Meghan Markle raised people’s eyebrows when she commented on Afghanistan’s worsening status. However, Australian news hosts defended her after getting slapped down.
Following the Taliban’s seizure of Kabul, Meghan Markle became one of the first notable people who spoke up about the situation.
This week, she and her husband, Prince Harry, released a statement on Archewell’s website, expressing how speechless they are with the global crises.
“The world is exceptionally fragile right now. As we all feel the many layers of pain due to the situation in Afghanistan, we are left speechless,” they said, as quoted by The Telegraph.
They also said they are heartbroken and scared of the disasters and new variants of COVID-19.
However, despite calling for help and assistance, the Duchess of Sussex suffered from criticisms over her woke comments.
Still, Australian news hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon, who have been frequent royal critics, defended her this time.
Does Meghan not deserve it?
During the Today Programme, reporter Sam Rubin insisted that the duchess recklessly chimed in this time. He particularly pointed out the statement on Archewell’s website about the issues in Afghanistan and Haiti’s earthquake.
“And a lot of people are this is all well and good but you know a lot of famous people could say they feel badly about all of this and it’s unclear why they as a couple are issuing a statement,” Rubin said.
The reporter added that only cynical people would insist that Prince Harry has the right to speak. However, Meghan’s comment was, reportedly, not needed at all.
Meanwhile, Langdon defended Meghan this time and said that the duchess indeed feels what other people do about Afghanistan.
The host said that the duchess’ voice was not a big deal at all. She noted that it looks like the Duchess of Sussex constantly gets slapped down every time she does and speaks things.
For Prince Harry’s part, he issued a separate statement about the situation in a blog post. He called the veterans to support one another after the Taliban seized Kabul.
The prince experienced such a situation for ten years as he also had two frontline tours in Afghanistan throughout the stint.
“Many of the participating nations and competitors in the Invictus Games family are bound by a shared experience of serving in Afghanistan over the past two decades, and for several years, we have competed alongside Invictus Games Team Afghanistan,” he said.
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