PRINCE WILLIAM FELT MEGHAN MARKLE HAD AN ‘AGENDA’ FROM ‘EARLY STAGE’ IN RELATIONSHIP WITH HARRY, BIOGRAPHER CLAIMS

Prince William felt that Meghan Markle had an agenda from an early stage in her relationship with Prince Harry, a royal biographer has claimed.

Robert Lacey, author of Battle of Brothers, said the claim came from a source close to William.

Lacy told ITV documentary, Harry & William: What Went Wrong?: “Someone close to William told me William felt from an early stage that Meghan had an agenda”.

This is far from the first report of William’s attitude toward the Duchess of Sussex.

In Mr Lacey’s book, he claimed that Prince William raged at Meghan’s “merciless” treatment of staff and called her “that bloody woman”.

ARTHUR EDWARDS SAYS ‘WILLIAM AND HARRY FRICTION IS REASON SO FEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO DIANA MEMORIAL’

Royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, has had his say on the rift between the two Princes ahead of Diana’s statue unveiling.

Arthur Edwards has said: “If they had wanted more people there for the unveiling they could have done it somehow.

“It is sad the Queen, Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family who were close to Diana can’t be there.

“I believe the on-going friction between William and Harry is the real reason so few people have been invited. In many ways I find that unacceptable.”

 CROWN AND OUT

The Crown boss has revealed why there’s no way the Netflix show can continue beyond season six.

The hit drama about the British Monarchy has had viewers gripped for four seasons so far, with two more to come.’

Speaking to Broadcast, Suzanne Mackie explained how Peter doesn’t intend to move the story on past the early 2000s.

She said: “Peter has said it very articulately, that he simply can’t write something unless there has been time to gain a proper perspective.

“I think he’s always felt 10 years is the minimum amount of time that he can see something in a historical context, to allow him to really understand it.”

KATE SELF-ISOLATES AFTER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH COVID SUFFERER

The Duchess of Cambridge is having to self-isolate after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus, Kensington Palace said.

Kate was due to spend the day with William, celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the NHS at two major events, but will now have a 10-day period at home.

The couple had planned to attend a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral in honour of the nation’s health service, and in the afternoon host a Big Tea at Buckingham Palace for NHS staff, in their roles as joint patrons of NHS Charities Together.

Kensington Palace said in a statement: “Last week the Duchess of Cambridge came into contact with someone who has subsequently tested positive for Covid-19.

“Her Royal Highness is not experiencing any symptoms, but is following all relevant Government guidelines and is self-isolating at home.”

PRINCE HARRY FELT SILENCED BY CHARLES OVER DIANA INQUEST – LEAVING HIM LIKE A ‘VOLCANO READY TO ERUPT’, EXPERT SAYS

Prince Harry was a “volcano ready to erupt” after feeling silenced by his dad Prince Charles over Princess Diana inquest, claims an expert. 

In 2008, an inquest into Diana’s death concluded that she and partner Dodi Fayed had been unlawfully killed as a result of the “gross negligence” of Mercedes driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi.

In the run up to what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday on July 1, royal expert Duncan Larcombe told The Sun how Diana’s death in 1997 had affected youngest son Prince Harry.

The royal commentator said: “It hurt him. It hurt him badly. He was damaged by her death. A 12-year-old’s mother dies, a 12-year-old suffers obviously. 

“But then to have 11 years, over a decade, of his mother’s death being the stuff of open discussions and theories and ‘this is what happened.’ From Prince Harry’s point of view, he was like a volcano waiting to erupt.”

Read more here.

MEG PECKED

The Duke of Sussex won’t make up with Prince William as he “can’t afford to upset Meghan,” according to a royal biographer.

Despite the brother’s united front at the unveiling of the statue honouring their late mother Princess Diana last week, Harry made a sharp exit after the ceremony.

He dashed back to the US to be with his wife Meghan Markle, Archie, and newborn daughter Lilibet – which royal commentator Angela Levin suggested is because “he does what he’s told.”

