{"id":189393,"date":"2025-08-27T19:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/taylor-swift-upstaging-meghan-markle-due-to-silent-feud\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:04:45","slug":"taylor-swift-upstaging-meghan-markle-due-to-silent-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/taylor-swift-upstaging-meghan-markle-due-to-silent-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift: Upstaging Meghan Markle Due to Silent Feud?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Does Taylor Swift announcing her engagement have anything to do with Meghan Markle?<\/p>\n<p>We know that it sounds like a ridiculous question, but people are talking about it, so we are, too.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor kept her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-secret-engagement-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">engagement to Travis Kelce<\/a> a secret before the surprise announcement. She picked a day that just happened to be <em>super<\/em> important for the Duchess.<\/p>\n<p>Following years of rumors that the two women have a beef, what should we make of this?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle in a light periwinkle blouse.\" class=\"wp-image-533520 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped.png 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A woman of many talents, Meghan Markle discusses her recent ventures.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Bloomberg\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-taylor-swift-and-meghan-markle-have-a-feud\">Do Taylor Swift and Meghan Markle have a feud?<\/h2>\n<p>First and foremost, they don\u2019t have a <em>feud <\/em>feud. <\/p>\n<p>If Taylor does not like someone, it seldom remains a secret. There are generally songs about it.<\/p>\n<p>Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian both know that better than most.<\/p>\n<p>However, a couple of years ago, there was a rumor that Taylor declined an interview on Meghan\u2019s <em>Archetypes <\/em>podcast. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DNUBK_Gyol_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>More recently, the same rumor circulated, but it was about <em>Confessions of a Female Founder<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>We once again have no idea if that\u2019s true.<\/p>\n<p>We <em>do <\/em>know that Taylor hasn\u2019t exactly been a podcast girlie. She made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/taylor-swift-calls-out-hater-male-sports-fans-during-appearance-on-travis-kelces-new-heights-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">podcast debut<\/a> very recently with fianc\u00e9 Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n<p>If Taylor declined Meghan\u2019s alleged invites for personal reasons, maybe there\u2019s a beef. <\/p>\n<p>If Meghan took it personally, sure, maybe there\u2019s a beef. What\u2019s the (alleged) problem now?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle in a yellow blouse while chatting.\" class=\"wp-image-533518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meghan Markle in a yellow blouse while chatting.\" class=\"wp-image-533518 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0826_meghanmarkle_03.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sitting down for an interview in August 2025, Meghan Markle had a very clear understanding of her critics.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Bloomberg\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-taylor-a-little-too-close-to-meghan-s-nightmare-of-a-brother-in-law\">Is Taylor a little too close to Meghan\u2019s nightmare of a brother-in-law?<\/h2>\n<p>When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry, she married into a family of publicly funded national mascots with a polarizing family history. That\u2019s putting it mildly.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, she gained Prince William as a brother-in-law. <\/p>\n<p>And, unfortunately, it seems that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/prince-william-despises-meghan-harry-will-strip-them-of-royal-titles-when-he-becomes-king-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William despises Harry<\/a>. That\u2019s deeply sad and, under the circumstances, kind of pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>More than once, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/kate-middleton-prince-william-recall-taylor-swift-meeting-as-highlight-of-brutal-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William has cozied up to Taylor<\/a>. This included 2024, when he took George and Charlotte to the Eras Tour. They had a meet-and-greet. <\/p>\n<p>It must be nice for royals to meet someone who actually <em>does <\/em>something for a living.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on 'New Heights' in August 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-532508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on 'New Heights' in August 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-532508 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0814_taylorswift_traviskelce_header.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sports player Travis Kelce listens attentively on his \u2018New Heights\u2019 podcast as Taylor Swift speaks.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On August 11, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry revealed their new Netflix deal.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, on August 12, Taylor Swift announced <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, her new album.<\/p>\n<p>Then, of course, came Tuesday, August 26. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/meghan-markle-netflix-critics-paying-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>With Love, Meghan<\/em> premiered<\/a> its second season \u2026 and Taylor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-officially-engaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced her engagement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meghan liked Taylor Swifts engagement announcement \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eJfwQrlWgu\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/eJfwQrlWgu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anne \u2013 Duchess Of Success (@TheDuchessZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDuchessZone\/status\/1960406014357799171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-if-there-s-upstaging-going-on-no-one-seems-mad-about-it\">If there\u2019s \u2018upstaging\u2019 going on, no one seems mad about it<\/h2>\n<p>As fans on social media <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDuchessZone\/status\/1960406014357799171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a>, Meghan Markle liked the Taylor Swift engagement news. <\/p>\n<p>She apparently appreciated it so much that she signaled her approval on three separate Instagram accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Folks, Meghan and Taylor are both very busy women. It is entirely possible that they both just have a lot of announcements to make each year, and that these sometimes come out on similar schedules.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it\u2019s also possible that both women are classy and savvy enough to not announce it if there\u2019s a beef between them. <\/p>\n<p>Being able to smile warmly at someone you absolutely despise is a hallmark of civilization.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/taylor-swift-meghan-markle-timing-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Does Taylor Swift announcing her engagement have anything to do with Meghan Markle? We know that it sounds like a ridiculous question, but people are talking about it, so we are, too. Taylor kept her engagement to Travis Kelce a secret before the surprise announcement. She picked a day that just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-189393","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}