SH0CK: Meghan ‘vindicated’ as secret palace move bypasses William and Kate
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Meghan Markle is feeling “vindicated” after a major palace move bypassed Prince William and Princess Catherine, an insider has said. The 41-year-old travelled to the UK last month, joining Prince Harry and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, on a visit to meet with King Charles. The meeting was reportedly held in private at Highgrove House.
The meeting was seemingly held without permission from William and Catherine, which, according to Heat Magazine, likely “boosted Meghan’s confidence”. An insider told the publication: “It’s becoming increasingly clear they don’t need William and Kate’s approval, which has really boosted Meghan’s confidence. The fact that Charles is working so hard to put this rift in the past and lay the groundwork for their future – not just for Harry and Meghan, but for their children – is hugely satisfying.”
The insider added: “Both Meghan and Harry believe that both William and Kate went out of their way to make life as difficult as possible for them and tried to block a reconciliation at every turn. Ultimately, they failed, so Meghan and Harry feel vindicated. That being said, they would still very much like to have a better relationship with William and Kate, but even if that never happens, they believe they and their children now have a place within the family.”
Meghan Markle has been building her business empire the moment she left the UK and settled in California, but her efforts to become a lifestyle influencer has been hit with criticisms. The Duchess of Sussex has been accused of copying people’s ideas – from brand logo to award speech.
When Meghan rebranded her lifestyle brand from American Riviera Orchard to As Ever, she was slammed for alleged “copying” logos and names. Last year, Netflix released her cooking show, With Love, Meghan, which led TV fans to notice similarities between it and cooking shows by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Pamela Anderson.
Eagle-eyed fans on social media also noticed how Meghan borrowed style tips from her mother-in-law, the late Princess Diana, including the new photograph she posted to celebrate her 45th birthday. We have summed up a list of every celebrity Meghan has been accused of copying 
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Word from Montecito is that Prince Harry intends to fly back home “every few months”. The Duke wants to pivot away from messy, high-profile legal battles, refocus on his British patronage and lay the groundwork for the upcoming Invictus Games in Birmingham. On the surface, it sounds sensible. Less courtroom drama, fewer multi-million-pound lawsuits and a return to charitable duty.
But make no mistake, this big UK plan has all the makings of a recipe for disaster. What begins as routine trips for charity and patronages could easily become a stepping stone, a Trojan horse, for Harry to carve out the very thing he was denied six years ago – a return to public life on an official, part-time footing. And that is precisely why King Charles must stand firm. The late Queen Elizabeth made the rules crystal clear during the Sandringham Summit in 2020.
You cannot be half in and half out. You cannot pick and choose when to wrap yourself in the prestige of the Crown while living as a private commercial entity across the Atlantic.
Her late Majesty saw the inherent danger of a two-tier monarchy. She knew that mixing commercial freedom with official royal duty breeds conflicts of interest, cheapens the institution, and creates a chaotic circus that overshadows the actual work of the Firm. That is precisely why Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were never granted official, taxpayer-funded working royal status while pursuing private careers in finance and the art world.
As a history graduate, I always like to look to the archives to see just how deep these constitutional roots run – and this idea is far from new. Look back to 1936 and Edward VIII. When he sought a middle-way compromise to marry Wallis Simpson while retaining a partial royal role, the Establishment shut it down immediately. He abdicated the throne and lived the rest of his life in exile as the Duke of Windsor.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been advised to “disappear professionally” and to dramatically scale back their public announcements following the flop of their latest venture.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit a new professional low after their debut feature documentary, Cookie Queens, as executive producers, crumbled at the box office. The film, which follows four young Girl Scouts during the annual cookie-selling season, opened at a disappointing 15th in the box office rankings and pulled in just $735 per screen during its opening weekend, grossing just over $513,000 domestically.
Now, top royal commentator Kinsey Schofield has urged the couple to step back from the spotlight and completely rethink their strategy if they hope to save their lingering Hollywood ambitions.
Speaking to Page Six, the host of YouTube’s Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered warned that the couple’s heavy name recognition is no longer translating into commercial success or consumer loyalty.
“I would tell them to disappear professionally for a little while, dramatically reduce the number of announcements, and identify one genuinely compelling project with experienced people around them who know how to execute it,” Schofield said.
She continued: “Reputation recovery is possible, but I don’t think it comes from another rebrand or another glossy publicity campaign. I would recommend the opposite. Less talking, fewer announcements and more execution.”
She also argued that the Duchess, in particular, has spread herself too thin across podcasting, lifestyle brands, and television projects without mastering a single area.
“When you try to establish authority in every category simultaneously, you can end up establishing authority in none of them. Pick a lane, become good at it and allow success to rebuild credibility,” she warned, adding that the couple must stop “treating their celebrity as the product”.
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Prince Harry should do one thing to make amends to King Charles. I really think he could change everything around.
Since the Duke of Sussex quit royal life six years ago, he has hurled multiple wrecking balls at the Royal Family. Through TV interviews, a Netflix docuseries and a book, Harry has not held back from criticising royal life and the dynamics of his family over the years. And, while the royals may have refrained from commenting on most of what has been said, there is no doubt that it would have hurt.
There is also no doubt that it would have caused immeasurable stress for King Charles, who is already trying to lead the monarchy through a challenging time.
That’s why I hope the rumours that Harry and Meghan Markle may publicly apologise to the monarch are true. I hope that they will.
Because while they don’t have to retract everything they said, a public apology for the hardships they have caused through their actions could really change everything for Harry. Why? Because it will show accountability.
Since 2020, Harry and Meghan have been quick to point the blame at the royal world Harry grew up in. They’ve also been very quick to make comments aimed at Harry’s royal relatives. Yet, they’ve been very slow to ever take accountability for the role they play.
