Sept. 16, 2026

Taylor Swift reportedly 'Mortified' by Meghan Markle Comparison

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Q new celebrity gossip report claims Taylor Swift is furious after comments about her wedding guest list, and Meghan Markle unexpectedly finds herself pulled into the story. Plus, Harry and Meghan's final Montecito days, questions over the future of their California mansion, explosive new Radar claims about Queen Camilla and Harry, fresh scrutiny of Prince Andrew, and reports that Sarah Ferguson has quietly taken refuge in Portugal.

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Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I am your host,

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Mark Francis. Meghan Markle's wedding guest list has been dragged

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into a new round of celebrity gossip, this time involving

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Taylor Swift and comedian Nikki Glaser. Rob Shooter's Naughty But

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Nice newsletter claims Taylor is angry over remarks attributed to

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Glaser about attending her wedding despite barely knowing the couple.

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Glaser said, I am a huge Swifty, probably the biggest

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Swifty that was at that event. If you're a Swifty,

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you'll understand. I got the text inviting me to the wedding.

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I never thought in a million years I'd get invited.

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I don't even know them, but I got invited. An

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insider claims Taylor is furious with Nikki, but the worst

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part is that it's true. There were famous people at

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the wedding who barely knew Taylor, and some had never

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met her. Nikki simply said publicly what everyone else was

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whispering privately. And that is where Megan enters the story.

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The joke going around is that Meghan Markle knew the

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celebrities at her wedding better than Taylor knew some of hers,

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the source said. For Taylor, that comparison is absolutely mortifying.

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Harry and Meghan reportedly caught up with friends over oysters

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and drinks in Montecito before leaving for Britain, with restaurant

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staff describing the couple as relaxed and cheerful. The son

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spoke to a bartender at Clark's Oyster Bar, where the

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Sussexes said to have dined a few weeks before their departure.

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They came in just a few weeks before they moved

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and were talking about the World Cup result in football

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and then discussed the Mexico City game with their waiter.

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The waiter told me they were in good spirits and

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were really friendly and nice. They seemed really happy and

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were letting their hair down. The bodyguards sat at the

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bar as usual and they sat in the back. Meanwhile,

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the departure from Montecito has left neighbours talking about how

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quickly they went and the estate agents wondering whether their

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California home will eventually come up for a sale. The

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son visited the neighbourhood and spoke to residents who described

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surprise at the move. Among them was a woman whose

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grandchildren attended the same school as the Sussex children. We

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won't name the woman so we don't accidentally reveal the school.

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My grandchildren go to the same school and my son

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is an alumnus, so I get all my gossip from there,

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she said. I know Archie goes to the school and

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they didn't even know they were leaving until everyone else

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found out. They were waiting a while for Archie to

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get into the school in England. He wasn't accepted for ages,

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but the moment he was, they practically left the next day.

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They just disappeared overnight. Even the fish at the Sussexes'

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property have become part of the discussion. An unnamed former

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contractor raised concerns about maintenance of the koi pond, saying

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its filtration system required careful attention. But a source close

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to Harry and Megan said the arrangements had been made

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to ensure the fish were properly looked after. The report

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supplies no evidence that they have been neglected. The more

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substantial question is what happens to the house. A staff

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member at a local estate agency claimed prospective buyers were

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already making inquiries, although there is no confirmed sale listing

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in the report. Montecito estate agent David Ensel suggested maintaining

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such a large property for occasional visits could prove expensive.

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It's a pretty expensive home to upkeep for a part-time place.

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It will be costing them around Â£ 30, 000 a month for

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the pool guy, the housekeeper, gardeners and so forth. If

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they rented it out, a property of that magnitude would

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go for about Â£ 110, 000 a month. Everyone was surprised when

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they moved, as this is a place people move to,

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not from. It's a beautiful house in paradise. This could

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be a test drive, though, for them in England, and

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they are giving it a few months before making any decisions.

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They may say it wasn't for them and move back.

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I keep asking their agents, a partnership between Los Angeles

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and here, if it's for sale, but they are staying tight-lipped.

