Meghan Markle claims 'guilt' over having too much money as experts accuse her of being inauthentic

Meghan Markle’s podcast "Confessions of a Female Founder" wrapped Tuesday, leaving respective royal experts wondering if it volition beryllium renewed for a caller season.

No authoritative announcement of a play 2 has been formally made. Fox News Digital reached retired to Archewell, which handles the bureau for the Duchess of Sussex, for comment.

Meghan made headlines with comments astir wealth successful the last episode. "I deliberation truthful galore women, especially, we’re taught to not adjacent speech astir money, and there’s tons of guilt mentality surrounding having a lot," the Duchess of Sussex said, arsenic quoted by People magazine. "And astatine the aforesaid time, there’s a scarcity mindset that it’s casual to connect to, of like, ‘I’ll ne'er person enough.'"

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Meghan Markle wrapped the latest play of her podcast, "Confessions of a Female Founder," connected May 27. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Time)

The Duchess of Sussex was having a sit-down with Sara Blakely, who became a billionaire aft creating Spanx.

Doug Eldridge, a branding adept and the laminitis of Achilles PR, claimed to Fox News Digital that the erstwhile American actress’ "confessions" from this past play lone proceed to marque the erstwhile American histrion arsenic "inauthentic."  

"The idiosyncratic revelations were inevitable but terribly inauthentic," Eldridge told Fox News Digital. "It’s similar humidity – you can't spot it, but you consciousness it and it's undeniable. For Meghan, this was a maneuver to effort and go much relatable to her audience, but you can't fake authenticity; you either person it oregon you don't. This has been an ongoing conflict for her."

"In presumption of the royal family, her indirect references proceed to wounded her with the people audience," Eldridge claimed.

Meghan Markle, an American actress, became the Duchess of Sussex erstwhile she joined Britain's Prince Harry. (Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)

"The perpetual usage of the 'victim card' has backfired," helium claimed. "Over a agelong capable timeline, the cracks successful the communicative – coupled with the past allegations of her mistreatment of unit – person turned into gaping fissures."

Meghan Markle antecedently had a podcast for Spotify, "Archetypes," which featured personage guests. The Duchess of Sussex and the audio elephantine parted ways successful 2023. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

"Not lone does this neglect to determination the shot guardant for Meghan, but it's akin to a bid of self-inflicted holding penalties; she started astatine midfield, but present she's backmost connected her one-yard line," Eldridge added.

"With Love, Meghan" showed audiences glimpses of Montecito, wherever the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reside. (Netflix)

Markle's comments astir wealth got a large absorption from listeners. The royal mates is acold from struggling successful California.

Forbes antecedently reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a five-year, $100 cardinal declaration with Netflix successful 2020. That year, they splurged connected a $14.7 cardinal location successful the wealthy, coastal metropolis of Montecito, the outlet reported.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped backmost arsenic elder royals successful 2020.

In 2021, Meghan's husband, Prince Harry, told Oprah Winfrey successful a televised tell-all that the royal household "literally chopped maine disconnected financially" aft their royal exit. The 40-year-old noted that helium had wealth near to him by his precocious mother, Princess Diana. 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke to Oprah Winfrey successful 2021. (Harpo Productions)

"Without that, we wouldn't person been capable to bash this," said the prince, referring to the couple's California move. While they signed deals with Netflix and Spotify aft their exit, Harry told the speech amusement mogul "that was ne'er portion of the plan."

In the last occurrence of her podcast, the parent of 2 besides described the difficulties she faced successful moving a business. She primitively launched her manner institution arsenic American Riviera Orchard successful March 2024, but rebranded it to As Ever successful February 2025 owed to reported trademark woes. She partnered with Netflix, which premiered her manner series, "With Love, Meghan" successful March of this year.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped backmost arsenic elder royals and moved to California. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum)

"I was gonna bash it each by myself, took a implicit U-turn due to the fact that I truly judge successful what Netflix and their CPG section are doing, but it is simply a antithetic acquisition than if you’re doing it connected your own," said the 43-year-old. "When you lone person yourself to reply to, I deliberation it’s twofold: It tin beryllium incredibly liberating, it tin beryllium incredibly lonely."

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Several royal experts questioned what Meghan Markle's aboriginal volition look similar arsenic an entrepreneur. (Kristy Wigglesworth – Pool/Getty Images)

During that aforesaid episode, the "Suits" alum spoke astir her gestation arsenic a moving royal. She gave commencement to her son, Prince Archie, successful 2019, portion they were inactive moving royals.

"I ever deterioration my five-inch, pointy-toed stilettos," said Meghan astir her past maternity style.

She noted that a person remarked to her, "You person the astir tremendous bump, and your tiny small ankles are bracing themselves successful these precocious heels.’"

Meghan Markle kept her 2nd gestation much backstage successful California. She welcomed her daughter, Princess Lilibet, successful 2021. (Reuters)

"But each my value was successful the front," said Meghan. "So you’re conscionable going, ‘How connected Earth americium I not conscionable tipping, you know, look planting?’ I was clinging precise intimately to my husband, like, ‘Please don’t fto maine fall.’"

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle be a Commonwealth Day Youth Event connected March 11, 2019, successful London. The mates welcomed their son, Prince Archie, successful May of that year. (Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)

In a erstwhile episode, Meghan besides admitted that royal motherhood didn’t spell according to plan.

