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Prince Edward pleaded ignorant to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive Oprah Winfrey interview when quizzed about it.
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The couple were mocked by Prince Edwards and his wife Duchess Sophie. (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been brutally mocked by Prince Edward, the late Queen’s youngest son, and his wife Duchess Sophie.
After leaving the Royal Family, the Duke and Duchess of Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍 sat down for a now-famous interview with Oprah – one of a number of attacks on the Firm since their depature.
They alleged that racist comments had been made about their son Prince Archie, prompting Prince William to break his silence by firmly delcaring “we’re very much not a racist family”.
The March 2021 interview only deepend the rift between Prince Harry and his family, but the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh had a cheeky response to the whole thing.
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When asked about it in an interview with The Telegraph, Prince Edwards simply responded, “Oprah who?”, while Sophie laughed and added, “what interview?”.
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15 hours ago18:29 Lucy Sarret
The ‘real reason’ Meghan Markle ‘clashed’ with Victoria Beckham revealed
Meghan Markle’s friendship with Victoria Beckham started withering all the way back in 2017 over leaks to the press, a royal author has claimed.
The House of Beckham by Tom Bower – out tomorrow (June 20) – claims that when Meghan met David Beckham’s wife, they initially became good friends, with the Spice Girl even offering beauty advice to Meghan, who was then the duke’s fiance.
But according to Mr Bower, a report by the Sun about their “growing friendship” was enough to cause the first cracks in their relationship, as Meghan was allegedly “furious” over the article amid the UK media’s ongoing probing into her life.
The report claimed: “And their [Meghan and Victoria’s] love of pricey facials and glamorous blow-dries has become the foundation for a growing friendship.”
Harry and Meghan are said to have initially blamed Victoria for the leaks, with Harry allegedly making a tense phone call to David, who, after speaking to his wife, furiously denied the claims.
“In the end, the blame landed on a beautician,” reports the Independent, which has serialised parts of the new book.
However, according to Mr Bower, the incident proved to be only the beginning of the couple’s rift.
The Beckhams ended up attending the Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍es’s wedding in 2018, however their relationship is said to be “frostier than ever” now.
The Beckhams are repotedly not close with the Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍es anymore (Image: Getty )16 hours ago17:43 Lucy Sarret
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘detoxifying’ their brand with Americans ‘warming to them’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are successfully “detoxifying” their brand after a series of total bombshells, royal-watcher Jack Royston claims, which is said to be increasing their popularity in the US.
But, he adds on Newsweek’s Royal Report podcast, their progress is being held back by “a very negative streak in their fan base”.
He then referred to the very clear statement issued by the Duke and Duchess of Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍 following Princess Kate’s shock cancer diagnosis.
“There was an implicit suggestion that the Harry and Meghan fan base should have laid off her…but clearly, nobody paid particular attention to those words and, or at least, certain significant figures within the Harry and Meghan fandom did not listen to that message.”
Jack says that Harry and Megan’s public image had become entwined with a general sense of hostility to the wider Royal Family, but they had been doing the best to dispel the idea: “And over the past year and a half, they’ve been working quite hard to detoxify and they’ve been doing a reasonably good job of it.
“The tour of Nigeria was fantastic. They did some good positive stuff with the Invictus Games last year.”
Overall, the campaign seems to be working, Jack says: “You can see it in the polling of American public opinion…Americans are warming to them again.
“But this very negative streak in their fan base is a hangover from…the era of Royal bombshells.”
16 hours ago17:08 Lucy Sarret
Prince Harry warned over ‘cast-iron guarantees’ if he ever wants to make royal return
Prince Harry was warned that he needs to give King Charles “cast-iron guarantees” he won’t leak anything else to the press if he wants to be welcomed back into the royal fold, a royal commentator has claimed.
Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the royals has been described as “frostier than ever”, however, following King Charles and the Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnoses this year, it has been reported that the duke wishes to make amends.
Now a commentator has claimed that if Harry wishes to reconcile with the Royal Family, he has to change tack.
Royal author Tom Quinn told the Mirror: “King Charles would love to be closer to Harry and to have a relationship with his son that actually works.
“But this depends on Harry giving his father cast-iron guarantees that there will be no more books and no more embarrassing interviews.”
Mr Quinn added that Harry needs to stop victimising himself in order to make amends with his estranged family.
He explained: “Harry still feels that he is the victim and that his family need to make promises to him, not the other way round.”
17 hours ago16:29 Lucy Sarret
Royal’s ‘secret weapon’ who reached out to Meghan Markle and was Queen’s ‘second daughter’
Since their wedding in 1999, Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh have seen a steady rise in their popularity. Their nuptials were far more low-key than the grand Royal weddings of the Prince and Princess of Wales or the Duke and Duchess of Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍, setting the tone for their down-to-earth approach to Royal life.
