Jan. 20, 2026

Meghan Markle Eyes Jennifer Aniston as Kate Middleton ‘Would Rather Boil Her Head’ Description

Meghan Markle Eyes Jennifer Aniston as Kate Middleton ‘Would Rather Boil Her Head’ Description

Meghan Markle is reportedly angling for a friendship with Jennifer Aniston, fueling talk of Hollywood alliances and brand expansion, while questions swirl over how eager Prince Harry is for a social reboot. Speculation grows over a possible UK return tied to Invictus, with commentators floating highly choreographed reconciliation imagery — including the ultimate long shot, a public thaw with Kate. Add in family-heavy Instagram posts, debate over whether King Charles could appear with Harry at Invictus, fringe conspiracy chatter targeting Kate, brutal new polling for the Sussexes, and Valentine’s dinners at Balmoral, and it’s another crowded chapter in royal drama.

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Callarogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Pallas Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis. Meghan Michael has reportedly been

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making efforts to strike up a friendship with Jennifer Aniston.

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A source told Star magazine that the Duchess of Sussex

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is interested in collaborating with Anniston's boyfriend Jim Curtis, and

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believes he could act as a bridge between the two women.

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The insider claimed Meghan SE's professional potential in Curtis's work,

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while also recognizing the social opportunity presents. The source said

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Jim is clearly looking to expand his platform and reach

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a wider audience, and Meghan believes she can help with

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that in a meaningful way. They added that while the

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collaboration would be mutually beneficial, Meghan is genuinely a fan

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of his work and believes the pair could do some

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great stuff together. According to the insider, the plan is

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not entirely strategic, but friendship remains the ultimate goal. Hence

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Mikael's idea would not be a total ruse. However, bagging

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of friendship with Jen would be the endgame. Meghan's got

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this vision of her and Jen hanging out together, going

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on double dates with Harry and Jim, adding that she

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has her heart set on the idea after a tempting

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to get on Aniston's radar for years. It remains to

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be seen how excited Harry is to hang out with

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the Annistons. Royal author Christopher Anderson told Us Weekly Harry

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has suffered from crippling social anxiety when it comes to

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speculation about a potential return to Britain. Anderson said Harry

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wants Archie and Lilabert to get to know their British

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relatives and has always said the door remains open to

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some sort of relationship with the royal family. He added,

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Meghan's focused on their life in Montecito, but he's holding

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out hope that he can eventually divide his time between

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California and the UK. At the same time, another source

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suggested Harry is content where he is now, saying Harry

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is so happy living in the private world it feels

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more like himself in California. The source explained that back

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in England he had this crazy schedule and would come

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back through the palace gates and could go out or

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have a personal life amid ongoing speculation about Meghan potentially

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returning to the UK four Prince Harry's Invictor's games, Royal

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experts suggest the Duchess of Sussex may be keen to

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make a favorable impression with the British public. Royal commentator

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Sarah Vine said Meghan would have significant opportunities to shape

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a public perception if she were to extend a truce

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to the royal family, particularly through what she described as

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eminently instagrammable moments. Commentators of speculator that such a visit

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could include revisiting familiar locations near windsor possibly paying respects

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at Princess Diana's grave at Althorpe, or even a repeat

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of the kind of private meeting Prince Harry previously shared

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with King Charles, this time involving Meghan and the children,

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should the monarch permit it. However, Vine suggested the most

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powerful image would be one involving Meghan and the Princess

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of Wales publicly reconcile. She described that scenario as the

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real money shot, while noting it would depend entirely on

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Kate's willingness to participate. I suspect Kate would rather boil

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her own head but you never know. Vine said she's

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a trooper and she always does what's best for the family.

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Meghan posted a series of Instagram stories showing moments from

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life in Montecito with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. One

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clip showed Meghan's garden as Lilibet splashed in the swimming

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pool with Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland. Another showed a little

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bit in the kitchen, laying out her items from her

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shopping list on the worktop. In a separate video, Archie

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was seen feeding a rhino during a visit to the

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Living Desert Zoo in Palm Springs. As a zoo worker

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explained that the animals can weigh up to three thousand pounds,

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Archie could be heard responding simply what. The social media

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update coincided with Harry's arrival in London. Harry is believed

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to have arrived back in the UK over the weekend

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and is expected to remain in London till the end

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of the week. There is growing speculation that King Charles

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could be asked to open the Victors Games in Birmingham

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in twenty twenty seven alongside Harry, with senior royal commentators

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offering sharply different views on how realistic that scenario may be.

