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Daily Mail
4 days ago
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Meghan Markle's long list of difficult behaviour with some of the most famous magazines IN FULL: From being savaged by Vanity Fair boss and 'clash' with Anna Wintour
From impossible demands to lambasting reporters, Meghan Markle has made her fair share of enemies across some of the most famous magazines in the world. On Monday, MailOnline revealed that Meghan was 'banned' by Anna Wintour from being on the cover of British Vogue in September 2022 after the magazine boss became 'frustrated with all the Duchess of Sussex's team's micromanaging', according to a source. But this wasn't the duchess first run-in with leading figures in the industry. Meghan's behaviour led the legendary former Tatler editor Tina Brown to blast the former Suits actress for having 'the worst judgement of anyone in the entire world'. Brown, who wrote the bestselling royal biography The Palace Papers, said: 'The trouble with Meghan is that she has the worst judgment of anyone in the entire world. She's flawless about getting it all wrong. 'I mean, she just is. She really is a perfectionist about getting it all wrong.' Before she was even the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan was already starting to build a bad reputation among magazine editors. In September 2017, two months before her engagement to Harry was announced, Meghan graced the cover of Vanity Fair. Meghan on the cover of Vanity Fair in 2017. Even before she was the Duchess of Sussex Meghan was already ruffling feathers across the magazine industry According to the then-editor of the magazine, Graydon Carter, the soon-to-be Duchess of Sussex challenged a reporter over why she was being asked about her relationship with the now-Duke of Sussex rather than her charity work. Speaking to the New York Post, Carter claimed that Meghan asked the journalist: 'Excuse me, is this going to all be about Prince Harry? 'Because I thought we were going to be talking about my charities and my philanthropy.' Carter then admitted he had 'no idea' who Meghan was at the time and added that she was 'slightly adrift on the facts and reality'. Earlier this year, Carter gave a simple but scathing takedown of Meghan during a discussion with Interview Magazine. When asked about his thoughts on the duchess, he called her 'The Undine Spragg of Montecito.' His reference was to the main character in The Custom of the Country, a tragicomedy by author Edith Wharton that was published in 1913. The book tells the story of Spragg, a social climber who moves from the Midwest to New York to experience the high life. Spragg then marries a man from Manhattan's high society, but she's never satisfied because of her greed and ambition. On Goodreads, Spragg is described as 'vain, spoiled, and selfish.' Two years later, Meghan guest-edited the September 2019 Forces for Change issue of British Vogue which featured 15 'trailblazing change makers' on its cover. It became the fastest-selling issue in the magazine's 104-year history, selling out in ten days. Among the advocates featured on the cover were Greta Thunberg, Sinéad Burke, actors Gemma Chan and Jameela Jamil and then-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. But critics pointed out that the Queen was not among the 15 'women she admires' featured, and neither were nurses, doctors, lawyers and teachers. And questions were raised over why the Duchess only carried out 22 royal engagements in the seven months she spent as an unpaid guest editor. In the book Battle of Brothers, royal author Robert Lacey wrote about the huge unpaid time commitment Meghan made to the magazine. He wrote: 'In the same seven months, January to July 2019, the Court Circular showed the Duchess of Sussex carrying out just 22 royal engagements, less than one per week - though this period did include Meghan's maternity leave, along with a three-day tour to Morocco with Harry. 'But why had this "powerhouse" recruit to the highest echelons of the House of Windsor spent seven months labouring so intensively on behalf of British Vogue - entirely unremunerated it must be emphasised again - while doing hardly any work at all for the British Royal Family?' Three years later, the duchess was due to appear on the cover of British Vogue at the same time as Meghan's keynote appearance at the One Young World Summit in Manchester in September 2022. But Conde Nast insiders claim it was abruptly pulled and scrapped completely. An insider told MailOnline that Meghan was being 'difficult about making it a cover' and her team were 'insisting on particular straplines'. She then found herself at loggerheads with not only the editor of British Vogue, Edward Enninful, but the Queen of fashion magazines Anna Wintour. The insider said: 'Anna heard about it, and just like banned her and said, "That's it. We don't want to do this". 'And so she didn't get the cover, and I guess she didn't even get the story. [Edward Enninful] probably agreed with Anna that you don't get to call the shots on who's on the cover. That's absolutely an Editor's decision. 