Aug. 20, 2024

Will Martha Stewart take down Meghan Markle?

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A source told In Touch: "Martha (Stewart) has seen hundreds of Meghan types come and go — and says they all come in with the same self-inflated hype, only to find out it’s a whole new ball game when it comes down to brass tacks. She's tired of being quizzed by people over how she feels about Meghan's venture because, honestly, it's irritating and insulting to her that she's being compared to a rookie!"

Also more from that Sunday Times piece.

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A calorogus Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Palace Injury

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Again host Mark Francis.

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A source at Told in Touch, Martha Stewart has seen

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hundreds of Meghan types come and go and says they

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all come in and says they all come in with

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the same self inflated hype, only to find out it's

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a whole new ballgame when it comes down to brass tacks.

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She's tired of being quizzed by people over how she

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feels about Meghan's venture, because honestly, it's irritating and insulting

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to her that she's being compared to a rookie. If

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Megan thinks she can come along and replicate that with

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barely any experience simply because she's married to a prince,

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she better think again. Martha doesn't put a whole lot

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of faith in her succeeding, but if she does prove

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to be any competition, Martha won't hold back in trying

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to take her down. Taking another look at Royer Nickase

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Prince Harry at forty piece from The Sunday Times quotes

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a close friend of Harry saying he made his decision

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to leave for his family that was the right choice

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and he has no regrets. One of the primary reasons

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for them leaving the UK was the institutional and media

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issues they've felt they've faced, so for that they must

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feel vindicated. But did he get what he wanted? No,

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the perfect scenario was to get what they originally asked for.

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We'd like to move and still be semi royals, so

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they're finding another way of doing it. A source who

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has known Harry since they were just teenagers said, I

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know how important it is for him to have a happy,

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settled family life, but you need to do more than

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that if you're him, says a source who has known

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Harry since his teenage, he is he has ended up

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isolated from his family and most of his old mates,

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in an environment where your friendships are not like the

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ones you forged as a young man. He used to

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love a night out in the pub, hanging out in

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the country with friends. Maybe he has grown into a

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different person, But do I think he'd really suit the

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Californian lifestyle. No, Now we've seen it all play out,

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what has that left him with? On the surface and

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enviable lifestyle, But for the Harry I know, I can't

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imagine that guilded exile in California is where he wanted

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to end up. Harry and Meghan have formed a close

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bond with Canadian music mogul David Foster and his wife

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Katherine McPhee, a former school friend of Megan's. The relationship

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between Harry and Foster has even been described as akin

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to father and son dynamic, highlighting the deep trust they

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have in each other. However, the changes in their lives

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have affected Harry's long standing friendships. While he remains in

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contact with a few key individuals such as Charlie van Straubenzi,

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a school friend from Ludgrove, and Mark Dyer, a former

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equerry to King Charles who has been a close aid

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to both Harry and William, his overall friendship circle has

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notably diminished. Harry's connection with Van Strawbansey and Dreya is

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significant as both men are god parents to his son Archie,

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underscoring the deep tays he still maintains with some of

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his oldest friends. Despite this, Harry has openly acknowledged that

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the process of stepping back from the royal family has

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cost him several friendships, a sentiment he shared in the

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couple's Netflix series, where he expressed a sense of loss

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over the relationships that have faded during this transformative period

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in his life. The piece took a look at Harry's

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current friends. We're told many are not happy with the

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way Harry has discussed the family. One friend told Royer,

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I can't believe he'd stooped so low. It's outrageously disloyal Oprah,

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Netflix and then the book Three strikes and You're Out.

