Meghan Markle Prince Harry's uphill jubilee battle.

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Meghan and Harry also struggled to change the narrative at their National Service of Thanksgiving appearance, with footage from the New York Post and reports from The Daily Beast showing some of the crowds booing the pair as they left the service. They did however receive majority cheers, compared with Boris Johnson and his partner who respectively were booed completely. 

Recent polls reflect this as well, with one poll suggesting only a third of Brits support Harry and less than a quarter hold a positive view of Meghan.

And in a study conducted by The Guardian, 43 per cent of headlines published about Meghan since 2018 were found to be negative in tone.

Meghan has managed to push back in some ways, especially thanks to her legal win against the British tabloid press. At the end of last year, she celebrated a legal victory over The Mail on Sunday for breaching her privacy.

But the impact of what's been said about Meghan still leaves a mark.

In 2019, she said the abuse she received was almost "unsurvivable".

"What was able to just be manufactured and churned out, it's almost unsurvivable," she said on the Teenager Therapy podcast.

"That's so big, you can't even think of what that feels like. Because I don't care if you're 15 or 25, if people are saying things about you that aren't true, what that does to your mental and emotional health is so damaging."

"In the nearly three years since this began, I have been patient in the face of deception, intimidation and calculated attacks," she said, reflecting on the legal win. "Tomorrow it could be you. These harmful practices don't happen once in a blue moon - they are a daily fail that divides us and we all deserve better."

So although Meghan and Harry's presence at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee is a step forward for them, it also comes at a cost. It's a stark reminder that reputations take forever to build but seconds to crumble.

For more on this topic, listen to Mamamia's episode of 'Cancelled' on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

Feature Image: Getty/Mamamia/Twitter @SholaMos1

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