'Anna was p***** off. Anna was like frustrated with all the micromanaging, and just was like, "All right. That's it. She can't have the cover and we're not doing the story".' The source added that Meghan's 'level of desire for detail and control on the media is almost like Beyoncé level... but she's not Beyoncé.' However, the Duchess is said to have been relaxed with 'no expectations' but her team had 'high expectations for the piece' in Vogue. 'Enninful was not in a position to meet those expectations. He already had a magazine cover in the bag for that month,' Conde Nast insiders told the Mail On Sunday. Shelving the project is said to have damaged Enninful and the Duchess' friendship. 'Edward was furious to have lost the project, as were the powers that be at Conde Nast,' a source told the MoS. Sources claim that Meghan's team had hoped the couple could feature on a special digital cover Vogue, which is released alongside the print edition. But again, it is understood that Enninful declined. 'He didn't think it was appropriate to give her the cover,' the source explained. He had been one of Meghan's most staunchest supporters after her now-infamous 'Megxit' Oprah interview in 2021. He defended the Duchess, calling her a 'brave woman' and describing the treatment of her as 'very unfair' and 'harsh'. But he said he 'wouldn't just blame it on racism', adding: 'I think sometimes it takes a minute to understand the rules.' Whether he would defend her again today is another matter. Sources close to Meghan deny that she ever sought a Vogue cover and say she had been invited to appear. Last week, Harry and Meghan suffered a blow when they e failed to make Time Magazine's inaugural list of greatest do-gooders. Famous figures including, Oprah Winfrey, David Beckham and the Prince and Princess of Wales have made the 2025 list of the most influential philanthropists. However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have failed to make the cut - having previously made the traditional Time100 list in 2021 and 2018. It was their appearance on one of the magazine's covers in 2021 which saw the couple ridiculed online for being 'awkward' and 'airbrushed'. The cover showed Meghan standing front and centre dressed in all white while Harry is behind his wife leaning his arms on her shoulder wearing all black while outside their $14.65million mansion in Montecito, California. Social media users were quick to point out that the couple appeared to have fell victim to a 'terrible retouching job' which made the Sussexes look 'CGI'. One critic claimed the photo reflected the power dynamic in the relationship, because Meghan is in front of her husband, tweeting: 'Wow, this photo speaks volumes. There is no hiding who's in control'.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
How King Charles 'emulates' his late grandmother The Queen Mother with 'unfortunate' habit
He could be one of the biggest royal spenders of recent years. Unlike his mother, who once ordered for an untouched lemon slice be returned to the kitchen to avoid waste, King Charles seems to have a much easier time splashing the cash. His 'cut price' coronation held in May 2023 cost taxpayers at least £72million and in the run up to the event there was huge debate over the cost of holding such an historic state occasion against the background of a cost of living crisis. Tina Brown, author of 2007 biography on the life and death of the Princess of Wales, wrote in the Palace Papers: 'The Prince of Wales, unfortunately, chose to emulate his big-spending grandmother, who insisted on living in Edwardian grandeur, maintaining five fully staffed homes. 'Charles, senior courtiers felt, wanted to "out-granny Granny" in old world elegance.' Before a visit to one friend in the north east, it is rumoured Charles sent his staff ahead a day early with a truck carrying furniture to replace the fittings in the guest rooms. The truck apparently contained Charles and Camilla's complete bedrooms, including his orthopaedic bed along with his own linen. Other items included a small radio, his own lavatory seat, rolls of Kleenex Premium Comfort lavatory paper, Laphroaig whisky and bottled water, plus two landscapes of the Scottish Highlands. The royal author added that unlike the Queen, who always ate up what she was served, the prince made menu preferences. She also claimed he sometimes arrived at dinner with his protection officer bearing a martini premixed and ready to be handed to the butler and served in his own glass. Charles employed 90 staff at St James's Palace and Highgrove - and reportedly asked senior staff to drive three hours from London to Highgrove only for them to be hanging around for half the day. When Camilla still smoked, footmen were apparently instructed to place silver cigarette boxes containing her favourite brand in every room. They also had to make sure that matchbox holders in solid silver containers were placed upright near at hand with one match half withdrawn so she did not have to scrabble about looking for a light. When entertainers are summoned to entertain the Royal Family, they are given a seven-page document instructing them in how to behave. For example, they are told they must not, under any circumstances, slouch