"Cry me a river," began the explosive tweet from former Real Housewives of New York star Bethany Frankel. Clearly irked by Markle's lucrative interview deal with Oprah Winfrey - due to air later today - Frankel laid into the Duchess of Sussex, sarcastically empathising with her "plight".
"The plight of being a game show host, fairly unknown actress, to suffering in a palace, w tiaras & 7 figure weddings for TWO WHOLE YEARS," wrote Frankel, "to being a household name w @Oprah on speed dial, fetching 7 m for interviews, hundreds of millions in media deals."
Frankel's "game show host" dig refers to Markle's past role as a Deal or No Deal suitcase model. In addition, the actresses long-running role on the TV series Suits was not enough to inspire any sympathy from her Twitter critic, who sees her as "fairly unknown".
There may be more to Frankel's rancour than just professional rivalry. The 50-year-old entrepreneur used to date Markle's ex-husband, producer Trevor Engelson.