Meghan Markle’s Age Sparks Debate Online After New Book Release

The age of Meghan Markle has once again become a topic of discussion online after the release of a new book titled Revenge, Meghan, Harry and the Windsors.

The book touches on her life before she married Harry and her rise to fame at a young age.

It also reveals that Meghan asked Procter and Gamble to change a commercial with sexist undertones when she was just 11 years old.

The commercial had the tagline “women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans,” and two of Markle's male classmates made a joke about women belonging in the kitchen after it aired, which frustrated her.

Her father, Thomas Markle, encouraged her to join the protest against Procter and Gamble.

According to the book by Tom Bauer, Meghan wrote to the company's chairman and the then first lady Hillary Clinton, urging that the slogan should be changed to “people all over America” instead of “women all over America.”

However, according to the book, Meghan received no reply to her letters.

Eagle-eyed royal fans have pointed out that Clinton started his presidential term in 1993, meaning that Hillary Clinton was not the first lady when Meghan was 11.

Hillary was the wife of the governor of Arkansas at that time.

A social media user noted that it couldn't happen unless Meghan is older than she says she is.

Another said her age can be confirmed though Classmate.com, which scans and uploads high school yearbooks.

In other news, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are unlikely to attend Prince William's Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony in the US later this year, according to an LA-based royal commentator.

The Duke of Cambridge announced earlier this week that the 2022 awards ceremony for his £50m global environmental competition would be held in Boston in December.

But royal commentator Kinsey Schofield said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are living in America after quitting royal duties in 2020, are not likely to join William and Kate at the event.

Ms Schofield, who runs the To-Do for Daily Royal website, told Express.co.uk, “the likelihood of Harry and Meghan travelling to Boston to support the Cambridges and Earthshot is highly unlikely.

And quite frankly, I don't think that the Cambridges want them anywhere near it.

The Cambridges are pushing forward, focused on the future and survival of the monarchy.

The Sussexes seem to stew in the past.

The Sussexes' presence would be a distraction from the work that the Cambridges are trying to accomplish.

Don't be surprised if Harry and Meghan announce another project around the same time though to divert attention.”

Ms Schofield's comments come as William and Harry have been at the centre of an ongoing rift.

The once-close brothers reportedly spent no time together when the Sussexes returned to Britain for the Platinum Jubilee last month.

Speculation over whether Harry and Meghan will attend the Earthshot prize event in the US will no doubt be high.

The Sussexes live in California, a state with a worldwide reputation for embracing environmental causes.

The inaugural awards ceremony was held at London's Alexandra Palace last October.

William and Kate dazzled as they walked down the green carpet at the glittering doom.

The Future Kings initiative aims to find solutions to save the planet, and £1 million in prize money was presented to the winners in five categories or Earthshots: protect and restore nature, clean our air, revive our oceans, build a waste-free world, and fix our climate.

Over the 10-year cycle of the awards, £50 million will be awarded to individuals, charities, and even countries for the winners to develop their ideas.

William was inspired by former US President John F. Kennedy's moonshot project, which set scientists the challenge of placing an astronaut on the moon and returning him safely, and in the process helped advance mankind's achievements.

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, alongside the City of Boston and its Mayor Michelle Wu, will be host partners of the Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony.

Caroline Kennedy, the former president's daughter, said, “There is no more important moonshot today than repairing the planet, and no better place to harness the moonshot spirit than the City of Boston.”

The Earthshot Prize was founded by William and his Royal Foundation in 2020.