Meghan Markle has ignited a war of words with Martha Stewart, a move that could prove to be her biggest mistake yet. The Duchess of Sussex has hit back at the 85-year-old lifestyle icon after Stewart made comments about a dinner party they both attended, leading to a public spat that royal commentators believe Meghan cannot win.
Martha Stewart's Claims
Stewart told People magazine that she had dinner with Meghan Markle at a California dinner party, where Meghan had just returned from the palace. Stewart said, "I didn’t talk to her really more than to say a couple words, but I know she was talking about it." The implication is that Meghan may have breached a royal agreement to keep secret the details of her private meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove.
Meghan's Response
Instead of staying quiet, a source close to the duchess dismissed Stewart's claims, calling her "confused." The source told the Mirror: "Meghan was asked by someone else about her European vacation and said it was nice, and that was the extent of it. I think (Ms Stewart) must have been confused."
Royal Commentator's Warning
The Daily Beast's Tom Sykes blasted the duchess for starting a new row with Stewart. Sykes said, "If you look carefully at what Martha actually said, she was talking in pretty vague terms. She certainly wasn’t claiming Meghan was spilling every last detail of what happened at Highgrove." He added that implying Stewart is a "dotty old lady" is "incredibly stupid" and that Meghan has made "a big, big mistake here."
Stewart's Resilience
Despite her age, Stewart is a formidable figure in Hollywood and the lifestyle industry. She was imprisoned in 2005 for fraud but made a powerful comeback by being open about her mistakes and even joking about them on comedy shows. America loves a comeback, and Stewart is a bare-knuckle boxer in the lifestyle media world.
Meghan has taken on a formidable opponent, and this feud could leave her TV show ambitions on the ropes if she's not careful.
