Is Meghan Markle being ‘vilified’ like Diana?

Actor George Clooney claims ‘history repeating itself’ as pregnant Duchess ‘pursued’ by press

Meghan Markle
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George Clooney has claimed Meghan Markle is being “pursued and vilified” by the media in the same way that Princess Diana was in the 1990s.

The Hollywood star, who is friends with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said it was “frustrating” to see how the Royal wife and former fellow actor is being treated.

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