Newcomers to fame normally have their family ridiculed. But Prince Harrys fiancee is such a smash with tradition that the sly giggling may endWhen someone unique is catapulted into a position of public prominence,either through democratic success or a royal wedding, it is traditional for their wacky relatives to be publicised in a spirit of mischief. Jimmy Carter’s embarrassing brother Billy became noted, and so did John Major’s Pooterish sibling,Terry. During the last royal wedding, Kate Middleton’s sister Pippa was complimented on her figure in the most indelicate and impertinent (insolent; rude) way, or afterwards her party planning business was mocked.
So what of Meghan? The obvious candidate here is her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr,who was arrested in January after a drunken row during which he is alleged to have brandished a gun. But then Meghan Markle isn’t thought to be particularly close to Thomas, so nothing can be read into him not getting a stiff white envelope through the post.
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Source: guardian.co.uk