MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry’s Time Magazine cover is a “stab in the heart” of the Queen’s reputation, an expert has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were this week named in the magazine’s list of top 100 most influential people in the world.
Eric Schiffer, chairman of Reputation Management Consultants, told Newsweek: “Meghan and Harry landing a cover spot of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People will be seen as a stab in the heart of the Monarchy’s reputation because of the greater implicit credibility it affords them and their previous claims against the crown.”
In other news, a royal expert has warned people will “get bored” of Meghan and Harry’s “touchy-feely” content as they continue to sign deals without delivering.
Royal historian Hugo Vickers told the Express: “I’m of the sort of generation that finds all this touchy-feely stuff rather unattractive, and I don’t really understand it and I don’t go for it either.
“So, I wonder, what have they got to say, will their message get any better as time goes on?
“Or will it just be more of the same? And people will get bored with them, won’t they?”
Read our Meghan Markle live blog below for the latest updates…
MYSTERY AS THE QUEEN’S ROYAL HELICOPTER LANDS IN PARK
A huge stir was caused today in Birkenhead Park in Wirral, Liverpool as a maroon aircraft with the registration G-XXEB parked up on the green.
Eyewitnesses said the helicopter wasn’t in the park long before taking off again, but no trace of its flight path will be found on radar websites for security reasons.
Many took to social media to suggest who had stepped out of the private aircraft, one joking it was Mr T from the A-Team.
However, there is speculation over the craft being used regularly by The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William who used to be a former RAF Search and Rescue pilot.
MEGHAN MARKLE & PRINCE HARRY HAVE ‘DEPRIVED’ KIDS ARCHIE & LILIBET BY NOT LETTING THEM MEET QUEEN, THOMAS CLAIMS
Thomas Markle accused the couple of being “terribly unfair” to their children by keeping them away from relatives, including himself and Grandad Prince Charles too.
He told Channel 7’s Sunrise: “I think they (Archie and Lilibet) are being deprived of seeing all their grandparents and I think they are being deprived of seeing all their relatives and I think that’s terribly unfair to them.”
Asked if he would consider legal action to see his grandkids, he said: “I’ve had offers from several lawyers – pro-bono – because we do have the right to sue to see our grandchildren.
“But to me that’s like trying to descend into a game and using them like pawns and I won’t sue to see them because I just think that’s using them and it’s not what I plan to do.”
PRINCE WILLIAM REVEALS MOMENT YOUNG BOY SWORE AT PRINCE PHILIP… BUT SAYS HIS REACTION WAS HILARIOUS
PRINCE William has revealed the moment a young boy swore at Prince Philip – but says his reaction was hilarious.
The royal told how the teenager had been completing a hike for his Duke of Edinburgh Award when he made the rude remark to the scheme’s founder.
The Duke of Cambridge and Philip came across two young walkers on the Queen’s Balmoral estate as the teens took part in a expedition to achieve their award.
William said: “[Philip] stopped and wound down his window and said, ‘Good morning. How are you getting on?’
“To which the smallest young chap at the back turned round and effectively said, ‘Jog on Grandpa!'”
PRINCE ANDREW ‘NOT HIS USUAL BLASÉ SELF’ DUE TO BEING ‘WORRIED’ AFTER HIGH COURT DECISION – SOURCE
The Duke of York is set to face a lawsuit in the US after the High Court in the UK agreed to serve him papers.
Insiders now say he seems concerned. He vehemently denies the allegations against him.
One source told the publication: “He’s not been his usual blasé self, acting like everything is in hand.
“The issue has suddenly become very pressing and there is a distinct tension in the air.
“There has been a dramatic shift in mood and the reality that this could not only go on for many months, if not years, as well as costing potentially millions of pounds is very real.”
THRIFTY KATE MIDDLETON IS BRITAIN’S MOST FASHIONABLE ROYAL – DESPITE MEGHAN’S DESIGNER WARDROBE COSTING THOUSANDS MORE
The Duchess of Cambridge was found to be the most influential dresser out of the royal wives, according to hair and aesthetics experts at Vera Clinic.
When it comes to searches online for Kate Middleton, it seems her dresses are most sought-after – and have 114 per cent more monthly searches.
In the new study, “Kate Middleton dress” had 3,600 UK monthly searches and 5,400 in the USA.
Meanwhile, “Meghan Markle dress” which only has 1,300 UK monthly searches and 2,900 USA searches.
This is despite Meghan’s outfits on royal tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga in October 2018, costing a staggering £50,000.
Read the article in full here.
HARRY & MEGHAN’S SIGNATURE HOLLYWOOD POSE IS ‘UNNATURAL AND STAGED’ WITH ONE TELLING SIGN GIVING IT AWAY, SAYS EXPERT
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are regularly seen staring into one another’s eyes whenever a camera comes out.
