Did Meghan Markle vote? Kensington Palace refuses to confirm

Just days ago, Meghan Markle delivered a powerful speech about women’s suffrage, and many are speculating whether the US citizen practiced what she preached on Election Day Tuesday.

Markle, who is still in the lengthy process of becoming a British citizen following her May matrimony to Harry, would have been able to cast her vote at a poll or send an absentee ballot. 

It’s unclear, however, whether The Duchess actually did so. Her office at Kensington Palace has declined all requests to remark on the matter.

People reports that Markle’s office would not elaborate, and simply replied: ‘No comment.’

 

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, speaks to invited guests during a reception at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand on October 28, 2018. Kensington Palace refused to confirm whether she voted on Election Day

Markle  spoke about women's voting rights at the formal in the Government House on October 28, 2018

Markle  spoke about women’s voting rights at the formal in the Government House on October 28, 2018

Last Sunday, Markle delivered a speech on feminism at the Government House in Wellington, New Zealand, in honor of the country’s 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage.

The Duchess said at the formal: ‘Women’s suffrage is not simply about the right to vote for women but also about what that represents.

‘The basic and fundamental human right of all people – including members of society who have been marginalized – whether for reasons of race, gender, ethnicity or orientation – to be able to participate in the choices for their future and their community.’ 

And in November 2016, she promoted voting in a post penned on her lifestyle blog, The Tig.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the reception October 28, 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the reception October 28, 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand

She wrote at the time: ‘The right to vote is something for which blood, sweat, and tears have been shed; the struggle was endless for us to have this liberty.

‘I ticked the boxes on my absentee ballot last week, closing my eyes and thinking of my great grandparents who didn’t have this right (and thinking of how it would have changed the lives of my grandparents if they had).

‘So on this day we urge you to exercise said right. Please vote. The fact that we can makes us the lucky ones.’

Now that Markle is a member of the royal family, getting involved in politics won’t be as simple.

Royal.uk.com even states about Queen Elizabeth’s role in government, that, she is to ‘remain strictly neutral with respect to political matters’ and is ‘unable to vote or stand for election.’

Markle spoke in New Zealand in honor of the country's 125th anniversary of women's suffrage

Markle spoke in New Zealand in honor of the country’s 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage

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