Meghan Markle has been accused of deliberately timing the launch of her new podcast with Prince Harry's court appearance in London.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, launched the first episode of her new podcast 'Confessions Of A Female Founder' on Tuesday, April 8.
The Californian-based royal sat down with her friend Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of dating app Bumble, for a conversation on their business ventures.
It came on the day Prince Harry, 40, returned to the Court of Appeal in London for a two-day hearing.
Meghan Markle has been accused of deliberately timing the launch of her new podcast with Prince Harry's court appearance in London
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The Duke of Sussex's legal team told the court that he and Meghan "felt forced to step back" from frontline royal duties in 2020 "as they considered they were not being protected by the institution".
The timing of the podcast launch and court appearance was "no coincidence", according to royal journalist and author Robert Jobson.
Jobson said: "Well, I thought the timing was interesting.
"You know, on the day that Harry comes to court to try to get his security paid for by the taxpayer."
Prince Harry returned to the Court of Appeal in London for a two-day hearing
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The royal expert told the Sun: "So they always seem to time things pretty well. Yeah, it was a launch that she knew she would get publicity for.
"It's incredibly Meghan Markle, isn't it? It's just all about herself.
"Could be coincidence, but I don't think very many coincidences come out of Montecito.
"I think they know that they have got a media strategist around."
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Meghan Markle launched the first episode of her new podcast called 'Confessions of a Female Founder'Instagram"They know that when they're going to be in the spotlight, or Harry's going to be in the spotlight, you can probably get more publicity for Meghan, and so they're not daft.
"They know the score.
"They know the way the media works, and they probably go in.
"It may be coincidental, but it could easily just as well be planned."
