Several royal experts believe Meghan Markle could learn powerful lessons from Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy\u2019s brief life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we\u2019ve seen with Meghan and Harry, there was quite a lot about Carolyn that was a bit \u2018Meghanish,\u2019\u201d former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown said in CNN\u2019s new docuseries \u201cAmerica\u2019s Prince\u201d. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Brown compared the two women \u2014 one who married into America\u2019s \u201cCamelot\u201d and the other to Britain\u2019s royalty. \u201cThat [Carolyn] had\u2026wanted in, for all of these reasons. There was glamour and elegance. But that came with so much pressure in terms of\u2026the monster of the media\u2026that she fell apart really.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bessette-Kennedy, 33, and her husband, John F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, 38,\u00a0died in a plane crash\u00a0in 1999.<\/p>\n \u201cTina\u2019s words are a\u00a0warning to Meghan,\u201d British broadcaster Helena Chard told Fox News Digital. \u201cMeghan has the privilege\u00a0of time to recognize the\u00a0gems that she has and carefully plan her future. Life is not just about celebrity and\u2026 building an empire.\u201d<\/p>\n Experts have pointed to similarities between Meghan Markle and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy\u2019s lives in the public eye. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cAs we\u2019ve seen with Meghan and Harry, there was quite a lot about Carolyn that was a bit \u2018Meghanish,\u2019\u201d former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown said, their lives filled with \u201cso much pressure in terms of\u2026the monster of the media.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cPrioritizing her family and finding her authentic self is the way forward,\u201d Chard shared. \u201cCarolyn sadly didn\u2019t have the opportunity to raise children\u2026 Meghan has a husband who adores her, two lovely children and a super comfortable and luxurious home. Family is everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Meghan, a former American actress, became the Duchess of Sussex when she married Britain\u2019s Prince Harry in 2018. In 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals<\/a>, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following their move to California, the couple aired their grievances in interviews and documentaries.\u00a0Harry\u2019s 2023 memoir, \u201cSpare,\u201d\u00a0<\/a>which revealed embarrassing details about the House of Windsor, worsened his already-strained relationship with the royals.<\/p>\n Markle married Prince Harry in 2018, with the two later stepping back as senior royals in 2020. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cThere are some similarities between Carolyn and Meghan,\u201d\u00a0British royals expert Hilary Fordwich<\/a>\u00a0told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cI do think they were admired for their glamour. Both were viewed by the fashion industry as the types to admire and follow. They certainly rose to fame by marrying into iconic families. They both experienced media frenzy based mainly on their respective appearances and personalities. It\u2019s difficult for anyone not born into fame to handle the press hounding.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey coped differently, though,\u201d said Fordwich. \u201cCarolyn withdrew completely [from the press], which maintained her mystique. In contrast, Meghan went\u2026 on a publicity tour [after her royal exit]. Her raw ambition for recognition and admiration backfired on her. At this juncture, the only proper route for Meghan would be for her to lie low. She\u2019ll never do that, though. Everything that [appears to have] meaning for her is the antithesis of service and devotion to duty.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCarolyn withdrew completely [from the press], which maintained her mystique,\u201d royals expert Hilary Fordwich said about how she coped with the media attention. \u201cIn contrast, Meghan went\u2026 on a publicity tour [after her royal exit].\u201d Sygma via Getty Images<\/p>\n When Meghan and Harry first sat down with Oprah Winfrey for a televised interview in 2021, Carole Radziwill said she saw parallels between both women. The 62-year-old, who spoke out in \u201cAmerica\u2019s Prince,\u201d was married to late husband Anthony Radziwill, Kennedy Jr.\u2019s first cousin and the son of Lee Radziwill, Jackie Kennedy Onassis\u2019s younger sister.<\/p>\n