put her character in question.

Read on to see how Twitter is chiming in on the conversation.

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