best for CELEBRITY
were ‘careering from one PR
disaster to another’ and ‘they
just don’t take advice’.
Just over a year since their
lavish wedding was watched
by billions around the globe,
the golden glow around Harry
and Meghan has started to
look a bit tarnished. The
secrecy around Archie’s birth
and christening, the refusal
to release the name of his
godparents – or even that
of their new dog... then the
fallout from a recent visit to
Wimbledon, when Meghan
was branded a ‘nightmare’
and was said to ban anyone
from photographing her...
Andrew Morton, the author
of Diana: Her True Story, the
book in which Harry’s mother
revealed the truth about
her marriage and desperate
unhappiness, said ‘I think
[Meghan] is taking a leaf out
of Diana’s playbook, but I think
she’s gone nuclear too early.’
Morton said Meghan has
surrounded herself with
friends who will speak out
on her behalf, unlike Prince
Harry’s pals, who keep quiet.
‘She’s a new player and she’s
been quick out of the starting
box. Her A-list celebrity
friends, the court of Meghan,
is a very voluble court and
they’re very powerful,’ he says.
And, with Prince Harry- famously described by
Princess Diana as a ‘hothead’ - fiercely protective of his new
wife, it’s a fair assumption that
the Duke and Duchess could
continue to surprise us. W
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their own agenda on privacy.
Neighbours at Frogmore
Cottage in Windsor, where the
couple now live, were recently
appalled by a list of ‘dos and
don’ts’, including instructions
not to touch their dogs or ask
to see their baby son, Archie.
(Although the Sussexes had
no involvement in the edict,
apparently initiated by a local
manager, it raised hackles.)
In his podcast, Pod Save
The Queen, Daily Mirror royal
reporter Russell Myers asked,
‘What are their PR people
briefing them, and are they
completely ignoring it? My
guess is, yes.’ He added that,
in his opinion, the pair, who
he described as ‘headstrong ’,Prince Harry has
announced that he
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Only two
children
for (^) the
Sussexes?
The Duke and
Duchess get to
meet celebrities
like Beyoncé and
husband Jay-Z
The environmentally ‘woke’
pair say baby Archie will
only have one sibling
Meghan was
guest editor
on the glitzy
fashion/style
bible, Vogue
The magazine’s
controversial
cover images