Meghan Markle has received birthday wishes from a number of royals, including Kate and William in a move that could be considered a gesture of goodwill.
16.07.2022 - 14:25 / deadline.com
It’s not been a good few days for the Royal Family. In a week the monarchy machine hoped would be dominated by celebrations for the Duchess of Cornwall’s 75th birthday and all-round admiration for her good works, the headlines have been dominated by other events.
First, Thursday saw Deadline’s exclusive that the behind-the-scenes story of Prince Andrew’s disastrous November 2019 interview with the BBC is to be brought to screen, possibly but probably not starring Hugh Grant in the royal role.
Now, this weekend has seen confirmation of the publication next week of a “tell-all biography” of Meghan Markle, penned by well-known author Tom Bower – a veteran of the through-the-curtains personal profile biography – and with the tantalising title, ‘Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors.’
The book, described as “one she will be dreading” and written without the cooperation of the Duchess, will be published next Thursday July 12 by Blink Publishing, and extracts are already appearing in this weekend’s UK papers.
One section published by The Times reveals the machinations that occurred when then-actress Meghan Markle was invited to be the cover interview for Vanity Fair in September 2017 – with relations between subject and interviewer Sam Kashner breaking down, and Markle telling Kashner any promise of future friendship had been destroyed.
Another section reveals the angst in the royal household ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021, and includes the claim that the Queen voiced her relief that Meghan’s pregnancy prevented her from travelling from the US for the high-profile event.
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Meghan Markle has received birthday wishes from a number of royals, including Kate and William in a move that could be considered a gesture of goodwill.
Meghan Markle is reportedly concerned that her and Prince Harry’s upcoming trip to Balmoral could “pull at his heartstrings”.The couple dropped their roles as working royals in early 2020 and moved to California to start a new life. However, staff are now said to be preparing for the couple - alongside their children Archie and Lillibet - to visit the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland later this year.The visit could see the Duke, 37, and Duchess, 41, spend time with her majesty, 96, - who recently led tributes to her great grandson Prince George on his birthday - at her Scottish estate during the summer when other senior royals are not around.
Meghan Markle is celebrating her 41st birthday — and so far, the Duchess of Sussex has had a busy year made fit for a royal. How did it all begin? The former American actress became a member of the British royal family when she married Prince Harry in May 2018 at Windsor Castle.The couple welcomed a son named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s departures from royal duties began in 2020 over what they described as the British media’s intrusions and racist attitudes toward the former "Suits" star.The family now resides in the coastal city of Montecito, California.
Meghan Markle is celebrating another year around the sun as she turns 41 on August 4. The Duchess of Sussex is known for using her birthday to highlight causes close to her and on her 40th birthday she released 40x40.
Meghan Markle's father has claimed she ignored the birthday present he sent her last year. To mark her 40th birthday, Thomas Markle says he sent her a bouquet of roses, but says he did not get any acknowledgement or response. The Duchess of Sussex, who recently denied lying to Oprah Winfrey about growing up as an only child, has been estranged from her father for several years.
It's been claimed that Meghan Markle struggled with her wedding dress on her big day after the military escort she was allegedly rude to refused to help her.
Meghan Markle denied this week that she lied to Oprah Winfrey about being an "only child" in her tell-all interview last year. The Duchess of Sussex’s legal team said in a court filing Monday in connection to her half-sister Samantha Markle’s defamation lawsuit that Meghan made a "subjective" statement about how she felt about her childhood. "Meghan’s response to that question that she ‘grew up as an only child’ was obviously not meant to be a statement of objective fact that she had no genetic siblings or half-siblings," her legal team said in the filing.
Meghan Markle claimed in her bombshell Oprah interview that she "grew up as an only child". She also said: "I wished I had siblings, I would have loved to have had siblings." Now Meghan's half sister Samantha is suing the Duchess for $75,000 after calling these claims "humiliating". But the Duchess of Sussex's lawyers argue that her account was not meant to be "objective fact" rather a subjective statement of her own feelings.
Revenge author Tom Bower has credited Meghan Markle’s intelligence as the secret behind her success and claims she has used it to control the narrative. But the former BBC correspondent - who interviewed about 80 sources close to the couple for the bombshell unauthorised biography - admits he is in awe of the power 40-year-old Meghan has managed to levy from relatively humble roots. In an exclusive interview with OK!, Tom says: “I never deny Meghan’s successes.
A new book focusing on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has made some surprising claims about the Duchess of Sussex, including how she Googled her now husband before their first meeting.Tom Bower's unauthorised biography, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors was released on 21 July. And with the explosive book also featuring “interviews from insiders who have never spoken before", fans can expect plenty of royal bombshells to drop following its release.
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