And according to body language expert Judi James, while a very romantic shot, the pose is far from the natural and candid shot that the pair want to convey.
Here she tells Fabulous Digital what the Sussex’s signature pose REALLY means…
“Eye-ball to eye-ball gazing can be used by a couple to transmit all sorts of messages, from ‘I love you’ to ‘Put that pint down, we’re leaving!’.
When a couple use prolonged bouts like Harry and Meghan though, it signals exclusivity; an engagement in intimate and private non-verbal conversations, and emphatically equal amounts of devotion and romantic attraction.
MEGHAN MARKLE’S BROTHER WRITES HER ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE OPEN LETTER
Meghan Markle’s brother has written another letter to her and Prince Harry, a trailer for Big Brother VIP has revealed.
The second teaser, released today, shows Thomas Markle Jr. sitting in the diary room of the reality show announcing plans to write to his half-sister.
“You know I’m famous for writing letters,” the 55-year-old Thomas says in the trailer sitting beside former Survivor contestant Luke Toki.
“I’m gonna write a letter to Meghan,” he explains as he leans down onto a table in the diary room and puts pen to paper.
“Dear Meghan and Harry,” he begins. “The first thing I want to say to both of you…”
His voiceover then trails off and a question appears on the screen that reads: “What’s in the letter?”
THE QUEEN ‘WON’T OVERRULE CHARLES’ PLAN TO KEEP ANDREW AWAY FROM PUBLIC DUTIES’, CLAIMS ROYAL BIOGRAPHER ANGELA LEVIN
The Queen won’t “overrule” her eldest, who reportedly wishes to keep the Duke of York out of the public eye after damaging sex assault allegations.
However, the monarch “adores” Andrew and “enjoys his company”, expert Angela Levin said today.
Ms Levin, who has written an authorised biography on Prince Harry, called Andrew “naïve and arrogant” as the royal faces a legal wrangle in a US civil court.
In an interview with Julia Hartley-Brewer on TalkRADIO, she said the Queen had ruled out Andrew’s return to duties.
“She said he couldn’t be,” she said.
“She adores Andrew and enjoys his company.
“I think that she won’t overrule what Charles says. The rest of the royals won’t want him to do that.”
VIRGINIA ROBERTS RELEASES PHOTOS THAT PROVE SEX ASSAULT PAPERS WERE SENT TO PRINCE ANDREW AT HIS HOME ADDRESS
Prince Andrew’s lawyers are continuing to thwart efforts to serve the lawsuit and spark a 21-day period for the duke to reply – but pictures show the papers were sent to the Duke at his home.
Sent via a Royal Mail post box, the envelope which contained the papers was sent off to the duke, with the stamp of the Queen’s head on the top.
These photos released as evidence in US court filings show the lawsuit was posted to Andrew on September 9 – one of five attempts to reach the accused royal.
They show a worker from the London office of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP posting the envelope containing the lawsuit into a traditional red Royal Mail post box.
It was addressed to ‘Prince Andrew’ at his 100-acre 30-room mansion at Royal Lodge on the private Windsor Great Park, just three miles from Windsor Castle, on September 9.
And even came with a first class stamp bearing the Queen’s profile.
Read more here.
PRINCE PHILIP’S WILL TO REMAIN SECRET TO PROTECT ‘DIGNITY’ OF QUEEN, HIGH COURT RULES
Prince Philip’s will is set to remain a secret to protect the “dignity” of the Queen, the High Court has ordered. This is because of her constitutional role.
The Duke of Edinburgh died aged 99 on April 9 this year, just two months before he would have turned 100.
After the death of a senior member of the royal family, it has been convention that an application to seal their will is made to the President of the Family Division of the High Court.
What this means is that the wills of senior members of the royal family are not open to public inspection in the way a will would ordinarily be.
MEGHAN MARKLE ‘TRYING TO BE LIKE THE OBAMAS’ WITH TIME COVER – AS EXPERTS SAY SHE’S ‘PRIMED’ FOR POLITICAL CAREER
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made waves with their appearance on the front page of the respected US mag that honoured the world’s 100 most influential people.
And royal experts think the powerful pictures alongside the detailed profile accompanying their entry under “Icons” marks the start of Meghan’s manoeuvres into politics.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said of the Sussexes: “This magazine cover has made it very very clear what’s in the couple’s mind – and especially Meghan’s mind – and that’s politics. It must be!
“I think there is absolutely no doubt that if they made the cover it’s not about what they’ve achieved, but what they could achieve.
“They’re going to become more and more visible. I think that they’re looking at politics.”
Read more here.
MEGHAN MARKLE & PRINCE HARRY HAVE ‘DEPRIVED’ KIDS ARCHIE & LILIBET BY NOT LETTING THEM MEET QUEEN, THOMAS CLAIMS
Thomas Markle accused the couple of being “terribly unfair” to their children by keeping them away from relatives, including himself and Grandad Prince Charles too.
