Meghan Markle ‘desperate’ to be Taylor Swift’s friend, ‘begged her’ to be on 'Archetypes', claims expert
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Meghan Markle has reportedly sent a handwritten letter to Taylor Swift, inviting her to be a guest on her podcast 'Archetypes.'
According to royal commentator Kinsey Schofield, the Duchess of Sussex is desperate to befriend the pop star and emulate her marketing skills.
Meghan Markle wants to benefit from Taylor Swift's popularity
Schofield shared her theory on 'GBN America', where she debated with host Patrick Christys about the Sussexes’ new website.
Schofield claimed that Meghan wants to create a personal relationship withTaylor Swift to learn from her success.
“Meghan is desperate to be Taylor’s friend,” Schofield said, adding “She attended the Taylor Swift concert in Los Angeles, but she made sure People knew she attended.”
“It was important for Meghan to release to gossip sites here that she was there, she wanted people to know," Schofield further said.
Schofield added, “She wants to be like Taylor Swift marketing-wise. Taylor went from villain to hero and I’m sure Meghan is looking at that transition and thinking, ‘How can I do something similar?’”
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Schofield said that Meghan wrote a personal letter to Taylor Swift, asking her to be on her podcast.
“Meghan invited Taylor Swift on her podcast by sitting down and writing her a handwritten letter begging her to be on Archetypes,” Schofield said.
Archetypes podcast that Meghan and Prince Harry launched in 2020 featured interviews with Serena Williams, Mariah Carey, Issa Rae and more.
It won a People's Choice Award for top podcast in 2022 and a Gracie for digital media in 2023. However in June 2023 production company, confirmed they had "mutually agreed to part ways."
The podcast as as part of their Archewell Foundation will now be streamed by Lemonada Media, a podcast network according to ABC.
"I'm proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting," Meghan said in a statement shared by Lemonada Media.
"Our plan to re-release Archetypes so that more people can now have access to it, as well as launching a dynamic new podcast are well in the works," Meghan added.
Meghan Markle's and Prince Harry's controversial website
Meanwhile, Meghan and Harry have also faced criticism after they rebranded their website Archewell, which now automatically redirects to Sussex.com which they have reportedly purchased.
Royal historian Hugo Vickers slammed the couple for exploiting their royal connection and breaking their promises.
“It goes against everything the Sussexes promised they would not do. They are trading on their royal titles and associations in every way you look at it,” Vickers said, according to The Mirror.
Vickers also pointed out that Meghan and Harry have changed their children’s surnames from Mountbatten-Windsor to Sussex, ending a 64-year-old royal tradition.
“It doesn’t matter what parameters you judge it on, the man on the street would identify those behind the website as part of the royal family. It is exploitative in the extreme,” Vickers said.
