[Daily Star] Cracks started to show in Meghan Markle’s relationship with the Royal Family four days after she wed Prince Harry, Royal author Lady Colin Campbell has claimed in an exclusive interview with Daily Star Online.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wed on Saturday May 19 in 2018 in a star-studded ceremony held at Windsor Castle.
By Wednesday May 23rd, Meghan was the topic of conversation at Lady Colin Campbell’s house, she claims, as Meghan had done something “astonishing” at a 70th birthday party for Prince Charles the day before.
Lady Colin Campbell, best known for her 1992 best-seller book, Diana in Private: The Princess Nobody Knows and for being on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, told Daily Star Online how the Royal Family had wanted Meghan to be a “success”, but warning signs emerged just four days after the lavish wedding.
Lady C made the revelation to us ahead of her new long-awaited book, Meghan and Harry: The Real Story, which is published later this month.
Lady C told Daily Star Online: “I knew the tremendous amount of hope the Royal Family invested in Meghan being a success.
“Hundreds of millions of people of colour were rooting for Meghan, I was rooting for Meghan, being a Jamaican, I was emotionally invested in Meghan’s success.
“Virtually everybody I know, including my Royal friends, the wider aristocracy, wanted Meghan to be a success.
“But it quickly became apparent the ride may not be as smooth as everybody had hoped it would be, and it would not be as quite as positive as everybody had hoped it would be.”
Lady C said the first “warning” something wasn’t quite right was four days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wed at Windsor Castle on 19th May 2018.
On May 22nd the Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined the Royal Family in the grounds of Buckingham Palace where the Duchess of Cornwall and the Prince of Wales gathered for a party for Charles.
The garden party was thrown to celebrate the work of the Prince’s Charities in the year of Prince Charles’ milestone 70th birthday, and newlywed Prince Harry gave a speech.
Prince Charles’ joyful occasion was marked, Lady Campbell claims, by Meghan who did something that “astonished” an attendee with “impeccable palace connections”.
She told Daily Star Online: “I can’t repeat it exactly, it’s in the book, but what I can say is, something happened at the very first garden party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate Prince Charles’ 70th birthday and all of his charity work.
“Something happened there on the Tuesday, and I was told about it on the Wednesday evening at dinner by a household name with impeccable palace connections.
“We were all absolutely gobsmacked and astonished, we all thought this doesn’t bode well.
“It was not a good harbinger, we were all hoping against hope the information was wrong, but of course it was accurate”.
BG Notes: Yes, this blind item is vague. Your task is to guess what Meghan Markle did or said. Note that this book, Meghan and Harry: The Real Story , is a different book from the other upcoming publication Finding Freedom:Harry and Meghan.
Similar: The Enemy Diaries
The “astonishing” thing Meghan Markle did or said:
[Optional] What are the one or two craziest things that Meghan Markle has done or said in the past three years? Please use real names and keep your comments civil.
Skillaty says
The video of them being escorted out of the garden party is online. I’ve watched it. Charles comes up befuddled and out of sorts mumbling something like “not doing this in front of cameras.” Says his good bye quickly to both and runs off, Camilla comes in angry and makes a very half * goodbye herself and Harry is standing there like he has mashed potato brains as Meghan has that manic, rigid smile as staff usher them away.
Rumors are she stuck her tongue out at Camilla.
High Steppa says
Hmmmm……maybe she picked her nose or bit her nails! Who knows??
lamgirls3 says
I seem to remember something about this, and it was mentioned in the media a couple of days after the event. It happened right after the speech, when everyone was mingling on the grounds.
I believer Harry and Meghan we’re talking with a small group of people and Meghan inadvertently corrected Harry while he was speaking. The * royals and British media went nuts, because apparently that’s a “no no”. She probably thought she was helping, as in helping him not look like a…
velmasboytoy says
I bet she downplayed Charlie’s charity work in some way. I always thought it was odd that she didn’t fly down to Mexico to introduce Harry to her dad. Wouldn’t 99.9% make sure our loved ones met our fiancees, presuming we had decent relationships with them, of course. And Meghans dad was supposed to walk her down the aisle, so she was in an ok place with him. Especially since you KNOW that everyone’s going to be scrutinizing your every move, wouldn’t you want him to meet Dad?
velmasboytoy says
I mean, it’s not like they couldn’t afford the plane ride, which might account for not meeting the parents/guardians before the big day.
montebell says
This lady wants to sell some books. It doesn’t matter at all to me what she did, but I don’t think it takes much to offend the royals. Probably didn’t curtsy or maybe she called the queen Liz. I’m guessing that Harry knew what was in store for him when they married and he’s on board for it. I think all this attention to their every move is mundane. But good fodder for gossip, no?
carriebradshaw says
No clue, but I bet this book will be a bestseller, unlike the “Finding freebies” one.
