She openly admits she's not an "elected official" but Meghan Markle is not afraid to wade into the world of politics.
And according to a public poll, nor should she be.
The Duchess of Sussex made her most overtly political intervention last week, sending an open letter to two senior US figures on proposed parental and sick leave legislation.
The extraordinary 1,030-word letter - given to supportive media to share - asked the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and the Majority Leader in the US Senate Chuck Schumer, both Democrats, to consider her plea "on behalf of my family, Archie and Lili and Harry".
It was written on the Sussexes new post-royal letterhead, which prominently uses their titles but not their official cyphers.
According to a poll of Sunday Express readers, an overwhelming majority of the general public believe the Royal Family - including Meghan and Harry - should be free to comment on global issues such as climate change.
The exclusive poll revealed a whopping 42 per cent of people said they approve or strongly approve of the royals making comments on social and political matters.
But Meghan has received criticism from royal commentators and authors for attempting to 'pave her way to the White House' without relevant experience behind her and appear relatable to the masses when she's married to a prince and worth millions.
This weekend, journalist, academic historian, author, and commentator Zoe Strimpel compared the duchess to Marie Antoniette, the last queen of France before the French Revolution.
"Compared with the Duchess of Sussex, Marie Antoinette was positively sympathetic, for at least she never tried to pretend to be a commoner, or to understand and meddle in the plight of commoners. Politically, she kept things top-level: war campaigns, plots and escapes," she wrote.
Zoe also compared her to former First Lady Michelle Obama.
"The Duchess seems particularly keen on forging a sort of First Lady role for herself - the problem being that she lacks the genuinely impressive, relevant background of, say Michelle Obama, who, born into a poor family in Chicago, worked her way up to being a top lawyer, has years of policy experience and is generally far more self-aware and sensitive in how she presents her campaigns," she wrote.
She described Meghan as having become "an insufferable meddler in politics" and stated: "[The duchess] has a habit of humble-bragging, intended to give her the political street-cred Harry could never claim. I found it quite charming at the start of their marriage. But it's become tiresome."
Zoe isn't alone.
Ger Colleran wrote in the Mail: "The last thing those advocating for a new law introducing paid parental leave in the US actually need right now is that poor little filthy rich people like Meghan Markle stick their beaks in.
"Forbes reckoned at the start of 2019 that Markle had a net wealth of $2.2m - but this rose to $10m when Prince Harry's pot is added in. Separately, Harry is worth a further $25m to $40m because of his membership of the Firm.
"Is it any wonder that the duchess annoys so many people given her complete lack of self-reflection?"
While in the Express, Carole Malone commented: "That girl is going for the big prize. And with her steely ambition - few of us will be surprised if she gets it."
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