Meghan Markle says a 'lie can't last forever' as she addresses 'false' public narrative about her

Meghan Markle has taken a fresh swipe at the Royal Family as she hinted at an ongoing "lie" about her which she says has been going on for "eight years" in a new podcast interview
Meghan Markle has said that if she was able to rewrite her own public narrative, she would simply "ask people to tell the truth". In a brand new podcast interview with the Duchess of Sussex, the former royal alluded to a "lie" that has persisted for the past eight years.
Meghan said: "A lie can't live forever. Eight years is a long time, but not forever." Flashback eight years to 2017, Meghan was an actress in the hit legal series Suits, and had just started dating her now-husband, Prince Harry.
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As their relationship continued, she prepared to transition into life as a member of the Royal Family after Harry asked for her hand in marriage in November 2017, following 16 months of dating, six of which were kept a secret from the public at the time. That year also included Meghan's first meeting with Kate Middleton and the beginnings of Prince William's fallout with Harry after he urged his younger brother not to rush into the relationship.
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Entrepreneur Emma Grede asked Meghan on her Aspire podcast: 'I want to say this to you in the best way, because I wonder if you could rewrite your public narrative from scratch, is there anything that you would do differently?'
Meghan replied calmly: 'Yes, I would ask people to tell the truth.'
The duchess did not give any specific context regarding whom she was referring but later hinted at a 'lie' told eight years ago.
Grede said: 'You're very measured about it. I would just get so angry if I felt like everyone was lying about me all the time.'
Meghan replied: 'Peaks and valleys… Of course, I've gone through those chapters and you do a lot of work, you do a lot of self work and go, what's the why? It's happening for a reason.'
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She added that her "dear friend" tennis champion Serena Williams, who recently visited Scotland to attend a wedding with her husband, told her 'a lie can't live forever'.
The duchess said: 'She told me years ago, a lie can't live forever. Eight years is a long time, but not forever.'
In her infamous 2021 Oprah interview, Meghan said she could not be expected to stay quiet if 'the Firm is playing a role in perpetuating falsehoods' about her and Harry.
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She also publicly singled out Kate for allegedly making her cry in the run-up to her wedding and said it was important for people to 'understand the truth'.
It was a dispute over flower girl dresses but according to Harry's memoir Spare, this happened in 2018, four days before the wedding.
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Meghan said the Palace failed to correct reports which said she left Kate in tears.
In the YouTube footage of the podcast interview, Meghan acknowledged her life now was 'very different' from when she was an actress.
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She also addressed her recent twerking video, which showed her dancing to the Baby Mama song with Harry while heavily pregnant with Princess Lilibet in the hospital as she tried to hurry the birth on.
She described the moment as a reminder of a 'real authentic fun life".
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Meghan said it felt freeing to be back on social media where she can share things on her own terms.
The 43 year old previously ran her lifestyle blog, The Tig, but was forced to delete it after she started dating Prince Harry.
Speaking of the 'twerking' clip, she said: 'That wasn't yesterday. That was four years ago so it's also a really great reminder that with all the noise or whatever people do, there's still whole life, a real, authentic, fun life that's happening behind the scenes.
'I'm just grateful that now, being back on social as well, I have a place where I can share it on my own terms. It feels liberating.'

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