Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex was criticized by a lawyer fighting for justice for Jamal Khashoggi, assassinated by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for his decision to wear diamond earrings. given to him by the royal, accused of ordering the death of the journalist, who had a terrible ending.
Michael Eisner, who runs a human rights group founded by Khashoggi, said the stunning earrings were “bought with bloodied money.” by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, I gave them to Meghan Markle and she wore them at a dinner where a terrible message was sent.
The lawyer expressed his bewilderment that Meghan Markel did not know that the prince, known as MBS, was linked to the murder. when she wore the earrings at a state dinner, or her terrible human rights record, but the most disconcerting thing she said is that she will wear these earrings and look frivolous.
The diamond earrings were a wedding gift to Meghan, from Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) during her three-day state visit to Britain in March 2018. Circular court records show that she had lunch with the Queen and Prince Andrew at Buckingham Palace on March 7, 2018. There is no suggestion that he gave the earrings to the Duchess in person, or even that he has met her, notes the Daily Mail.
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The earrings were registered in an official gift registry and reported to Meghan in July 2018. They were then selected as part of the jewelry collection to accompany the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on a 16-day tour of Fiji, Tonga, Australia and New Zealand.
Every detail of these tours is meticulously planned months in advance, including the clothing and jewelry that will be worn at each event. The couple were accompanied on the Fiji and Tonga leg of their tour by the hugely experienced Sir David Manning, a former British ambassador to the United States and a former foreign policy adviser to Tony Blair.
On October 18, five days before Meghan wore the earrings, The Times newspaper reported how a close circle of officials and security officers around MBS had emerged as the focus of the investigation into what had happened to the journalist.
Meghan’s lawyers told The Times last week that while she could have said they were loaned, all relevant staff members knew who they were from. They added that she was unaware of the rumors at the time that the Crown Prince was involved in the murder.
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