Meghan Markle Frustrated That Palace Didn't Refute False Reports, ‘Sexist, Prejudiced’ Headlines, Book Claims

Meghan Markle felt that the palace didn’t exert enough effort to help her from the media's false reporting and "sexist and prejudiced" headlines, according to a new book about the Sussexes.

Markle became even more popular after joining the royal family. However, things got more challenging for the Duchess of Sussex because thousands watched her every move. She endured negative headlines while under the Firm and she was allegedly frustrated that the palace wasn't very helpful in countering the false reports and "sexist and prejudiced" headlines about her, Entertainment Tonight reported citing the book "Finding Freedom" by royal correspondents Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.

"Meghan felt as though some of the commentary and tabloid stories were more than a culture clash; they were sexist and prejudiced.

If a man got up before dawn to work, he was applauded for his work ethic, if a woman did it, she was deemed difficult or 'a b--ch.' The double standard was exacerbated when it came to successful women of color, often labeled demanding or aggressive," an excerpt from the book read.

The book explained how racism is different in the U.K. and the U.S.A. It pointed out than in Britain, being “British meant to be born and bred in the UK -- and be white.” Thus it was reportedly more difficult for Prince Harry’s wife to be there.

Markle’s frustration about the palace’s “no comment” policy wasn’t new. An insider said that she wasn’t happy that the palace didn’t take action to defend her from false reports. Furthermore, as a royal, she was discouraged from speaking up and defending herself.

"The go-to position [at the palace] was no comment or to ignore stories, and people actively prevented her from responding to stuff that we knew to be untrue," a source told People. "That is what she is taking issue with."

Markle's legal team claimed that she felt "unprotected by the institution and prohibited from defending herself" during her pregnancy. However, another source claimed that there's a reason why the royal household does not make comments about the false reports targeting the royals.

"The palace teams are faced with the difficulty that when things go wrong — particularly on private life matters — quite often any action taken with the media makes it worse," the source explained.

"It's not that the royal household doesn't want to help — more that they don't want to make it worse by giving a gossipy story more oxygen."