The worst thing she did was to launch her website wirhout telling the Queen or PC. She tried to overrun them and I am happy she failed. I was one of those people, who rooted for her, and now feel betrayed, and there are lot of people like me everywhere. She has no idea how unpopular she became because of this.
MaryQuiteContrary says
Perhaps she mentioned Diana? She’s made no secret that she wants to be the next Princess Di, so mentioning her name in front of Charles and Camilla would not only be uncouth but it would be unsurprising.
rexczarina says
She made a political statement.
aaaGranE says
*First she stuck out her tongue, strike one. *Then she talked politics, strike two.
*Specifically a woman’s right to choose, strike three… she’s outta there!
melrose71 says
She gave someone the finger?
sunshine702 says
She was openly flirting with Charles.
She threw hot tea at a staff member in Australia. This was hushed up but proven. Assaulting someone with boiling hot water.
Mothers Meeting says
Something along the lines of “well, I’m your queen now”.
south chicago says
There’s a photo of Megan sticking her tongue out at Camilla. at this event.
There’s also a video showing that Megan and Harry were apparently asked to leave that event by Prince Charles in the middle of meeting guests. They were shown the exit by some staff member and then the two of them walked out alone.
Lastly, there’s a photo of them in the car as they leave and they both look very P.O.d
gfbcpa says
She dropped an f— bomb.
DavyRogers says
I’m sure they all wanted her to succeed. She was a huge PR coup for them. I have never thought about it this way before but it may have even been Harry’s “royal duty” to bring a person of color into the Royal Family. He should have looked longer and harder.
DavyRogers says
Oh sorry as to what she did? My guess is she was rude to the servants.
llabine1 says
Lady Campbell is a well known agitator…..I am guessing that Meghan said something about helping the “family” move into the 21st century with her new ideas…they do NOT welcome change…..
Sangfroid says
How frustrating. “I can’t repeat it exactly, it’s in the book…” Nothing like drumming up sales with the promise of salacious gossip backed up by impeccable connections!
Meghan is my second least favourite person in the Royal family for sure, and has undoubtedly made all kinds of goofs, but this hypervague “ooh I’ve something to tell you, but I can’t tell you” seems a blatant cash grab by this author with a book to sell!
jowmister says
Cupped her hand and farted into it, and then made other people smell it.
Sleepyandconfused says
She stuck her tongue out at Camilla.
Camilla is smart and she knew exactly what an opportunistic schemer Markle is, that’s why Markle never liked her
3 things:
– lying during engagement interview that she didn’t know who Harry was cause she knew nothing about RF (that’s when I saw her true intentions)
– visiting poor people on her Africa tour&then, making video interview with fake crying about ‘poor me, nobody gets me’. What a humanitarian!
– demanding posh wedding while knowing..
laura1083 says
Reports say she had words with Camilla and was making faces at her and stuck her tongue out at her as well. Very immature if true.
WorkHardBeNice says
No idea.
But with as scandalous as it’s being made out to be, I can only picture her pushed back from the table, hand in her pants Al Bundy-style and saying something like, “Helluva spread, Chuck!”
*it’s not that I notice her doing anything in particular that strikes a wrong note. It’s just that she doesn’t seem very genuine in either her speech or her expressions. Like she’s always, well, acting…
delray74 says
I doubt she smoked a doobie in the garden. My guess is she turned her back to someone or showed a revealing glimpse to someone.
JHntr113 says
She announced her surrogate was pregnant?
queenpin says
Meghan Markle acted like she was the hostess of the party and stuck her tongue out at Camilla.
Craziest thing 1 was writing messages of support to sex workers on bananas!
Craziest thing 2 was the continuous cradling of the “baby bump.”
thea64 says
I think she might have asked someone for cocaine.
