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Meghan Poses for Selfie With Finnish Politician Facing Sexual Harassment and Racism Allegations

Unfortunate wedding anniversary present for Meghan and Harry.

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Wiktoria Gucia and Tom Sykes
May 19, 2026
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Regular readers of the Royalist will know that we have often warned of the dangers and difficulties that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry face when engaging in their quasi-royal tours due to a slim staff and a lack of local, on-the-ground support when they travel overseas.

A case in point is surfacing today, with Meghan facing into a selfie crisis that is sure to have her PR team feeling a serious headache coming on.

For it appears that, at a dinner hosted by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Meghan posed for a photo with a Finnish far-right politician who has been accused of sending vile racist text messages and of sexually harassing young women and girls.

In a post on X published on Monday, Finland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Wille Rydman, shared a smiling photo with the Duchess of Sussex, simply captioning it: “A dinner with Meghan.”

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