or lean against bars or tables, bow ties should be of the self-tie variety and performers are not allowed to speak to any member of the Royal Family unless spoken to first. The King's suits, of which he has 60, cost upwards of £5,000 each, while his shirts, all hand-made, cost £1,000 and he has more than 200. His collar stiffeners are made of solid gold. For the Queen Mother (pictured with King George VI) dinner parties were large and lavish affairs with liveried footmen behind every chair His collection of ties, regimental, club and personal, runs to over 500. A serving soldier based at Birdcage Walk, polishes His Majesty's boots and shoes every day – he has 50 pairs each costing over £2,000 to make by Lobb of St James's - and a housemaid hand washes his silk underwear as soon as it is discarded. Nothing Charles or Camilla wears is ever allowed near a washing machine. Some of these behaviours may sound familiar. For the Queen Mother dinner parties were large and lavish affairs with liveried footmen behind every chair and the Queen Mother herself pressing a Faberge pearl bell - 'my Borgia bell,' she called it - for service. There would be souffle, lobster croquettes, rare lamb, new potatoes and peas from Windsor with sugar on top, followed by raspberries with Jersey cream or meringue with black cherries in liqueur. She also enjoyed vintage Krug champagne at a cost of £300 a bottle. She was known for splashing the cash on jewelry, racehorses and lavish entertainment, which led to her leaving behind £7million when she died in 2002. Of the staff of 60 - housekeepers, butlers, footmen, pages, chefs, equerries, ladies' maids, ladies-in-waiting, dressers, gardeners and chauffeurs - 27 lived rent-free, including one old watchman who sat outside her bedroom door every night with a lamp. It was also believed the Queen Mother had little idea how much things cost and did not carry cash with her. Unlike his mother, who once ordered for an untouched lemon slice be returned to the kitchen to avoid waste, Charles seems to have a much easier time splashing the cash. He is pictured enjoying a mojito in Cuba in March 2019 When Charles became King, he said he would be 'slimming down' the monarchy to reduce costs. Daily May columnist Richard Kay wrote in November 2024 that private finances remains the thorny issue for the Royal family. For years, speculation about how rich the royals are has been just that, a guessing game. That they had stocks and shares was accepted but the nature of their investments and how much money they amounted to was obscured in secrecy. One justification was that public knowledge about where the King and his heir chose to invest might influence not just the market but also commercially disadvantage businesses because of the inevitable increase in scrutiny. Charles manages his own private income and assets, including the Duchy of Cornwall, as well as receiving a Sovereign Grant from the government to cover the costs of his official duties. But in 2022-2023, total spending was £107.5 million, exceeding the Sovereign Grant of £86.3million, requiring the drawing of £20.7million from reserves. Last year it was reported Charles's personal wealth jumped by £10million to £610million, making him much richer than his mother Queen Elizabeth II who was worth £370million. His inherited private estates Sandringham in Norfolk and Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, which belonged to his mother the late Queen, are said to account for much of his financial fortune. Only personal assets - not the Crown Estate, the Duchy of Lancaster, nor the Crown Jewels which are held in trust by the King for the nation - are included by The Sunday Times when assessing the sovereign's wealth. The King is also known for his love of luxurious trips with Charles and Camilla's March 2019 tour of the Caribbean costing £417,000. But in October 2024 the couple embarked upon a short royal tour of Australia and Samoa and spent significantly less money on the trip when compared with the late Queen Elizabeth II's visits. The total cost of Charles and Camilla's royal tour was around £280,600. The late Queen's 2006 visit, which lasted a total of five days, cost a whopping £677,400. In 2023 MailOnline reported that the most expensive journey made by any Royal Family member over the last financial year was Charles and Camilla's charter flight to Rwanda - costing £186,571. It came as new royal accounts showed royal travel costs fell by £600,000 to £3.9million, but the expenditure on helicopter flights topped £1million. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 2018 visit to Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji cost £81,000 and Prince William's visit to Jordan, Israel and Palestinian occupied territories the same year came to £74,000. As working members of the public battle with an ever-increasing cost of living, the Palace finances will continue to be under constant scrutiny. But Charles may be turning his back on his spending habits of the past. His ambition to 'cut down the monarchy' is still to be fully executed - but he has already shown willingness to do so by trimming down luxuries associated with his coronation and Royal Visits.
