Samantha Markle who is the half-sister to Meghan Markle, has called out the Duchess of Sussex, on her decision to step back as senior royals, in the British Royal family, calling the decision a “slap in the face”. She had said this in her latest interview with Inside Edition.
Samantha Markle speaking further, said: “I think what is shocking is the lack of consideration for the people involved, the British royal family, the promises that were originally made to honour royal duties and to lead by example.”
When asked if the couple could be blamed for wanting privacy and to step out of the spotlight, Samantha claimed Meghan would have known what royal life would have been like before she married Harry.
“That’s ridiculous, they stepped into the spotlight knowing what the duties were, knowing what the media would be like for them,”
Samantha said.
She added that if Meghan had wanted to be “so private” she would not have been pictured at Wimbledon last year with “40 empty seats around her”.
“Clearly, she knows she’s engaging in attention-getting behaviours,” she added.
Samantha, who lives in Florida, said that with even with Meghan planning to spend more time in the US, she had no intention of using the proximity to mend their relationship.
“No, I don’t have any plan of that with the way she’s treated this family, our family and the royals,” she said.
“I think it’s horrendous how we’ve been treated and I wouldn’t want to associate with anyone who could do this to people so easily.”
Samantha has been repeatedly critical of Meghan, previously saying she would release a tell-all book revealing her “lies”, and branding her a “narcissist”.