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We'll just have to wait and see. Queen Camilla has

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allegedly told Charles to choose between her and Harry. An

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unnamed source tells Radar, Harry and Meghan's return to the

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UK has caused total chaos within the firm. It makes

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her sick to her stomach that Harry and Meghan are

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now waltzing back as though nothing had ever happened, even

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after the misery they put everyone through, and especially her.

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She'll never forgive the awful things Harry said about her,

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and as far as she's concerned, Meghan is dangerous and

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a toxic influence who's cast a poisonous spell on Harry

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to serve her own gain. She's in no mood to

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sit back and let this happen without a fight. That's

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why she issued the ultimatum. It's either Harry or her.

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It's left His Majesty in an awful position. He now

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has to choose between his wife and son. There is

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also a different account of Camilla's position from Radar itself.

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In a separate report, unnamed sources claim she encouraged Charles

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to issue the letter clarifying the Sussexes' status while supporting

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his private relationship with Harry and the grandchildren. The source said,

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This was not about preventing Charles from having a relationship

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with his son or grandchildren. The distinction Camilla was concerned

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about was between the private family and the public monarchy.

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Harry can be the king's son without representing the king,

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and Meghan can pursue charitable or commercial projects without those

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activities acquiring royal status simply because they are living in

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Britain again. Another source claimed, The Queen's influence with Charles

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should never be underestimated. She is somebody whose judgment he

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trusts enormously, particularly when difficult family questions arise. risk becoming

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institutional problems. Camilla believed allowing uncertainty to linger would simply

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store up a much bigger confrontation later. It bears mentioning

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that one account describes an ultimatum over family contact. The

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other explicitly says preserving their contact was not the issue.

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Neither version is confirmed by the palace. More in just

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a moment. A former Royal Protection officer says he has

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submitted a written statement to the FBI... alleging that security

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procedures were relaxed for women visiting Andrew at Buckingham Palace.

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Paul Page claims some visitors, including Ghislaine Maxwell, were admitted

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without their names being entered in police logbooks. His allegations

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concern the period between 1997 and 2004. Speaking to The Telegraph,

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Page said he approached American authorities after receiving no response

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to an offer to provide information to Thames Valley Police.

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Earlier in 2026, I contacted Thames Valley Police in connection

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with its investigation and made clear that I had information

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arising from my first-hand experience as a former Metropolitan Police

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Royal Protection officer. I received no response. I have now

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formally documented my first-hand information in a written statement lodged

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with the FBI. That statement sets out matters arising from

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my experience in Royal Protection concerning Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ghislaine Maxwell,

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and women whose access to Buckingham Palace I personally encountered.

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together with the relevant chronology and documentary material available to me.

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I consider that I have therefore fulfilled my responsibility as

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a potential witness by formally documenting and lodging the information

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with a law enforcement authority. The report does not include

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confirmation from the FBI that it has received the statement

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or opened an investigation into Page's claims. His account of

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visitors entering the palace also does not by itself establish

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criminal conduct. Page spent six years working at Buckingham Palace.

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The report notes that he was convicted of fraud in 2009,

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a relevant part of his background as a potential witness.

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Andrew has consistently denied wrongdoing. The allegations have not been

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established by the account Page has given to the newspaper.

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Sarah Ferguson has reportedly been staying with Princess Eugenie and

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her family in Portugal as she continues to keep a

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low public profile. An unnamed source speaking to royal writer

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Duncan Larcombe claims Sarah is still very keen to keep

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her whereabouts a secret. She has technically been in self-imposed

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exile since further details came out about her friendship with

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Epstein at the start of this year. There have been

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reports that Eugenie was angry with her mother, but these

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seem to have been wide of the mark. Blood is

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thicker than water, and Eugenie had few reservations about throwing

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her mother a much-needed lifeline. According to the report, Sarah

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arrived after Eugenie gave birth to her third child, Adelaide,

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Elizabeth and Nina on August 3rd. And there you have it.

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