Aug. 24, 2025

Chips, Cookies & Controversy: Meghan’s Netflix Backlash

Chips, Cookies & Controversy: Meghan’s Netflix Backlash

Meghan Markle’s “With Love” marketing lands with a thud, critics blast her Christmas special, and a risqué legal battle looms over alleged topless photos. Plus: Prince Edward hits the road, Lady Amelia Windsor brings Istanbul to London Fashion Week, and Andrew Lownie gears up for a warts-and-all Prince Philip biography. The royals may be scattered, but the drama is very much together.


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Callaroga, Shark Media Hell and welcome to Palace Intrigue and

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your host, Mark Francis. Radar Online reported Prince Harry and

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Meghan Markle is said to be preparing for a legal

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fight against a notorious website that has continued to host

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alleged topless images of the Duchess of Sussex despite her

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repeated denials of their authenticity. The site, which has a

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history of publishing explicit material of celebrities, first posted what

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it claimed were leaked nude photographs of Megan several years ago.

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According to Radar Online, the couple are raging that the

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images remained online and are now seriously thinking about taking

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legal action to have them removed for good. Meghan has

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previously denied that any such photographs of her exist, including

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those alleged to have been taken on the Greek island

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of Mikinos in two thousand and five while on holiday

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with her then husband Trevor Engelsson. A source told Radar

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Online the disgusting sights threatening him will release a full

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set of nude images of Megan unless some ridiculous demands

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are met. Will be taken very seriously by Harry and

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his wife Radar Online won't be making any friends in

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Montecito this weekend, as another story suggests viewers will find

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Meghan Markle's Christmas show disgusting. In a teaser, the Duchess

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of Sussex invites viewers into her Montecito home, promising a

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magical holiday celebration filled with decorating, cooking, and gift making

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alongside friends and family. Archwell Productions describe the program as

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a holiday wonder with warmth, tradition and a generous dose

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of joy. While Prince Harry is expected to make a

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brief appearance in the finale, that all sounds nice. Royal

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correspondent Danielle Stacy noted the project fits Meghan's long standing

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enthusiasm for Christmas. We know that Meghan has always gone

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big on celebrating the holidays, way back before she met

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Prince Harry, so it's no surprise to hear she is

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releasing a special episode of her Netflix show in December.

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She suggested these special may also provide a look at

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how these Sussexes blend their family traditions in California. That

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too seems nice. However, Radar online dot Com highlighted criticism

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from detractors who see the timing is insensitive given Megan's

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fractured relationship with her father, Thomas Markle. One source close

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to the Duchess remarked, he will most likely end up

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watching this show on his own, but she doesn't care.

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It's almost like she is rubbing her dad's face in

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their estrangement with this Christmas special. Whether Meghan's holiday special

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is embraced as charming or criticized as disgusting, as one detractor,

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but it remains to be seen beside. Kate owns Christmas

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thanks to her annual holiday concert, and the Sussex is

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doing anything between Halloween and Valentine's Day is a direct

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attack on the monarchy or something. Meghan's recent instant showcased

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her lifestyle brand's latest creation, a tray of cookies prepared

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with her as Ever short bread mix. In the post

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on the official account, the Duchess of Sussex wrote, the

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as Ever teen getting creative in the kitchen without short

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bread cookie mix, flowers, sprinkles and delicious fruit spreads. Perfect

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for d taime or any time. The photo featuring frosted

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biscuits decorated with flower pedals and garnishes quickly divided opinion online.

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Some social media users to ride in the presentation as childlike,

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with one critic writing, how ridiculous that looks like five

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year olds decorating cookies. Another quipped looks like something I

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would have made in kindergarten. A third added does she

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really look at this and think it's creative? It looks

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like a mess. In one post, Meghan captioned new season

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of With Love Megan August twenty six on Netflix, dare

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I say it's all that in a bag of chips?

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But the lighthearted phrase, a reference to the nineteen nineties

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American sketch show, fell flat for many. She has to

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stop with these stupid quips, one user wrote on x

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Another remark, normal people don't make their own chips, But whatever,

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I don't want to watch someone doing this on the show.

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Reviews of season one were not great. The Guardian described

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the show as gormless lifestyle filler, while The Telegraph called

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it insane. Fresh off the release of entitled The Rise

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and Fall of the House of York, royal biographer Andrew

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Lowney has revealed that his next subject will be none

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other than the late Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. In

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an interview with The Mail on Sunday, Lowney confirmed he's

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already begun work on the project, a warts and all

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biography that he expects to spend the next four years researching.

