Royal watchers have suggested other people that the Duchess of Sussex could have included in her 'trailblazer' women - including Melania Trump and the Queen.
As part of the guest edited September issue Meghan, 38, picked 15 women, ranging from activists to athletes and actresses, she admired to highlight on the front page.
However since the cover of the fashion bible was shared last night, dozens of people have slammed Meghan over who was left out.
Several people suggested the mother-of-one should have included the 'original feminist' the Queen, Princess Diana and Mrs Trump who 'shined on her UK visit.'
Readers have suggested other women that Meghan Markle could have included in her guest edited edition of Vogue. Some suggested Melania Trump, left, and others said the Queen
Some women suggested Melania Trump should have been included in the roundup of 'trail blazers'
Campaigners also criticised the Duchess for leaving out women's rights activist and 'friend' Loujain al-Hathloul who is currently jailed in Saudi Arabia.
Meghan's edition, includes actress Jane Fonda, 81, and climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg, 16, among other famous faces.
Boxer Ramla Ali, who arrived in the UK as a refugee, also made the cut along with ballerina Francesca Hayward and supermodel Christy Turlington Burns.
Dozens of people thought Meghan should have included her husband's grandmother the Queen in her lineup of inspirational people.
One person said: 'Of all the women she did NOT choose the Queen. The original feminist. Anyone could learn volumes from her majesty.'
The front page includes teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg, actress Jameela Jamil and the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden. Pictured is the front cover
Princess Diana was another suggested to include in the magazine with one woman saying it would have been an 'opportunity to honour her late mother in law'
Another royal watcher said they had always admired Princess Anne when the Vogue cover was shared on social media last night
Meghan, pictured left with baby Archie, has been questioned as to why she didn't include friend and women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, right, in her 'trailblazers' list for Vogue
Several others suggested the the First Lady of the United States Melania Trump should have been included in the British Vogue edit.
A fan wrote: 'I love the beautiful HRH The Duchess of Sussex, but I wish she had interviewed our current First Lady Melania Trump @FLOTUS instead. Our FLOTUS truly shined during her recent visit to the UK.'
And another agreed by saying: 'I think the First Lady Mrs. Trump would be an excelled candidate to interview.
'She has stayed out of the political media and maintained composure throughout her role as the president's wife.'
One person responded to the news of Meghan's Vogue edition and said they had always admired Princess Anne, pictured, who was not included in the magazine
Several people said the Queen was the most obviously omitted woman with one person on Twitter saying she is the 'original feminist'
Dozens of people asked why the Queen, or Princess Diana, wasn't included on the front cover
Meghan did include former First Lady Michelle Obama in the September edition of the magazine by interviewing her on topics such as motherhood.
Other suggestions for people Meghan could have chosen included Princess Anne, Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher and Condoleezza Rice.
In a response on Twitter one person said: 'Where’s princess Diana or the Queen?! Meghan you really don’t help yourself.'
While someone else said they thought Princess Anne should be included as they had always 'admited how she dutifully supports the Queen, without ever craving attention or meddling in politics.'
One Instagram user questioned why all the women chosen by Meghan appeared to be 'left wing' and suggested Margaret Thatcher or former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice
Others thought Meghan should have included NHS staff and scientists on the Vogue cover
Someone else questioned why the women featured appeared to all be 'left-wing.'
They said: 'What about Ayaan Hirsi Ali? What about Margaret Thatcher or Condoleca Rice? Why are all the women featured left-wing?'
Several people were frustrated that Meghan didn't use the opportunity to highlight the work of teachers, doctors and scientists.
Princess Diana, pictured in 1983, was another woman suggested to appear in the magazine with some saying it would have been an opportunity for Meghan 'to honour her late mother in law'
One woman said: 'Pathetic front page. Where are doctors, scientists, teachers.
'Why a child climate change activist who should be in school? Where is Her Majesty the Queen?'
And someone else commented: 'Highly unhappy with the choice of people...where are the scientists , armed forces , NHS staff and the Queen ? Am no longer buying Vogue...have bought for over 50 years.'
Human Rights Watch said it was a 'shame' if Loujain al-Hathloul had been omitted from Meghan's Vogue for 'political reasons' because her captors, Saudi Arabia, are an ally of the UK.
As a member of the royal family Meghan is not allowed to say anything that is too political.
But nearly three years ago she and Ms al-Hathloul, 29, appeared in a Vanity Fair photoshoot together as they were honoured for their humanitarian work at the One Young World summit in Canada.
The Duchess, who had met Prince Harry just three months earlier, praised delegates for 'speaking out against human rights violations, environmental crises, gender equality issues, discrimination and injustice. They are the change'.
The Ottawa conference also included actress Emma Watson, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Cher.
But since they met at the event in October 2016 the lives of the two women have followed very different paths.
Ms al-Hathloul, pictured, was thrown in jail in Saudi Arabia in May 2018 for 'promoting women's rights' in the desert kingdom and has allegedly been 'tortured' into 'confessing to conspiring with the country's enemies'
While Meghan has gone on to marry and have her first child with Prince Harry, Ms al-Hathloul was thrown behind bars in Saudi Arabia in May 2018 for promoting women's rights in the desert kingdom – particularly women's right to drive and an end to the country's restrictive male guardianship system
Since then it has been alleged that she is 'regularly beaten, whipped and tortured in a "palace of terror"'.
