Meghan Markle ‘considers run for office’: Duchess of Sussex’s name is in the frame to fill Californian Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat after senator died aged 90 (and could the White House be her ultimate aim?)

She has made no secret of her left-wing politics and belief that women can change the world.

So it should come as no surprise that Meghan Markle’s name was making the rounds in Hollywood last night as a replacement for California Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Within minutes of the 90-year-old Feinstein’s death being announced on Friday, the Mail on Sunday was told that ‘phones were lighting up’ with speculation that the Duchess of Sussex might throw her hat into the ring to cover the remaining 13 months of Feinstein’s to serve death. term.

A major Democratic donor close to California Governor Gavin Newsom – who will choose Feinstein’s replacement – ​​told MoS: “Meghan is definitely a gamble, but in the madness of American politics these days, that’s not an impossibility. Crazier things have happened.’

Feinstein’s death has created a unique situation in which Newsom, 55, the charismatic governor of California who is considered a presidential front-runner if anything were to happen to 80-year-old President Joe Biden, has free rein to choose someone who Feinstein will stand in until the next election is held. November 2024.

US Senator Dianne Feinstein (pictured) died in the early hours of Friday at her home in Washington DC, with her daughter Katherine by her side.

A major Democratic donor close to California Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured) – who will choose Feinstein’s replacement – ​​told the MoS: ‘Meghan is definitely a gamble, but in the madness of American politics these days, that’s not an impossibility . Crazier things have happened

He was put in a similar position in October 2020 when then-candidate Biden chose another California senator, Kamala Harris, as his running mate against Donald Trump.

At the time, The Mail on Sunday reported that a Labor Party source confirmed that Meghan was “networking among senior Democrats” with a view to building a grassroots campaign to fuel her political ambitions – with the US presidency as her ultimate goal. She and Prince Harry reportedly had an hour-long virtual meeting with Governor Newsom, but he chose a different candidate.

A source said Governor Newsom had promised to replace Feinstein with a black woman, adding: “The problem he faces now is that the top candidates have already announced they will run for Feinstein’s seat in November 2024, the next elections.

“Governor Newsom cannot now choose any of these candidates for the position because it would be seen as a huge and deeply unfair advantage.

‘If he now puts one of the very good black female candidates on the job, he will be accused of cronyism.

“So he needs to find a woman of color who can do this job for 13 months and who will agree not to stand up to the seasoned politicians who have already thrown their hat into the ring.

‘There are not that many women who meet this requirement. That’s why Meghan’s name is being debated.”

Since Meghan arrived in California with husband Prince Harry in 2020, she has built political contacts on the left wing. She is close friends with feminist Gloria Steinem, a powerful force in the Democratic Party.

A friend of Steinem told the MoS: “Gloria introduced Meghan to crucial people within the party.

“Meghan is interested in politics more than anything. That’s where she thinks her power lies, but she had to focus on making money.”

A Labor Party source previously confirmed that Meghan (centre, with Prince Harry, left) was ‘networking among senior Democrats’ with a view to building a grassroots campaign to fuel her political ambitions – with the US presidency as her ultimate goal

A source said Governor Newsom had promised to replace Feinstein (pictured) with a black woman

Dianne Feinstein’s desk in the Senate was draped in black fabric Friday morning and held a vase of white roses

Sen. Dianne Feinstein was a groundbreaking female senator – above she is with a group of female senators – Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Feinstein, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii – in June 2014

Since moving to the United States with Prince Harry in 2020, Meghan befriended TV host Oprah Winfrey, a major Democratic donor, and also befriended the Kennedys, one of the most famous and connected Democratic families in America .

But the buzz around Meghan replacing the late Senator Feinstein has left some Democrats cold.

A senior source said: ‘I don’t think you can take Meghan seriously.’