Cool reception to Meghan media blitz suggests US not yet sold on former royals

Response to podcast series and magazine profile met with barb that duke and duchess are taking a hardship and turning it into content'

Meghan Markle launched a US media blitz last week with a podcast and a lengthy magazine profile, but the somewhat cool reception she and husband Prince Harry are now receiving in America suggests there are still bumps in their road ahead as they seek to establish themselves as bona fide celebrities.

The push came with an interview in New York magazine's the Cut, titled Meghan of Montecito", and it touted the launch of Markle's Spotify podcast Archetypes.