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<p>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry haven&#39;t explained exactly why they&#39;re hoping to move out of the UK part-time and cut down on their roles within the British Royal Family. But that hasn&#39;t stopped the entire world from speculating.</p><p>Is it the cranky in-laws? The drafty old castles? Nobody knows for sure. But one of the biggest talking points has been the press&#39;s treatment of Meghan Markle since she and Harry first started dating.</p><p>While Meghan and Harry have enjoyed <a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/relationships/a47735/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-matchmaker/">cheerful</a> fluff <a href="https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/meghan-markle-proves-to-be-a-breath-of-fresh-air-in-breaking-this-one-royal-rule-36658328.html">pieces</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/09/the-guardian-view-on-harry-and-meghan-good-instinct-and-courageous-action">applause from the press</a>, they&#39;ve also been the subjects of plenty of negative spin. And it becomes even more obvious when you compare some of Meghan&#39;s press coverage with her sister-in-law Kate Middleton&#39;s.</p><p>Yes, Kate had a <a href="https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/this-is-why-kate-middletons-ascot-dress-is-causing-controversy/news-story/2eef45feed7c7bbc155abf9ffc9d9e94">rough</a> time<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2154264/Kate-Middleton-Duchess-Cambridges-scarlet-Diamond-Jubilee-dress-stole-show.html"> with the press </a>and <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2576512/Royals-jet-storm-protest-leave-George-home-Maldives-getaway.html">critics</a> for <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1058564/What-picture-tells-state-Kate-Middleton-Prince-Williams-romance.html">years</a>, from her own <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5290017/Kates-naughty-Uncle-Gary-Goldsmith-boozy-night-out.html">embarrassing family members</a> to <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/duchess-cambridge-kate-uncle-fine-assaulting-wife-drugs-row-gary-goldsmith-julie-ann-london-a8081561.html">deal with</a> to<a href="https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/people/queen-prince-william-argument-546822"> the Queen </a>reportedly putting her in her place once or <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/kate-must-curtsey-to-blood-princesses">twice</a>. She was even subjected to<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/donald-trump-and-kate-middleton-state-visit"> a topless photo scandal</a>.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>But these days negative stories about Kate are rare. And even compared to when Kate was getting it bad, negative coverage of Meghan has a distinctly harsher and often racist tone.</p><p>Twitter user Eve Cornwell posted screenshots of two headlines about the duchesses&#39; love of avocados (yes, even this is controversial) proving the different tenor of their coverage:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">do u see the difference now? do you SEE IT <a href="https://t.co/rdZmtE1GaY">pic.twitter.com/rdZmtE1GaY</a></p>&mdash; Eve Cornwell (@Evecornwell) <a href="https://twitter.com/Evecornwell/status/1216355964393328641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;Do u see the difference now? do you SEE IT,&quot; she wrote.</p><p>In the story about Kate, the headline gushes over Prince William giving her avocados to deal with morning sickness. But in the story about Meghan, her love of the snack is affiliated with &quot;human rights abuses, drought and murder&quot; and, perhaps most damning of all, &quot;millennials.&quot;</p><p>So, yeah. Pretty different.</p><p>Eve&#39;s example inspired the rest of Twitter to chime in with their own evidence that a few members of the press might have an ax to grind against Meghan.</p><h2>1. Remember how people freaked out every time Meghan Markle touched her baby bump on camera? Well when Kate did the same thing, it was considered cute.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🙃 <a href="https://t.co/4ZcZvOD6sB">pic.twitter.com/4ZcZvOD6sB</a></p>&mdash; Hannah (@queen_meghan14) <a href="https://twitter.com/queen_meghan14/status/1216357003695742977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>2. Kate&#39;s one-shoulder dress &quot;dazzle[d].&quot; Meghan&#39;s was &quot;vulgar.&quot;</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/lNGgXuvc3q">pic.twitter.com/lNGgXuvc3q</a></p>&mdash; Caremeam (@Caremeam1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Caremeam1/status/1216362376049713153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. Ah yes, the two genders: &quot;sexual&quot; and &quot;introvert.&quot;</h2><p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="" height="486" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-01-13-at-120831-pm-mbejea.jpg" width="631" /></div></figure>Via <a href="https://twitter.com/XoxoLeigh1/status/1216380396557959169">@XoxoLeigh</a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4. Meghan&#39;s makeup is Hollywood and Kate&#39;s is &quot;grown up.&quot; Aside from the fact that they&#39;re almost exactly the same.