这个复杂且仍在发展的故事，可能成为梅根的一个转折点。文/肖恩·考夫兰针对托马斯·马克尔的性虐待指控，让他的女儿梅根、萨塞克斯公爵夫人，置身于一个令人不适的聚光灯下。
This complicated - and developing - story could prove to be a turning point for Meghan. By Sean Coughlan The allegations of sexual abuse against Thomas Markle have put his daughter Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, under an uncomfortable spotlight.
七年来，她一直在公众视线之外应对这个潜在的新闻“定时炸弹”，而在此期间，她似乎通过电视系列节目和采访分享了许多关于她生活的细节。
She has been dealing with this potential news time-bomb out of sight for seven years, while appearing to share so much about her life in TV series and interviews.
托马斯·马克尔强烈否认这些指控，称其为旨在毁坏他名誉的“谎言”。
Thomas Markle has strongly rejected the claims as "lies" which are being used to destroy his reputation.
但这个复杂的故事，会不会成为梅根的一个转折点？她与英国公众的关系一直复杂且常常充满敌意。目前披露的情况，意味着人们需要重新审视她所面临的一些批评。
But could this complicated story prove to be a turning point for Meghan, who has had a complicated and often hostile relationship with the UK public? What has emerged so far means re-thinking some of the criticism she's faced.
最近搬回英国与哈里王子及孩子们团聚的梅根，经常被指责与曾经亲近的人断绝往来。她对待父亲的方式，被视为一个典型例子。
Meghan, who recently moved back to the UK with Prince Harry and their children, has frequently been accused of cutting off those once close to her. Her treatment of her father was seen as a prime example.
“她抛弃了家庭，抛弃了父亲，抛弃了大多数老朋友，让哈里和威廉决裂，”一位评论员在2020年写道。
"She ditched her family, ditched her dad, ditched most of her old friends, split Harry from William," wrote one commentator in 2020.
“赶紧坐飞机去看看那个可怜的人，别等到太晚了，”社交媒体上有人这样劝她。
"Get on a plane and go see the poor man before it's too late," she was told on social media about her father.
所有这些或许都需要在一种不同的、更具同情心的光线下重新审视。
All of that might need to be viewed in a different and more sympathetic light.
她说，这正是她保持距离的原因，也是她不带孩子去见他的原因，包括在她带着家人搬到美国之后。
She says it is why she kept her distance and also why she didn't bring her children to him, including when she moved to the United States with her family.
那封信是警方在她身为在职王室成员期间转交给梅根的。目前不清楚还有谁知情，包括王宫官员，但这对她来说必定是一件敏感事项。
That letter was shared with Meghan by the police, at a time when she was classified as a working royal. It's not clear who else knew about the letter, including Palace officials, but it must have been a sensitive matter for her.
据萨塞克斯夫妇的发言人称，梅根原以为针对这些指控的调查正在进行中，推测当时她正在执行公务行程，不得不强颜欢笑。
And according to the Sussexes' spokesman, Meghan believed an investigation into the allegations was going ahead, presumably at a time when she was on official trips and having to put on a brave face.
2025年12月，梅根也曾遭到批评，当时她的父亲在菲律宾住院，接受腿部截肢手术。
There was also criticism levelled at Meghan in December 2025 when her father was in hospital in the Philippines, undergoing the amputation of his leg.
“我不想与梅根疏远而终老。我想见见我的孙辈。见见她丈夫也不错，”马克尔当时对《星期日邮报》说。
"I don't want to die estranged from Meghan. I want to meet my grandkids. It might be nice to meet her husband too," Markle told the Mail on Sunday at the time.
媒体随即掀起风暴，议论梅根是否会联系父亲，最终一封梅根写给父亲的信被送达，当时外界以为信中是安慰和祝愿。
There was a media storm about whether Meghan was going to reach out to her father, culminating in a letter being delivered from her to her father, which at the time was assumed to be well-wishes.
