May 27, 2026

Is Prince Harry the Problem? Meghan’s Solo Brand Push Raises New Questions

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New reports claim Meghan Markle believes she has greater commercial power without Prince Harry beside her, as insiders suggest the Sussex brand may be shifting toward a solo Meghan era. Meanwhile, Harry faces renewed criticism over his Afghanistan comments, Mike Tindall appears to mock his former royal cousin, and fresh details emerge about a possible Charles-Harry reunion this summer — complete with alleged demands from Meghan’s camp. Plus, Paula Abdul reacts to Meghan using Forever Your Girl in an anniversary tribute, and controversy erupts over Meghan’s new wedding-inspired candle.

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Ah Calorougus Shark Media A long and welcome to Palace Intrigue.

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I am your host, Mark Francis. Is Harry the problem?

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Meghan Michael reportedly believes she has greater commercial potential on

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her own than alongside Prince Harry. According to claims made

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by Royal commentator Rob Shooter, speaking of Maureen Callahan's podcast,

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The Nerve, Shooter claimed their brand as a couple has

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not worked, and Megan is now getting ready to really

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branch off, and she sees this moment as an opportunity

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to step on the world stage without Harry. Meghan has

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now decided that my sources are telling me she now

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believes that she is more powerful. She's gonna make more

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money by stepping forward by herself, not with him. Even

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she now acknowledges that Harry is a problem. She's a

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problem too. She hasn't quite got to that point, but

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she knows there's a problem with Harry. The one thing

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I will say in her defense, it's tricky because I

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don't often defend Magan Markle, is that whatever she is

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with Harry or the royal drama comes up, all the

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stuff about him and his family and his brother and

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his dad, and so it's impossible for her to divorce

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herself from that story. Meanwhile, Rader Online reports that Megan

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is increasingly focused on building herself as a standalone brand,

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separate from what insiders described as Harry's ongoing royal family drama. Recently,

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Meghan traveled to Geneva to deliver a speech focused on

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online harm and social media safety for young people, but

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fewer than one hundred people attended the public appearance, despite

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security barriers reportedly being set up for a larger crowd.

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Harry is once again under fire over remarks he made

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about his military service in Afghanistan, with a retired British

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Army officer accusing the Duke of Sussex of breaking an

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unwritten code among soldiers. The criticism centers on passages from

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Harry's memoir Spare, in which he discussed killing twenty five

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Taliban fighters while serving as an Apache helicopter pilot during

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his second tour in Afghanistan. Retired Colonel Tim Collins told

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Forces News he believed Harry's comments were deeply out of

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step with military culture. He said, among his assertions, it's

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a claim that he killed twenty five people in Afghanistan.

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That's not how you behave in the army. It's not

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how we think he has badly left the side down.

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We don't do notches on the rifle, but we never did.

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I've never heard anyone talk about kill counts. It's crass

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and frankly cringeworthy. Taking a life is the most serious

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thing you can ever do on ops. Serious people don't

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talk it up as a game to shift a few books.

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In the news dot com dot Au columnist Daniel Elsa

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observes dealing a cousinly blow to Harry this week is

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Mike Tindall, who is married to Anne's daughter Zara, who

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seemingly mocked the duke over the weekend while appearing at

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an arts and literature festival in Wales. During a panel,

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he said that he had known Harry when he was fun.

