July 23, 2026

Meghan Markle’s Frogmore ‘Spiritual Cleanse’ Drama

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New claims revisit Meghan’s reported Frogmore cleanse, Archie and Lilibet’s royal distance, Diana’s media playbook, and whether the Duchess of Sussex title still helps or hurts Meghan’s brand.

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Ah Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome through palace Intriya.

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I'm your host, Mark Francis, who report suggests Prince Archie

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and Princess Lilibet see King Charles very differently from how

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the rest of the world does. According to Hello, a

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friend of the Duke and Duchess of SUSSEXSS, the children

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have little understanding of the royal family as an institution

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because Harry and Meghan have deliberately tried to give them

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as normal a childhood as possible. The friend said, The

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truth is they don't really have any concept about who

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they are, referring to the wider royal family. The source

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added that Harry and Meghan are very good at keeping

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them away from it all, so they live as normal

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little kids. That would be a very different experience from

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that of their cousins, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis,

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who have grown up attending major royal events and gradually

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being introduced to public life. Royal author Tom Quinn had

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previously said Archie has become fascinated by castles. Quinn claimed

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he loves the idea that his granddad lives in the

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castle adding that many of Archie's favorite books are about kings,

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princesses and castles. Broadcaster Kirsty also argued, in about twelve

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years time, these children will rebel. They will come to

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the UK, meet their cousins, another family, and bitterly resent

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their British life being taken from them. Gossip columnist Rob

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Shooter said a friend of Diana unnamed, believes that the

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late Princess of Wales would have taken a very different

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approach to the media than the one her youngest son

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has adopted. The friend that told Shoot Diane understood exactly

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how the media worked. She never saw every journalist as

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the enemy. She bought relationships with the people she trusted

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and used those relationships to meet sure her voice was heard.

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The source argued that Diana viewed the press as something

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to manage rather than fight, maintaining relationships with respected royal

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correspondents and editors to help shape public understanding of her story.

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Another Royal inside echoed that assessment, saying she was incredibly

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media savvy. She couldn't control every headline, but she knew

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she could shape the conversation by working with journalists she respected.

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She played the long game. Harry has long argued that

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his legal battles against British newspapers are driven by what

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happened to his mother and by a desire to protect

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both her memory and his own family. According to Shooter's source, however,

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Diana might have viewed that strategy differently. The source said,

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Harry thinks he's protecting Diana's legacy, but Diana believed understanding

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the media was far more effective than declaring war on it.

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That's why she would be disappointed by the path he's chosen.

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In The Independent, Tessa Dunlop writes, Prince Harry is on

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a losing streak and it could be about to get

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even worse. Among those of us naive enough to hold

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out for happy endings, there is a sense of frustration

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that the King has not done more to give his

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stubborn manchild, still haunted by the early death of his mother,

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a soft landing. But that is too profoundly misunderstand the

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ancient institution. Ever since Queen Victoria's time, their posturing as

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Britain's first family has been just that posturing. The British

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monarchy is extraordinary outlier, and it has not survived revolution, regicide, rebellion,

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abdication and democracy. To take a risk with a leaky

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prince who will very soon be yesterday's news. The Middleton

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power pose at the foot of snowed and served as

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a timely reminder that Prince George is fast growing up.

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Once he finds his feet and gets a girlfriend, will

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anyone really care about hazard mags a couple of discrundles

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in California. Far safe to keep them at arm's length

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until that moment in the sun has passed. If that

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makes the King seem heartless, it is worth bearing in

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mind that the royal family are not like the rest

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of us. Boarding schools, legions of staff, married lovers, and

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to coin Harry's phrase, generational pain all point to a

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relationship between Charles and his second son that was never

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close by conventional standards for a man in his late seventies.

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Charles has a lot on his plate and Harry is

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low down on the list of priorities. The King does

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not need to be a soft touch. On the contrary,

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the Conservative press, Royalty's lifeblood is enjoying Harry's purgatory at

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the hands of his non plussed father. Born into the institution,

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Harry lost sight of what its Tae sands for. Perhaps

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he never understood and was too quick to Trash's family

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and set off for the sudden uplands of a California

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in Havana that has left his life poorer but not

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more private. He didn't pause to weigh up the long

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term impact of his impetuous move. He didn't stop to think.

