Meghan Markle could've 'helped in a meaningful way in the Firm' - but her new Netflix series is 'an exercise in celebrity at its most superficial', royal expert claims
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The Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix series is 'an exercise in celebrity at its most superficial', a royal expert has claimed, after the Duchess released the first trailer for With Love, Meghan. Meghan Markle, 43, said she was 'so excited' to share a glimpse of the long-awaited lifestyle programme with her Instagram followers ahead of its launch on January 15.
![[Meghan, Harry and Charles stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour 2018]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/23/93692199-14245469-image-m-44_1735858878271.jpg)
In the first trailer for the series, the Duchess is filmed cooking in a Montecito kitchen, picking produce from her garden and chatting with very famous pals including Mindy Kaling while The Lovin' Spoonful's Do You Believe in Magic plays over the top.
![[The Duchess of Sussex, 43, said she was 'so excited' to tell her followers about the show, With Love, Meghan]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/20/93685249-14244685-The_Duchess_of_Sussex_43_said_she_was_so_excited_to_tell_her_fol-m-13_1735848348315.jpg)
But for royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, the clip was 'Disneyfied' and 'all about' Meghan. He noted how, had the mother-of-two stayed as a senior member of the Royal Family, she could've 'helped in a meaningful way'. Viewers on X appeared to agree with the expert's thoughts, with some taking to the social media platform to call the former actress 'entitled' for cooking meals that 'nobody can afford right now'.
Speaking to MailOnline, Mr Fitzwilliams said: 'When watching the trailer for her series on cookery, I noted that Meghan says she’s always liked taking something that was pretty ordinary and elevating it. 'She could have been referring to herself, if she had stayed as a senior working royal. It could all have been so very different.
![[Users on X describe Meghan as a 'privileged individual' for making food that 'nobody can afford right now']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/21/93689905-14244685-Users_on_X_describe_Meghan_as_a_privileged_individual_for_making-m-4_1735854873001.jpg)
