Sept 29 (Reuters) - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex said
on Tuesday that her public remarks often were misinterpreted by
critics and were "not controversial."
The American-born Meghan has urged people to promote
positivity online and, with her husband Prince Harry, encouraged
Americans to vote in the November presidential election. That
prompted a backlash in some quarters because Britain's royal
family do not traditionally venture into politics.
In response to a question at Fortune magazine's Most
Powerful Women Summit, Meghan said she tried to be "authentic"
in public comments and that her remarks often were misconstrued.
"If you look back at anything that I've said, it's really
interesting because what ends up being inflammatory, it seems,
is people's interpretation of it," Meghan said. "But if you
listen to what I actually say, it's not controversial."
On Tuesday, Meghan encouraged people to avoid clicking on
misinformation online and to report comments that are untrue.
"As we are just days away from this election period, we have
got to all put our stock in something that is true," she said.
"And we all need to have reliable media news sources that are
telling us the truth. Without that I don't know where it leaves
us."
Harry and Meghan now live in Southern California after
stepping down from their royal roles in March to forge new
careers. They moved out of Britain after growing media
hostility.
Earlier this month, the couple signed a production deal with
Netflix Inc to produce films and TV series.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)