The most ridiculous thing she said was how bad they had it when they were in Africa among all the people who really have it bad. Like starving and *. Just pathetic!
phoenixsun says
What does it matter. She was with “family” not on royal duty. I behave differently with my family and friends in a private setting than I do at a big party or restaurant.
boyjack4 says
I think she brought up Diana,either to question her death or say pity she wasn’t around to see Harry get married.
Too many to count, she wanted to shake it all up and had no understanding of the centuries of tradition that theRoyal family is built on.
She just cast away her father, hurt him immeasurably so he started hitting back.
SweePea says
MM comented on Camillas outfit.
badgerette85 says
My guess is she said something to the fact that they were eventually headed to the states to reside, due to the confines of living as a Royal in England.
Op- I think that her causing a wedge between Harry and his brother has to top it all. They have been thru so much over the years and I think she has no regards for the past for which she was not apart of. Epitome of self centeredness
taracu says
I’m going to guess that Meghan made an inappropriate/ crass joke about Price Charles’ age.
aaaHmm says
She stuck her tongue out.
zappy2050 says
Meghan has acted like a diva from day 1 and wanted to upstage everyone else. Not sure what she did that time – but she has made so many mistakes.
Her 3 biggest mistakes:
-fighting over jewelry that is not hers.
-the over the top baby shower
– trying to use SussesRoyal to sell tshirts and socks.
All very classless.
Dotty Settler says
She stuck her tongue out at Camilla when she was giving a speech
toronto says
She probably ridiculed the event or branded it too stuffy/boring, judging by the photos and their leaving about 20 minutes in.
Optional: there are SO many but (1) when she complained, in one of the * capitols of the world, while on a trip to highlight women’s causes, about how horrible her lavish life of luxury was. She may have been suffering but the timing was so bad.
(2) pretty much all the shenanigans she employs to manipulate her image/look sympathetic in the media. So much lying!
pollytrots says
I remember reading a while back that she did something rude to Camilla at the garden party for Charles’ birthday, like stick out her tongue.
Lby54229 says
Did she hit Harry and he just take it?
heydaypoetry says
Said something like, “this will be the last family birthday we attend.”
Or, “this will make a great chapter in my upcoming book.”
Midwestgurl says
The rumor I heard was, she & Harry weren’t supposed to be at that garden party. They arrived unannounced. It was 4 days after the wedding. Of course, all eyes would be on her. It’s Charles day. You don’t upstage Prince Charles. He is very sensitive to that since Diana.
Crazy things: Saying she’d never heard of Prince Harry. Please. The royal family were always in the news during the 80s and 90s. Diana’s story/face was EVERYWHERE in the weeks after she died. Extremely disingenuous.
caela94 says
Take cellphone pixs of Prince George and Princess Harry.
caela94 says
Princess Charlotte
cindyc_9865 says
Collected gifts at the Prince Charles garden party that were meant for Prince Charles.
truthseeker007 says
Meghan laughed during Harry’s speech (there was a bug flying around his head). I’m sure the royals were appalled.
ILUVCA4evr says
The “astonishing” thing Meghan Markle did or said: She stepped ahead of Harry when Prince Charles beckoned him to come forwards to talk.
[Optional] What are the one or two craziest things that Meghan Markle has done or said in the past three years? Are you kidding me? Where shall I begin? EVERYTHING she has done/said has been crazy. She has no respect for the RF, for Harry or for others unless they are helping her get to where she wants to go.
Gerseychick says
I thought she was sticking her tongue out at Camilla and being obnoxious to guests. Camilla told Charles and they were escorted out to a waiting car…Don’t mess with Camilla, she knew MM was dishonest and a fraudster…
munkeemunkee says
She stuck her tongue out at Camilla as a joke and was promptly told to leave.
Its easier to list anything that Meghan’s done that is NOT crazy, self-serving and arrogant….*crickets*
aaaczer says
Meghan was caught taking candid photos of Prince George and Princess Charlotte by Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. This was a huge invasion of privacy and without permission. It was obvious Meghan was seeking to cash in on the insider photo at some point.
Poor Prince Harry the Dimwitted. He’s married a reprehensible gold digger.
redbus says
maybe she disagreed with the queen or prince charles?
there is a reason why they marry within their circles. I don’t think anyone else could survive.
