Nov. 17, 2025
Meghan Markle’s Jam Flops as Prince Harry Plays Bodyguard at Kris Jenner’s 007 Bash
Not even Oprah’s magic touch could save Meghan Markle’s $42 jam — sales remain flat despite a “Favorite Things” shoutout. As Meghan returns to acting, critics call her cameo “a vanity project,” while Harry played personal security at Kris Jenner’s Bond-themed birthday. One columnist calls Jenner “the mother of everything wrong with planet Earth,” and another says Harry looks like a man realizing he traded the army for aisle six at Erewhon.
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Caloroga Shark Media head long and welcome to Palace inturg Game,
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your host, Mark Francis. It seems even Oprah Winfrey couldn't
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rescue Meghan Markles as ever jam. According to Rob Shooter's
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hashtag Shooter Scoop, Oprah quietly included the Duchess of Sussex's
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lifestyle brand in her twenty twenty five Favorite Things list,
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a movement to lend the struggling line a bit of
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old fashioned Oprah magic, but insiders say the endorsement barely
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made a dent. This was a favor, not a phenomenon,
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one retail source told the outlet, adding bluntly, there was
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no demand. Some wonder if Meghan's return to acting will
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create more friction between the royal camps. Ingrid Seward, editor
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in chief of Majesty magazine, says the royal family's fractured dynamic,
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particularly between Prince William and Prince Harry, remains unresolved, with
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little sign of Reconciliation's decision to re enter Hollywood, she says,
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may only widen that rift. Royal commentator Hilary Fordage described
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the cameo as a vanity project for a duchess, in
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need of a reinvention. She has to make a pragmatic
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pivot given the rock bottom position she's in polling wise,
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Fortage told Fox News Digital Hollywood hasn't embraced her, and
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it's highly doubtful the UK audiences or the Royal family
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will care about this latest move. They're probably just relieved
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she's not attacking them. But others believe Buckingham Palace has
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taken notice, particularly given the timing. Royal expert Kinsey Chofield
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noted that Meghan's onset photos appeared just as Prince William
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was in Brazil for his Earthshot Prize ceremony. Meghan drawing
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headlines away from William's high profile event will not go unnoticed,
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she said. The Sussexes have the habit of re emerging
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during William's major moments, and his team's acutely aware of it.
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The Palace declined to comment, but inside to say the
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overlap was eyebrow raising. Some in royal circles see it
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as a pattern, while others insisted was coincidental. Supporters frame
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the role as a creative homecoming, Critics call it a
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calculated pr move. Public relations strategist Doug Ridge believes it's
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smart branding in an ideal while she'd play in over
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the top version of herself, a little self aware, a
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little satirical, he said that would show humility and self
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awareness while giving a wink to the fans and critics alike. Still,
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Royal experts caution that overexposure could backfire. There is an
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undeniable oversaturation of Megan in twenty twenty five. Too much visibility,
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too little substance, said Schofield. She either needs to anchor
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herself in a clear purpose or risk fatigue. Crew members
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told Schooda Scoop that Megan was a total pro zero diva,
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noting that she reintroduced herself to everyone from grips to lighting.
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One insider added she was just cool, really relaxed, chatting
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with the crew between takes, laughing, taking directions, no fuss
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at all. And insider told People magazine that Megan genuinely
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seemed excited to be on set, adding she was joking
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that she felt a bit rusty, but it was obvious
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that she had rehearsed and that it was a big
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deal for her to be back, and she was great.
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The source said, Meghan introduced herself simply as Meghan and
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was very sweet and calm, adding that she had a
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very warm energy and was super pleasant to be around.
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Another source described her as the opposite of what people
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might expect now entourage, no ego. She fit right in
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a studio. Inside had previously told the son that the
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project was a massive moment for Megan. It's her way
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of gently putting her toe back in the water and
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seeing how she enjoys being back on set, they said,
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adding that Prince Harry is really supportive and just wants
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Meghan to do whatever brings her joy. After years of
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saying she was done with Hollywood, Meghan's return to acting,
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complete with a few well rehearsed lines and the touch
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of rust, marks the start of a new chapter that feels,
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as one insider put it, very full circle. In the end,
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and Lydia Spencer Elliott writes about Meghan's acting comeback. She
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tells us Marco has been swamped with offers to get
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back in front of the camera, but this one, perhaps
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the easiest role of all time, felt right. It is
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Meghan's way of gently putting her toe back in the
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water and seeing how she enjoys being back on set.