As they mark their 25th wedding anniversary, Edward and Sophie – now the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh – are frequently hailed as two of the Royal Family’s most vital “secret weapons”.
Sophie reportedly offered a helping hand to both Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle during pivotal junctures in their Royal journeys.
Royal author Jennie Bond reveals: “Sophie has become one of the most loved members of the royal family, forging a deep and mutually affectionate relationship with both of her in-laws, the late Queen and Prince Philip,” highlighting how the Queen herself saw Sophie as akin to a “second daughter”, alongside Princess Anne.
Jennie shared insights into Sophie’s open-hearted nature, saying: “Sophie is delightfully open about her love for her husband, she is close to Catherine and has no doubt been a great support to her in her health crisis.”
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Prince Harry ‘desperate’ for ‘isolated’ children to visit UK to bond with King Charles
Prince Harry is said to be “desperate” to bring his children back to the the UK so they can form a relationship with King Charles.
While Archie, five, was born in the UK, Lillibet, three, has spent a majority of her life in the USA. It is believed she last met her grandfather at the Platinum Jubilee.
Now a source has told Heat magazine that Harry is “desperate” to bring his children back to the UK to spend some time with his father – even if just for a holiday.
The source said: “Harry is desperate to bring his kids for a holiday to the UK and allow them that precious bonding time with their grandfather.
“He never imagined that they’d spend such a large chunk of their early years so cut off and isolated from their own flesh and blood, especially the King, who he knows would get so much joy from spending more time with them in person.”
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18 hours ago15:33 Lucy Sarret
Meghan Markle’s former Suits co-star lifts lid on secret meeting with Prince Harry
Meghan Markle’s former on-screen dad has revealed what the Duke and Duchess of Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍 are really like behind closed doors.
Meghan starred as Rachel Zane in seven seasons of the hugely successful Netflix show which ran from 2011 to 2019.
Wendell Pierce, who was Rachel’s father in Suits, opened up about being in contact with the Montecito couple during the Tony Awards last weekend.
He revealed that Harry and Meghan are “very happy” together and still look “very much in love”.
The actor told People magazine: “When [Meghan] came to town, she got an award last year, had a chance to say hello and wish she and Prince Harry well and wish the children well.
“They look very much in love, and were very happy. That’s the most important thing.”
Mr Pierce added that working with the duchess in Suits was a “blast” and since the show ended, he’s met up with the duchess a few times.
He revealed: “I’ve gotten to see her just a few times since, and we’ve been able to reminisce and so it’s real, we have fond memories of working together.”
Meghan and Wendell were co-stars on the hit TV show Suits (Image: Getty )18 hours ago15:18 Lucy Sarret
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to ‘enter new era’ with key decision involving children
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle are entering a “new era” of privacy for their children, according to a royal expert.
The Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍es have given the public the ability to see their children in projects they have undertaken despite stepping back from being working royals in 2020.
Viewers could watch Prince Archie, now five, in the couple’s bombshell interview with Oprah and then they shared a photo of Princess Lilibet, now three, to celebrate her first birthday.
But the Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍es did not publicly mark Father’s Day on Sunday and a royal expert says this could be a sign of things to come.
Jack Royston, Newsweek’s chief royal correspondent, told Sky News: “It’s interesting that we didn’t get any Father’s Day content from Harry and Meghan.
“I think they really have hit a new era of definitely wanting to keep their children in private.”
He added: “But then we’ve had nothing this year of Lilibet and we’ve had nothing for Father’s Day and it does feel like they’ve now hit a point where we perhaps won’t see the kids again.”
20 hours ago13:53 Rebecca Robinson
Prince Harry ‘humiliated three times’ in weeks with friends saying ‘trust is broken’
Prince Harry has been repeatedly humiliated in recent weeks after facing snub after snub as the royal rift deepens, an expert has claimed.
Royal biographer Emily Andrews said Prince Harry wasn’t invited to Trooping the Colour and was “uninvited” to the Duke of Westminster’s “wedding of the year” earlier this month.
She wrote in Woman magazine: “It has been humiliation after humiliation for Prince Harry. Harry has broken so many bonds of trust with so many people, it is difficult to see him ever attending a society wedding or Trooping the Colour again.”
Andrews added that it was simply “too awkward” for Harry to be in attendance at the Duke of Westminster’s wedding to Olivia Henson, 31, at Chester Cathedral this month.
She claimed it was deemed too “difficult” to allow Harry to attend due to the “frosty feud” between him and William, who said they didn’t want anything “overshadowing” the day.
