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India Hicks Removes Brooke Shields Podcast Criticizing Meghan Markle Following Fan Backlash

Shields’s characterization of the duchess as 'too precious' during a SXSW panel provoked online abuse toward host India Hicks, leading to its deletion from her site.

Meghan Markle walks onstage during the SXSW Conference and Festival, at Austin Convention Center, Texas, on March 8, 2024.
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Overview

  • On the episode, Shields labeled Markle’s anecdote “too precious” and said she had to interrupt with a humorous quip referencing her role in Pretty Baby.
  • The audio and video links on Hicks’s Substack now return a “page not found” error, confirming the episode has been fully removed.
  • Supporters of the duchess flooded Hicks with offensive and racist messages after the interview was published, which sources say prompted the removal.
  • During the March 2024 SXSW panel, moderated by Katie Couric, Markle recounted writing to Procter & Gamble at age 11 to protest a sexist dish soap slogan.
  • India Hicks, the daughter of Lady Pamela Mountbatten and goddaughter of King Charles III, has made no public comment on the episode’s disappearance.