New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 7
officer told her not to take any
snaps. She says it’s an example
of “silly control freakery”, adding,
“It saddens me that they are
weakening their impact through
this behaviour. It makes them
look silly, it’s childish and takes
us for fools.”
This came after it was revealed
that British taxpayers footed the
bill for the $4.5 million renovation
of the Sussexes’ new home on
the grounds of Windsor Castle,
Frogmore Cottage. Then Harry
and Meghan refused to allow
photographers into baby
Archie’s christening and did
not name the godparents.
While rumour-mongers blamelanguage between them and
lots of eye contact,” she says.
“It seemed to be Meghan
making them all giggle.”
It was the second time Kate
and Meghan (both 37) have
attended Wimbledon together,
the first being last year.
In the 12 months since,
gossip about divisions between
their households reached a
crescendo, with rumours of
Meghan getting above herself,
Kate giving her the cold
shoulder, William (37) pulling
rank, Harry (34) getting bored
as the spare to the heir...
Whatever the truth, Judi
says the visual evidence is thatit’s all behind them now.
“If there has been any
coldness, things could just
be back on a stronger footing
again. Meghan shares her
laughter with Pippa, and
Kate is also making an effort,
leaning across to create
head-closeness and paying
lots of eye-attention to Meghan
as they chat.”
Meghan also visited
Wimbledon with her aides
earlier in the week, in a private
capacity, to support her friend
Serena. It didn’t go well.
PR consultant Sally Jones sat
further along in the same row
and claims a close protectionMeghan for the apparent
obsession with privacy,
those close to the
household beg to differ.
“It’s not the duchess,
it’s the duke,” says a
friend. “One can’t
underestimate his
depth of feeling about
this. He blames media
harassment of his
mother for her death
and knows himself
what it’s like to be
stalked by paparazzi.
“He is absolutely
determined that his
son will be allowed
to grow up in private
and choose his own
path in life when the time
comes. People had better
get used to it.”
It’s part of a plan for the two
households to split completely.
Last month, it was announced
that Harry and Meghan will
leave the foursome’s joint
Royal Foundation to set up
their own charity.
A royal aide says, “The split
is logical. Prince William will
be king. He has to be seen as
conservative in everything he
does, from his clothes to the
causes he supports. The same
goes for his family.
“Prince Harry and his family
have fewer restrictions. They can
choose to support moreIT’S LOVE ALL
Best pals: The
sisters-in-law
appear delighted
to get some
girl-bonding
time together
at Wimbledon.