It's no secret that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been outspoken about a variety of social issues: paid leave, environmental protection, and fair vaccination, to name just a few that have been discussed in the past month. While it is understandable that highlighting these issues, which the Sussexes say they take very personally, is part of their desire to use their famous name for good, it is also possible that they are helping to prepare Princess Meghan for an even bigger role: a U.S. Running for Congress.

According to Professor Richard Johnson of Queen Mary University, who spoke to Express UK, there is even a specific congressional seat that Princess Meghan may have in mind: the California elected official who is rumored to be considering retirement at age 88 and likely not seeking re-election. It's a Senate seat that may soon be vacated by Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat who is rumored to be contemplating retirement at age 88 and is not likely to seek reelection. Johnson said of Markle, "If she wants to follow the path of high-profile celebrities rising to the top, that Senate seat would be very attractive to her." He added that "celebrity politicians have a track record of doing quite well in the United States," citing both Ronald Reagan (the former actor-turned-California governor who went on to become president of the United States) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (also an actor-turned-California governor).

Furthermore, given Meghan's existing financial resources and celebrity-level visibility, she would enter any political race with two of the biggest hurdles most politicians face overcome. Johnson continued:

"The thing is that it is very expensive to run for office in California. California is a state of nearly 40 million people. That's more than the entire population of Canada. On the other hand, she probably has a lot of resources behind her and people who can support her. So she is probably not in as bad a position as some of the other candidates. Also, with the various very expensive media markets in California, one of the major challenges is the cost of getting one's name out to the public. She doesn't have to worry about that because she is so well known."

Johnson acknowledged that her lack of formal political experience is likely to be an obstacle for some in the party who worry that Dame Meghan is "not paying her dues," but "just because she is, just because she has name recognition and money available for her campaign, she's in a pretty I think we can start from a good position," he added.

In addition, she has a clear understanding of the issues that people really care about, and her long history of philanthropy makes her a great starting point for a political career.

Let's try: "Senator Dutchess, you have the floor."