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

0:00 Ah Calorougus Shark Media A long and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host, Mark Francis. Is Harry the problem? Meghan Michael reportedly believes she has greater commercial potential on her own than alongside Prince Harry. According to claims made by Royal commentator Rob Shooter, speaking of Maureen Callahan's podcast, The Nerve, Shooter claimed their brand as a couple has not worked, and Megan is now getting ready to really branch off, and she sees this moment as an opportunity to step on the world stage without Harry. Meghan has now decided that my sources are telling me she now believes that she is more powerful. She's gonna make more money by stepping forward by herself, not with him. Even she now acknowledges that Harry is a problem. She's a problem too. She hasn't quite got to that point, but she knows there's a problem with Harry. The one thing I will say in her defense, it's tricky because I don't often defend Magan Markle, is that whatever she is with Harry or the royal drama comes up, all the stuff about him and his family and his brother and his dad, and so it's impossible for her to divorce herself from that story. Meanwhile, Rader Online reports that Megan is increasingly focused on building herself as a standalone brand, separate from what insiders described as Harry's ongoing royal family drama. Recently, Meghan traveled to Geneva to deliver a speech focused on online harm and social media safety for young people, but fewer than one hundred people attended the public appearance, despite

1:32 security barriers reportedly being set up for a larger crowd. Harry is once again under fire over remarks he made about his military service in Afghanistan, with a retired British Army officer accusing the Duke of Sussex of breaking an unwritten code among soldiers. The criticism centers on passages from Harry's memoir Spare, in which he discussed killing twenty five Taliban fighters while serving as an Apache helicopter pilot during his second tour in Afghanistan. Retired Colonel Tim Collins told Forces News he believed Harry's comments were deeply out of step with military culture. He said, among his assertions, it's a claim that he killed twenty five people in Afghanistan.

2:13 That's not how you behave in the army. It's not how we think he has badly left the side down. We don't do notches on the rifle, but we never did. I've never heard anyone talk about kill counts. It's crass and frankly cringeworthy. Taking a life is the most serious thing you can ever do on ops. Serious people don't talk it up as a game to shift a few books. In the news dot com dot Au columnist Daniel Elsa observes dealing a cousinly blow to Harry this week is Mike Tindall, who is married to Anne's daughter Zara, who seemingly mocked the duke over the weekend while appearing at an arts and literature festival in Wales. During a panel, he said that he had known Harry when he was fun.

2:55 This now joins the ever growing list of instances in which Mike has been decidedly loose lipped about his former larger chugging cousin in law, describing Harry's behavior as that of the bastard in twenty twenty two. We are now a long way from the days when the Phillips Tyndall wing of the royal family were being sent out to place Sussex pr interference. In twenty twenty one, at Prince Philip's funeral, Peter was strategically placed between Prince William and Harry in the procession. Then in twenty twenty two, Mike and Zara saved Harry and Meghan from having no one to talk to and very eggy faces as they walked outside Saint Paul's Cathedral. In twenty two during celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth's platinum Jubi Lee, those halcyon days of playing nice for the sake of maintaining some pretense of unity appear to be over. Reports of a possible summer reunion between Charles and Harry are now being accompanied by fresh claims of tension behind the scenes, particularly over requests silligily being made on Meghan Michael's behalf and insider claims as soon as Harry was informed that he and Meghan and the children would be welcomed this summer, he came back with all these demands on behalf of Megan. He insisted the list was all his own doing, but everyone saw it and had branded it. One more example of Megan being controlling and manipulative. Charles fully understands Howry's attraction to a strong woman. He's got a very powerful wife himself.

4:13 He does, however, believe that to make that dynamic work, each party has to know when and how to push back, and he's frustrated that Harry is not doing enough of that. Charles is sick of it. He warned him that if he doesn't make some adjustments this tentative truce, their building will never get off the ground. Another insider tells thenews dot Com. In many ways, Child's admires Harry for having the courage of his convictions and for building himself this new life in America. But at the end of the day, he believes that Harry belongs in the UK and not six thousand miles away. The insider adds, the King plans to sit him down and make an offer which may not be precisely on all of the Sussex's terms, but it will still hopefully provide Harry with enough motivation to return home and allow him to rebuild his roots in his home country palace in just a moment. Paula Abdul says she was genuinely surprised after Megan Michael used one of her biggest hits in a social media tribute marking her wedding anniversary with Prince Harry. The Duchess of Sussex posted Paula's nineteen eighty song Forever Your Girl, to accompany a collection of previously unseen wedding photographs shared on Instagram for the couple's eighth anniversary earlier this month. Speaking at the twenty twenty six American Music Awards, Paula admitted she was caught off guard when she discovered Meghan had chosen the song. She told he News. I was in shock and I was so touched. Paula added, I never take anything for granted with my career. I never have, and so I'm always humbled to have little gems like that appear in my life. It's very touching. After seeing the

5:46 tribute online, the singer quickly reposted Meghan's story to her own Instagram account. Paula also revealed she sent a personal message back to the Duchess after seeing the anniversary post. She said, I just texted her back, what beautiful picture and thank you so much for using my song. Meghan's anniversary post featured intimate photographs from the couple's relationship and wedding celebrations, along with a simple caption eight years ago today. Prince Harry and Meghan married at Saint George's Chapel in Windsor in twenty eighteen and are now raising their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lillabet in California. Meghan is being accused of peddling a massive lie and in the scheme of things, this one seems a bit of a stretch.

6:27 The Duchess of Sussex recently introduced a new candle through her as ever lifestyle brand called Love at First Light. Priced at sixty four dollars. The candle is tied to Harry and Meghan's May nineteen wedding anniversary, with the number five, one nine featured prominently in the marketing. According to the product description, the center is meant to reflect the ease and joy of a day that holds Meghan's most cherished memories. Another promotional message describes the candle as inspired by warm sunshine and blue skies, surrounded by love and laughter. Now controversy, the candle campaign has revived old reports connected to the wedding at Saint George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. At the time, there were claims Meghan was unhappy with the smell inside the historic chapel and allegedly wanted aids to perfume the building before guests arrived. Now critics are pointing to those earlier reports while questioning the messaging behind the new product.

7:18 Once was told Radar Online people vividly remember the fuss over the chapel smelling musty, So the idea that Megan is now selling a candle supposedly inspired by her love of that day feels completely absurd. And there you have it. Don't forget to follow Palace Intrigue on Spotify and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. And while you're there, leave us a comment on Spotify and let us know what you think about today's stories. II. Mirk Francis my thanks to John McDermot. This is Palace Intrigue and good times