Meghan Markle admits to feeling guilty about having a lot of money

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 May 29, 2025

Fox News reported earlier this year that Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle was struggling to connect the public despite having launched a podcast and Netflix series.

That struggle might intensify after the former actress and British royal family member confessed to feeling guilty about having too much money. 

Markle on money: "There’s lots of guilt mentality surrounding having a lot"

According to People magazine, Markle made that admission during the May 27 episode of her podcast "Confessions of a Female Founder."

"I think so many women, especially, we’re taught to not even talk about money, and there’s lots of guilt mentality surrounding having a lot," she told Sara Blakely, who founded the Spanx clothing company.

"And at the same time, there’s a scarcity mindset that it’s easy to attach to, of like, ‘I’ll never have enough,'" the former actress added.

Branding expert says that Markle comes off as being "terribly inauthentic"

Branding expert Doug Eldridge is the founder of Achilles PR, and he told Fox News that many of Markle's statements concerning herself have not been well received.

"The personal revelations were inevitable but terribly inauthentic. It’s like humidity – you can't see it, but you feel it and it's undeniable," Eldridge told the cable news network.

"For Meghan, this was a tactic to try and become more relatable to her audience, but you can't fake authenticity; you either have it or you don't. This has been an ongoing struggle for her," he continued.

"In terms of the royal family, her indirect references continue to hurt her with the target audience," the branding expert explained.

Eldridge: "The perpetual use of the 'victim card' has backfired"

Eldridge further argued that Markle's accusations of racism against other members of the British royal family have not worked to her advantage.

"The perpetual use of the 'victim card' has backfired," he claimed, recalling Markle's famous interview with veteran television personality Oprah Winfrey.

"Over a long enough timeline, the cracks in the story – coupled with the past allegations of her mistreatment of staff – have turned into gaping fissures," Eldridge insisted.

"Not only does this fail to move the ball forward for Meghan, but it's akin to a series of self-inflicted holding penalties; she started at midfield, but now she's back on her one-yard line," he went on to add.

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