But the author isn’t holding her breath for a reconciliation, as she told The Andrew Pierce Show, “I think whatever Harry decides Meghan will change it.”

“She will make it a negative thing to happen, and I don’t see that there will be a long-term progress there.

ARTHUR EDWARDS SAYS ‘WILLIAM AND HARRY FRICTION IS REASON SO FEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO DIANA MEMORIAL’

Royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, has had his say on the rift between the two Princes ahead of Diana’s statue unveiling.

Arthur Edwards has said: “If they had wanted more people there for the unveiling they could have done it somehow.

“It is sad the Queen, Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family who were close to Diana can’t be there.

“I believe the on-going friction between William and Harry is the real reason so few people have been invited. In many ways I find that unacceptable.”

PRINCESS PUSHY

Meghan Markle upset people from the early days of her joining the Royal Family, a royal biographer has claimed.

Penny Junor claimed palace insiders told her the Duchess of Sussex was “not as charming as she seemed.”

“I was hearing very bad stories from early on that Meghan was upsetting people,” she told the ITV documentary, Harry & William: What Went Wrong?

“She was not as charming as she seemed.”

Junor went on to say that the Duchess’s approach is not just Californian but “showbiz-y, celebrity.”

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ITV CUT CLAIM PRINCE WILLIAM’S STAFF PLANTED STORIES ABOUT HARRY FROM BROTHERS-AT-WAR DOC

ITV cut claims that Prince William and his staff planted stories about his brother’s mental health after being warned they were defamatory, reports claim. 

The documentary, Harry & William: What Went Wrong?, had originally planned to air allegations of leaking from the Duke of Cambridge about Prince Harry. 

Omid Scobie, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biographer, had suggested on the show that senior palace aides had briefed newspapers over concerns regarding Harry’s state of mind. 

He claimed that it was following an interview with journalist Tom Bradby in 2019 where Harry said that he and his brother were on “different paths”.

However, Kensington Palace are understood to have warned ITV that the suggestion, if aired, would be defamatory in that it was substantially untrue.

INFLUENCE-HEIRS

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry quit royal duties for LA to be “social impact influencers”, their former chief of staff has revealed.

Catherine St-Laurent, who quit her top role after less than a year, confirmed the couple stepped back to become “talented and creative leaders” instead.

The Duke and Duchess vowed they’d continue with a lifetime of “service” – after the Queen confirmed they’d be stripped of their royal titles after Megxit.

And now Ms St-Laurent, who left a plum job with Bill and Melinda Gates to work as Harry and Meghan’s chief of staff last year, has revealed their plans for the future.

PRINCESS PUSHY

Meghan Markle upset people from the early days of her joining the Royal Family, a royal biographer has claimed.

Penny Junor claimed palace insiders told her the Duchess of Sussex was “not as charming as she seemed.”

“I was hearing very bad stories from early on that Meghan was upsetting people,” she told the ITV documentary, Harry & William: What Went Wrong?

“She was not as charming as she seemed.”

Junor went on to say that the Duchess’s approach is not just Californian but “showbiz-y, celebrity.”

ARTHUR EDWARDS SAYS ‘WILLIAM AND HARRY FRICTION IS REASON SO FEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO DIANA MEMORIAL’

Royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, has had his say on the rift between the two Princes ahead of Diana’s statue unveiling.

Arthur Edwards has said: “If they had wanted more people there for the unveiling they could have done it somehow.

“It is sad the Queen, Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family who were close to Diana can’t be there.

“I believe the on-going friction between William and Harry is the real reason so few people have been invited. In many ways I find that unacceptable.”

ROYAL STUMBLE

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s plan to trademark Archewell has hit a setback at the hands of US lawyers.

The pair want their non-profit organisation Archewell Foundation and Spotifty podcast series Archewell Audio to be protected by company law in America – but their bid has hit a stumbling block.

