With Love, Meghan Gets an Emmy Nomination While British Tabloids Try to Rewrite the Achievement

It is almost as if the British press cannot process good news about Meghan Sussex without adding a disclaimer, a caveat or a poisoned adjective. The Daytime Emmy nominations were announced this week, and With Love, Meghan landed a spot in the Outstanding Lifestyle Program category. That should have been the story. Instead, the tabloids reached for their usual playbook.

Here is what the Daily Mail reported:

Meghan Markle has earned a surprise Daytime Emmy nomination for her axed Netflix cooking series – eight years after she ‘politely turned down’ an invite to the glitzy awards ceremony.

The Duchess of Sussex, 41, launched the first series of With Love, Meghan on the streaming platform in March 2025, alongside unveiling her lifestyle brand As Ever.

However, the show was largely panned by critics and viewers alike after it failed to break into the streamer’s top 1,000 most-watched programmes, according to viewing figures released by Netflix.

Despite scathing reviews, the show – which was axed in January 2026 – has received a nomination in the outstanding lifestyle programme category, it was announced today.

Meghan’s Emmy nomination comes nearly eight years after the Duchess declined an invitation to attend the ceremony in Los Angeles, California, shortly after marrying into the Royal Family.

The Pattern Is Exhausting

The Mail also incorrectly listed Meghan’s age as 41. She was 44 when the nomination was announced. It also blurred the performance of the programme’s two seasons. Season one ranked No. 383 in Netflix’s first-half 2025 engagement report with 5.3 million views. It was season two that later fell outside the platform’s top 1,000 titles in the following reporting period. As Ever had also been announced before the series premiered in March 2025.

The contrast between these headlines says everything. Complex led with the actual news: With Love, Meghan earned a Daytime Emmy nomination. The Daily Express could not resist slipping in “controversial,” immediately reframing an achievement as another excuse to revive hostility around Meghan Sussex.

Also, the claim that the series was rejected by viewers is more subjective than the headline suggests. Its first season entered Netflix’s global Top 10 and reached the Top 10 in 24 countries. The Daily Mail went even further, describing the nomination as a “surprise” and attaching it to claims that the Netflix series had been axed.

Netflix has not announced a conventional third season, but that is not the same as confirming that the entire programme was “axed.” Current reports indicate that the format may continue through seasonal specials. Yet the paper presents speculation as though it were a settled fact. It is the same pattern we saw in 2025, when British tabloids repeatedly insisted Netflix had dropped Harry and Meghan before anything official had been announced.

This is how the royal press handles Meghan’s good news. The achievement is never allowed to stand on its own. There must always be a poisoned adjective, an old grievance or an unconfirmed claim inserted into the headline to tell readers how they are supposed to feel before they even reach the article.

The “Emmy Credibility” Argument Collapses

Now, some critics are claiming the nomination was bought or that the Emmys suddenly lack credibility because Meghan was recognised. That argument collapses under the slightest scrutiny. Networks and production companies routinely submit their own programmes for awards consideration. A submission does not guarantee a nomination, and a nomination does not guarantee a win.

The goalposts simply move whenever Meghan succeeds. First, Netflix supposedly wanted nothing to do with her. Now that her Netflix series has received industry recognition, critics claim Netflix or Meghan must have paid for it. Both stories cannot be true, but consistency has never been the point. The point is to make sure every positive development is treated as suspicious.

Meghan’s Response Speaks Volumes

What also stands out is Meghan’s response. She credited the team behind the programme and spoke in terms of “we,” not “I.” The nomination belongs to the producers, crew and everyone who helped create the series. That collaborative spirit rarely appears in the headlines because it does not support the selfish-diva caricature certain outlets have spent years constructing.

Whether With Love, Meghan wins or not, the nomination is already an achievement. A programme that the press spent months ridiculing has been recognised by the Daytime Emmys. No amount of resentful wording can erase that.

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