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I've put in all the freedom of information requests for

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a Prince Philip book already, he said. I'm working very

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hard to get what it can. Among his early fines

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is a once classified school report that recommended Philip for

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the Royal Navy documentation that was initially sealed for one

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hundred years while they kept it classified for one hundred years.

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I don't know, Lowney remarked, but I've got it. Times

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are a change in They do need to start declassifying

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more and more records for the Royals. Lowney, whose previous

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books have delved into the private lives and scandals surrounding

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members of the royal family, says the Prince Philip biography

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will arrive at a time when public attitudes towards the

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monarchy may be shifting. People might be ready to hear

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some of the stories about his private life, he said,

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noting that the decade following Philip's death could provide space

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for a fuller public reckoning people expect more transparency from

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the monarchy now. The announcement comes just as Lowney's book

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on Prince Andrew continues to make headlines. Entitled, which details

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the riose and ignominious fall of the Duke of York,

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has already been prepared for a major update in time

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for summer twenty twenty six paperback release. According to Lowney,

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new sources have come forward since the book's initial publication.

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A lot of respectable people who declined to be involved

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in the book are now coming forward, keen to unload

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the secrets they've been keeping for all these years, he said.

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Those who felt they couldn't speak to me before have

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now changed their mind or have realized they have been

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covering things up for him out of misplaced loyalty. Rather

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than simply a pen new material, Lowdey says, the revised

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edition will be an entirely new book, not just a

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few new chapters, reflecting the volume and significance of the

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fresh allegations. More powers in just a moment. By the way,

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there is a new episode of Crown and Controversy out today.

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it out. Crown and Controversy. Aunt Sophie and Prince Edward

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visited the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, attending One Moment at a Time,

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a show by illusionist Sean Alexander, who pulls himself as

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the Confusionist. Alexander later shared on Instagram saying I am

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delighted to report that they really enjoyed it. The performance,

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part of the festival's wide ranging program, is described as

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a thought provoking magic show blending sleight of hand with storytelling,

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exploring the defining moments in time that shape each and

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every one of us. Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace is confirmed that

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the Secret Weapon and Edward will embark on overseas visits

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next month, traveling separately first before joining together. Prince Edward

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will represent Charles and Papua New Guinea as the nation

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marks the fiftieth anniversary of independence from Australia. His program

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will include a dawn flag raising ceremony, a state dinner

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and the presentation of new regimental colours. To the first

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Royal Pacific Islands Regiment. He will also award the fiftieth

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Independence Anniversary King's Medals to individuals have made significant contributions

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to the country. Later in the trip, he will two

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of the new National Court Complex and Communities in Port Moresby.

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Following his time there, the Duke will travel to Japan,

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where he will be joined by the Duchess of Edinburgh

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and Japan. The couple will carry out engagements in both

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Osaka and Tokyo, focusing on areas of shared interest between

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the UK and Japan, including women in leadership, sustainability, innovation

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and opportunities for young people. They will also attend Expo

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twenty twenty five as Saka Kanzi, Japan's largest international event

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of the decade, which aims to showcase innovation and collaboration

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in tackling global changes. Lady Emilia Windsor a rising star

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and the fashion while they're said to grace the catwalk

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once again this September at London Fashion Week, the twenty

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nine year old Royal will walk in the Barrass show,

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joining fellow models Lady Victoria Hervey and Juliet Mayhew of

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the Real Housewives of London. A second cousin to King

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Charles and a third cousin to the Prince of Wales

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and the Duke of Sussex. Lady Amelia has long been

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at the intersection of aristocracy and high fashion. Hailed my

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son is the most beautiful member of the royal family.

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She has modeled for major fashion houses including Dulce and Gabbana,

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Bulgari and Azaden a Layer. Speaking ahead of her upcoming appearance,

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Amelia shared her enthusiasm for the Turkish label. I'm so

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excited to be part of the Barriss Show and to

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be stepping out in their stunning designs. As a lover

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of all things travel, bringing the culture of Istanbul to

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London rings true and I can't wait for people to

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see and experience the spirit of Barras. Known for her

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impeccable style and regular appearances at COUD two events, Amelia

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is also a passionate advocate for sustainable fashion. It's such

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an exciting space that's constantly evolving, she told her Living

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more sustainably has been a gradual process of learning and discovering.

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I know it can't be perfect, but the small changes

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you make can have a positive impact on you. Personally

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