A Commonwealth Princess? The instrumentalization of Meghan Markle’s race to construct her royal persona
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Article Title | A Commonwealth Princess? The instrumentalization of Meghan Markle’s race to construct her royal persona |
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ERA Journal ID | 211198 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Carniel, Jessica |
Journal Title | Persona Studies |
Journal Citation | 7 (1), pp. 33-47 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2021 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 2205-5258 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.21153/psj2021vol7no1art1459 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/ps/article/view/1459 |
Abstract | Prior to the Sussexes’ departure from their roles as senior royals, there was a significant attempt to construct for the Duchess of Sussex a specific royal persona that can be summarized as the 'Commonwealth Princess'. There were two main purposes to this persona. The first was to use both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their popularity to leverage a more modern face to monarchy in the Commonwealth. The second purpose, stemming from this, was to maintain and strengthen contemporary relations with Commonwealth nations. Markle’s biracial identity was an important part of this strategy and persona as it became a means to connect to colonised people of colour. |
Keywords | Race; Colonialism; Celebrity; Royal Persona; Persona studies; Celebrity studies; Commonwealth; Critical race theory |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470208. Culture, representation and identity |
449999. Other human society not elsewhere classified | |
470199. Communication and media studies not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6y7y/a-commonwealth-princess-the-instrumentalization-of-meghan-markle-s-race-to-construct-her-royal-persona
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