Five bombshells from new highly-anticipated royal book 'Meghan Markle is dreading'
Biographer Tom Bower dubbed the 'Witchfinder General'
has previously slammed the Duchess of Sussex as having “trampled on all those
in her way” after he came across a number of “skeletons in the closet"
By Charlie
Jones News Reporter
17:42, 16
Jul 2022UPDATED18:58, 16 Jul 2022
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/five-bombshells-new-royal-book-27498597
Meghan
Markle is said to be "dreading" next week's release of a
much-anticipated biography by a writer dubbed the "Witchfinder General of
contemporary biographers".
The new
book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsor's by biographer Tom
Bower, known for unflinching takes on his subjects, will draw on “interviews
from insiders who have never spoken before”, according to publicity material.
Bombshells
according to Bower include that the Queen didn't want Meghan at Philip's
funeral, the Sussexes "festered with fury" after Jubilee plans were
blocked and details of the furore following Meghan's Vanity Fair front cover.
Bower, who
has previously written unauthorised biographies of Robert Maxwell, Richard
Branson, Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, has based his book on information
provided by Meghan’s friends and foes, but she has not had any input herself.
Prince
Harry has 'poison in his blood' and wants to show power over William, says
expert
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An insider
said Meghan 'will be dreading' the publication of the 'tell-all' biography
An insider
said Meghan 'will be dreading' the publication of the 'tell-all' biography (
Image: Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The book
has been previously described as one Meghan Markle “will be dreading” by an
author who “doesn’t pull his punches”.
An
anonymous source told The Sun: "This is the book Meghan will be dreading.
"Tom
doesn't pull his punches and is terrifyingly thorough in his research. No stone
will be left unturned."
Mr Bower,
dubbed the "Witchfinder General of contemporary biographers", then
teased that the contents of the book will be a "great surprise".
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Here are
the five bombshells revealed by the biographer so far.
1. Queen didn't want Meghan at Philip's funeral
One of the
bombshells 'revealed' by the book is about the events surrounding Prince
Philip's funeral
The Queen
told one of her most trusted staff member that she was relieved Meghan Markle
was not attending Prince Philip ’s funeral, the new book has claimed.
Mr Bower
alleges that Her Majesty responded to aides who told her the Duchess of Sussex
would be absent by saying: “Thank goodness.”
Buckingham
Palace declined to comment on the claims made in the book, which hits the
shelves on July 21.
The funeral
on April 17 came just one month after her grandson Harry and Meghan gave their
infamous interview to Oprah Winfrey.
One of the
biggest allegations from the interview was that there were "several
conversations" within the Royal Family about how dark Meghan and Harry's
baby might be.
Reports
suggested this left Buckingham Palace fuming.
2. Meghan's 'hysterical' phone call following
Buckingham Palace's fury over a Vanity Fair front cover
The Oprah
Winfrey interview wasn't the first time one of Meghan's interviews had angered
the Royal Family.
In 2017,
the Duchess of Sussex appeared on the front cover of September's issue of Vanity
Fair along with the headline "She's just wild about Harry!"
Buckingham
Palace and Meghan had tried to avoid discussing Harry - but both were
reportedly furious following publication, reports the Sun along with excerpts
form the book.
Bower
writes: "Within hours, Meghan called Ken Sunshine and Keleigh Thomas
Morgan. Hysterically, she described Buckingham Palace's fury at 'Wild About
Harry'.
"Sunshine
Sachs, said Meghan, should have ensured that her comments about Harry were
removed. Why wasn't the focus on her philanthropy and activism?
"Ken
Sunshine feared that Meghan would fire his agency. Puzzled why Buckingham
Palace was angry, he called the magazine's editor to deliver what he imagined
to be the ultimate threat.
"'You're
going to have to deal with the Queen on this,' he said.
"The
furious monarch, he imagined, like Trump, would pick up the phone and berate
the editor. The editor was bemused."
3. Couple were furious after their Jubilee plans were
blocked
The
explosive book claims Prince Harry and Meghan were left "festering with
fury" after the Palace denied all of their demands on the Platinum Jubilee
weekend.
The couple
flew to Netherlands for the Invictus Games “but festering was their fury that
the Palace had refused all of their demands for a prominent role at the Jubilee
in return for returning to Britain with their children,” Bower writes.
