Meghan Markle Made Unreasonable Demands for Her 2022 Vogue Covers That Not Even Beyoncé’ Asks For

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00:00Meghan Markle made unreasonable demands for her 2022 Vogue covers that not even Beyonce asked for.

00:06In 2022, Meghan Markle reportedly had her sights set on appearing on the cover

00:11of the September issue of British Vogue. According to sources, she wanted the magazine to spotlight

00:17her keynote speech at the One Young World Summit in Manchester. The idea was for her to get a big

00:22feature that tied into her image as a global thought leader, post-Royal Life. But editor

00:27Edward Enninful already had another star, supermodel Linda Evangelista, locked in for the

00:32cover that month. That alone might have been a deal-breaker. But as it turns out, scheduling

00:37wasn't the only hurdle. Meghan wanted full creative control over the Vogue feature.

00:41Sources say that Meghan didn't just want a spot in British Vogue. She wanted to run the show.

00:46According to insiders, she gave Edward Enninful a list of conditions for the 2022 cover story,

00:51control over the writer, photographer, photo selection, final edits, and even the headlines.

00:58She also reportedly requested that the feature be a global issue, meaning it would appear on both the

01:03UK and US editions of Vogue simultaneously. One source said, nobody gets that, not even Beyonce.

01:10So it's no surprise editors weren't exactly jumping to meet her demands.

01:14Meghan Markle personally asked Anna Wintour for a US Vogue cover.

01:17When Meghan realized her plans for a 2022 British Vogue cover might not work out,

01:22she apparently went straight to the top. US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

01:28Meghan reportedly requested a Zoom meeting to pitch herself for the American Vogue 2022 September

01:34issue, even though Serena Williams had already been selected as that month's cover star.

01:39Sources say Anna took the meeting out of politeness, but wasn't interested in swapping covers.

01:43Meghan asked her to reconsider, but the answer stayed the same.

01:47The cover was already spoken for. Meghan ended up on The Cut instead of Vogue in September 2022.

01:53Even though Meghan Markle didn't get a Vogue cover in 2022,

01:57she still found another high-profile platform that same month. She appeared on the digital

02:01cover of The Cut, which ran a buzzy profile just as she was promoting her Spotify podcast,

02:07Archetypes. The article stirred up conversation with personal revelations and behind-the-scenes drama.

02:12She was also scheduled to appear on the cover of Variety that September, but the issue was

02:17postponed after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. So while Vogue didn't pan out, Meghan still managed

02:22to grab headlines elsewhere. Some say Meghan was the one pushing. Others say Vogue chased her.

02:27There are conflicting accounts about who actually initiated the 2022 Vogue feature. Some insiders say

02:33Meghan Markle pushed hard for the cover, sending in her requests and hoping to shape the project around

02:38her public image. But others insist the magazines were the ones courting her. According to one source,

02:43Vogue had approached Meghan multiple times after her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry. In fact, back in 2019,

02:50Edward Ennenfull asked her to be on the cover of British Vogue's Forces for Change issue. She

02:55declined to cover at the time, choosing instead to guest edit the entire issue. Meghan and Edward

03:00reportedly had a falling out over the cover plans. The abandoned 2022 British Vogue feature apparently led to

03:06tension between Meghan Markle and Edward Ennenfull. Sources say that after he couldn't give her a cover,

03:12Edward offered Meghan a major feature inside the magazine and a splashy online story. But Meghan allegedly

03:18turned it down because it didn't meet her expectations. People inside Condé Nast were said to be furious.

03:23The deal fell apart. Edward, who stepped down from British Vogue in early 2024, was also reportedly

03:29frustrated by how difficult the process had become. Despite the drama, Meghan and Edward still exchange

03:34birthday wishes. Even with reports of a falling out, not everyone agrees that Meghan Markle and

03:40Edward Ennenfull are on bad terms. Some sources say the two have stayed on friendly terms behind the

03:45scenes. They allegedly still exchange birthday messages and even send each other flowers. So

03:50while the 2022 cover never happened, and Meghan's wishlist may have ruffled some feathers, it doesn't

03:56necessarily mean the relationship was left in ruins. Still, the failed Vogue moment remains one of the

04:01more intriguing, what could have been stories in Meghan's post-royal career.

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