ROYAL PAIN: Meghan Markle moaned Vanity Fair cover was racist

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This file photo taken on Nov. 27, 2017 shows Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle posing for a photograph in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London following the announcement of their engagement.
This file photo taken on Nov. 27, 2017 shows Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle posing for a photograph in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London following the announcement of their engagement. Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS /GETTY IMAGES

Even as an obscure TV actress, Meghan Markle was a royal pain.

The Duchess of Sussex was reportedly furious over her 2017 Vanity Fair cover that broke the news about her relationship with Prince Harry.

She believed the cover was racist.

According to the Daily Mail, Markle took exception to the cover line: She’s Just Wild About Harry. The song was a blackface number performed by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in 1939’s Babes in Arms.

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“(Harry and Meghan) tried to get it changed online, because (they thought) it had been racially motivated,” a source said in an excerpt, published in the Daily Mail.

The dour duchess even wanted to fire her new flack over the cover, Keleigh Thomas Morgan of Sunshine Sachs. It was a far cry from when the popular glossy first approached.

Markle was said to be ecstatic. But her tune soon changed when it was made clear the point of the article was her relationship with Prince Harry, not Meghan Markle.

According to The Times of London, Markle was under specific orders from the palace to steer clear of sensitive topics like politics, racism and her relationship with Prince Harry.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their children Archie and Lilibet are pictured ina family portrait by photographer Alexi Lubomirski release in December 2021.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their children Archie and Lilibet are pictured ina family portrait by photographer Alexi Lubomirski release in December 2021. Photo by Alexi Lubomirski /Bang Showbiz

And here she was thinking one of the world’s most influential magazines wanted to talk about Suits.

But somehow, the book reports, Markle somehow convinced Prince Harry that the story would focus on the 100th episode of the legal drama that filmed in Toronto.

For his part, Vanity Fair contributing editor Sam Kashner admitted he had never heard of the show — or Meghan Markle. So he asked about the ginger prince.

“We’re a couple. We’re in love,” she responded.

Meghan Markle leaving Westminster Abbey – Queen Elizabeth II funeral – SEP 22 – AVALON
Meghan Markle leaving Westminster Abbey – Queen Elizabeth II funeral – SEP 22 – AVALON Bang Showbiz

“I’m sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time,” Markle added.

But despite the article’s fluffy tone, the 41-year-old was furious.

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“She was looking to throw blame in every possible direction, despite it having been a positive piece,” a source said.

“She did not like the photographs. She thought the story was negative. She was upset that it was about Harry, not about her.”

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