Feb. 9, 2026

‘Go Home, Harry’: Nicki Minaj Slams Sussex Exit as Harry Shills Meghan's Chocolate

‘Go Home, Harry’: Nicki Minaj Slams Sussex Exit as Harry Shills Meghan's Chocolate

An unlikely critic weighs in on the Sussex saga. Nicki Minaj tells Prince Harry to “go home,” likening him to E.T. while saying she loves the Royal Family and wishes he had not aired its dirty laundry. Meanwhile, Meghan Markle is back in sales mode, surprising Harry with As Ever chocolate on Instagram and reviving a royal-era dress for a new promo that sparked fresh online mockery.  

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A calorougus Shark Media. Now, hello and welcome through Pallas Intrigue.

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I am your host, Mark Francis. Prince Harry has been

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urged to go back home by American rapper Nicki Minaje,

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who was speaking on the Katie Miller podcast. When asked

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directly for her thoughts on Prince Harry and Megan Markle

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following their departure from royal duties in twenty twenty, Minaje

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paused before delivering her verdict. Well, I think he should

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go home, she said, like et, he should go home,

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go phone home, and then go home. Despite the humor,

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minaj struck a sympathetic tone, saying she felt genuine concern

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for Prince Harry and the personal toll of his decisions.

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She added that while she did not judge him, she

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disagreed with his decision to speak publicly about family matters.

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I did not think he should have aired the family's

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dirty laundry, she said, that's just me, darling. I have

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nothing but love for them. I just love the Royal

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family as if I know them. But I think us

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as Americans, love the idea of the royal family so much.

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I was just like, ah, people do things and you

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don't know why, and you don't know what's going on

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inside them, so I don't judge. But I was like, oh, man,

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because I felt like I knew them in some way.

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So I was like, no, Harry, don't do that. You

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know better. She ended her remarks with another tongue in

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cheek nod to Britain, again slipping into a mock accent

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as she said, you know what I mean. But he

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did what he did. Harry is now promoting chocolate. Megan

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shared a short clip on Instagram showing her surprising Prince

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Harry with one of her as ever chocolate bars ahead

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of Valentine's Day. In the video, the Duchess of Sussex

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approaches Harry with a box of chocolates, which were first

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released last year. The Duke reacts with a surprise oh,

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quickly turning it into an appreciative oh as he selects

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a bar from the box chocolate. The chocolate bars, which

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sold out within minutes when they were initially released, features

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what the brand describes as Meghan's signature ingredients, including raspberry

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spread and flower sprinkles, intended to spark what the company

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calls a sense of sweet nostalgia flavors include dark chocolate

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with raspberry spread and sea salt, white chocolate top with

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flower sprinkles and ham parts, and milk chocolate with short

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bread cookies and bee pollen. Meghan dipped back into her

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Royal era wardrobe for a new promotional image to promote

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the Sweetheart Bundle. The Duchess appear is wearing a strapless

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navy dress that will be familiar to longtime Royal watches.

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The dress, designed by Roland Murray, was previously worn by

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Meghan at the Royal Foundation Dinner in London in November

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twenty eighteen, when she attended alongside Prince Harry, Prince William

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and Kate Middleton. In the new image, Meghan holds a

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bouquet of red balloons tied to a jar of as

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ever jam. One social media user suggested she actually looks

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like Penny Wise without many Another called her more terrifying

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than the clown and scary. Followers quickly pointed out what

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they believed was misaligned text. One user wrote on x

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Meghan Michael seriously needs to hire a copy editor and

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a graphic designer. Not only is the general design horrific,

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but the text is off center. Another commenter added, ah,

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I wish that she had bracketed the right hand side

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with the candle and put the spread inside the candle

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sent to the words. Meghan also shared additional footage on

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her Instagram story showing the chocolate mixture bubbling during production.