Emily said this awkwardness extends to most of Harry’s family and friends, as many are concerned they could appear in a future book or Netflix series produced by the prince.
Prince Harry has been humiliated according to a royal biographer. (Image: Getty)20 hours ago13:33 Rebecca Robinson
Prince Harry warned over ‘cast-iron guarantees’ if he ever wants to make royal return
Prince Harry woud have to make “cast-iron guarantees” to King Charles if he ever wanted to mend to royal rift and return to live in the UK, an expert has claimed.
Royal author Tom Quinn told the Mirror: “King Charles would love to be closer to Harry and to have a relationship with his son that actually works.
“But this depends on Harry giving his father cast-iron guarantees that there will be no more books and no more embarrassing interviews.”
Quinn added that Harry needs to stop victimising himself in order to make amends with his estranged family.
He explained: “Harry still feels that he is the victim and that his family need to make promises to him, not the other way round.”
Prince Harry must abide by certain conditions if he wants to reunite with King Charles. (Image: Getty)21 hours ago13:00 Rebecca Robinson
Meghan Markle sparks furious backlash after major blunder: ‘Never cared about protocol’
Meghan Markle “never cared” abbout royal protocol, a royal author has claimed, as she’s torn apart for her latest blunder.
Prince Harry’s friend Nacho Figueras posted new American Riviera Orchard products on his Instagram story just hours before Princess Kate’s highly-anticipated appearance at Trooping the Colour.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said: “Meghan and Harry know perfectly well every single thing they do is monitored by the press.”
Speaking to The Sun, he argued the couple “never cared” about protocol and snubbed a key rule in royal communications.
Fitzwilliams insisted the Duke and Duchess should have ensured that “you don’t have a diary clash.”
He added: “Meghan would not have been advised to do this by any of her public relations consultants. This is something of a joke.”
Meghan has been slammed for this latest move. (Image: Getty)21 hours ago12:21 Rebecca Robinson
King Charles considering ‘state visit’ to America to see Archie and Lilibet
King Charles is reportedly considering a visit to the United States to visit his son Prince Harry as he feels despondent at the state of his relationship with his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Royal commentator Tom Quinn told The Mirror: “Charles has had discussions about an official visit to the United States at some time in the future, and there is no doubt if it goes ahead he would build in time to visit his youngest son and his grandchildren, but there are mountains of planning to be overcome before that becomes even a remote possibility.
“King Charles has privately visited many other countries he made an unpublicised visit to Transylvania for example to check up on his rental properties so it’s certainly possible that he would make a discreet private visit to Harry and the children in California.
“He is desperate to see them and hates the idea that Archie and Lily will not remember him as the warm friendly grandfather he wants to be.”
King Charles reportedly wants to see his grandchildren more. (Image: Getty)22 hours ago11:56 Rebecca Robinson
King Charles ‘hugely conflicted’ by hurt Harry caused but still holds hope of reunion
King Charles still believes his reltionship with Prince Harry can be saved, whereas Queen Camilla is completely against the idea, a source has claimed.
“Camilla dislikes Harry and doesn’t want Charles to get stressed while he’s undergoing treatment, so she tries to limit interaction,” a source told UsWeekly.
Charles, meanwhile, “is holding out hope of salvaging their relationship but is hugely conflicted because Harry has hurt William and Camilla so much.”
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Prince Harry ‘desperate’ for ‘isolated’ children to visit UK to bond with King Charles
Prince Harry reportedly regrets the way the royal rift has panned out as it has driven a wedge between his children and his father, King Charles.
A source told Heat magazine that Harry is “desperate” to bring his children back to the UK to spend some time with his father – even if just for a holiday.
They said: “Harry is desperate to bring his kids for a holiday to the UK and allow them that precious bonding time with their grandfather.
“He never imagined that they’d spend such a large chunk of their early years so cut off and isolated from their own flesh and blood, especially the King, who he knows would get so much joy from spending more time with them in person.”
Prince Harry reportedly wishes his children could see their grandfather. (Image: Getty)23 hours ago10:42 Rebecca Robinson
Prince Harry and Meghan’s agenda torn apart after spotlight row
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s agenda has been torn apart by an expert who warned “the damage is done”.
Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield blasted the couple’s timing and said in this week’s episode of Heirs & Spares: “Whether this was coincidental or not, they [Harry and Meghan] could have ended the negative headlines or talk of how inappropriate and catty this looks by wishing the King a happy birthday.
“That would have changed the direction of the conversation but instead, we’re sitting here going ‘Can you believe she tried to upstage the Princess of Wales with dog food?’