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But we do have time to think. Family dysfunction has

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long been baked into the bricks of the now redundant

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Buckingham Palace. No one is perfect. Biographers have testified that

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behind closed doors, royals can occasionally appear cold, unsympathetic, unfriendly,

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even all the things Dutchess Difficult accused them of. You

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can't pick your hereditary monarchy, and they are unlikely to

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change anytime soon. According to Radar Online, Meghan consider bringing

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in a spiritual adviser to perform what sources described as

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a spiritual cleanse of Frogmore Cottage before the birth of

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Prince Archie. The report claims the idea stemmed from Meghan's

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interest in feng Shui and holistic wellness, rather than any

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formal religious ceremony. When unnamed source told the publication, Meghan

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has always been full of Hollywood style superstitions about astrology,

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physics in feng shui, so it's no surprise she wanted

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a spiritualist to conduct a cleanse of Frogmore College after

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her feng shuai specialist she consulted, so it may be

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the best move to give her a peace of mind.

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She didn't like to think of it as an exorcism, though,

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more of a spiritual cleanse of her home. According to

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the same source, the proposed visit would have focused on

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creating what Meghan believed would be a peaceful environment before

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Archie's arrival. Another unnamed source claimed Meghan became very hormonal

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in the lead up to her birth, so if a

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visit from an exorcist would have helped calm her down,

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what would have been the harm. The article goes on

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to allege that Palastaff discouraged the idea, reportedly telling Meghan

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there was no place for this kind of kooky superstition

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on royal property. Megan previously had demonstrated interest in feng shui.

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Writing on her former lifestyle blog, The Tig. She once

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described the ancient Chinese practice this way, The ancient Chinese

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art of feng Shui has been practiced for nearly three

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thousand years. The corps of feng Shui is about making

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you feel comfortable and at ease in your home, so

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that it can translate into every aspect of your life.

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More palacy just a moment. King Charles has given family

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members memorable nicknames over the years. Shortly after Megan joined

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the Royal family, reports claimed he began calling her Tungsten,

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comparing her to the exceptionally strong metal because of what

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he saw as her resilience and determined nation. According to

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reports at the time, the nickname was intended as a compliment.

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Branding expert Richard E tells The Express Meghan has worked

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hard to establish herself outside the institution. She continues to

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use the Duchess of Sussex title, which remains one of

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the most valuable assets in her personal brand. It's a

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balancing act because the title undoubtedly opens doors globally, but

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it also keeps her from intrinsically linked to the royal family.

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She has distanced herself from. My advice would be to

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decide on one clear, long term strategy. If Meghan wants

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to build a lasting global lifestyle empire entirely on her

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own terms, then gradually placing less emphasis on the royal

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title would demonstrate confidence in the strength of her own name.

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For I News, Catherine Meyer writes the difficult truth about

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Megan Mirkall Britain needs her and Berlin versus Catherine of Aragum,

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Diana versus Camilla, Kate versus Meghan. Throughout history, royal women

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have been pitted against each other. Pinioned in the public eye,

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they find themselves pressed into service to tell reductive stories

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about all women, prosecute culture wars and create riffs their

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misuse in facts wider attitudes. They become characters, demonized or

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celebrated for impossible perfection. Princess Diana still tingles with Queen Camella,

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and every female royal of modern times is measured against

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the Elizabeth or Victoria and invariably found wanting. Now cartoonish

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versions of Meghan Markel, Duchess of Sussex, and Kate Middleton,

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Princess of Wales, are slugging it out, each attached to

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projected value sets. Megan progressive and liberal, Kate small Seed,

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conservative and traditional. An economy of hate has grown up

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around the Sussexes, and especially Meghan to her detractors, and

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in short of a full blooded assault on her character,

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represents an attack on all they claim to hold deer.

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Unlike other organizations, the monarchy can only add to its

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balcony line up via marriage or reproduction. How should the

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institution woo back the demographics who saw themselves reflected in

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the Sussexes and suspect that the very characteristics they identify with,

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including Megan's biracial heritage, underpin the failure to retain them

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as working royals. The job of royaling is nebulous. A

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good deal of it consists of meeting the public, and

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here too, the paucity of windsors is taking a toll.

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Health problems and advancing age threaten some of the family's

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most dedicated performers. This is a serious problem. I have

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to be seen to be believed. Elizabeth the second supposedly equipped.

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Like many facts about royal women, this may be myth.

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The late Queen herself attributed the quote to Victoria. The sentiment, however,

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