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Shortly afterwards, the official as Ever account posted an image

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of Megan holding a stack of individually wrapped gifts tied

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with a green velvet ribbon, accompanied by the caption things

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are about to get sweeter. Harry's long running legal fight

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with a Daily Mail was underscored late last week by

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a powerful testimony from Sir Elton John, who told the

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High Court that press intrusion into his family life was

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truly sickening. Sir Elton and his husband David Furnish are

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among seven claimants, including and Harry, suing Associated Newspapers Limited,

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the publisher of The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday,

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over alleged unlawful information gathering. The publisher denies or allegations

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giving evidence. Sir Elton said he was horrified by media

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intrusion surrounding the birth of the couple's son, Zachary, and

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by reporting on his medical condition in a written statement,

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he said he found the mail's deliberate invasion into my

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medical health and medical details surrounding the birth of our son,

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Zachary abhorrent and outside even the most basic standards of

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human decency. He told the court the case involved the

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most horrendous things in the world that you can ever

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suffer from a privacy point of view, adding the alleged

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behavior amounted to the exploitation of love, connection, trust and

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bonds to find out information shared in confidence. Sir Elton

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said he and Furnished did not act sooner because they

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did not know the extent of the seriousness of what

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had gone on, but added, when we knew the seriousness

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of what had gone on, we took action because we

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were outright aged. Prince Harry has announced a new partnership

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for his sustainability focused travel initiative Travelist, marking the latest

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development for the company he founded in twenty nineteen. The

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announcement was made in a post shared on LinkedIn by

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a Travelist which stated, today we're excited to welcome Squake

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to the Travelist Coalition. The post concluded by telling readers

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watch this space. Squake also shared its enthusiasm for the

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partnership on a post. Squake also shared its enthusiasm for

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the partnership and a post on its own profile. Prince

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Harry found a Travelist in twenty nineteen with the stated

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aim of encouraging more sustainable travel choices. In April twenty

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twenty five, he appeared in a video released by the

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organization to mark the publication of Travelists five year milestone Report.

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In the two minute video, Harry highlighted what he described

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as the travel industry's ability to drive positive change at

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a critical time, saying travel can do a tremendous amount

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of good. It connects us to the destination we love

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and to the communities that call these places home more

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palace in just a moment. The Prince of Wales is

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on a tightly scheduled two day visit to Saudi Arabia,

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undertaken at the request of the British government as part

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of a broader diplomatic effort to strengthen economic and strategic

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ties with the Kingdom. The trip will focus on celebrating

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what officials describe as growing trade, energy and investment links

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between the UK and Saudi Arabia as the two countries

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approach the one hundredth anniversary of diplomatic relations next year.

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For the British government, the visit is being framed as

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a soft power mission, with william playing a central role

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in reinforcing relationships at a sensitive geopolitical moment. The visit

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comes with unavoidable controversy. Saudi Arabia's leadership continues to face

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sustained international scrutiny over human rights concerns. Sources close to

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the Prince say he is acutely aware of the sensitivities

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involved in engaging with the government there remains polarizing on

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the world stage. However, they also say Williams has grown

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increasingly adept at navigating encounters with divisive leaders, viewing such

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engagement as a necessary part of his evolving role in

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support of national interests. A Royal source says the Prince

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has emerged as a serious and credible international figure, capable

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of advancing British priorities without courting unnecessary attention. William has

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become a discreet but highly effective asset for the UK government.

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He has shown that he can engage when required, quietly

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building bridges where diplomacy depends on trust rather than visibility.

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The source added that His ability to connect with controversial figures,

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including world leaders with sharply differing political styles, has reinforced

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his reputation within government as a reliable diplomatic operator. He

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is increasingly seen as a secret weapon in Britain's diplomatic

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toolkit credible, measured and effective. The Saudi visit is understood

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to be the government's primary request of the Prince this year.

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While William is expected to travel to the United States

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in the summer for the commemorations marking the two hundred

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and fiftieth anniversary of American Independence and to visit India

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later in the year in connection with his environmental work,

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the Saudi trip is the only overseas engagement formally requested

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by ministers. The Prince's program will include engagements in Riard

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as well as in a Lula, the ancient desert city

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recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the schedule

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has been shaped by government priorities on trade and investment,

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aides say it will also reflect William's personal interests, including

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wildlife conservation and football. Areas often used to build informal

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rapport during overseas visits. Officials point to a similar approach

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taken during William's recent short visit to Estonia, where he

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combined meetings with political leaders with time spent visiting British

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troops stationed alongside NATO forces near the Russian border. On

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that trip, he made a point of highlighting mental health

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and well being among service personnel, an issue he has

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consistently championed. Like the Estonia visit, the Saudi trip will

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be brief, lasting just over forty eight hours. William is

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expected to return to the UK in time for his

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children's school half term, which begins on Friday. And there

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