https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-double-standards-royal
The article above shows how media platforms, websites, and news reports compare Meghan Markle to Kate Middleton. They don’t come out and state the comparisons, however, you can see how differently they view each Duchess based on the articles of their website. This quote from the article states that Meghan and Prince Harry are knowledgeable of the comparisons between their brother/brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, “Harry and Meghan have said publicly that they believe they have been treated unfairly by the UK press since the moment news broke of their relationship — that they are bullied, that there are racist undertones to coverage of them, and that they have been held to a different standard than Harry’s brother and sister-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (aka Prince William and Kate Middleton)”. Let’s look at how the media has been reporting each Duchess.
There are 20 examples (so 10 pairings) in the Buzzfeed article that show the comparisons in the same news/media platforms between the two Duchesses. MANY come from the Daily Mail, and Express. Like literally every other example is the Daily Mail. Headlines from Daily Mail say: “Not long to go! Pregnant Kate tenderly cradles her baby bump while wrapping up her royal duties ahead of maternity leave – and William confirms she’s due ‘any minute now'”… while covering news on Meghan’s pregnancy… “Why can’t Meghan Markle keep her hands off her bump? Experts tackle the question that has got the nation talking: Is it pride, vanity, acting – or a new age bonding technique?”. Another example from Express says: “Why you can always say it with flowers” (discussing the marriage of Kate and William)… compare that to the coverage of Meghan and Harry’s marriage… “Royal wedding: How Meghan Markle’s flowers may have put Princess Charolette’s life at risk”.
As you can see from just the 2 examples from above, the media portrays Kate and Meghan in two very different ways. Seen in the quote from the article earlier, Meghan and Harry feel bullied and that they are even racial stabs at them in some article’s cases. No one really knows why the media portrays the Duchesses differently, however, it could be because of some of the untraditional ways that things are done with Meghan and Harry, and even because of her race, which should not be an issue in the first place.
Digital Citizenship: Mallory 