I’m not trying to say Meghan isn’t an attention seeker, because she is…. But i don’t think she’s completely responsible for all the events turning out to be all about her. I think the press picks these stories and runs with it. At the moment the press has an obsession with Meghan, not charities. They are always going to find a way to focus on her. Even if she didn’t bake the bread they would find something else. The pregnancy announcement on the other hand was wrong and could’ve waited longer.

anonymoushouseplantfan:

The press always focuses on the crappy stuff–the clothes, the “looks of love,” the pda etc… The royals used to be really good at using that to attract attention to their work and the charities. That’s why we have had all of that diplomatic dressing and country-specific jewelry. It’s also why Kate’s charity work is tied to her art degree or her family or her love for sports, Will’s is tied to Africa and motorcycles, and Harry’s was tied to Africa, his mom, and the military. They know the biographical stuff brings media interest (particularly the Di stuff).

The problem with Harry and Meghan is that they don’t tie the biographical stuff to anything. She visited a fracking girls’ schools, similar to the one she attended as a child, which would have been a great way to tie in the biography stuff to an actual worthy cause. But what they did do? They embargoed it and focused on banana bread.

it has been this way since that Myna Mahila essay where she forgot to link to the charity.