{"id":1626993,"date":"2022-08-30T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T16:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1626993"},"modified":"2022-08-30T12:34:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T16:34:48","slug":"meghan-markle-under-fire-for-story-comparing-her-marriage-to-nelson-mandelas-release-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-markle-under-fire-for-story-comparing-her-marriage-to-nelson-mandelas-release-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Under Fire For Story Comparing Her Marriage To Nelson Mandela\u2019s Release From Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeghan-markle-under-fire-for-story-comparing-her-marriage-to-nelson-mandelas-release-from-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1626993&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The grandson of Nelson Mandela slammed Meghan Markle for claiming a South African actor had gushed that her marriage into the British royal family caused South Africans to celebrate just as they had for Mandela\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p>Promoting her new podcast, \u201cArchetypes,\u201d Markle claimed that when she attended the 2019 London premiere of the live-action version of The Lion King, a cast member pulled her aside, \u201c\u2018I just need you to know: When you married into this family, we rejoiced in the streets the same we did when Mandela was freed from prison.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt cannot be equated to as the same,\u201d Zwelivelile Mandela, a member of the African National Congress and Chief of his grandfather\u2019s Mvezo tribe, reacted harshly, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11159869\/EXCLUSIVE-Nelson-Mandelas-grandson-slams-Meghan-Markle.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonlinelish\">The Daily Mail<\/a>. \u201cMadiba\u2019s celebration was based on overcoming 350 years of colonialism with 60 years of a brutal apartheid regime in South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A royal commentator, Richard Fitzwilliams, told The Daily Mail: \u201cWhen she quotes an enthusiastic supporter saying that her marriage into the royal family led to rejoicing in the streets \u2018the same as we did when Mandela was freed from prison\u2019 it\u2019s an utterly crazy comparison which speaks volumes about the person making it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s breathtaking \u2014 her arrogance, her rudeness and her taking everything for granted and not giving anything back attitude,\u201d echoed Angela Levin, author of \u201cHarry: Conversations with the Prince,\u201d to GMB News. \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s a tragedy that she has convinced Harry that his family is so awful. When you mentioned they saw the Queen at the Jubilee, it was only for 15 minutes because she was extremely busy\u2026 they could have come another time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After word got out of Markle\u2019s Mandela reference, the hashtag\u00a0#VoetsekMeghan trended in South Africa. \u201cVoetsek\u201d means \u201cgo away\u201d or \u201cget lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s interesting, I\u2019ve never had to sign anything that restricts me from talking,\u201d Markle stated in the interview. \u201cI can talk about my whole experience and make a choice not to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the interviewer strangely asked why she \u201cdoesn\u2019t talk,\u201d Markle replied, \u201cStill healing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grandson of Nelson Mandela slammed Meghan Markle for claiming a South African actor had gushed that her marriage into the British royal family caused South Africans to celebrate just as they had for Mandela\u2019s release. 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