In his
view, it was Meghan who felt the need for them to be on the balcony and in the
limelight due to the contract they have with Netflix.
4. How Meghan tried to remove Harry references from
magazine article
According
to Bower, Meghan had been "ecstatic" when she was first asked to
appear on the front cover of Vanity Fair.
But she had
tried to direct the interview with contributing editor at the magazine, Sam
Kashner, away from her relationship with Harry.
Bower
writes: "Kashner arrived at Meghan’s home and told that his interviewee
was under strict orders from both Harry and Keleigh Thomas Morgan.
"Aware
that Diana and Sarah Ferguson had destroyed themselves in interviews, Harry had
asked Meghan to maintain tight-lipped silence about sensitive subjects - Donald
Trump, race, their relationship and especially himself. He was not to be
mentioned."
5. Charles vetoed their balcony moment at Jubilee
despite pleas from the couple
The
biographer goes on to detail how Prince Charles "preferred" that the
Sussexes are "private citizens" and therefore were not invited onto
the balcony or to ride in the royal carriage during the Platinum Jubilee.
NEWS
Meghan Described as 'Meanest Person I've Ever
Met' Over Difficult Ad Shoot
BY JACK
ROYSTON ON 7/18/22 AT 9:05 AM EDT
Meghan
Markle was accused of being a "princess" before she had any
connection to Prince Harry and the royals over her demands during filming for a
series of fashion advertisements, according to a new biography.
The Duchess
of Sussex "bulldozed her way through" during a campaign for Canadian
women's clothing store Reitmans, according to an account in Tom Bower's new
book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors.
The saga
predates Meghan's royal life but is particularly apt as the duchess would later
be accused of bullying two PAs out of Kensington Palace in October 2018.
Meghan has
always denied the allegations, with a friend suggesting at least one of those
employees had to leave due to "gross misconduct."
The latest
allegations will, however, provide more ammunition to those who seek to present
her as a demanding boss.
Bower is
notorious in Britain for biographies that are relentlessly critical of his
subjects and extracts serialized in U.K. broadsheet The Times have been equally
scathing.
Meghan Markle Accused of Being 'Meanest Person' Over
Reitmans' Campaign
A
succession of demands both during filming for the ad campaign and
post-production left one director so exasperated he denounced her in a Facebook
post.
According
to the book, Jean Malek, one of the directors, posted on Facebook "She is
definitely the meanest person I've ever met. Just saying."
There were
arguments over one commercial, filmed in Montreal, in March, 2016, after Meghan
asked for changes to the script though a different director then acknowledged
the duchess was right.
Revenge
quotes Meghan saying: "Seriously, this doesn't make sense! "I'm a
brash American and if my name is going to be on something, I'm going to have my
say."
"On
March 14, the arguments reached their climax," Bower wrote. "After
ferocious exchanges a few script changes were made, only to be rejected by
Meghan again.
"'She
bulldozed her way through,' complained one of the team. No one stood up to
her," the book said. "That evening, [film director John] Grammatico
emailed [ad agency] Tank's creative director. Meghan, Grammatico suggested, was
not completely wrong. The agency was focusing the commercial on Reitmans' label
and the dress.
"Like
all stars, Meghan wanted the focus to be on herself. 'She needs to be
flattered,' he wrote, 'and she's right. Celebrities want to be the hero.'
Meghan
Markle 'Hated' Being Compared to 'Perfect' Kate and Was Envious—Book
"The solution was to "put Meghan in charge
because she's beautiful and famous and she's in control". The script was
rewritten by Grammatico."
The book
suggested Meghan complained about the size of her hotel room at the 4-star
Place d'Armes, which cost around $1,200 and that she be registered under an
alias to avoid being photographed.
Bower
wrote: "'Her identity must be kept secret,' said her agent, Lori Sale.
'Meghan doesn't want to be hassled by the hotel staff, other guests or photographers',"
Bower wrote. "The production team were flummoxed. No one in
French-speaking Montreal really knew Meghan. In the event, the hotel refused
the request. No paparazzi gathered outside the hotel."
Meghan's
relationship with Prince Harry was imminent at the time, but it would not be
known to the world until months later in October 2018.
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