When it comes to the new TV show, royal expert Victoria Murphy says she “(doesn’t) think there’s any doubt that people will watch it at first and it will be good.”
But she says the real test will be whether she attracts a consistently large following and really creates a strong global brand for her beyond the monarchy.
McLaren agrees, saying she thinks the show will appeal to certain groups of people, especially in the US.
“A lot of the public won’t be interested in that, but I don’t think that’s her goal – I think she’s going to try to get other mothers like her really.”
Silver, for her part, claims Meghan may be hoping to “detox” her brand with the new show.
But she doesn’t think the show will resonate with the public.
“I can’t imagine it’s going to be a well-reviewed thing,” Silver says.
Perhaps the reaction to the trailer will tell us all we need to know about how this latest venture might go down.
Thousands of column inches have been devoted to him since he went down on Thursday.
The Daily Mail, for one, has highlighted every detail of every shot in the trailer, most of it unfriendly.
The Duchess seems to be of endless interest – especially to the British tabloids. But she also has a major fan base on social media.
Its detractors will say it’s glossy and superficial, Hollywood at its worst.
But for her fans, they’ll say it’s good to see her back and that it shows what the royal family is missing.
In other words, it’s likely to reinforce what people think of Meghan on both sides.
Additional reporting by Guy Lambert and Nadine Yusif.
