Five former police officers have admitted sending grossly offensive racist messages, including one about the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle.
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Meghan Markle can "relate to Princess Diana" as they both experienced a challenging childhood and felt like an "outsider" within the Royal Family, according to a royal expert.
The Duchess and her late mother-in-law have much in common, as they both married into the Firm, where they faced their own personal battles in adapting to life as a royal, particularly for Meghan who grew up with a very different life in America.
OK! reports that historian, writer and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop told them that while Diana had an "advantage over Meghan", there are a number of clear similarities between the pair which are relatable.
She explained: "Diana was posh but that meant she kind of understood the barmy nature of aristocracy. Meghan comes from America, so I can understand that it's unfamiliar, while for Diana it would be absolute second nature in a way.
"Her father went on the Commonwealth tour with the Queen, the families were close [the Spencers and the Royal Family]. In that respect, Diana spoke the language of royalty and aristocracy in a way that Meghan didn't, and that was an advantage.
Moving back to their similarities, she said: "But where the two are aligned is that they both came from places of pain in terms of their childhood, I think Prince Harry bonded with Meghan over having a painful childhood.
"Some of us are blessed with a happy childhood and others aren't, you grow up thinking differently. If you can find someone who understands them, that's really helpful and I think Harry found that with Meghan and I think Meghan would also share that with Diana.
"Historically, we know Diana had a really, very challenging time as a child, her parents divorced in a public and unpleasant way when other parents weren't getting
Five former police officers have admitted sending grossly offensive racist messages, including one about the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle.
Meghan Markle would have been taken under the late Princess Diana's care and taught lessons about how to "survive" in the royal family for many years to come.
Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips,” the biographer, who collaborated with Princess Diana on 1992’s “Diana: Her True Story,” was asked about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex coming back to Britain.The couple stepped back as senior members of the royal family in 2020 and decamped to California.“What, and have Meghan Markle curtsying to Kate Middleton?” snarked Morton, 70. “I don’t think so. I don’t see that as a runner.
Meghan Markle will not want to return to the UK in the future and face curtseying to the Princess of Wales, a royal biographer has suggested. Andrew Morton, who collaborated with Diana, Princess of Wales on his 1992 book Diana: Her True Story, ruled out a move back from the US for Meghan and the Duke of Sussex.
Princess Diana died on Aug. 31, 1997 in a car crash at the age of 36.Her legacy lives on through her sons, Prince Harry and Prince William, as well as their respective wives, Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton.
More quotes from Prince Harry’s memoir Spare have resurfaced on the 26th anniversary of Princess Diana’s tragic death.
It’s been 26 years since the world lost the "People’s Princess" – and all eyes are on the royal wives she never met. Princess Diana, the glamorous mother of Princes William and Harry, died on Aug. 31, 1997, from injuries she sustained in a Paris car crash.
Meghan Markle stunned the world when she wed Prince Harry in 2018 at St George's Chapel.
According to Prince Harry, Charles made a brutal joke to his mother, Princess Diana, moments after he was born in September 1984. Harry wrote about this situation in his memoir, Spare - a jibe at the term "an heir and a spare" - which refers to the ascendance of Prince William to the throne after his dad, reports the Mirror.
King Charles III allegedly told the late Princess Diana that his 'work was done' following the birth of Prince Harry in 1984. Eight months on from its publication, this revelation arrived in the latter's headline-grabbing memoir Spare, with Harry, 38, recalling how his father had joked at the time: "Wonderful! Now you've given me an heir and a spare.
Meghan Markle is expected "never to set foot in the UK again" as she is aware of "how unpopular she is", according to a royal expert. The Express reports that Prince Harry is set to head back to Britain on September 7, but there has been no mention about his wife joining him on this trip.
jets off to the United Kingdom next month for the annual WellChild charity event.Royal expert and UK broadcaster Dr. Tessa Dunlop revealed that Markle’s absence “says a lot” about how she feels about going to Britain ever again.However, the Duchess of Sussex will be meeting up with her Duke in Dusseldorf, Germany, for their Invictus Games just a few days after Harry’s stopover in his hometown.“Apparently she is not gracing London with her presence,” Dunlop told the Mirror.
Prince Harry is headed home. But will his wife be with him?!
royal sightseeing tour — organized by his friend, photographer Karl Larsen — that has been halted over privacy concerns.“I never gave my approval to Karl Larsen for any tour anywhere,” Markle, 79, told Mail Online Royals on Tuesday. “I am not involved in any way.”The excursion was advertised on travel firm Tripening’s website as the “Royal Celebrity Tour of Los Angeles and Montecito.” Potential sightseers (up to six at a time) were promised an “in-depth tour” of the area where Meghan, 42, grew up and where Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, 38, call home.The Post reached out to reps for Meghan Markle and her father, as well as Tripening for comment.Details about the tour — which costs $1,200 for the group of six — were later scrubbed from the website following backlash.In the since-deleted ad viewed by The Post, Larsen wrote in the description, “I’m the world-famous celebrity photographer Karl Larsen, a best friend of Thomas Markle (Meghan’s father) and the guy with a stunning exclusive portfolio of pictures of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle together in Montecito.”Passengers were supposed to be taken to the royal couple’s famous hangouts in Montecito, including various eateries and the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club.In the listing, Larsen claimed he is the only one who has an “open communication pathway” between Markle’s camp and the rest of her family, much of whom she is estranged from.
Prince Harry told how the Queen gave him a ‘cryptic’ nine-word response when he asked her if he could marry Meghan Markle. The Duke of Sussex, 38, described how he was left confused by the late monarch’s reply when he sought her approval before popping the question to his now-wife, 42.
A strict royal rule means that Meghan Markle will never officially be known as Princess Meghan, despite already having a princess title in the royal family.
A strict royal rule means that while Meghan Markle is still a Princess of the Royal Family, she will never be known as Princess Meghan. After tying the knot to Prince Harry, Meghan was given the title of the Duchess of Sussex by the late Queen Elizabeth. However, she actually has a lesser-known official title - Princess Henry of Wales.The name was given to her in reference to Prince Harry's name at birth, which is Henry.This style of title is acquired by women when they marry into the Royal Family.
Meghan Markle can "relate to Princess Diana" from a challenging childhood and feeling like an "outsider" within the Royal Family, a royal expert said. Meghan and the late Diana both married into the Royal Family where they faced their own individual challenges in adapting to life as a royal, particularly for Meghan having grown up in America away from the monarchy. Historian, writer and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop spoke exclusively to OK! and said while Diana had an "advantage over Meghan", there are a number of similarities between the pair which are relatable.
was pictured enjoying an al fresco meal with her friends Kadi Lee, Myka Harris, and Cleo Wade in a picture Harris posted to Instagram Stories with the caption, “belated bday w/ these lovely muses.” As Markle's birthday was just over a week ago, the “belated bday” probably refers to the duchess's special day, though it's my duty as a journalist to inform you that I couldn't figure out Harris' birthday, so it could also be hers (poet Wade was born in September). Lee, in the green top, is a celebrity hairstylist, and her birthday is in late July, so she's another candidate.The pendant around Meghan Markle's neck was identified by as the , which ranges in price from just under $2,000 to a bit over $3,000, depending on the engraving and number of diamonds you want on it.
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