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="" height="1200" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/eoficdyw4aetv2v-I0EBpX.jpeg" width="842" /></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>5. Kate and William&#39;s nanny news is written up with little fanfare, while Meghan&#39;s is treated as an all-caps BREAK from tradition &mdash; with no mention, of course, of Harry, even though it was his decision too.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="" height="173" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-01-13-at-121402-pm-vZKXuo.jpg" width="628" /></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Via <a href="https://twitter.com/thischickabz/status/1216377203346345985/photo/1">@thischickabz</a></p><h2>6. Kate and Meghan dressed their kids in sweaters from the exact same clothing brand, but one was reported as British and the other American.</h2><p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="" height="438" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-01-13-at-121439-pm-NjLsgt.jpg" width="706" /></div></figure>Via <a href="https://twitter.com/thischickabz/status/1216377203346345985/photo/1">@thischickabz</a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>7. Meghan got crap for dipping a toe in the fashion world, while there was barely a peep when Prince Charles followed her lead.</h2><p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="" height="240" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-01-13-at-121758-pm-as9Z1F.jpg" width="864" /></div></figure>Via <a href="https://twitter.com/thischickabz/status/1216377203346345985/photo/1">@thischickabz</a></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>So yeah, it makes sense Meghan&#39;s following through on every<br /> American&#39;s favorite threat: moving to Canada.</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Fans share examples of press covering Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton differently.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry haven&#39;t explained exactly why they&#39;re hoping to move out of the UK part-time and cut down on their roles within the British Royal Family. But that hasn&#39;t stopped the entire world from speculating.Is it the cranky in-laws? The drafty old castles? Nobody knows for sure. But one of the biggest talking points has been the press&#39;s treatment of Meghan Markle since she and Harry first started dating.While Meghan and Harry have enjoyed cheerful fluff pieces and applause from the press, they&#39;ve also been the subjects of plenty of negative spin. And it becomes even more obvious when you compare some of Meghan&#39;s press coverage with her sister-in-law Kate Middleton&#39;s.Yes, Kate had a rough time with the press and critics for years, from her own embarrassing family members to deal with to the Queen reportedly putting her in her place once or twice. She was even subjected to a topless photo scandal.But these days negative stories about Kate are rare. And even compared to when Kate was getting it bad, negative coverage of Meghan has a distinctly harsher and often racist tone.Twitter user Eve Cornwell posted screenshots of two headlines about the duchesses&#39; love of avocados (yes, even this is controversial) proving the different tenor of their coverage:do u see the difference now? do you SEE IT pic.twitter.com/rdZmtE1GaY&mdash; Eve Cornwell (@Evecornwell) January 12, 2020 &quot;Do u see the difference now? do you SEE IT,&quot; she wrote.In the story about Kate, the headline gushes over Prince William giving her avocados to deal with morning sickness. But in the story about Meghan, her love of the snack is affiliated with &quot;human rights abuses, drought and murder&quot; and, perhaps most damning of all, &quot;millennials.&quot;So, yeah. Pretty different.Eve&#39;s example inspired the rest of Twitter to chime in with their own evidence that a few members of the press might have an ax to grind against Meghan.1. Remember how people freaked out every time Meghan Markle touched her baby bump on camera? Well when Kate did the same thing, it was considered cute.🙃 pic.twitter.com/4ZcZvOD6sB&mdash; Hannah (@queen_meghan14) January 12, 2020 2. Kate&#39;s one-shoulder dress &quot;dazzle[d].&quot; Meghan&#39;s was &quot;vulgar.&quot; pic.twitter.com/lNGgXuvc3q&mdash; Caremeam (@Caremeam1) January 12, 2020 3. Ah yes, the two genders: &quot;sexual&quot; and &quot;introvert.&quot;Via @XoxoLeigh4. Meghan&#39;s makeup is Hollywood and Kate&#39;s is &quot;grown up.&quot; Aside from the fact that they&#39;re almost exactly the same.5. Kate and William&#39;s nanny news is written up with little fanfare, while Meghan&#39;s is treated as an all-caps BREAK from tradition &mdash; with no mention, of course, of Harry, even though it was his decision too.Via @thischickabz6. Kate and Meghan dressed their kids in sweaters from the exact same clothing brand, but one was reported as British and the other American.Via @thischickabz7. Meghan got crap for dipping a toe in the fashion world, while there was barely a peep when Prince Charles followed her lead.Via @thischickabzSo yeah, it makes sense Meghan&#39;s following through on every American&#39;s favorite threat: moving to Canada.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry haven&#39;t explained exactly why they&#39;re hoping to move out of the UK part-time and cut down on their roles within the British Royal Family. But that hasn&#39;t stopped the entire world from speculating....