Meghan markle's difficult week as she is told to lean into being a 'hot wife'

“YOU’RE HOT. YOU MARRIED A PRINCE. GIVE US THE TEA. THAT’S ALL WE NEED FROM HER," A JOURNALIST SAID OF THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX. 20:33, 29 May 2025 The Duchess of Sussex has been slammed

this week, since an alleged list of 'outrageous demands', which lost her the chance to appear on the front cover of Vogue, was leaked. Meghan had allegedly pressured the

then-editor of Vogue UK Edward Enninful ahead of her potential appearance in the UK Vogue September 2022 issue, which caused the former friends to have a falling out. The Duchess had been

working with Edward on a collaboration for the prestigious fashion issue that would include her keynote appearance at the One Young World Summit in Manchester, along with "involved

extensive features across the magazine and its digital editions", reported the Mirror. Allegedly, Meghan demanded to have the global cover of Vogue - appearing on the front covers of

both the US and UK versions at the same time - and even appealed to US editor Anna Wintour in a bid to persuade her. She then reportedly badgered Enninful with a list of six demands, a

source told Page Six. "Meghan asked for control over [the] photographer, writer, final edit, photos, cover lines, and wanted a global issue," they revealed. "Nobody gets that.

Not even Beyoncé." But Enninful already had supermodel Linda Evangelista booked for the September 2022 cover, and is said to have been unwavering in his decision to keep her. Article

continues below His stance reportedly led to Meghan pulling the plug on their scheduled feature and sparked their falling out, the outlet claims. She is then said to have demanded a call

with US Vogue editor Anna, attempting to persuade the magazine boss to listen to her ideas. But Anna had already signed up Serena Williams - one of Meghan's closest A-list friends, who

was at her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry - to be US Vogue's cover star for that issue, and apparently politely declined Meghan's offer. "Anna wasn't interested," the

source added. "Meghan asked for a Zoom with her to reconsider, and Anna did it to be polite." According to the Daily Mail, Enninful was "furious" when Meghan pulled the

plug after learning she would not be on the front page of British Vogue. "The duchess and her team had high expectations and were expecting she might get a print cover or at least a

digital cover out of it, but Enninful was not able to meet those expectations," said an insider. "He already had a magazine cover in the bag for that month. Edward was furious to

have lost the project, as were the powers that be at Condé Nast." The source added: "The whole process became very difficult. Edward could only promise her a big showy feature

inside the magazine and online — but she turned it down." Elsewhere, journalist and commentator Esther Krakue hit out at the mum of two, harshly suggesting that Meghan should lean into

her status as a “hot” woman who married a prince, rather than trying to frame herself as a thought leader with a “particularly niche view of the world.” Speaking on The Sun's Royal

Exclusive show, Krakue commented on Meghan’s recent appearance on The Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast, in which the Duchess of Sussex admitted she wouldn’t know what to put on a resume. “She’s

also never had to write a resume, let’s be honest,” Krakue said bluntly. Krakue went on to critique Meghan’s attempts to champion complex social issues. “The lens through which she views the

world is very peculiar,” she said. “She’s trying to position herself as a champion of women, but she shoehorns a very narrow, niche perspective into issues that are far more nuanced.”

Krakue’s main point was that Meghan, given her fame and wealth, doesn't need to complicate her public persona. “You’re hot. You married a prince. Give us the tea. That’s all we need

from her,” she said. Referencing Meghan’s recent projects - including her podcast Archetypes and her Netflix series With Love - Krakue suggested that many of the duchess's ventures have

not been especially well-received. And that her millions mean that her business offerings are 'low risk'. Article continues below However, she made clear that her criticisms

weren't rooted in personal animosity, adding that she wishes her 'every success'. Still, Krakue concluded that Meghan may be trying too hard to project an image that doesn’t

quite align with her reality. “She’s not a chemist. She’s not a physicist. And that’s fine,” she said. “Sometimes it’s OK to just be pretty and to have good fortune in life - and to ride

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