Meghan’s Family Strife Ruins Royals’ Best-Laid Plans

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The royal family expected glowing coverage for King Charles and his heirs, but were overshadowed by Thomas Markle in a prison jumpsuit.

Early November is always a key period for the royal family, and this should have been a wonderful week for them all, as their PR machine kicked into top gear.

We had King Charles’ 78th birthday. We had William laying out his stall for his future reign in Country Life magazine, along with Catherine’s first big interview and Prince George’s drawing of a kingfisher. We had Queen Camilla hosting her Booker Prize reception, the run-up to the Earthshot Prize, and the announcement of Together at Christmas.

What dominates the news instead? Thomas Markle in an orange jumpsuit, and Meghan expecting us to feel sorry for her.

Harry and Meghan have trashed this crucially important week for the real royal family, bringing disaster to its door.

The Royalist believes that they moved back knowing full well what was coming. We know, from The Sun, that Thomas Markle Jr. went to the FBI on July 10, and it is hard to believe he hadn’t approached Meghan before then.

I am sure Meghan doesn’t want to be interviewed by the FBI, which might explain the hasty departure from California, and the decision to stay in the U.K. for Christmas. The more protective privacy law in the U.K. is a factor too, I suspect.

And now, after the unbelievable damage she and Harry have inflicted on the royal family, Meghan wants our sympathy, in a series of briefings to her favorite outlet, People magazine.

She and Harry turned up at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, for the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial, with Meghan looking performatively upset and drained (not too drained, mind you, for a lookalike of the coat to turn up on her OneOff shopping page).

The Lost Screen Memorial is for children who have lost their lives as a result of harm suffered on social media.

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