但事后回望，那整个插曲现在看起来截然不同。那封信其实远比想象中棘手。信中显露，梅根知晓针对父亲的指控。我们现在明白，梅根是在告诉父亲，他永远见不到孙辈。
But that whole episode now looks different with the benefit of hindsight. That letter was a much more fraught affair. It revealed that Meghan knew about the allegations against her father. We now understand that Meghan was telling him he would never see his grandchildren.
托马斯·马克尔强烈否认所有指控，称其为“恶毒谎言”，意在毁坏他的名声。
Thomas Markle has strongly denied all the allegations against him, saying they are "sick lies" which are trying to destroy his reputation.
女儿萨曼莎·马克尔也驳斥这些说法，称这些故事是“假新闻”和“标题党”。
His daughter Samantha Markle has also rejected the claims, saying the stories are "fake news" and "clickbait".
“在如此多站不住脚的故事中，没有证据就不会对父亲采取法律行动，父亲从未接触过任何此类内容，且他在住院的大部分时间里都在医院，”她周日在X平台发文写道。
"There will be no legal action against my dad with no evidence in so many flimsy stories and my dad never had access to any such content and was in the hospital most of the time that he was there," she wrote on X on Sunday.
萨曼莎还质疑其母亲罗斯琳·洛夫利斯所写信件的可信度，该信件于2019年转交梅根，信中详述了针对托马斯·马克尔的性虐待指控。
Samantha also challenges the credibility of the letter written by her mother, Roslyn Loveless, which was shared with Meghan in 2019 and contained details of allegations of sexual abuse against Thomas Markle.
翻看梅根过去七年出席活动的照片，你会不禁好奇，那熟悉的笑容背后究竟发生了什么。
When you look through photos of Meghan at events over the last seven years, you wonder what was going on behind the familiar smile.
这七年里，有Netflix影片、哈里王子的自述回忆录、烹饪节目、播客和电视访谈。但一条隐秘的叙事始终在幕后延续。
Those years have seen Netflix films, a tell-all memoir by Prince Harry, cookery series, podcasts and TV interviews. But a hidden narrative has been running in the background.
梅根的支持者指出了她遭遇待遇的其他因素，种族主义和性别歧视是那有毒混合物的一部分。
Meghan's supporters have pointed to other factors in how she has been treated, with racism and sexism part of that toxic mix.
但或许人们也感觉到，在精心打造的“梅根品牌”背后，并不了解真实的梅根。
But maybe there was also a sense of not knowing the authentic person behind the polished Brand Meghan.
在Instagram上，她将生活策展得如诗如画，但如今她的过往经历显得同样混乱不堪、并不完美，与常人无异，或许她能获得更宽容的评价。
On Instagram, she has curated her life to look idyllic, but perhaps she'll get a more generous hearing now that her back story is as messy and imperfect as everyone else's.
要在核心支持者之外赢得更广泛的喜爱，对她而言依然可能是一场艰难的逆风战。
It could still be an uphill struggle to become more popular, beyond her own vocal, core group of supporters.
本月早些时候，YouGov的一项民调显示，22%的受访者对梅根持正面看法，而49%的人不喜欢她。
A survey from YouGov earlier this month found 22% of people had a positive view of Meghan, compared with 49% who dislike her.
这表明，梅根要完全赢得公众信任，还有很长的路要走。她备受关注，是的。但未必能赢得喜爱。对英国公众而言，来自加州的梅根并不总能引起共鸣。
That suggests there is still some way to go before Meghan fully wins the trust of the public. Fascination, yes. But affection, not always. For the British public, Californian Meghan hasn't always translated well.
但或许这个复杂且仍在发展的故事——以及它为过往岁月投射的光芒——意味着未来公众对她的看法会更加全面、立体。
But perhaps this complex, still developing story - and the light it sheds on previous years - might mean there's a more rounded view of her in the future.