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They explained, adding everyone was super excited and sworn to secrecy.
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Spencer Elliott wonders could playing herself fix a floundering reputation Somehow,
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it seems unlikely for Markle to play herself now feels
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more than a little overly safe and misguided. There's always
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something decidedly cringe about an a lister who cameos as
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their own famous face in a film. Donald Trump in
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Home Alone, Alpucino and Jack and Jill, Katie Perry and
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Zoolander too, to give a few examples. Yet, perhaps the
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true reason Michael can only play herself is that she
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has such a domineering personal brand thanks to all this
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Netflix hullor beloo, that it's too difficult for her to
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believably play anybody else without severe amounts of special effects,
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makeup or some kind of elaborate costume. Still, if we
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are to believe what sources say to people, Markel, who
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has been put through the ringer quite enough in the
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past decade, is very relaxed and happy about her small part. Maybe,
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after all the criticism and the disparaging reviews, taking a
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creative risk felt just a little too scary. Sometimes it's
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better the devil, you know, even if that is yourself.
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The often miserable looking Prince Harry appeared to take on
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the role of Megan Michael's personal bodyguard as a couple
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made their entrance at Chris Janner's lavish Double O seven
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themed seventieth birthday party last week and Beverly Hills. According
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to body language expert Judy James, James told The Daily
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Mail in star terms, this reflects her return to the
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big screen as an actress, while he seems to be
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back in spare mode. Here. She noted that Harry's posture
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mirrored that of Taylor Smiff's fiancee, Travis Kelcey. Harry's expressionless
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mode directs the attention to his wife. Here, his outstretched
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arm held behind him suggests muscle power, while his hand
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grips Meghan's in a big, poor Travis style grasp that
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speaks of desire to protect as they go past the press.
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In The Express, Paul Baldwin writes, like every sane human
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being with even an ounce of self respect, I cannot
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dredge up one atom of my being to give a
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monkey's cuss about who Chris Jenna is. I don't even
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know if it's a boy or a girl or someone
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cynically monetizing that indeterminate and increasingly annoying space in between.
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But Prince Harry, who is still one of our most
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senior royals, and whether he likes it or not, a
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very high profile representative of Britain to the rest of
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the world. Him I do care about. And Harry went
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to Chris's party, so I had to clear up who
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Chris Jenna is. Turns out she's the mom of Kim Kardashian,
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which sort of makes her the mother of everything wrong
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with planet Earth. In twenty twenty five, Encapsulated in human Form,
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Baldwin mentioned how unhappy Harry looked, and adds he looked
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like a man who was sulking, and he looked like
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a man who was troubled. And maybe the reason, just maybe,
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is that Harry is finally realizing the utter vacuity of
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the choices he has made of the world he now inhabits.
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The only part of Harry's wretched autobiography Spare, which displayed
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any authenticity was when he was talking about his time
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in the forces and serving his country very bravely. It
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has to be said. In Afghanistan that's our Harry, if
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you ask me not. The jam selling optional extra to
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a beeless actress on the Make More Palace In Just
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a Moment, Former rugby star and Royal Family member Mike
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Tindall says he's ready to take on the challenge of
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the Traitors. Speaking ahead of the BBC Reality Shows finale,
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the husband of Zara Tyndall, granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth,
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revealed during an appearance on This Morning, that he'd definitely
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enjoy joining a future celebrity edition of the hit series. Tyndall,
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known for his competitive streak from his days on the
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rugby field and his stint on I'm a Celebrity, Get
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Me out of Here, said the show's mix of strategy,
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suspicion and psychology appeals to him. I'd love to do it,
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he said, grinning. It looks like brilliant fun. I think
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I enjoy trying to read people. Yeah, there have it.
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