Sky News Australia host Andrew Bolt wasn't impressed by Meghan Markle's softball interview with Ellen DeGeneres that aired in America on Thursday.
The right-wing commentator, 62, said it was interesting to see the Duchess of Sussex, 40, making yet another appearance on U.S. network television, after she and husband Prince Harry announced last year they would be engaging with 'grassroots media organisations' and 'young, up-and-coming journalists'.
Mr Bolt noted that The Ellen Show was about as mainstream as you could get, and wondered why the former Suits actress didn't choose another outlet to speak about her new life in California.
Having his say: Sky News Australia host Andrew Bolt wasn't impressed by Meghan Markle's softball interview with Ellen DeGeneres that aired in America on Thursday
He said on the Bolt Report: 'But wait, didn't the same Meghan Markle and Prince Harry declare last year they'd adopted a "revised media approach to ensure diverse and open access to their work" and this "updated approach aims to engage with grassroots media organisations and young, up-and-coming journalists"?'
'When did Ellen DeGeneres last get categorised as a "young, up-and-coming journalist"?' he asked pointedly.
Mr Bolt also criticised Meghan for using an 'official royal letterhead' in a letter to American politicians asking for paid parental leave, despite the fact British royals are expected to stay out of politics.
Commentary: The right-wing pundit, 62, said it was interesting to see the Duchess of Sussex, 40, making yet another appearance on U.S. network television, after she and husband Prince Harry announced last year they would be engaging with 'grassroots media organisations'
His guest, YouTuber and commentator Daisy Cousens, noted the 'cognitive dissonance' in asking for