He told Channel 7’s Sunrise: “I think they (Archie and Lilibet) are being deprived of seeing all their grandparents and I think they are being deprived of seeing all their relatives and I think that’s terribly unfair to them.”
Asked if he would consider legal action to see his grandkids, he said: “I’ve had offers from several lawyers – pro-bono – because we do have the right to sue to see our grandchildren.
“But to me that’s like trying to descend into a game and using them like pawns and I won’t sue to see them because I just think that’s using them and it’s not what I plan to do.”
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE TRANSFORM THEIR ARCHEWELL WEBSITE AFTER BEING INCLUDED IN TIME’S 100 INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have given their Archewell website a makeover after being included in Time’s 100 Influential People.
The couple have since changed the site several times to update it, with the latest transformation coming hours after they were featured in Time magazine.
The Duke and Duchess ditched their tagline of Compassion In Action for a new phrase – ‘Shared Purpose, Global Action’.
MEGHAN MARKLE & PRINCE HARRY WARNED ‘PEOPLE WILL GET BORED OF THEM’ AFTER THEY SIGN NETFLIX DEALS WITHOUT DELIVERING
More than a year on from joining forces with Netflix, the couple have only announced two major productions – Harry’s ‘Heart of Invictus’ about the Invictus Games and Meghan’s animated children’s show ‘Pearl’.
They’ve also still only released one 34-minute podcast in their nine months with the platform – despite promising much more.
Royal historian Hugo Vickers says he believes people will get “bored” of the kind of “touchy-feely” content the Sussexes have made so far.
He told the Express: “I’m of the sort of generation that finds all this touchy-feely stuff rather unattractive, and I don’t really understand it and I don’t go for it either.
“So, I wonder, what have they got to say, will their message get any better as time goes on?
“Or will it just be more of the same? And people will get bored with them, won’t they?
“That’s what I think will happen.”
HARRY & MEGHAN’S SIGNATURE HOLLYWOOD POSE IS ‘UNNATURAL AND STAGED’ WITH ONE TELLING SIGN GIVING IT AWAY, SAYS EXPERT
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are regularly seen staring into one another’s eyes whenever a camera comes out.
And according to body language expert Judi James, while a very romantic shot, the pose is far from the natural and candid shot that the pair want to convey.
“Eye-ball to eye-ball gazing can be used by a couple to transmit all sorts of messages, from ‘I love you’ to ‘Put that pint down, we’re leaving!’.
“When a couple use prolonged bouts like Harry and Meghan though, it signals exclusivity; an engagement in intimate and private non-verbal conversations, and emphatically equal amounts of devotion and romantic attraction.
“The eyes are the most telling part of the body and eye-gazing like this suggests a desire to tune into one another and read one another’s thoughts.
“Combined with the kind of matching smiles Harry and Meghan are wearing it is also supposed to let us know they are each other’s fan.”
Read more here.
MYSTERY AS THE QUEEN’S ROYAL HELICOPTER LANDS IN PARK
A huge stir was caused yesterday in Birkenhead Park in Wirral, Liverpool as a maroon aircraft with the registration G-XXEB parked up on the green.
Eyewitnesses stated that the helicopter was not in the park for long before it took off again. However, radar websites won’t be able to find any trace of its flight path for security reasons.
Many people took to social media to speculate who was in the private aircraft. One joked that it was Mr T from A-Team.
It is possible that The Duke and Princess of Cambridge are using the aircraft regularly. Prince William was a former RAF Search and Rescue pilot.
PIERS MORGAN SAYS HIS SUN DEAL WILL GIVE MEGHAN MARKLE NIGHTMARES AFTER SHE GOT HIM SACKED FROM GMB
Six months after Meghan tried to get him fired from Good Morning Britain, Piers returned to the pub where the pair first met.
Holding up a pint and grinning at the Scarsdale Tavern, in Kensington, West London, Piers said: “And I need to say a special thank you Meghan. As we sit drinking now, it was five years ago I met her here.
“And I bet she was sitting there celebrating my departure from Good Morning Britain so this move will be the stuff of nightmares for her. So cheers Meghan!”
Read more here.
BLING RING
Meghan Markle showed off a staggering $384,000 (£277,929) worth of jewellery as she posed on the cover of Time’s 100 most influential people.
The 40-year-old Duchess of Sussex’s bling included two new $525 (£379) diamond pinky rings and Princess Diana’s $23,000 (£16,642) gold cartier watch.
Meghan made sure she looked every inch an A-lister with her impressive jewellery collection, which Fabulous has broken down here….
Read the article in full.
MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY’S TIME MAGAZINE COVER IS A ‘STAB IN THE HEART’ TO QUEEN’S REPUTATION, EXPERT CLAIMS
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were this week named in the magazine’s list of top 100 most influential people in the world.
