Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Fair feminist Meghan

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Oh Meghan. All she had to do to make a ‘huge success’ of her tour of Down Under was to show up in a fancy frock, smile and occasional­ly pat her non-existent bump. But no, Meghan was determined to be a modern royal and make a speech. Has nobody explained to the former actress that princesses are meant to be seen (in an array of fashionabl­e clothes) but not heard? The last woman who got to shoot her mouth off in the ancient feudal system of the royal family was Elizabeth I. Maybe in private, meek Meghan is as ferocious as old Queen Bess, because apparently nobody had the nerve to tell her that having given up her job to live off her husband, (who in turn lives off the state — leaving aside the good teeth and expensive clobber, the Windsors are basically Jeremy Kyle fodder,) that perhaps, “feminism” wasn’t the best topic. Not content with that, this latest representa­tive of Britain’s ruling dynasty announced feminism was about fairness. Fairness? In pure fairness ....

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