Human Rights Watch said it hoped Ms al-Hathloul was not left out for 'political' reasons because Saudi Arabia are an ally of the UK
Her brother, Walid al-Hathloul said that on a visit to the prison where she was being held, Ms al-Hathloul told him she was being tortured with electric shocks and sexually harassed.
She now faces 20 years in jail after allegedly confessing to conspiring with enemies of Saudi Arabia.
The Duchess of Sussex is the guest editor of September's British Vogue and has brought together her 15 most inspirational women for a string front cover.
These included climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg, actress Jameela Jamil and the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden.
But Adam Coogle, of Human Rights Watch said: 'Any list of trailblazing women, or women who have pushed boundaries, courageously advocated for increasing freedoms at considerable risk to themselves and their own safety and wellbeing, should consider all of the women Saudi activists given all that they've faced, and all that has happened to them.
'Loujain would be probably the most well known of them and what makes it even more sad is that Meghan knows her, too.
'If certain people are being left off Meghan's list for political reasons it does call into question the integrity and purpose of such a list. You can recognise trailblazing women but only if they happen to align with UK foreign policy.
The Duchess of Sussex is the guest editor of British Vogue's September issue and is pictured here with editor Edward Enninful picking the line-up of women she 'admires'
'I would certainly say that Loujain deserves recognition as a trailblazing woman and a woman of courage. I'm not sure that many women on the list will have experienced what Loujain has in terms of mistreatment.'
MailOnline have contacted Vogue for comment.
Also being held with Ms al-Hathloul is Samar Badawi, who was once given an International Woman of Courage Award at the White House by former First Lady, Michelle Obama.
Saudi Arabia later cut off diplomatic relations with Canada after its foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, called for Badawi's release.
Meghan's Vogue in her own words: Duchess of Sussex's letter to readers of the style bible says she has 'no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living'
The Duchess of Sussex said she has 'no fear of depths but a great fear of shallow living' after it was announced she is to guest edit an edition of British Vogue.
In a letter to readers posted on the magazine's website, Meghan said she hopes she has created a magazine of 'positivity, kindness, humour and inclusivity'.
She claims in the missive that she set out to produce a publication of 'both substance and levity' with its editor in chief Edward Enninful, who revealed the duchess thought it would be 'boastful' to be the magazine's cover star herself.
The Duchess also warned that although her guiding hand will be felt on most pages of next month's edition, it will contain traditional elements like adverts.
Meghan with the magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Enninful. She said in a letter to readers that she hopes the edition promotes 'positivity, kindness, humour and inclusivity'
She writes in her guest editor's letter how just a few hours after meeting Enninful she summoned up the nerve to quiz him about taking on the September edition - an important issue as it is published just before the autumn/winter fashion season.
Meghan, who at the time was five months' pregnant with son Archie, said: 'So I asked the question. Actually, I typed and deleted the question several times until I built up the courage to ask the question in question: 'Edward... instead of doing the cover, would you be open to me guest editing your September issue?'
Meghan worked on the magazine while pregnant with baby Archie
The editor's reply that he would 'love' for Meghan to be his guest editor set her on a journey where she said she immersed herself in magazine life, from learning technical terms like FoB - front of book - to holding regular meetings with staff to plan the issue.
The former actress said about her edition: 'The overall sentiment I hope you'll find, however, will be one of positivity, kindness, humour and inclusivity.'
And she describes her interview with the 'extraordinary' former US first lady Michelle Obama as 'a candid and heartfelt conversation'.
Fifteen women who inspire the duchess were chosen as cover stars in a 16-photo grid, with a small mirror also featured on the front so each reader could be included in the tagline Forces For Change.
Baroness Doreen Lawrence, the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, is not on the front cover, but appears in a picture that accompanies Meghan's letter.
Another picture features the Duke of Sussex sitting with chimpanzee expert Dr Jane Goodall after Meghan commissioned her husband to interview the ethologist and primatologist for her issue.
The duchess goes on to say: 'But more than anything, this issue is about the power of the collective.
'In identifying our personal strengths, it is anchored in the knowledge that we are even stronger together. You will find that spirit of inclusivity on the cover: diverse portraiture of women of varying age, colour, creed, nationality and life experience, and of unquestionable inspiration.
'Some, I've had the pleasure of meeting and enlisted personally for this issue, others I've admired from afar for their commitment to a cause, their fearlessness in breaking barriers, or what they represent simply by being.
'These are our forces for change. And among all of these strong women on the cover, a mirror - a space for you, the reader, to see yourself. Because you, too, are part of this collective.'
Meghan revealed the philosophy that guided her guest editorship of the fashion bible Vogue was a quote from the book The Four-Chambered Heart by Anais Nin, based on the author's relationship with a lover.
The female protagonist Djuna tells her partner Rango, the duchess writes: 'I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.'
Meghan writes: 'For this issue, I imagined, 'why would we swim in the shallow end of the pool when we could go to the deep end?' A metaphor for life, as well as for this issue. Let's be braver. Let's go a bit deeper.
'That's what Edward and I have aimed to achieve. An issue of both substance and levity.'
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