Meghan Markle has her ‘eye on politics,’ Prince Harry ‘holding out hope for new chapter’ when William becomes

Meghan Markle may have just announced a brand-new lifestyle brand, but that doesn’t mean she’s turned her back on a potential dip into politics.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, has long been rumored to have been eyeing a career in politics, with unconfirmed reports suggesting she’s been forging connections with top Democrats since quitting royal life in 2020.

In fact, President Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens, previously reportedly “endorsed” Markle as a woman she would back for the White House.

“I’ve always said Meghan has her eye on a bigger gain; this isn’t the bigger gain. I’ve always said she has had her eye on politics,” the late Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell said of the Duchess.

“She is trying everything she can to make as much money as she can to support their lifestyle.”

He continued, “Again, they are going against the royal family’s wishes. Queen Elizabeth specifically said ‘do not use your royal titles for commercial gain’ and that is exactly what they are doing.”

“They are making up their own rules as they go along. As long as they can make money they will try everything,” Burrell added.

If the “Suits” alum was to try her hand at getting her foot in the door at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., it wouldn’t be the first time a Hollywood star set their sights on politics.

Actors including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan established themselves in the political sphere after successful stints on the silver screen.

Elsewhere, Burrell touched on the possibility of a royal reconciliation being in the cards between Harry and his estranged brother, Prince William, and their father, King Charles.

“I think [Harry] might be holding out hope for when William becomes King,” Burrell said on behalf of Slingo. “Harry believed there would be a new chapter and a new leaf with a place for him but he would be so estranged by then that he would be barely recognizable to the public and I’m not sure they want him back on a full-time role.”

Calling the runaway royal a “destructive” person to have close to the Firm, Burrell said “you never know what he is going to do next.”

“Now he is a resident of America he always has that possibility of going back to the States to spill the beans and that is not what William wants: he wants privacy, and stability and he can’t have that with Harry standing beside him,” Burrell added.

Indeed, an olive branch has not been extended to the father of two ahead of his UK trip next week.

Not only is Harry set to stay at a hotel after not being offered a royal residence, his estranged family members have no plans to see him during his brief visit to London.

What’s more, Charles is reportedly “too busy” to meet up with his youngest son.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared Thursday that the state won’t comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools, joining other Republican-led states that are defying the new rules.

Sanders signed an executive order stating that Arkansas schools will continue to enforce restrictions on which bathrooms and pronouns transgender students can use, laws that could be invalidated by the new regulations on how to enforce Title IX.

“My message to Joe Biden and the federal government is we will not comply,” Sanders said at a news conference at the state Capitol.

The regulation finalized last month seeks to clarify Title IX, a landmark 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights and applied to schools and colleges receiving federal money. The regulations spell out that Title IX bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, too. Sanders called those changes a complete reinterpretation of the law.
Sanders’ order follows similar moves by several other states, including Texas and Oklahoma, that have told schools to not comply with the new regulation. Lawsuits also have been filed in federal courts in Texas, Alabama, Louisiana and Kentucky challenging the rule. The multiple challenges give the states a better chance that one of them will put the rule on hold nationally.

Sanders’ order follows several moves by Arkansas to restrict the rights of transgender youth. The state has appealed a judge’s order striking down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender affirming care for minors. A group of transgender, nonbinary and intersex residents sued the state earlier this week over its decision to no longer allow “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards.

“This act is a stark defiance of laws to protect against discrimination and a clear, aggressive attack on the well-being and freedoms of LGBTQ people in our state,” Megan Bailey, spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, said in a statement.

Sanders’ order calls on the state education department to give schools specific guidance, saying “at no point should Arkansas law be ignored.” In addition to laws on bathrooms and pronouns, the order cites Arkansas’ law restricting what teams transgender athletes can play on. The Biden administration’s new rules broadly protect against discrimination based on sex, but they don’t offer guidance around transgender athletes.

Brandon Wolf, senior director of political communications and national press secretary of the LGBTQ advocay group Human Rights Campaign, warned that the state’s refusal to comply could have damaging consequences including a significant loss in funding.

“That appears to be a sacrifice that those whose only priorities are themselves and their own political profiles are willing to make,” Wolf said in a statement.

Sanders said the state would pursue legal action for any loss of funding due to the new regulations.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a news conference next to former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, May 2, 2024. Sanders spoke before signing an executive order stating that Arkansas won’t comply with new federal regulations intended to protect the rights of transgender students.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a news conference next to former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, May 2, 2024. Sanders spoke before signing an executive order stating that Arkansas won’t comply with new federal regulations intended to protect the rights of transgender students.