Eric Schiffer, chairman of Reputation Management Consultants, told Newsweek: “Meghan and Harry landing a cover spot of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People will be seen as a stab in the heart of the Monarchy’s reputation because of the greater implicit credibility it affords them and their previous claims against the crown.”
Schiffer added: “The strategy Harry’s built is to out gun William and to be seen as the authentic prince on a global stage and it’s been beautifully executed.
“They’re very disciplined at it.
“The combination of the leaks and the framing of themselves in part as victims of certain behaviour and on top of that connecting in such authentic ways with global Gen Z and Millennial audiences and allowing them to actually feel what it’s like to interact with a member of the royal family, that on a human level has been powerful.”
PRINCE PHILIP’S WILL TO REMAIN SECRET TO PROTECT ‘DIGNITY’ OF QUEEN, HIGH COURT RULES
Prince Philip’s will is set to remain a secret to protect the “dignity” of the Queen, the High Court has ordered. Because of her constitutional position.
On April 9, 1999, the Duke of Edinburgh, who was 99 years old, died. This happened just two months before his 100th birthday.
Convention dictates that a request to seal the will of a senior member to the royal family is made to the President, Family Division of The High Court.
This means that wills of senior royal family members are not available for public inspection in the same way as a will.
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE TRANSFORM THEIR ARCHEWELL WEBSITE AFTER BEING INCLUDED IN TIME’S 100 INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have given their Archewell website a makeover after being included in Time’s 100 Influential People.
After being featured in Time magazine, the couple have changed the site many times. The most recent transformation took place just hours after the publication.
The Duke and Duchess ditched their tagline of Compassion In Action for a new phrase – ‘Shared Purpose, Global Action’.
FANS JOKE ‘WERE THEY DESPERATE’ AS MEGHAN MARKLE & ‘HANDBAG’ PRINCE HARRY ARE NAMED IN TIME’S 100 INFLUENTIAL LIST
Royal fans have joked that Time Magazine were “desperate” when they picked Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for their most influential list.
A Hollywood style snap of Harry and Meghan shows the Duke awkwardly hanging off his wife’s shoulder – with many comparing him to a handbag – as the couple were named among the top 100 most influential people in the world.
One wrote: “Top 100 influential people or controversial people in the world? Were you desperate for candidates?”
Another added: “As usual, Meghan’s at the front, the Handbag carrier knows his place.”
Yet another fan joked: “Why does ‘Prince’ Harry’s head look like it’s been airbrushed onto someone else’s body.”
While another asked: “Is Harry wearing a rug? Or just overdone the air brushing?”
And a third said: “Are you sure that’s their bodies? Looked photoshopped.”
HE’S A WANTED MAN
PRINCE Andrew billboards emblazoned with the word “WANTED” and phrase “no one should be above the law” have appeared across Britain.
As the Duke of York continues to be under fire, posters featuring the phrase and word have appeared in at least five different locations.
Andrew strongly denies all allegations against him as papers filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre‘s legal team alleged he assaulted her when she was just 17.
The Duke has been blasted for attempting to escape being served papers as he holidays with his mum, The Queen, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Anti-monarchist campaign group Republic put up the striking banners as part of a crowdfunded campaign to “#EndtheMonarchy”.
BIRTHDAY MESSAGE SHOWS RIFT HASN’T HEALED, SAYS EXPERT
PRINCE William and Kate Middleton sent a “curt” birthday message to Prince Harry as he turned 37 today which proved the “ice hasn’t thawed”, claims a royal expert.
The Twitter tribute featured the Duke of Sussex standing alone with the simple message “Happy Birthday Prince Harry!”
Duncan told Fabulous: “William and Kate’s curt birthday message to Harry only serves as proof the ice between the brothers has still not thawed.
“Short of ignoring the Duke of Sussex’s 37th landmark completely, their social media post was the bare minimum from a couple who once welcomed Harry as their official Royal gooseberry.
“If anything, this year’s birthday wishes from the Cambridges are an indication of just how far relations between the two warring clans have deteriorated over the past 12 months.”
PRINCE ANDREW CAN AVOID BEING SERVED WITH SEX ABUSE LAWSUIT BY STAYING AT BALMORAL
PRINCE Andrew can avoid being served with a lawsuit on sex abuse claims — by staying in his Scottish hideaway.
The High Court in London has ruled it can serve papers on the Duke of York on behalf of American lawyers after previous attempts were thwarted.
But Andrew, 61, is still in hiding on the Queen’s Balmoral estate and the English court does not have automatic jurisdiction north of the border. Insiders claim that the Duke could change his residence to Balmoral to remain out of reach.
To serve papers, the court would need to contact the Court of Session at Edinburgh.
A source said: “Andy and his legal team must have known Scotland would be out of reach when he scarpered up there.”
