Royal insider addresses rumours Meghan Markle could run for US president after Trump win

It has long been rumoured that Meghan Markle would like to forge a career in politics, and with the result of the US presidential election now in with Donald Trump the winner, a royal insider has given their view on whether the Duchess of Sussex could one day run for the White House

It has long been rumoured that Meghan Markle will one day want to forge a career in politics.

And with Donald Trump as the new US president - a politician she once branded "divisive and misogynistic" - now heading to the White House again, could it push Meghan to explore a potential political career? Well according to one royal insider, it is not impossible for Meghan to one day mount a bid for the White House - especially now she is free from the need to stay politically neutral like she once was required to do as a member of the Royal Family.

However, Grant Harrold, a former butler to King Charles and Queen Camilla explained: "It's not impossible Meghan would run for president, but quite unlikely and would people vote for her? It’s an interesting situation. It is possible that they might not be encouraged as they don’t tend to get as involved politically. However, you never know what her next plan could be. But would Harry be able to support her?"

Speaking on behalf of Slingo, he added: "I don't think Trump getting elected would affect where Meghan or Harry live. I don't see them suddenly deciding to leave the country, it will be down to personal reasons if they do. It's already been said that they might want to come back to Europe anyway, but I think that's personal reasons and not political reasons. I think they'll be in the country they want to be in. It could be Europe so they can be closer to the royal family."

Meghan has long been known to have an interest in politics and in 2021, she spent time cold-calling senators in the US as she campaigned for paid parental leave. The Duchess is said to have cold-called senators Shelley Moore Capito and Susan Collins using a withheld number and told them: This is Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.”

Also, during the 2020 US election campaign, Meghan joined forces with feminist Gloria Steinem as they called on Americans to vote. In an interview with Access Hollywood, Gloria said: "She came home to vote. The first thing we did, and why she came to see me, was we sat at the dining room table where I am right now and we cold-called voters."

However, this time, Harry and Meghan have largely stayed out of the election and did not endorse either candidate. Although in September, the couple's charitable foundation The Archewell Foundation marked National Voter Registration Day yesterday with members of the charity's team writing letters urging people to sign up to vote ahead of polling day on November 5.

It was not the first time Harry and Meghan have urged those in the US to use their vote. In September 2020, at the time of the last US presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the couple appeared in a video message and urged Americans to 'vote against hate speech'.

In the video broadcast as part of Time 100 magazine's annual list of the top 100 most influential people, Harry also explained how he would not be able to vote and had never voted in the UK as a member of the Royal Family. While they did not specifically mention anyone by name, the remarks were interpreted as referring to Trump, with some claiming it was a breach of the Sandringham Summit agreement, which was written up when the couple quit their royal duties in 2020.

Royal aides told The Sunday Times at the time that the remarks broke the pledge, leaving the Royal Family "wringing their hands". "The feeling is it's a violation of the agreement,' one source said.