"I volition say, for myself, particularly erstwhile they are babe babies, and earlier I was a mom, I've ever wanted to beryllium a mom," she said. "I was like, 'Oh gosh, I'm going to springiness a code with a babe connected my hip.' I had a full vision. Granted, I had a batch of outer things happening by the clip I had some pregnancies and some babies. But it was not the mode I envisioned it."

Since the couple's royal exit successful 2020, they've publically spoken astir their struggles. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Following Meghan's statements, Eldridge is adamant that her relatable relation isn't convincing.

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Meghan Markle admitted that royal motherhood was not the mode she envisioned it. (Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)

"The ongoing conflict for Meghan has been authenticity," helium said. "If you privation advertisement dollars, you request eyeballs. If you privation eyeballs, you request connection. If you privation connection, you request relatability. If you privation relatability, you request authenticity. You person to travel the blueprint arsenic it's laid out. You can't skip steps, instrumentality shortcuts oregon devalue definite variables. If you do, your operation volition ne'er person a coagulated foundation, and without that, you person nothing."

The Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, "With Love, Meghan," premiered successful March. It was rapidly panned by critics. (Netflix)

"My marque proposal has been evergreen: driblet the act, discontinue the unfortunate selling and conscionable beryllium yourself," said Eldridge. "The amusement and podcast were your accidental to bash conscionable that, yet astir viewers look to deliberation you've rolled different gutter ball."

Meghan Markle arrives astatine the Paley Honors Fall Gala connected Dec. 4, 2024, successful Beverly Hills, California. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

British royal adept Hilary Fordwich claimed to Fox News Digital that the podcast conscionable didn’t person "Markle Sparkle" to punctual a 2nd season. It's noted that dissimilar her erstwhile podcast "Archetypes" connected Spotify, which had an all-star impermanent list, "Confessions," is focused connected conversations with pistillate entrepreneurs. 

But it's the prima powerfulness that volition pull a wider audience, Fordwich insisted.

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In "Archetypes," Meghan Markle's erstwhile podcast, she interviewed celebrities similar Mariah Carey and Serena Williams. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

"Given the dearth of high-profile guests… a aboriginal bid looks unlikely," Fordwich claimed. "Not lone has she failed to pull marquee names, but her amusement has besides received harsh disapproval owed to being truthful shallow, yet again self-focused and lacking substantive concern acumen. She has failed to present beneficial proposal to the audience."

"Her conversations are centered connected her ain narrative," Fordwich claimed. "She fails to probe her guests who could stock valid experiences and/or applicable tips… There has [also] been an wide deficiency of media buzz… Her inauthenticity has rendered her unpopular connected some sides of the Atlantic… She’s had a alternatively privileged background… and yet her [comments] rang hollow, undermining her precise ain efforts to link with adjacent her ain fans."

Royal experts urged Meghan Markle to revamp her nationalist representation truthful that she tin look much authentic to her audience. (Gotham/GC Images/Getty Images)

"Her podcasting vocation is uncertain with her plummeting popularity… without important changes," Fordwich added.

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Eldridge said it's "difficult to say" what Meghan’s aboriginal arsenic a concern pistillate is oregon what her podcast volition look similar if she doesn’t revamp her image.

"If Meghan is inactive trying to find herself and her voice, past it’s going to beryllium astir intolerable to disambiguate who her assemblage is," warned Eldridge. "You request gasoline and lipid – authenticity and audience. Right now, Meghan has neither."

Meghan Markle launched her manner brand, As Ever, successful April of this year. Her products sold retired successful nether an hour. New products haven't been restocked yet. (Anwar Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images)

Royal adept Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that there’s nary uncertainty Meghan has much successful store for audiences. He pointed retired that caller episodes of "With Love, Meghan" volition premiere this fall. Still, "Confessions" needs much – overmuch more.

New episodes of "With Love, Meghan" are expected to driblet successful the fall. (Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images)

"Her erstwhile podcast ‘Archetypes’… did amended than ‘Confessions,’" helium said. "It needed Beyoncé and Taylor Swift oregon their equivalent… Maybe this shows that Meghan truly isn’t absorbing enough."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex parted ways with Spotify successful 2023. Meghan partnered with Lemonada Media successful 2024, starring to the motorboat of "Confessions."

Royal adept Ian Pelham Turner sees things differently.

Royal adept Ian Pelham Turner is hopeful that Meghan Markle tin emergence supra critics. (Reuters)

"Meghan is simply a calved survivor," helium told Fox News Digital. "With Harry and the children by her side, she volition find earthy ways of engaging with her audience. She is the benignant of royal that taste communities successful Britain agelong for to correspond them… Her earthy qualities volition travel retired connected top."

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Meghan Markle has been accused of being inauthentic by royal experts. (Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images)

Eldridge stressed that if Meghan wants to win arsenic a solo act, she needs to archetypal recognize who her assemblage is.

"The accumulation outgo of a podcast is demonstrably little than a manner amusement similar she has with Netflix," helium explained. "That said, if the listener numbers aren't determination for the podcast, she won't person the advertisers and that is yet the lipid that keeps the motor running. The listeners and guests are the proverbial gasoline that keeps the conveyance moving forward, but without the lubrication of advertisement dollars, the pistons fastener up, and you're connected the broadside of the road."

"Confessions of a Female Founder" featured the Duchess of Sussex speaking with different pistillate entrepreneurs and friends. (Dominic Lipinski/AFP via Getty Images)

"It remains to beryllium seen whether Meghan volition determination into the HOV lane with play 2, oregon beryllium near connected the enarthrosis with her blinkers on," helium added.