Meghan 'always tries to upstage the royals'

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00:00Meghan always tries to upstage the royals.

00:03Meghan Markle was slammed after the Duchess of Sussex's latest PR move

00:07overshadowed Prince William's Earthshot Prize trip to Brazil.

00:11Meghan Markle shocked fans when it was announced that she would be returning to acting and making

00:15a cameo in the upcoming film Close Personal Friends. Additionally, the Duchess of Sussex

00:21shared on Instagram that, as ever is available at a physical store, all before Prince William

00:26gave a speech at the Earthshot Prize Awards in Brazil.

00:30I've actually always defended her before, PR expert Renee Smith told Daily Express.

00:35I've never believed she's sitting at home with the Royal Diary open,

00:38plotting counter-announcements, but it's happening so often now that it's

00:42hard to keep calling it a coincidence. Whether intentional or not, someone on

00:46her team seems to be tracking royal moments and slotting her headlines in alongside them,

00:50Renee Smith continued. It's starting to look calculated, and that's dangerous.

00:54Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, who constantly criticize the monarchy,

00:59have a history of making formal announcements during important royal events.

01:04If it is intentional, it's a bad play, Renee Smith said.

01:07When your public narrative starts to look like it's competing with someone else's,

01:11you lose control of your own brand. Even if it's not deliberate, perception becomes reality.

01:17And right now, that perception is that Meghan's always trying to upstage the royals.

01:21Renee Smith continued. If I were advising her team, I'd say, please pull back.