Meghan Markle Will Continue To Talk About Election Despite Criticism

Meghan Markle is not backing down when it comes to speaking up about the upcoming election despite the criticisms she’s been receiving.

When Prince Harry and Markle were still in the U.K. and were working royals, the duchess steered clear of politics. However, she has been more open about political issues recently and has been encouraging the American people to participate in the upcoming election.

A source close to Markle told Katie Nicholl of Vanity Fair that the Duchess of Sussex will continue speaking about the election publicly to raise awareness. However, she will remain politically neutral.

This explains why she has never named a political candidate in her calls for voter particpation. However, her disdain for President Donald Trump is not a secret.

Markle is an advocate of women and equal rights, so voting and women's rights are the key themes of her work. The Sussexes also focus on civil rights and the Black Lives Matter movement. Aside from these, the royal couple is committed to mental health awareness.

In an interview with political activist Gloria Steinem, the duchess subtly reminded the public how women like Steinem fought for suffrage in the country.

"People forget how hard women like you and so many others before you fought for us to just be where we are right now," Markle said.

"If you don't vote, you don't exist," Steinem said.

"It is the only place we're all equal, the voting booth,” she added.

Meanwhile, Piers Morgan criticized Markle’s political efforts because she is still a royal and members of the royal family do not engage in politics. Morgan even urged the Queen to strip the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their royal titles.

"The Queen must strip the Sussexes of their titles. They can’t remain as royals & spout off about foreign elections in such a brazenly partisan way," Morgan wrote on Twitter.

However, royal expert Marlene Koenig didn't agree with Morgan.

"Meghan is American. Telling people to vote is non partisan they are not working royals," the royal expert commented.