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bizarre reason Princess Diana tipped off newspapers to let them know where she was - and asked for opinions about her breasts
It may have been a way for her to exert control over her public image in an environment that was desperate to capture every move. But one royal expert claims it was a way to make the men in her life jealous. In the 2022 royal biography, The Palace Papers, royal author Tina Brown explores Princess Diana's impact on the monarchy and how her death shook the Firm. She claims that Diana was in fact tipping off tabloids behind the scenes - while publicly saying she was being 'hounded' by the press. Brown wrote: 'Time and time again, as we have seen, Diana chose to invade her own privacy, often for the capricious reason of making the men in her life jealous. 'The most unforgettable 'stolen' snap from Diana's last fateful holiday was the famous 'kiss picture' of her in a clinch with bare-chested Dodi off the coast of Corsica. 'It was she who tipped off Italian lensman Mario Brenna - to send a taunting message to the current love of her life, Hasnat Khan.' Diana is widely considered to be one of the most photographed women in the world. Conde Nast's former chairman Nicholas Coleridge and Princess Diana are seen together outside Vogue House in 1991 Princess Diana is widely considered to be one of the most photographed women in the world. She is pictured after a lunch in London in August 1996 Diana leaves Sardinia with Dodi Fayed on her way to Paris in August 1997 Her image, particularly her fashion, was extensively documented and distributed globally, influencing trends and captivating audiences worldwide. Nicholas Coleridge, the former president of Condé Nast, wrote about inviting Diana to a boardroom lunch in 1996 in his memoir The Glossy Years. The day after a picture of the princess sunbathing topless had appeared in the Mirror, he said that he expected Diana to cancel. But instead she confirmed her attendance with a request that there would be no publicity - and asked if he had seen the infamous photo. Coleridge claims Diana then asked Coleridge: 'Nicholas, please be frank, I want your real view. Are my breasts too small, do you think?' Revealing how he went 'breathless and as red as a guardsman's tunic', he reassured her that her breasts were 'perfect', and told her not to worry'. As he then walked her to her car outside vogue house, she says was 'besieged by paparazzi'. Afterwards, Coleridge rang a newspaper friend to see if he could find out who had leaked her visit. Diana allegedly asked Coleridge: 'Are my breasts too small?' Brown wrote: 'Time and time again, as we have seen, Diana chose to invade her own privacy, often for the capricious reason of making the men in her life jealous' Coleridge said he was told Diana rang the press herself from her car on her way to the lunch. He was told she often tips them off about where she'll be. Brown wrote: 'This is classic, authentic Diana - tricky, seductive, playing a double game.' The royal author compared Diana's colluding with the media to Harry and Meghan's entertainment deals - but calling Diana's plans 'more thought out'. Pictures of Diana with businessman Gulu Lalvani, who she dated for four months, were snapped after Diana allegedly tipped off the media to her whereabouts. And despite publicly showing outrage by Anna Pasternak's book Princess of Love, which gave a tell-all account of the alleged love affair between Diana and Major James Hewitt, Pasternak told MailOnline in 2019 that Diana encouraged Hewitt to cooperate with writing the book. At the time Diana said: 'He's sold me out! Men aren't supposed to do that to women, I hope his c*** shrivels up!' Brown wrote: 'The tabloids branded him forever more as the 'love rat' and Pasternak was excoriated for peddling mawkish fantasy.' Pictures of Diana with businessman Gulu Lalvani, who she dated for four months, were snapped after Diana allegedly tipped off the media to her whereabouts. The two are pictured in London in 1997 At the time Diana said: 'He's sold me out! Men aren't supposed to do that to women, I hope his c*** shrivels up!' Pasternak said: 'He told me that Diana was worried that Andrew Morton's second book was going to expose the affair in unflattering terms. 'She wanted control and was adamant that if the affair was presented in the book as a true love story, the world would not condemn the couple but would understand why they came together as they did.' Diana apparently 'tipped off' a notorious paparazzo about her husband's affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, a year before it was revealed. Australian photographer Darryn Lyons - who earned millions of dollars selling images of the late Diana through his Big Pictures agency - made the bombshell claims during an interview with WHO magazine in 2018. Lyons alleged that around six to 12 months before 'Squidgygate' - referring to the series of phone conversations between Diana and her friend James Gilbey that were leaked to the British press - the royal had 'subtly' hinted at her husband's infidelity. Both of Diana's sons also have a complex relationship with the press - the most obvious being Harry and Meghan's many TV appearances. But for the Waleses it was déjà vu. In 2017 Prince William sought £1.3million compensation over topless photos of his wife Kate Middleton, which were published in French Closer magazine in 2012. Australian photographer Darryn Lyons - who