MEGA DEMANDS
Meghan Markle appears to take swipe at ‘Duchess Difficult’ label in explosive podcast as she insists ‘I set boundaries’
MEGHAN Markle has today appeared to take a swipe at claims by Palace insiders she was "Duchess Difficult".
In an explosive rebuttal to the label, the 41-year-old told her new podcast that setting boundaries doesn't make her "difficult".
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And she added that she wants to "stop whispering and tiptoeing around" through fear of being misconstrued in life.
The Duchess told her Archetypes podcast on Spotify: "You're allowed to set a boundary, you're allowed to be clear.
"That does not make you demanding, it does not make you difficult - it makes you clear."
The California-based mum-of-two went on to set the record straight, warning that being "particular" and having certain mannerisms should also not be taken as being "difficult".
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She told actress Issa Rae and talk show host Ziwe Fumudoh: "I also know that I will find myself cowering and tiptoeing into a room where - and I don't know if you ever do it, the thing I find the most embarrassing - is when you're saying a sentence with the intonation goes up like it's a question.
"And you're like - oh my God, stop, stop whispering and tiptoeing and say what it is that you need.
"You're allowed to set a boundary. You're allowed to be clear, does not make you demanding, it does not make you difficult, it makes you clear."
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The "Duchess Difficult" label stretches back to 2018 following rumours about her "dictatorial" behaviour and 5am emails - which led to an aide quitting.
Samantha Cohen, nicknamed "Samantha the Panther" for her feisty attitude, left her role after the birth of Harry and Meghan's son Archie in 2019.
The moniker was first reported in the .
Continuing her response to the label on Tuesday's episode, titled 'Upending the "Angry Black Woman" Myth', Meghan added: "I think a high tide raises all ships right.
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"We're all going to succeed so let's make sure it's really great because of shared success for everybody."
Harry and Meghan signed the £18million podcast project with audio giant Spotify in late 2020.
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