ItsBouquet says
My guess is she accidentally mentioned that she married Harry for fame to the wrong person, thinking she was talking to a fellow gold digger.
The last straw for me was Archie’s “top secret” birth, even Buckingham palace wasn’t informed until hours later and had to issue a new announcement. Then the public outcry for privacy and independence when all they’ve done is couchsurf and PR photo ops.
aaaduni says
She has been photographed sticking out her tongue, so that’s my guess.
Holivexer says
She made Harry leave early with her. I think I’ve heard this story before, but can’t recall the source. I think Harry left in the middle of a receiving line.
isleparadise says
Meghan stuck her tongue out at Camilla
travoltasbeard says
she probably said,
“Holy smokes, and i thought my family were horrible!”
SilverLining says
Flirt with Prince Charles (there were rumors that she was seen holding his hand a lot, which supposedly irritated/embarrassed Camilla), being extremely ostentatious to the guests, being too political with his guests, divulging family/royal secrets with the guests…probably all of the above.
Optional: same but obviously the one that stands out most is the blatant fake pregnancy as it also showed her callousness by announcing it in Australia on a day that mothers mourns their deceased con’t…
aaaPanda says
Lemme guess, she didn’t wear panty hose? Shock horror.
IDK, not a fan of MM, but shocking the British Upper Crust at one of their fusty garden parties should be fairly easy.
aaaaAT says
Didn’t she stick her tongue out at somebody?
Flanky says
Yep, too vague for me. I have no idea what was said or done.
User90210 says
Heard she stuck her tongue out at Camilla. I’m no MM fan but this has always sounded silly. The only picture of this on the day looks like she is caught mid lip licking. And if something happened behind the scenes it could be something done playfully.
Honestly, I hope the truth is more juicy or else the RF and it’s friends are going to look like stuck up snobs to complain to the press about this.
Blair54 says
I imagine it to be a flirtation with Charles in an overt way. I have always thought these two had a dalliance which turned Camilla sour on her immediately,although one may surmise it was a visit by Karma.
I am not sure there are many ‘crazy’ things insomuch as there were mounting breaks from protocol that sent the signal loud and clear that Meghan had no respect for such things :dark nail polish,no hat,no hosiery,going into a room before Harry,political statements,African speech…
omgimbackagain says
Guessing she was rude to one of the servants. But this is pretty vague, can’t wait to find out what it really is.
Miss Manners says
1. Marble accepted a gift. Beyond Nooooo
2. Markle stuck her tongue out at Camila. Good grief Nooooooo
3. Markle said * ‘Just call me Harry’ during polite conversation with guests at the garden Party.
Three strikes and you are OUT.
kiddvideo says
1st: Criticizing Jessica Mulroney for being “tone deaf” when she and Harry have been tone deaf themselves so frequently: private planes for these eco-warriors; complaining one asked how she was doing while touring poverty stricken areas; spending so much $$$ to refurbish a home they never lived in when so many Brits are suffering.
2nd: Wimbledon — sitting in an entire section with other fans cleared out when she wasn’t allowed in the Royal Box because she chose to wear jeans.
machi.giceb says
Lol what a clever way to promote a book.
yessir says
The Wimbledon isolation thing she did last summer was bizarre and off-putting. Also, being a divorcee and being ok with a really large expensive wedding is also pretty selfish and embarrassing. The documentary complaining while she was in Africa was also “wow”. The $300,000 baby shower was ill advised. She also left her newborn to go watch the US Open, which is very weird when she had just seen Serena play at Wimbledon. The green flight attendant outfit was strange. Sure there are others.
Alexis_Rose says
No idea what she said, but I think it’s funny if she would have told them she was going to try to EGOT. lol
aaaNancy says
Meghan Antoinette Markle has a propensity to cuss and use the F word. She might have been encouraged by Hapless Harry as it could have been a ‘novelty’ to have a bodacious american that a potty mouth.
I read that she cussed during that event and thus, they were asked to leave.
KiKiKate says
If this is true, and I think it is, it must have been pretty bad because asking them to leave would cause a bit of a scene.
I don’t think it’s sticking her tongue out as she would have learned from that when she did that on Xmas Day at Sandringham. Also, I think that Camilla is sophisticated enough to rise about that sort of behaviour in public.
