Opinion: Why I'm now convinced Meghan Markle is a comic genius

Daily Mail ^ | 10/07/2026 | Annabel Fenwick Elliott

[simpson96]

I might have been wrong about Meghan Markle. I always assumed she was vain, vapid and utterly clueless. But is she, in fact, a comic genius?

Because surely her newly released advent calendar is a joke. After years of going out of her way – in a very grandiose fashion – to protect her privacy, sharing only closely cropped snapshots of her guarded life in California, and even hiring a separate house when shooting her Netflix show With Love, Meghan, what has she gone and done?

Slapped a rendering of her real Montecito mansion on the front of an advent calendar and listed it for sale at £112 ($148).

Is she covertly tittering to herself about this? Is it a skit, like when actor Joaquin Phoenix pretended to be a rapper for two years, then revealed it had been a performance all along for a mockumentary?

There are so many baffling aspects to this. I can quite see how the Statue of Liberty’s gift shop might sell an advent calendar with a photo of the Statue of Liberty on it. Or Buckingham Palace, for that matter, which just released its own Christmas advent calendar, priced at £12.

But those are famous landmarks. There is nothing famous about Meghan’s house. She doesn’t even live there any more.

But let’s give her the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to sell their £11million ($14.65million) pad. In which case, it’s more advert than advent.

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[simpson96]

The "inspiration" wasn't the birth of our Lord and Savior, the inspiration was her mansion.

You can't make this $hit up.

[lee martell]

It’s Britain’s turn to Babysit the Terrible Two.
America is full up with Crazy already.
Send them to Patagonia next, just a hoot & a holler from The Falkland Islands! That region is the new cool place to be.

[BenLurkin]

So she moves to England but she’s pimping California candy?

[Leaning Right]

I personally think Meghan and AOC should go on the road as a comedy duo. They could recreate famous comedy skits, such as Abbott and Costello‘s "Who's on First?".

End the evening with a pie fight,just like the Three Stooges once did. Heck, I might even pay to see that show.

[Bullish]

I’ll take ‘women who will never be Queen’ for $1000, Ken.

[simpson96]

Great idea. That picture alone made me Lol.

[Prince of Space]

I heard she doesn’t even own it, Tyler Perry does. He’s tired of them running through the slush fund he set up for them so he’s selling the house to cover his losses. That’s why the return to England was so rushed.

[Dr. Sivana]

When she hits bottom, she will be wrestling on Japanese television.

[LouAvul]

AI refutes that. Recent viral claims on social media suggest that Perry secretly held the deed or financial control over the Montecito house, but these claims are unverified speculation with no official backing

[Hatteras]

"...she will be wrestling on Japanese television."

against Tonya Harding with manager Todd Bridges and guest referee Danny Bonaduci.