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Speaking on the Royal Exclusive Show, Royal photographer Arthur Edwards

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said the possibility should not be ruled out. Edward said,

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I've worked with the King for many years and he's

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a very decent man, very caring. It may happen. It's

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up to his majesty. It is Harry trying to make

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peace and seek some sort of giveness, he said, well,

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adding that the outcome is far from certain. Referring to

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the King and Prince Harry's last private meeting, he noted

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whether or not it will happen like that the last

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meeting they had, nothing's come out of that. Journalist Samara

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Gill offered a far more skeptical take. You know, I

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feel like this is what the Invictus Games was, but

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now I feel like it's just a pr stunt for

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the Sussex Squad and the Sussexes. I do think that

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what it is is them showing this is what we are,

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this is brand Sussex. I think that's half the reason

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that he's trying to find a photo op to try

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and rehab their brand. But I just wish that there

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was more about those wounded soldiers more palasan just a moment.

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Claims are circulating online and in fringe media spaces suggesting

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that Kate the Assassin is orchestrating or benefiting from a

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so called divorce narrative aimed at Harry and Meghan. The

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theory is being driven largely by commentators and critics rather

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than on record sources, and centers on repeated speculation about

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the Sussex's marriage. According to this narrative, such stories conveniently

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surface whenever uncomfortable questions edge closer to the core of

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the royal family, diverting attention westward to California. Observers say

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this pattern is not new. Prince Harry himself addressed it

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during a December twenty twenty four Deal Book Summit interview,

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noting that whenever he and Meghan are in different places,

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headlines immediately declare trouble. He said the press had apparently

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divorced us maybe ten or twelve times. A new survey

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has confirmed that William and Kate remain the most popular

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members of the royal family, while Harry and Meghan have

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recorded some of their lowest approval ratings to date. The

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poll conducted by Yugov, tracks public favorability towards senior royals

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and suggests that despite a turbulent year for the monarchy,

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overall attitudes have remained largely stable. At the top of

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the rankings once again a Prince William and Kate Middleton,

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with more than three quarters of Britons viewing them positively.

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William leads the table with a seventy seven percent approval,

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followed closely by Kate at seventy four. Support also remains

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strong for Princess Anne, with seventy percent of the public

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holding a favorable view of the Princess Royal. The King

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continues to enjoy a majority approval, with sixty percent of

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Britons expressing a positive opinion, compared with thirty one percent

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who see him unfavorably. Around half of those surveyed also

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view the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh positively. By contrast,

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opinion remains far more divided when it comes to the

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Duke of Sussex. Only thirty one percent of respondents said

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they see Prince Harry in a positive light, a figure

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broadly unchanged from previous surveys. Megan Markel recorded her lowest

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approval ratings so far, with just nineteen percent of Britain's

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expressing a favorable view. Public sentiment towards Prince Andrew is

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even more stark. Just three percent of respondent said they

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hold a positive opinion of him, marking his lowest ever

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favorability score in the Yugov Tracker. Looking beyond individual royals,

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the surveys suggests that attitudes towards a monarchy as an

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institution remain more positive than negative. Around fifty seven to

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fifty nine percent of Britons view both the royal family

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and the monarchy itself favorably, while roughly a third see

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them negatively. Nearly half of respondents say they feel proud

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of the monarchy, compared with nineteen who feel embarrassed and

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around a third who feel neither. King Charles is opening

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Balmoral Castle to the public for Valentine's Day and Dinners,

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offering couples the chance to dine at the royal estate

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in Aberdeenshire. The castle's restaurant will host special meals on

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February thirteenth and fourteenth, with guests welcome with a complimentary

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glass of champagne on arrival. Tickets a price at forty

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five pounds per person, with the menu featuring locally sourced produce,

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including Highland beef from cattle reared near the estate by

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local farmer Grace Noble. Other options include vegetable wellington, hand

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cut chips and strawberry cheesecake prepared by Boo Morals owned chefs.

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Additional dishes on the menu include plum tomato, flat cap, mushroom,

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watercress salad, onion rings, garlic bread, lemon ring tart and

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raspberries saw Bay. Only sixty four places will be available

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across two nights, with each evening limited to thirty two guests.

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Bookings will be offered on a first come, first served

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basis and are expected to sell out quickly. There you

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