Meghan Markle’s tone-deaf wildfire video is hard to stomach

The recent fires in California have had many tragic effects. Many have lost their homes, possessions and livelihoods, and it has been a stark reminder that even the wealthy and privileged are not immune from a truly awful, life-changing event. Regrettably, however, the disaster has attracted a small but vocal number of people who ostensibly have offered their time and resources to provide much-needed assistance – but in reality seem more interested in creating #content to share on their social media.

Meghan Markle, predictably enough, belongs to that category. There is, of course, her new reality television show With Love, Meghan – which, at least in a small gesture of mercy, has had its release date delayed by a few weeks until early March. This was because it was felt that releasing an ersatz lifestyle programme was somehow at odds with the efforts to clean up after the fires.