I think it’s more likely that she was making quite vocal political statements or statements criticising the RF
montebell says
…or maybe she brought up the scandal with Epstein and the alleged involvement with Andrew.
kitclose says
I agree with the former poster. The F-word was in play, and maybe, an even worse curse word was spoken. Meghan probably said it under her breath, but it was discernible to the people standing close to Meghan and Camilla.
Two of the “craziest” things Meghan has done since her association with the British royal family are,
1. Didn’t introduce her father to the prince and the royal family before their wedding/marriage.
2. Discarded her father and other family members as if they no longer…
amagod121 says
What MM did: Stepped in front of Harry (who was at the microphone) right before he started his speech praising his father on Charles’s 70th birthday, & MM gave the speech instead, in her own words. I am guessing that she might have also aired a grievance at that time.
1. Said that Harry & she were single-handedly modernising the monarchy. I saw it as an attempt to cut William out of the inheritance loop as far as the UK”s people’s hearts’ & loyalty were concerned.
Koshka says
About 15 minutes into the party, Megs complained it was boring and asked to leave. Harry refused and said they must stay. She kept nagging. I guess sticking her tongue out expedited her wish. In any case, she totally didn’t get what the “working Royal” meant and that her JOB now was to participate in those events.
jakesgirl says
She laughed at prince harry up on stage during his speech because he was swatting away a bee.
fitzergald says
Was she snooping? Doing coke?
trivialtime says
Oh gosh, these two take up too much of the internets. She corrected him and she also took pictures in the private life zone
mybellyistoofulltothink says
The “astonishing” thing Meghan Markle did or said: Talked about politics.
[Optional] Wimbledon was the strangest. And getting mad at her dad for having heart surgery before the wedding. Anyone who still thinks she “never had a chance” because of her ethnicity is in denial. She was the golden ticket the RF had to look modern & diverse. RF is not cuddly warm folks; they’re sneaky and devious af. There was no way they would let MM go to waste unless it was really that bad!
Piwakawaka says
Like her or lump her, Lady C is intelligent, erudite, and well connected. She’s proved her chops in the past with regards to the accuracy of her info. I’m looking forward to reading her book – if only as a form of protest, as a Commonwealth member, against having Meghan foisted upon us. Goodness knows what she did or said at the garden party, but whatever it was, it’s bound to be crass and inappropriate, just like her. The whole situation was extremely odd.
avalonlee says
Can you imagine this uproar all bc you stuck your tongue out or something else Trivial? I’m sorry, but as a feminist I’d be like eff off too. Now someone is writing books about her “outrageous” behavior! I like Meghan and glad she told the whole patriarch family to pound salt. She wants a career..gasp! How shocking!!
Pitimini says
She did: be rude to Camilla. Be under the influence of something, thus, giggly and big risk when interacting with the larger public. Craziest thing? Wimbledon, attending in jeans and vacating so many seats. Baby shower.
kitimat says
MM claimed to be bored after being at the garden party for a mere 15 minutes and wanted to leave but Just Harry told her they couldn’t.
MzDBDB says
She told Camilla she hated tampons.
spookie says
I’m pretty sure she was more mad at her dad because he called in the paparazzi to capitalise on his relationship with her.
spookie says
It wouldn’t have mattered, we don’t vote on who we want to be the next monarch.
JeffreyBlack says
MM said that she had done her part by being seen and being there 15 min already and that she was bored and they should go within hearing distance of many people who felt this was a failure on part to understand that royals are required to attend boring lengthy public service events. She has made a number of mistakes, but none of them so heinous as her acting.
Mumpus says
Starting from the end: The Queen offered MM the opportunity to continue acting & not become a Working Royal (she declined). It is not a patriarch (male), it is a matriarch (female head). Shirking one’s duty to the Crown, which MM accepted when she became a Working Royal, is not “feminist”. Finally, it’s not because she stuck her tongue out, it is ‘allegedly’ because she loudly announced she was bored at an event (again she’s a PAID Working Royal – and that is unacceptable behaviour).
softlanding says
How is it a “patriarch(al)” family if since more than 60 years it is led with an iron fist by a woman named Elizabeth, admired and respected around the globe? A woman who has NEVER shirked away from her duties, never complained about her fate, always represented the country with dignity and refrained from showing her political preferences, to not alienate anyone.