earned millions of dollars selling images of the late Diana through his Big Pictures agency - made the bombshell claims during an interview with WHO magazine in 2018 Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey made significant accusations against the press The case dated back to September 2012 when William and Kate were pictured relaxing on the terrace of a chateau belonging to the Earl of Snowdon, William's cousin and the late Princess Margaret's son, in the southern region of Provence. Long-lens cameras captured Kate topless, while only wearing a pair of bikini bottoms. One particularly intimate image showed William rubbing suncream into his wife's skin, and was said to have caused particular upset. The Duke of Cambridge said the images were 'all the more painful' as they reminded him of the way his mother died, as she was pursued by paparazzi photographers in Paris. Publication of the photographs triggered a dramatic reaction in Britain, with media organisations – including the Daily Mail – deciding not to publish them. William was known to be particularly angry at the way Kate was treated and pushed for prosecutions from day one. Later that year the French celebrity magazine was ordered to pay £92,000 in damages to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for publishing topless photos of Kate. While the amount is one of the highest ever in a privacy case in France, it is a fraction of the £1.4million the couple wanted over the grainy images. Brown wrote: 'Today, her sons express their lasting contempt for the press in different ways: William with a grim, steely obsession with control; Harry with tortured, vocal, frequently ill-judged condemnation' Brown wrote: 'It would be unreasonable to ask that William and Harry forgive the paparazzi who trained their cameras on their beloved mother's dying moments in the Paris tunnel. 'Today, her sons express their lasting contempt for the press in different ways: William with a grim, steely obsession with control; Harry with tortured, vocal, frequently ill-judged condemnation. 'But neither of them had yet been heard to reflect on how much Diana loved to dance with danger.' Brown put it best herself: 'The camera was Diana's fatal attraction and her most potent weapon - the source of so much power and so much pain. She was always gambling with those odds.'
Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Why journalists are unlikely to be pen pals with Trump
Donald Trump loves sycophantic journalists but Tina Brown, former editor of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Tatler, knows that less simpering hacks face consequences. When Marie Brenner wrote a profile of Trump for Brown, he disliked it and poured wine down her back at a charity dinner. Another interview organised by Brown led to Mark Singer writing a book, Trump & Me. When it came out, Trump sent Singer a copy with 'You're just a loser' written on it. 'Mark has it framed,' Brown tells The News Agents podcast. The book also included her favourite line from Trump, who told Singer: 'This is off the record, but you can use it.' Eyebrows were raised at the VE Day concert over the booking of
Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Meghan is 'enormously shallow' for 'trying to become an instant Beyonce', Princess Diana's biographer Tina Brown says
Meghan is 'enormously shallow' for 'trying to become an instant Beyonce', Princess Diana's biographer Tina Brown says Tina Brown made the comments during an episode of the Mixed Signals podcast READ MORE: Was Meghan Markle inspired by Princess Charlotte? Duchess's 'Easter Edit' recommendations feature children's dresses from her niece's most-worn brands Tina Brown has launched a savage attack on Meghan Markle, accusing her of being 'enormously shallow' and claiming the reason she's launched so many new business ventures is because she's desperate for attention. While appearing on the latest episode of the Mixed Signals by Semafor Media podcast, the former Vanity Fair editor-in-chief, 71, said: 'Her problem is just that she is so ADD. 'She just never stops making announcements and never really follows through.' Tina continued: 'It's like, I'm gonna do a cooking show! Nah - I'm going to be a podcaster. And hello, hello, I've got a beauty line!' Royal expert Tina wrote The Diana Chronicles, a book about the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 2007. In 2022, she penned The Palace Papers, the inside story of the British Royal Family. Speaking during the recent podcast, Tina added: 'It's like, just do one of those things, do it really well, and then do something else. 'She's weirdly panic-stricken in her business model.' In the last couple of months, former Suits actor Meghan, 43, has launched her lifestyle brand, As Ever, her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, and her podcast series, Confessions of a Female Founder.' Tina Brown, a royal author and former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair has criticised Meghan Markle, describing her as 'shallow' (pictured in March 2025 in New York) 'Maybe she's just so devoid of self-confidence that she's always trying to be a sort of instant Beyonce or instant Michelle Obama without the background that has built those people - you know, those very, very strong structures on which they stand. So that's really been her problem,' Tina said. 'If she'd simply succeeded at one thing, and then done another thing, she'd be in a much, much better place. 