Meghan Markle's latest critic appears to be ex-Vanity Fair boss Graydon Carter, who claims she is "adrift of reality and facts" in a brutal five-word swipe. The former boss of the magazine spoke out about how the Duchess of Sussex behaved when she was the cover star in 2017, shortly after her engagement with Prince Harry was announced.

Mr Carter, who ran Vanity Fair for 25 years, said he had "no idea" who Meghan was when the engagement was announced. In an interview with the New York Post in the US, Mr Carter explained how she ended up being featured on the magazine's front page. He revealed: "Jane Sarkin, who booked our covers, came in and said: 'We should do a cover on Meghan Markle'. I said, 'I have no idea who that is'. She said: 'She’s on Suits'. I said: 'I have no idea what that is, why should we do a story on her?' So she said: 'Because she’s going to marry Prince Harry'."

The former magazine boss then laughed as he recalled how Meghan then challenged one of his reporters when she was quizzed about her future-husband, as she had expected the interview to focus on charitable work.

Mr Carter claimed the then actress said: "Excuse me, Is this going to all be about Prince Harry? Because I thought we were going to be talking about my charities and my philanthropy."

He then raised his eyebrows and said: "This woman is slightly adrift on the facts and reality."

It is not the first time Mr Carter has criticised Meghan. In 2023, he predicted that her marriage to the fifth in line to the throne would last "years rather than decades".

His comments come after the duchess received critical reviews of her new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan.