Prince Harry's glamorous ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas takes on Meghan Markle with rival podcast
Prince Harry's former girlfriend Cressida Bonas has taken on Meghan Markle's podcast head-to-head - and even managed to out-royal the Duchess of Sussex.
Bonas, 36, dated the Duke of Sussex for almost two years and was one of Harry's two publicly-known girlfriends, along with Chelsy Davy, before he married Markle.
It is understood the striking society beauty, who is a granddaughter of an earl, was introduced to Harry by his cousin Princess Eugenie in May 2012 and they soon began dating.
In his memoir Spare, Harry revealed how Cressida even had the seal of approval of Prince Wiliam and Princess Catherine as a future royal duchess.
However, the couple was reported to have separated amicably in April 2014, with Bonas later attending the Sussexes' wedding in 2018.
Seven years later, Bonas and Markle have both launched similar-sounding podcasts within days of one another.
Markle's podcast Confessions of A Female founder launched just days before Cressida unveiled Lessons From Our Mothers.
Bonas' series is hosted with her half sister Isabella Branson and features 'a series of conversations that celebrate motherhood and mothering in all its forms'.
Meanwhile, Markle reportedly settled on interviewing high profile female business figures for her new show after failing to garner interest from A-list stars like Beyonce and Taylor Swift.
Adding major insult to injury, Bonas has reportedly secured Harry's cousin Princess Eugenie as a guest.
A sneak preview posted on the podcast's Instagram account saw Eugenie, 34, share a rare insight into her relationship with her mother, Fergie.
'What is the most valuable thing you have learned from your mum?' Cressida asked in an episode.
'I think for me, it's the fire inside, you know, the strength inside of you, and how to bring that out, and to pull it in when you most need it,' Eugenie said.
The update comes after royal insider Lady Colin Campbell claimed Harry and Bonas' relationship fell apart because Cressida found royal life 'unappealing'.
'Harry had one or two really nice girlfriends,' she told Best magazine's Suddenly Single podcast earlier this month.
'He had wonderful taste in girls, the problem is after a point when the excitement of being with a prince and the possibility of being a royal duchess has worn thin it had no appeal.'
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