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This now joins the ever growing list of instances in

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which Mike has been decidedly loose lipped about his former

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larger chugging cousin in law, describing Harry's behavior as that

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of the bastard in twenty twenty two. We are now

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a long way from the days when the Phillips Tyndall

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wing of the royal family were being sent out to

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place Sussex pr interference. In twenty twenty one, at Prince

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Philip's funeral, Peter was strategically placed between Prince William and

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Harry in the procession. Then in twenty twenty two, Mike

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and Zara saved Harry and Meghan from having no one

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to talk to and very eggy faces as they walked

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outside Saint Paul's Cathedral. In twenty two during celebrations to

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mark Queen Elizabeth's platinum Jubi Lee, those halcyon days of

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playing nice for the sake of maintaining some pretense of

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unity appear to be over. Reports of a possible summer

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reunion between Charles and Harry are now being accompanied by

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fresh claims of tension behind the scenes, particularly over requests

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silligily being made on Meghan Michael's behalf and insider claims

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as soon as Harry was informed that he and Meghan

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and the children would be welcomed this summer, he came

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back with all these demands on behalf of Megan. He

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insisted the list was all his own doing, but everyone

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saw it and had branded it. One more example of

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Megan being controlling and manipulative. Charles fully understands Howry's attraction

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to a strong woman. He's got a very powerful wife himself.

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He does, however, believe that to make that dynamic work,

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each party has to know when and how to push back,

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and he's frustrated that Harry is not doing enough of that.

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Charles is sick of it. He warned him that if

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he doesn't make some adjustments this tentative truce, their building

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will never get off the ground. Another insider tells thenews

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dot Com. In many ways, Child's admires Harry for having

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the courage of his convictions and for building himself this

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new life in America. But at the end of the day,

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he believes that Harry belongs in the UK and not

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six thousand miles away. The insider adds, the King plans

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to sit him down and make an offer which may

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not be precisely on all of the Sussex's terms, but

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it will still hopefully provide Harry with enough motivation to

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return home and allow him to rebuild his roots in

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his home country palace in just a moment. Paula Abdul

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says she was genuinely surprised after Megan Michael used one

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of her biggest hits in a social media tribute marking

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her wedding anniversary with Prince Harry. The Duchess of Sussex

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posted Paula's nineteen eighty song Forever Your Girl, to accompany

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a collection of previously unseen wedding photographs shared on Instagram

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for the couple's eighth anniversary earlier this month. Speaking at

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the twenty twenty six American Music Awards, Paula admitted she

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was caught off guard when she discovered Meghan had chosen

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the song. She told he News. I was in shock

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and I was so touched. Paula added, I never take

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anything for granted with my career. I never have, and

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so I'm always humbled to have little gems like that

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appear in my life. It's very touching. After seeing the

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tribute online, the singer quickly reposted Meghan's story to her

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own Instagram account. Paula also revealed she sent a personal

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message back to the Duchess after seeing the anniversary post.

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She said, I just texted her back, what beautiful picture

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and thank you so much for using my song. Meghan's

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anniversary post featured intimate photographs from the couple's relationship and

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wedding celebrations, along with a simple caption eight years ago today.

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Prince Harry and Meghan married at Saint George's Chapel in

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Windsor in twenty eighteen and are now raising their two children,

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Prince Archie and Princess Lillabet in California. Meghan is being

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accused of peddling a massive lie and in the scheme

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of things, this one seems a bit of a stretch.

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The Duchess of Sussex recently introduced a new candle through

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her as ever lifestyle brand called Love at First Light.

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Priced at sixty four dollars. The candle is tied to

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Harry and Meghan's May nineteen wedding anniversary, with the number five,

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one nine featured prominently in the marketing. According to the

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product description, the center is meant to reflect the ease

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and joy of a day that holds Meghan's most cherished memories.

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Another promotional message describes the candle as inspired by warm

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sunshine and blue skies, surrounded by love and laughter. Now controversy,

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the candle campaign has revived old reports connected to the

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wedding at Saint George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. At the time,

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there were claims Meghan was unhappy with the smell inside

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the historic chapel and allegedly wanted aids to perfume the

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building before guests arrived. Now critics are pointing to those

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earlier reports while questioning the messaging behind the new product.

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Once was told Radar Online people vividly remember the fuss

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over the chapel smelling musty, So the idea that Megan

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is now selling a candle supposedly inspired by her love

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of that day feels completely absurd. And there you have it.

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