J.K. Rowling shuts down article calling Meghan Markle 'unsuitable' with 1 hashtag

The Queen of Twitter has spoken.
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J.K. Rowling shuts down article calling Meghan Markle 'unsuitable' with 1 hashtag
J.K. Rowling is in no mood for your hot takes. Credit: John Phillips/Getty Images

If you've been anywhere the internet/television/radio today, or spoken to pretty much anyone at all, chances are you'll have caught the news about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement.

It's been pretty much everywhere, right?

Some people are excited, some people are indifferent -- and a few people, like Melanie McDonagh writing for The Spectator, seemed less pleased.

At the time of writing that tweet has 145 retweets, and a whopping 1,600 comments.

Many replies followed a similar theme.

Then J.K. Rowling waded in. And rather than talking about other royals who have been divorced, she opted for a simple hashtag.

The Queen of Twitter has spoken.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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