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Insider royal ‘trust deficit’ that’s turning Meghan Markle into bad news

Meghan Markle has brought with her a lot of uncertainty into the Royal Family: Here’s why

By H. Anjum
Published September 02, 2026
Insider royal ‘trust deficit’ that’s turning Meghan Markle into bad news
Insider royal ‘trust deficit’ that’s turning Meghan Markle into bad news

There is one key aspect of Meghan Markle’s return into the fold that is becoming a talking point among experts, not just because of the implications of her marriage, and who she’s able to rub shoulders with as a result of being a prince’s wife, but also in terms of nuances she’s feared to ignore now that they’ve returned as private citizens.

In an effort to get the point across, Kinsey Schofield, host of YouTube’s Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered came forward to Fox News Digital.

She believes while the Firm is battling with one arm tied behind the back due to there being “very little control” they can have over Meghan and Harry, there is one trump card they can use.

Her own words explain the idea better, and so she was quoted saying, “the palace can’t control what they do, but it can control access to the institution. It can decide how much proximity they have to working royals, royal residences, and official events. That is where the palace still has considerable leverage.”

Another way she described it is that, Meghan “may be returning without palace restrictions,” but “she is also returning without palace protection. You don’t get one without losing the other.”

For those unversed with the reason for these concerns it comes down to the diary clashes.

Ms Schofield says, “if Meghan were repeatedly scheduling appearances or announcements to coincide with major royal engagements, people would notice. She might not be breaking a written rule, but there are conventions and courtesies around these things. If you consistently attempt to overshadow the working Royal Family, eventually the pattern becomes the story.”

In her concluding words she described it as a ‘dilemma’ the late Queen Elizabeth was likely attempting to avoid with her insistence that there can be no half-in and half-out royals.

Another thing she said at a later point in the conversation is teh simple fact that there’s a double edged sword at play, one that lets her enjoy enormous interest, yes but the other side to that bargain is that she “doesn’t have the institution behind her anymore either. There is no royal communications operation required to defend her, no royal security, and no guaranteed place at major royal occasions. A lot of the perks are gone.”

Before actually concluding Ms Schofield added, "there is also a significant trust deficit. Harry published private family conversations in ‘Spare,’ and Harry and Meghan have discussed private royal relationships publicly in interviews and their Netflix series. That history doesn’t disappear simply because they’re living in Britain again.”

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.