LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Meghan Markle, Camilla, Queen Consort, Prince George, Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Meghan Markle is said to have particular “regrets” about how she and Prince Harry stepped back as senior members of the British royal family in 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex firmly exited the monarchy after suffering a barrage of negative media coverage.

Now, according to a Los Angeles royal commentator, the 43-year-old “does regret certain statements that she made”. As per reports, Markle’s comments “weren’t received in the way that she had expected and several of her comments have backfired”. The source claimed Markle has specific remorse over the “royal racist controversy”, which the insider said she and Prince Harry “deeply regret”.

“Meghan wanted the takeaway from their Oprah interview [in 2021] to be about her mental health, and I think Meghan regretted sitting down with The Cut [in 2022] because she provided endless commentary for her critics,” they add.

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Meghan Markle and Oprah Winfrey (Photo: Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese via Getty Images)

Since setting up roots in Montecito, Markle has rarely spoken out about her time under Buckingham Palace’s rule. Rather, she has directed her focus to her suite of business ventures and building her lifestyle empire. Under this guise, the mother-of-two launched a conversational-style podcast called Archetypes, participated in the limited doco-series Harry & Meghan, honing in on her style influence and invested in female-founded small businesses like the powdered superfood company Clevr Blends and luxury woven accessories brand Cesta Collective.

She is currently working on launching American Riviera Orchard, a product range allegedly involving “home goods including edible treats like jellies, jams and spreads and tableware staples such as cutlery, table linens and drinkware”, and filming a non-fiction show for the streaming giant Netflix reported follow “the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship”.

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CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA – AUGUST 17: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at San Basilio de Palenque during The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Colombia Visit on August 17, 2024 in Cartagena, Colombia. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via Getty Images)