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Hindustan Times
11 hours ago
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Meghan Markle ‘engineered' her love story with Prince Harry? Queen Elizabeth had doubts, insiders say
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot seven years ago at Windsor Castle, but Queen Elizabeth II always doubted the Sussexes' relationship from the very beginning. Insiders reveal that Queen Elizabeth had reservations about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's relationship before their 2018 wedding, fearing Meghan's intentions.(AP) Royal insider Sally Bedell Smith claimed the late monarch reportedly feared that Meghan's intentions weren't entirely just love. In her Royal Extra Substack, Bedell Smith shared insights from a conversation with Lady Elizabeth Anson, Queen Elizabeth's first cousin and longtime confidante, per the Daily Beast. ALSO READ| Meghan Markle could face Diana-like end, Royal insider's grim warning here Queen Elizabeth's secret fear over Meghan Markle surfaces years later Born at Windsor Castle and having been accustomed to the Queen all her life, Anson told Bedell Smith that two weeks before Harry and Meghan were married in 2018, the Queen had some doubts. She did not specify who this monarch is, but made it clear who she was alluding to. 'When we spoke two weeks before the May 19 wedding, Liza had just heard from the Queen. 'The Number One Lady—I call her Jemima—says the jury is out on whether she likes Meghan,'' Anson reportedly said. 'My Jemima is very worried. Harry is besotted and weak about women. We hope, but don't quite think she is in love. We think she [Meghan] engineered it all.' It gives one a vivid picture that the Queen was also feeling uneasy behind palace doors, considering that Harry was telling reporters, 'I am close to my grandmother, and she is content with this.' Bedell Smith noted, 'When I spoke with the Queen, she said she is not at all content.' Anson passed away later in 2020. Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022. Queen Elizabeth allegedly questioned Meghan's bridal look Another royal biographer, Ingrid Seward, in her book My Mother and I, wrote, 'The queen never voiced her true opinions except to her close confidants, such as Lady Elizabeth Anson, or Liza as she was known to her friends.' . 'She told me that the Queen had made only one remark about Meghan and Harry's wedding and that was that Meghan's Givenchy wedding gown was 'too white,'' Seward wrote in an excerpt published by The Daily Mail. ALSO READ| Kate Middleton shares that life wasn't the same for her after cancer fight: 'The phase afterwards is really difficult' He added that, in the Queen's view, the choice of gown 'was not appropriate for a divorcée remarrying in church,' and that she was reportedly unsettled by 'the Disneyesque spectacle of the day itself.'
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
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Kate Middleton shares that life wasn't the same for her after cancer fight: ‘The phase afterwards is really difficult'
Kate Middleton, months after announcing she was in remission, following abdominal surgery and a subsequent cancer diagnosis in early 2024, has revealed Kate Middleton discusses the emotional challenges of her cancer recovery, emphasizing the difficulty of adjusting post-treatment.(AFP) The Daily Beast reported that in her first public remarks since abruptly pulling out of the Royal Ascot in June, which caused 'a real sense of panic' within the palace, Kate's team explained at the time that she skipped Ascot in the interest of 'balance.' During a hospital garden visit on Wednesday, the Princess of Wales didn't directly address her absence, but expressed, 'You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment. Treatment's done, then it's like, 'I can crack on, get back to normal,' but actually, the phase afterwards is really, really difficult,' per People Magazine. ALSO READ| Meghan Markle could face Diana-like end, Royal insider's grim warning here 'You're not necessarily under the clinical team any longer, but you're not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to. And actually, someone to help talk you through that, show you and guide you through that sort of phase that comes after treatment, I think is really valuable.' 'You have to find your new normal and that takes time... and it's a rollercoaster, it's not smooth, like you expect it to be. The reality is you go through hard times,' she added. Kate Middleton reassesses life after cancer Kate finished chemotherapy in September 2024 and confirmed remission in January 2025. Her office said her latest garden visit was meant to 'celebrate the incredible healing power of nature and raise awareness of the important role that spending time in nature plays in bringing us joy and supporting our mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing.' 'Kate is recalibrating her entire life, her entire work-life balance,' one insider told The Daily Beast. 'Ascot was a wakeup call, not a one-off.' 'The last few years have been horrific; the disgusting things that Harry said about her and William and her family, the relentless speculation about her and William, the queen's death, the king's diagnosis which had them both thinking they were going to have to take over and then her own cancer diagnosis and treatment,' the source claimed. ALSO READ| Kate Middleton emotionally reflects on hardships after cancer treatment, admits she's 'not able to…' 'It's all taken its toll, and if she needs more time to recover, William will fight tooth and nail to see she is given it.'
