By: Natasha Archary
A trending hashtag, #VoetsekMeghan is going viral, as it seems South Africans feel the Duchess is entitled and out of touch with reality.
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has angered South Africans with her offensive comments about the country in her new podcast, Archetypes.
Meghan who shared that she and her family were touring SA in 2019, recounted how a fire broke out in her son, Archie’s nursery while she and husband Harry were busy with engagements.
“When we went on our tour to South Africa, we landed with Archie. Archie was what, four and a half months old. And the moment we landed, we had to drop him off at this housing unit that they had had us staying in.”
Meghan Markle referred to the mansion she stayed in during her stay in SA as a “housing unit”
The so-called “housing unit” that Meghan referred to in her podcast was in fact a stunning Cape Dutch-style mansion, with landscaped gardens in Cape Town.
Dear people of #SouthAfrica if that’s a “housing unit” in your country -please let me move to SA asap. I promise I won’t complain about the “housing unit”#VoetsekMeghan #VoetsekMeghanMarkle pic.twitter.com/vYYXCNmzf2
— Lilly inLondon (@Lillyin_London) August 27, 2022
To add further insult to injury Meghan also referred to her marrying Prince Harry as significant a moment to former South African President Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.
In an except taken from her podcast, Meghan recalled a moment from 2019 London premiere of the live-action version of The Lion King.
“I just had Archie. It was such a cruel chapter. I was scared to go out. A cast member from South Africa pulled me aside, he looked at me and said, I just need you know that when you married into this family, we rejoiced in the streets, the same as we did when Mandela was freed from prison.”
South Africans weren’t the only ones using the hashtag #VoetsekMeghan, with many British social media users, joining in to slam Meghan’s “delusions of grandeur.”

Her comments about South Africa are a stark contrast to that of her husband Harry, who refers to the country as his second home.
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