Meghan and Harry ‘Blew It,’ Which ‘Animates Their Rage,’ Tina Brown Tells the Sun

The legendary editor observes that the Duchess of Sussex aspires to be ‘Angelina Jolie crossed with Amal Clooney squared with Princess Diana.’

Derlis Chavarria for The New York Sun
Tina Brown, Dovid Efune, and A.R. Hoffman at 'King Charles III: Angels and Demons,' at Lincoln Center. June 13, 2023, at Lincoln Center, New York City. Derlis Chavarria for The New York Sun

The duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, aspires to be “Angelina Jolie crossed with Amal Clooney squared with Princess Diana.” That observation was shared with members of The New York Sun by no less a figure than Tina Brown, the legendary editor.

Tina Brown in conversation with Dovid Efune and A.R. Hoffman of The New York Sun.
Lincoln Center, June 13, 2023.

“The realization that the Sussexes blew it is animating a lot of their rage,” Ms. Brown said in an on-stage interview with the publisher of the Sun, Dovid Efune, and your correspondent. “They’ve trashed the family,” she adds. Ms. Markle is “searching for her brand,” Ms. Brown said, and the Sussexes have made “every mistake” with respect to their royal exit. 

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