Meghan faces backlash over $200,000 flight home

Meghan Markle jetted out of New York on Wednesday night in proper Hollywood style, but not everybody’s happy with the Duchess of Sussex’s mode of travel.

The 37-year-old former Suits actress boarded her pal Amal Clooney’s private plane, according to the Daily Mail, and flew into Farnborough Airport in Hampshire.

Amal’s $60 million Gulfstream G450 jet is believed to cost around $180,000 to fly across the Atlantic, and the barrister is said to have footed the bill.

However, Friends of the Earth, a group working towards a sustainable and environmentally-future, are not pleased with the Duchess.

“Private air travel obviously comes with a huge carbon footprint. Perhaps for future trips the Duchess could consider less carbon intensive modes of travel. We invite her to set a good climate trend by flying less,” a spokesperson told the Daily Mail.

Mum-of-two Amal, 41, was one of the famous faces in attendance at Meghan’s baby shower at The Mark Hotel on Wednesday. Serena Williams, Jessica Mulroney and Abigail Spencer were also there.

Amal and Meghan are said to have been introduced by a mutual friend and the human rights lawyer has reportedly helped the former actress settle into London life.

Last week her husband George Clooney spoke out in defence of friend Meghan, saying she has been “pursued and vilified,” and compared the treatment of the duchess to Princess Diana.

Meghan was spotted leaving her hotel in the Upper East Side, wearing a stylish athleisure outfit for her flight.

The Duchess, who is around seven months pregnant, wrapped up as she departed New York in a camel coat, a $128 Ingrid & Isabel active zip maternity jacket and Lulemon tights.

The mum-to-be swapped her heels for a pair of comfy Adidas Ultraboost trainers and wore a baseball cap over her brunette locks with the word ‘Rectify’ across it.

While some believe there was a cryptic message behind the accessory, it’s actually a promotional hat from Meghan’s friend Abigail Spencer’s show ‘Rectify.’

The American TV drama series, which ran from 2013 – 2016, explored the life of a man after he is released from prison after nearly 20 years on death row following a wrongful conviction.

Abigail played Amantha Holden (the man’s younger sister) who always believed his innocence.

She and Meghan starred in US legal drama Suits together and were spotted heading out to lunch together on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s baby shower.

With reporting by Danielle Stacey

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