'But she's enormously shallow in her approach to the work she does.' Tina, who is a longstanding critic of Meghan and her husband Prince Harry, 40, also spoke about the influence the Duchess. The royal expert said: 'The thing about Meghan is she's really not bad at anything that she does. 'She has a huge influencer following. When she puts on a shirt or carries a handbag, it sells out, which means that she clearly has a following of people who really like what she stands for in some ways. 'Obviously, there are Meghan lovers and Meghan haters. The Palace just doesn't really think about Meghan anymore. It's almost like she's gone. And I think the tragic aspect is Harry.' Tina Brown claimed she has been told that Meghan (pictured appearing in episode three of With Love, Meghan) does not take advice from anyone She continued: 'What I hear from everyone is that she's unadvisable, and that is the issue. 'She's had a lot of good people willing to give advice to her, but what has irritated the people who do - and big people who do - is that they sit with her and they give her very good advice, and she kind of appears to be extremely motivated by it. 'And then she doesn't do it, and does something else. She's worn out her advisory circle, who just feel like, well, what's the point? She's not going to do it. 'And, unfortunately, she is the major adviser to Harry. She doesn't take advice, and he only takes hers. That's not a very good combination really for either of them.' After With Love, Meghan was released on Netflix, Tina gave an excoriating review of the programme, declaring it is proof the former Suits actress has an 'unerring instinct for getting it wrong'. Amid poor reviews, Tina claimed the only show that would have worked would have been one where Meghan admitted 'what a flaming flop the last five years have been'. Meghan 'has never figured out a convincing persona' and is 'behind the curve', the journalist and royal expert added. She claimed Meghan is 'too damn impatient,' adding: 'Who announces a new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, and hounds celebrity friends to talk up her strawberry jam on social media, without doing due diligence on the availability of the trademark?' Tina Brown (pictured in New York in 2022) has criticised Meghan a number of times - once saying the Duchess has an 'unerring instinct for getting it wrong' She also criticised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision for choosing Netflix over a future with the Royal Family and probably steering the Commonwealth. Writing in her newsletter Fresh Hell in March she said: 'Meghan has come out with a show about fake perfection just when the zeitgeist has turned raucously against it. 'Trump's America is a foulmouthed and dishevelled cultural place where podcasters in sweaty T-shirts, crotch-rot jeans, and headphones achieve world domination on YouTube.' With Love, Meghan brought in barely a quarter of the viewers hooked by the documentary series Harry & Meghan in 2022, it was revealed today. It came as Netflix's own data showed that With Love, Meghan has been more successful in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia than in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. 'It's not a runaway success', MailOnline's insider at Netflix has admitted. The Duchess of Sussex's eight-part series was watched by 526,000 households in the first five days it was available on Netflix since its release on March 4, according to data gathered by Samba TV. While appearing on the Mixed Signals podcast, Tina Brown also dished out her candid views on Prince Andrew and the recent controversial social media post from his accuser, Virgina Giuffre. Tina Brown also shared her thoughts on Prince Andrew (pictured attending the Easter Sunday service in Windsor on April 20) while speaking on the podcast Last month, Virgina, 41, shared on Instagram a shocking photo of herself in a hospital bed which she claimed was the result of a bus crash on March 24. She wrote: 'I've gone into kidney renal failure, they've given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.' Tina said: 'I've always found the Giuffre story interesting... The story might be exactly as she's portrayed it, but it was a strange thing to do - to post pictures of herself black and blue on Instagram saying I have four days to live. And then it turned out that actually there hadn't been a bus crash of any particular severity. 'And she's fine, it seems. So what's that about? Does that just mean that she's currently unwell and has done this thing? Or is there another story there? I just think it deserves a good, full bodied blowout story.' Former magazine supremo Tina added: 'I always wanted to interview the husband. Like, the story was that she left Epstein, she went to Australia, and then she never came back because she met this guy... and you never really learn the full surround. 'I don't think we've got the Epstein story wrong. Epstein was a very sinister, deeply terrible person. I don't think we got Epstein wrong. 'And I don't think we got the Andrew story wrong. I mean, Andrew is... he has the worst judgment in the world. He's an idiot. You know, he's kind of loathsome in a thousand ways. 'It's just possible, though, that he wasn't lying about Virginia Giuffre. I mean, that's one of the things in life. It's like, sometimes Trump tells the truth, you know. But the thing is he's a total liar, so why would you believe him? Sort of the same thing with Andrew.'