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Another friend of William and Harries says Harry and Meghan

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could have left with dignity and decency and not trashed

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the institution. The conclusion is they've made money from trashing

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his family. One of Harry's oldest friends says he's an

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angry boy. Things haven't turned out how he wanted. I

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think he misses being over here in Britain desperately and

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wants to be admired more. Anyone who knows him feels

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he'd rather be top of the pops here with everyone

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loving him as they do with William and Kate. The

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ghostwriter behind Prince Harry's memoir, Spare Jr. Moringer, reportedly pushed

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the Duke to delve deeper into certain topics. According to

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journalist Marina Hyde on the podcast of The Rest Is

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Entertainment with Richard osmond I, had explained that Moringer, known

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for his work on Andre Agassy's acclaimed autobiography, encouraged Harry

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to share more, particularly about sensitive subjects. She noted that

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the really sensational raw stuff often emerges after spending extensive

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time with the subject, and these revelations tend to dominate headlines.

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Hey had elaborated, saying that it's typically after months of

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building trust that the intense personal stuff surfaces, which is

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often the most newsworthy. Despite the book's success, there have

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been rumors of potential film adaptation. However, sources indicate that

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Harry has decided against selling the film rights, a move

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praised by royal experts. Vanity Fairs Katie Nicol commented that

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retaining the rights was a sensible decision, as a film

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could have exacerbated tensions with royal family and led further

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controversy more powers in just a moment. Monday was so

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busy we didn't get to tell you about Kate and

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a nerf gun, which normally would be a leadoff story.

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Never mind the back of the pod story two days later,

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William and Kate delighted royal fans by making a surprise

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appearance with their children at the Gone Wild festival in Hulcombe, Holland, Norfolk.

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The family joined in on a high energy nerf gun party,

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complete with toy guns and smoke bombs, much to the

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excitement of other festival goers. Princess Kate enthusiastically participated grabbing

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a nerf gun and running around with her children while

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playing games like stuck in the mud. Prince Louis was

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particularly spirited, reportedly shouting nerve or nothing, Let's do this

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as he dashed around the play area. The family reportedly

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attended the festival with friends and specifically requested a high intensity,

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NonStop game of ne fun, making the day a memorable

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and wholesome family outing their presence of the festival, especially

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their active participation in such a playful event. Further in Deer,

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the royal family to the public, showcasing their down to

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earth and fun loving side. That's such a fun nerf

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story is the sort of story you'd feed the press

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if you didn't want anyone talking about your sister in

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law's faux royal to especially given and how little Keate

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news there has been this year. Unfortunately for Nerf herders,

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The Times had other ideas for this week's news cycle.

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Meghan played the Diana card during the Columbia trip, which

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usually gets media attention. Meghan wore a pair of earrings

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that once belonged to Princess Diana, the delicate butterfly stud earrings,

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which were previously worn by Diana during a trip to

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Canada in May of nineteen eighty six. These earrings, known

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for their understated elegance, were not just a nod to

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Diana's impeccable style, but also carried a powerful message. The

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butterfly design symbolized its transformation, hope and rebirth, fitting themes

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for a visit focused on inspiring and nurturing young minds,

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such like Diana did in her life. Before her marriage

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to King Charles in nineteen eighty one, Diana was a

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primary school teacher in London, a role that highlighted her

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deep commitment to children in education. Meghan's decision to wear

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these earrings during such an occasion could be seen as

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a tribute to Diana's legacy, particularly her dedication to children's welfare.

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It also subtly emphasized Meghan's tendency to itttempt to channel Diana,

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drawing on the shared values of compassion and service. It

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has been reported the King, Charles's manager and the private

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security arrangements for his brother Prince Andrew, following the loss

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of his publicly funded police protection in twenty twenty two

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due to his withdrawal from royal duties amid scandal. Prince

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Andrew's security has been privately funded by Charles. However, according

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to reports, this arrangement will end in November, signaling further

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distancing of Prince Andrew from royal privileges and support. Andrew

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is thought to have joined his ex wife Sarah Ferguson,

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daughters Princess Eugenie and Beatrice, and the wider royal family

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on their summer break at bow Moral. Source told The Express,

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Andrew has hardly left Royal Lodge since Christmas, so he's

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very much looking forward to getting away with the rest

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of the family of bal Moral. He's turned into a

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bit of a recluse, so the goals are hoping that

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some nice family time with his grandchildren will help dure

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him up a bit, bring him out of his shell.

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