And accountability is key. It may not fix everything, but it shows a willingness to take some of the blame and assign it to themselves, rather than dumping it all on the doorstep of the Palace.
Prince Harry is reportedly planning to make more frequent UK visits, with insiders revealing he intends to fly back home “every few months” following the private family reunion with King Charles last month. The Duke of Sussex is said to be eager to rebuild bridges with the Royal Family after a successful cross-Atlantic trip.
The move comes as the 41-year-old prince aims to refocus his efforts on his British patronages and prepare for the upcoming Invictus Games, while drastically scaling back his messy legal battles.
A source close to the Duke revealed: “The template for his visits has been working well, so the frequency of trips will increase, especially in the run-up to Invictus. He’ll be coming back and forth a lot more, every few months.
“The way the wind is blowing, he’s going to want to be here more and more. He wants more of a foothold here, more trips back, less courtroom drama. And he always loves seeing his family.”
Harry is expected back on British soil as early as September for a week-long stay focusing primarily on his charity commitments.
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Since Sarah Ferguson’s departure from the public eye, speculation has been rife about her whereabouts. She disappeared into thin air after her last public sighting in December, when she was captured ducking down in a car on the way to the christening of Princess Beatrice’s second daughter, Athena.
The former Duchess and ex-husband of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is thought to be staying in a luxury home owned by her former boyfriend and late friend, Paddy McNally, the Formula One mogul who passed away aged 88 on July 22.
The Daily Mail’s Richard Kay believes Fergie has been staying at his “luxuriously appointed” villa in Verbier, Switzerland, the ski resort where the pair originally met when Fergie worked as a nanny for McNally’s two sons after his wife died.
“You get a few middle-aged people who like walking in the hills, but it’s much more laid-back and low-key. A perfect place to hide up,” Mr Kay said.
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Meghan Markle has been accused of trying to “stake a claim” on Princess Diana’s legacy after wearing the late royal’s earrings to a charity gala. The Duchess of Sussex donned diamond and sapphire butterfly earrings for the event in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on August 7.
Meghan’s choice of earrings formed part of a wide-ranging discussion of the latest royal news on the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential podcast. Host Richard Kay and columnist Sarah Vine agreed it could not have been a coincidence, with the former arguing that to match the exact jewellery would have required a significant amount of research.
The pair worn by Meghan earlier this month are the exact pair which the late Diana, Princess of Wales, wore on a visit to British Columbia in 1986.
Kay claimed: “It does feel to me she is trying to stake a claim on Diana’s legacy… She does look to me like she’s trying to channel the mother-in-law she never met.”
Viewed by some as a tribute to Diana, Vine described the move as “calculated” and said it was “bizarre” to see the earrings worn at an ordinary red carpet event.
Meghan has received a number of pieces which were once worn by Princess Diana, including an aquamarine ring that the Duchess was spotted wearing before the Sussexes’ wedding reception in 2018.
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Pippa Middleton has been ordered to tear up an “unsightly” car park at her £15million Berkshire estate after her appeal was thrown out following a furious backlash from neighbours. The Princess of Wales’ younger sister, 42, and her hedge fund manager husband, James Matthews, 50, sparked local outrage after building the six-space car park on an open meadow without planning permission.
Now, West Berkshire Council and a planning inspectorate have officially rejected the couple’s retrospective application, ruling that the unauthorised hardstanding ruins the natural beauty of the area.
Planners declared that the unapproved development on the Wessex Downs – an area protected by strict landscape preservation rules – introduced an “urbanised and visually intrusive feature” into the countryside. Disgruntled locals in the village of Kintbury slammed the couple for attempting to move cars out of their own line of sight while ruining the landscape for everyone else.
Pippa and James – who bought the grand 30-room Barton Court estate in 2022 – claimed through their planners that the parking area was needed seasonally for local anglers who lost access to a nearby station car park. However, planning inspectors were unsympathetic and dismissed the appeal, forcing the couple to dig up the land and restore the meadow.
It marks the second major clash with locals for the couple, following an ongoing row over their decision to lock electric gates and block public access to a popular footpath through their grounds.
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Prince Harry has seemingly “taken control” of his relationship with his wife of eight years, Meghan Markle. The couple, who tied the knot in Windsor in 2018, have since welcomed seven-year-old Prince Archie and five-year-old Princess Lilibet.
According to one royal expert, their relationship dynamic has appeared to change over the years, with the latest major change seen since the couple’s visit to Australia in April and their recent trip to the UK last month. Meghan and Harry attended a private meeting with King Charles at Highgrove House on July 10, the monarch’s first meeting with his two youngest grandchildren since 2022.
Royal expert Bronte Coy told The Sun’s Royal Exclusive podcast: “I made this point when I came back from Australia when I was there earlier this year, I found this really intriguing because I agree that everything I’d seen of them prior to that was the Meghan show.
“I think in the US, certainly, when this Megxit happened, she’s very much been sort of the architect of what their life was going to be.”
She added: “I was fascinated by the fact that when they arrived in Australia, and in this UK trip as well recently, it more felt like he was the one that was leading the charge, which surprised me.
“So again, this may be a tonal shift over the years, you know, with him sort of figuring out what the rest of it.”
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Daily Mail columnist, Sarah Vine, told the publication’s podcast, Palace Confidential, that Harry’s being “so rude” to Queen Camilla added to the monarch’s apparent frustration.
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The 41-year-old spoke about the media in his bombshell memoir Spare, sharing that he believed there to be a direct line between the photographers chasing his late mother’s car in Paris, his own experiences with relentless public scrutiny and online abuse directed at his wife Meghan Markle.
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