US-born Meghan Markle Slammed For Not Knowing British Culture And Traditions

• A survey conducted by ComRes showed that nearly four out of 10 British adults don’t think Meghan Markle knows British culture and traditions.
• The 38-year-old wife of Prince Harry was born and raised in California.
• Prior to her first meeting with the Queen, she took lessons from an etiquette expert.

A survey for Tatler magazine revealed that nearly four out of 10 UK adults claim that Meghan Markle does not fully comprehend what it means to be British. The survey asked participants to agree or disagree if the American-born wife of Prince Harry “clearly understands British culture and [their] traditions.”

Out of the 2,016 respondents, 760 people (or 38%) said that they do not agree with the said statement. Meanwhile, 17% said that they strongly disagree. On the other side of the spectrum, only 330 people (or 16%) think that Meghan has a clear grasp of the British culture and traditions. Only four percent shared that they “strongly agree.”

Those who said that they have no idea about Meghan’s understanding of the British culture numbered up to 403.

According to British etiquette expert Edmund Fry, the 38-year-old Duchess of Sussex hired him for a two-hour lesson prior to her initial meeting with the Queen. During the crash course, he taught various etiquette lessons, including how to sip tea properly and how to handle a cup and saucer.

Edmund, who runs a tea room in Pasadena, California, noted that the former actress “enjoyed [the lesson] so much that she wanted to come back.”

In a statement she told BBC News shortly after they were engaged in November 2017, Meghan said she is very excited to become engaged in the British culture.

During the same interview, she also expressed her desire to apply what she had learned in her previous humanitarian work to philanthropic groups in the UK.

“Now, being boots on the ground in the UK, I’m excited to just really get to know more about the different communities here, [the] smaller organizations,” she remarked.

The survey was conducted by ComRes, a member of the British Polling Council. It was commissioned for the 310th anniversary issue of Tatler. Copies of the magazine will be out on news stands on October 31, Thursday. It will also be available for digital download.