Documents were filed to the US Patent and Trademark Office by the couple, requesting sole use of the terms.

But their bid hasn’t had a smooth outcome as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been told their applications need clarification if they are to be made into law, reports the Mail.

Applying for Archewell Audio’s trademark, the pair said the company was for the “creation, development, production and distribution of podcasts, audio programmes, music, and audio books” and would create “live podcast performances, live stage performances, live music performances, and live audio-book readings”.

CROWN AND OUT

The Crown boss has revealed why there’s no way the Netflix show can continue beyond season six.

The hit drama about the British Monarchy has had viewers gripped for four seasons so far, with two more to come.’

Speaking to Broadcast, Suzanne Mackie explained how Peter doesn’t intend to move the story on past the early 2000s.

She said: “Peter has said it very articulately, that he simply can’t write something unless there has been time to gain a proper perspective.

“I think he’s always felt 10 years is the minimum amount of time that he can see something in a historical context, to allow him to really understand it.”

ITV CUT CLAIM PRINCE WILLIAM’S STAFF PLANTED STORIES ABOUT HARRY FROM BROTHERS-AT-WAR DOC

ITV cut claims that Prince William and his staff planted stories about his brother’s mental health after being warned they were defamatory, reports claim. 

The documentary, Harry & William: What Went Wrong?, had originally planned to air allegations of leaking from the Duke of Cambridge about Prince Harry. 

Omid Scobie, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biographer, had suggested on the show that senior palace aides had briefed newspapers over concerns regarding Harry’s state of mind. 

He claimed that it was following an interview with journalist Tom Bradby in 2019 where Harry said that he and his brother were on “different paths”.

However, Kensington Palace are understood to have warned ITV that the suggestion, if aired, would be defamatory in that it was substantially untrue.

ROYAL RETURN

PRINCE Harry is due to return to the UK in ten weeks for another Princess Di ceremony — and Meghan may join him.

It comes after last week’s Diana statue unveiling with Prince William “failed to heal the brotherly rift”.

Harry, 36, and William, 39, had an hour together at their mother’s memorial on Thursday followed by a brief reception in Kensington Palace.

The event was scaled down due to Covid. Insiders say there was no time to address the row caused by Harry blasting the Royal Family from the US.

But Harry is set to come back in September and join more than 100 friends, family and charity leaders for another memorial event. Wife Meghan, 39, could also return with him but sources say it may still be too early as it will come just two months after the birth of second child Lilibet.

PRINCE HARRY FELT SILENCED BY CHARLES OVER DIANA INQUEST – LEAVING HIM LIKE A ‘VOLCANO READY TO ERUPT’, EXPERT SAYS

Prince Harry was a “volcano ready to erupt” after feeling silenced by his dad Prince Charles over Princess Diana inquest, claims an expert. 

In 2008, an inquest into Diana’s death concluded that she and partner Dodi Fayed had been unlawfully killed as a result of the “gross negligence” of Mercedes driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi.

In the run up to what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday on July 1, royal expert Duncan Larcombe told The Sun how Diana’s death in 1997 had affected youngest son Prince Harry.

The royal commentator said: “It hurt him. It hurt him badly. He was damaged by her death. A 12-year-old’s mother dies, a 12-year-old suffers obviously. 

“But then to have 11 years, over a decade, of his mother’s death being the stuff of open discussions and theories and ‘this is what happened.’ From Prince Harry’s point of view, he was like a volcano waiting to erupt.”

Read more here.

WATCH: MEGHAN MARKLE MADE STAFF MISERABLE, SAYS ROYAL EXPERT

MEGHAN MARKLE’S BOOK THE BENCH IS NOT BEING STOCKED AT QUEEN’S ONLINE STORE

THE Duchess of Sussex’s picture book The Bench is not being stocked in the Queen’s online store.

The online Royal Collection Shop boasts a whole “storytime” section of “delightful” children’s books.

