Meghan Markle Critics Described as 'White, Male, Pale and Stale'—TV Host

British broadcaster Trisha Goddard described critics of Meghan Markle as "white, male, pale and stale" in a recent TV interview assessing a series of PR challenges faced by the royal, including allegations that she bullied former palace staff members.

Goddard became a staunch defender of Meghan and Harry since the couple expressed their dissatisfaction with royal life in the United Kingdom and moved to the United States in 2020.

In a special 60 Minutes Australia report on Meghan following a number of claims made in a bombshell new biography, Goddard was asked if she could identify a pattern "in the kind of people who attack Meghan?"

To this, the broadcaster responded: "Yeah—white, male, pale and stale."

"Look, can we just stop messing around and call this for what it is," she continued, "it's bullying."

Tom Bower, the British author of Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors which has caused considerable press commentary since its publication on July 21, was also interviewed during the program.

The claims made by Bower include that Meghan made Kate Middleton cry during a dress fitting in 2018 despite Meghan telling Oprah Winfrey that the opposite occurred and that the queen told close aides "thank goodness Meghan isn't coming" to Prince Philip's funeral.

A number of the claims have been questioned, with a source close to the queen previously telling Newsweek that it was unlikely the monarch was thinking of anyone but Philip so close to his funeral.

During his 60 Minutes Australia appearance, Bower described Meghan as a "very selfish, self-promoting person who really takes no hostages," adding that the duchess was "determined that what Meghan wants, Meghan gets."

To this, Goddard responded, "oh for f**k sake...I mean, here we go again...it's boring."

"In the U.S. people really like them," she said regarding the royals' stateside move in 2020. "People can't understand what's going on in Britain other than snobbishness and I'm pretty sure there's a lot of that going on."

When asked if she thought Harry and Meghan would choose to live in the U.S. permanently rather than return home to Frogmore Cottage on Queen Elizabeth II's Windsor Castle estate, the broadcaster responded that "you can't blame them if they decide to stay in the states. You really can't blame them."

Goddard suggested that the Sussexes' successful suing of British tabloids could make them a target for worse treatment at the hands of the U.K. press than before.

"They've successfully sued publications a number of times," she said. "I think they've realized that those publications are gonna make their lives as miserable as possible. So, I can't blame them if they stay in the states for the foreseeable future."

One of the biggest news items concerning Meghan over the past year has not been Bower's book, but the allegations of bullying lodged against her by former palace staff members. The allegations were leaked to a British newspaper ahead of the broadcast of the duchess' interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021.

The Times published an email exchange between Kensington Palace communications secretary Jason Knauf and Prince William's private secretary written in 2018 in which the aide expressed concerns that Meghan had bullied staff members to the point of resignation.

When the article was published, Buckingham Palace announced a review of the circumstances surrounding the emails. It was announced in June that the results would not be made public.

Goddard insisted that Meghan was the victim of bullying.

"They can't go all-out on Prince Harry so 'let's go for the evil scheming woman,'" she said. "You know that whole thing about women taking men away, dragging them somewhere and destroying them. I mean, how misogynistic is that?"

To summarize her position, Goddard expressed her belief that Meghan's background and race were ultimately aspects that had worked against her in the court of public and royal approval.

"I think what she's done wrong is not to be of the correct stock," she said. "I think what she's done wrong is to be an American, to be an outsider, to have been divorced. Also, she's a strong woman."

"I'm not saying she's perfect, but I'm sorry," she added, "Prince Andrew doesn't get as much consistent vitriol."

To Bower though, Meghan is the common factor he assigns blame to for causing a royal rift between Prince William and Harry.

"There was no other reason for them to drift apart," he said. "They were very close, they were good friends. Harry got on very well with Kate and we know how Meghan and Kate had a terrible falling out. It's always Meghan that's the common ingredient..."

Harry's own memoir is due for release by the end of this year with the publishers describing the content as an "intimate and heartfelt memoir from one of the most fascinating and influential global figures of our time."

Speculation grows as to how much Harry will discuss his family and Meghan's treatment at the hands of the press and the royal institution.

Newsweek reached out to Harry and Meghan's representatives for comment.