“The whole objective is to change her [Meghan’s] brand from mean girl to earthy, girl-next-door and mum blogger and I just think the damage is done.”
The couple have been torn apart by an expert. (Image: Getty)23 hours ago10:06 Rebecca Robinson
Royal’s ‘secret weapon’ who reached out to Meghan Markle and was Queen’s ‘second daughter’
The Royal Family have two “secret weapons” whose popularity has only grown over the years, an expert has claimed.
Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie got married in 1999 and are now celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.
Former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond believes their unpretentious wedding and subsequent behaviour, despite being part of one of the world’s most famous families, has played a key role in their growing popularity.
She told OK!: “Understated, unshowy and as down-to-earth as you can be when you are born into the Royal Family. That’s how Edward and Sophie are today … and it’s how they were 25 years ago on their relatively understated wedding day at Windsor.
“Sophie is a natural, humble woman – clearly still very much in love with her husband – and a woman who has grown into her role without fuss or fanfare.
“Perhaps part of the secret of their successful marriage is that they spent five years in a relationship before tying the knot. And that was pretty unusual at the time.
“Sophie had seen at first hand the trauma of the Diana years, the breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage, the Yorks’ divorce and Anne’s divorce and second marriage.
“It was probably quite courageous to become another royal bride! But, by the time they got married, both Edward and Sophie were mature enough to know that they were right for one another.”
24 hours ago09:35 Rebecca Robinson
Prince Harry’s swipes at Queen Camilla ‘unforgivable’ for King with Duke now ‘on his own’
King Charles cannot forgive Prince Harry for comments he made about Queen Camilla in his memoir Spare, an expert has claimed.
Christopher Andersen, author of The King, told Fox News: “I think people have to realize that the one thing that Charles finds unforgivable is criticism of Camilla.”The author explained Harry “said some pretty devastating things” about his father’s wife, painting her as the “villain” and describing Harry as “on his own”.He added: “I think that still bothers the king, and I don’t know that it will be easy for him to [forgive]. I don’t think they’ll ever forgive Harry for that.”
Speaking of Camilla becoming Queen, he said: “The King pressured the Queen for so long, and in so many ways, to accept Camilla… We have to remember, he promised he would never make Camilla queen. And I think that’s one thing that still bothers both Harry and William.”
The King reportedly cannot forgive Prince Harry. (Image: Getty)yesterday08:52 Rebecca Robinson
New blow for Prince Harry as ‘closest cousin’ seen joking around with Prince William
Prince Harry has faced yet another blow to relations with the Royal Family as his “closest cousin” was seen laughing with Prince William.
Princess Eugenie was seen joking around with the Prince of Wales at Royal Ascot, while Prince Harry remained at home in California.
She and her sister Princess Beatrice appear to have remained fairly neutral in the feud between the Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍es and the Firm, with Eugenie still on very good terms with Harry and Meghan Markle.
She paid a visit to their Montecito home when she was in California and sat chatting with Harry when he attended the King’s Coronation solo on May 6 2023.
yesterday08:32 Rebecca Robinson
Meghan Markle is making things harder on herself, says PR expert
Meghan Markle is making things harder for herself by waiting to properly launch American Riviera Orchard, an expert has warned.
Meghan soft launched her lifestyle blog in March, but it’s yet to go live, and the longer she waits, the more people are going to expect from her, says one PR expert.
Mark Borkowski, PR consultant and author of Improperganda, told Newsweek: “The bottom line is, it’s about delivery.”
“If there’s all this hype and it’s just a couple of bottles of spring water and a mediocre jam at a high price, then imagine what’s going to come down on them from a great height.”
“They’re banking on curiosity. We’re asking questions, we’re waiting, so the longer they don’t tell us what it is, the greater the expectation on what its going to be.”
Meghan is making life harder for herself by not launching her brand quickly. (Image: Getty)yesterday07:59 Rebecca Robinson
Meghan Markle’s fanbase is dangerously supportive, says PR expert
Meghan Markle’s fanbase is so dedicated to her that they have become “dangerous” and “uncontrollable”, an expert has warned.
PR consultant Mike Borkowski said Meghan may be the least liked royal when it comes to popularity polls, but she has her “army of people on social media” who are possibly too supportive,
Borkowski, author of Improperganda: The Art of the Publicity Stunt, spoke to Newsweek, and said: “This is more about the danger of foot soldiers who are uncontrollable because they enjoy their own coverage.”
He added: “It’s a danger in terms of spreading rumours, in terms of their own fame and their own ego and their own self-determination. A danger to truth.”
Meghan’s fanbase have been branded ‘uncontrollable’. (Image: Getty
