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Insiders claim Meghan Markle has been left 'consumed with jealousy' towards Lauren Sanchez, with the Duchess of Sussex supposedly bitter about the life she leads, believing Jeff Bezos' fiancee is living the dream.
The 43-year-old former actress met Prince Harry in 2016 and went on to marry into the British Royal Family in 2018, becoming privy to vast amounts of wealth in the process. However, since her decision to quit in 2020 to go it alone, things haven't gone her way.
Retreating from London back to California, she's managed to obtain a pretty modest net worth of around $60 million but has struggled in her attempts to grow that with a series of failed business ventures.
Meanwhile Sanchez, who worked her way through the journalism ranks before meeting her fiancee, is now a philanthropist partnered with someone worth $197 billion dollars, meaning she can do just about anything she wants to - including flying to space.
This is said to have caused a bout of envy among Markle, once on a path to stardom as Rahcel Zane in the Suits legal drama, who is still fighting to grow out her portfolio over half a decade on from leaving the Royal Family life.
"Lauren is everything Meghan thought she'd become," an insider told Rob Shuter. "Instead, Meghan's peddling preserves while Lauren's draped in diamonds on the Cannes red carpet."
The 55-year-old Sanchez is also very emersed into the celebrity life and recently enjoyed her bacherlorette party with the very top of A-list stars, including Kim Kardashian and the Jenners, as well as Katy Perry.
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have also struggled to keep their friend circles tight since they relocated to Montecito, with reports suggesting friends are put off by their controversies.
"Lauren has actual influence," an insider said, as per radaronline.com. "She's got Jeff Bezos money and the ability to shape conversations on a global scale.
"Meghan has a podcast that fizzled, a jam label, and a reputation for burning bridges."
Markle's podcast struggles to find its feet
Markle has been trying to launch Confessions of a Female Founder, a podcast she has formed in the wake of her terminated Spotify deal that saw her described as a "grifter" by a company executive.
However, her attempts to generate excitement are so far falling on deaf ears as he quest to land some star names have seen her phone calls head to the answering machine.
"She's dialed all the big names, but no one's picked up," an insider continued. "And the absence of high-profile guests in the lineup is raising eyebrows.
"Especially hers. I mean, she lives in California, and the best she can do is a woman who runs a dating app. Jeez. There's no Taylor Swift. No Beyonce. Not even a Hailey Bieber.
"And when you're pitching female empowerment, that's a problem! It speaks volumes for her pulling power. She's not happy about her lack of appeal."