They include Paddington at the Palace for £6.99 and even Peppa Pig Meets The Queen for £4.99 But the Duchess of Sussex’s title – which has crashed out of Amazon’s top 100 – is not among them.

Meghan, 39, claims it was inspired by a poem she wrote for Harry on his first Father’s Day and a “love story” of him and Archie.

The picture book topped the New York Times Bestsellers List for children’s picture books but sold just 3,212 copies in the UK its first week since publication on June 8.

CLOSE FRIEND OF DIANA SAYS PRINCESS WASN’T FULLY AWARE OF ROYAL ‘MACHINE’ WHEN SHE JOINED FIRM

A close friend of Princess Diana has revealed that she was not fully aware of royal “machine” when she joined the firm.

Writing in The Telegraph, Dr Colthurst recalled witnessing the pressure she faced.

Close friend, Colthurst said: “I felt, when she joined the Royal family, she may not have been fully aware of the machine she was in,” he wrote.

“The Firm, for its part, was unaccustomed to having a superstar in its midst, and I don’t think they knew how to cope with the enormous amount of publicity she generated.”

PRINCE WILLIAM PRAISES FIRST RESPONDER VOLUNTEER DURING ‘EMOTIONAL DAY’ FOR THE NHS

Earlier in the day, the duke attended a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the NHS milestone.

William also chatted to Tony Larks, 48, a first responder volunteer from Bracknell who joined South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust as a community first responder volunteer in 2020 in response to the Covid pandemic.

During the last year he has clocked up nearly 1,000 hours of voluntary service and has attended more than 250 emergency incidents, while also working full time as a graphic designer.

The duke said: “The immense pressure you are dealing with, but it’s fantastic you are able to help out in such a way.”

Mr Larks said later: “It’s been truly amazing to have met Prince William today and to recognise the amazing work of the NHS. I’m honoured and humbled to have the opportunity to work alongside NHS heroes and the work they do daily. It’s truly incredible.”

MEG PECKED

The Duke of Sussex won’t make up with Prince William as he “can’t afford to upset Meghan,” according to a royal biographer.

Despite the brother’s united front at the unveiling of the statue honouring their late mother Princess Diana last week, Harry made a sharp exit after the ceremony.

He dashed back to the US to be with his wife Meghan Markle, Archie, and newborn daughter Lilibet – which royal commentator Angela Levin suggested is because “he does what he’s told.”

But the author isn’t holding her breath for a reconciliation, as she told The Andrew Pierce Show, “I think whatever Harry decides Meghan will change it.”

“She will make it a negative thing to happen, and I don’t see that there will be a long-term progress there.

PRINCE WILLIAM PRAISES FIRST RESPONDER VOLUNTEER DURING ‘EMOTIONAL DAY’ FOR THE NHS

Earlier in the day, the duke attended a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the NHS milestone.

William also chatted to Tony Larks, 48, a first responder volunteer from Bracknell who joined South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust as a community first responder volunteer in 2020 in response to the Covid pandemic.

During the last year he has clocked up nearly 1,000 hours of voluntary service and has attended more than 250 emergency incidents, while also working full time as a graphic designer.

The duke said: “The immense pressure you are dealing with, but it’s fantastic you are able to help out in such a way.”

Mr Larks said later: “It’s been truly amazing to have met Prince William today and to recognise the amazing work of the NHS. I’m honoured and humbled to have the opportunity to work alongside NHS heroes and the work they do daily. It’s truly incredible.”

ARTHUR EDWARDS SAYS ‘WILLIAM AND HARRY FRICTION IS REASON SO FEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO DIANA MEMORIAL’

Royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, has had his say on the rift between the two Princes ahead of Diana’s statue unveiling.

Arthur Edwards has said: “If they had wanted more people there for the unveiling they could have done it somehow.

“It is sad the Queen, Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family who were close to Diana can’t be there.

“I believe the on-going friction between William and Harry is the real reason so few people have been invited. In many ways I find that unacceptable.”