T
heJuly14 Londonpremiere
ofThe LionKingwas a royal
affair.MeghanMarkle,37,
glowedassheandPrince
Harry,34,mingledwithBe-
yoncéandotherstars.But
whenmusicianPharrellWilliamstoldher,
“We cheeryouguyson,”it hita nerve.“They
don’tmakeit easy,”shereplied,referringto
the press’seeminglyconstantcriticismof her.
AsMeghanwellknows,it’snoteasybeing
aduchess.“W hentheystarteddating,she
was hailedas the‘Americansweetheart,’but
itdidn’ttakelongforthetideto turn,”anin-
sidertellsCloser. Sinceher 2018 nuptialsto
PrinceHarry,Meghan’sbeenaccusedof ev-
erythingfromdivabehaviorandspending
too muchmoneyto bringinghersister-in-law
KateMiddleton,37,to tearsandnotholding
herson,Archie,properly.
HARRYIN HERCORNER
FortunatelyforMeghan,“shecouldn’task
for a moresupportivehusband—Harry’sher
knightinshiningarmor!”theroyalsinsid-
erreveals.“Hereassuresherthatshehas
nothingto worryabout.If she’shaving
specialtocheerherup—a massage,
f lowersor a mini-break.”Meghan’s
sister-in-lawKateis alsoonherside,
advisingherto ignorethegossipand
stayfocusedonwhat’sreallyimpor-
tant—herlovingfamily.
Andthere’snodoubtHarry,who’s
planninggetawaysforthe couple
toAfricaandLA,is Meghan’strue
rock.“Sometimeshegetsmoreup-
setaboutwhatcriticssaybecause
she’s moved halfway across the
worldto be withhim,”theroyalsin-
sidersays.“Meghan’shappinessis
his number-onepriority.He’sthere
for her 100 percent—as a husband,
aloverandbest friend.They’re
agreatteamwho won’tletany-
thingor anyonebringthemdown.”
—Reportingby NataliePosner
AREONLYBRINGING THE
ROYALS UPDATE
PRINCE HARRY
Meghan was slammed for
the way she held Archie at
a July 10 polo match.
Kate and Meghan laughed
off rumors of a rift at
Wimbledon on July 13.
Standing Strong
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