Meghan Markle news latest – Piers Morgan is SHUTDOWN over Meg & Prince Harry as major star refuses to answer questions

WHERE WILL PRINCESS DIANA’S STATUE BE UNVEILED?

It will be unveiled on the grounds of Kensington Palace.

It will be installed at the Sunken Gardens, which was believed to be Diana’s favourite spot on the Kensington Palace grounds.

“Our mother touched so many lives,” the princes said in a statement, per the BBC.

“We hope the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on her life and her legacy.”

WHEN WILL THE PRINCESS DIANA MEMORIAL STATUE BE UNVEILED?

Tributes will be paid to Princess Diana next month on July 1 – what would have been her 60th birthday.

It was commissioned by her sons in 2017 to “recognise her positive impact in the United Kingdom and around the world.”

The coronavirus pandemic meant the event was delayed – but has fallen nicely on the Princess’s birthday.

MEGHAN AND HARRY BOUGHT ‘LILIBET’ DOMAIN NAME BEFORE GETTING QUEEN’S APPROVAL

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have admitted they bought the domain name “Lilibet Diana” before their daughter’s name was approved by the Queen.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex purchased a “significant” number of domain names for potential names they were considering for their baby girl.

The URL lilibetdiana.com was created on Friday June 4 through GoDaddy – two days before the Sussexes announced the arrival of Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

Several days earlier, on May 31, the domain name lilidiana.com was registered, giving the couple another alternative to Lilibet should the Queen have objected to its use.

A spokesman for the couple told The Telegraph: “Of course, as is often customary with public figures, a significant number of domains of any potential names that were considered were purchased by their team to protect against the exploitation of the name once it was later chosen and publicly shared.”

‘REMORSELESS’ CONTINUED

Mr Lacey wrote in Battle of Brothers, a book about Meghan’s husband Harry and his brother William: “[Meghan] had rubbed shoulders with the likes of Hillary Clinton… and might have hoped to join UN Women’s distinguished roster of goodwill ambassadors that included celebrities such as Nicole Kidman and Emma Watson… but in those pre-Harry days UN Women only assigned the cable actress the lesser role of advocate.”

An LA screenwriter, who Mr Lacey says was close to Meghan’s pal at the time of her first marriage, claims the Duchess can become “remorseless” if she doesn’t get what she wants.

“Meghan does not cope well with what she perceives as rejection,” the insider said.

According to a source, Meghan had said she would only visit the market if there was no branding for UN Women.

However, it was claimed the royal “snapped” after seeing posters and T-shirts advertising the UN.

‘REMORSELESS’

Meghan Markle “doesn’t cope well with rejection” and is “nice and smiley” until someone “steps in her way”, a Hollywood screenwriter has claimed.

The accusation of the Duchess of Sussexes’ alleged “remorseless” nature comes after it was revealed she cut her visit to a Fijian market short after she was reportedly snubbed by the UN years earlier.

During the October 2018 visit, Meghan – who was pregnant at the time – was swept away by security guards after she whispered to a bodyguard.

At the time, the reason given for the abrupt end to her walkabout was that the crowds grew too big to control.

But royal biographer Robert Lacey said Meghan‘s sudden dash may have been because UN Women were hosting the event.

WATCH: PRINCE WILLIAM ‘THREW HARRY OUT’ FOLLOWING FURIOUS ROW

LEAK FEARS

Prince William and Kate Middleton did not have a sit-down chat with Harry after Prince Philip’s funeral, a royal historian has claimed.

Robert Lacey, a historical consultant for Netflix’s The Crown, says the Cambridges feared their conversations would be leaked as family anger “ran deep” during the emotional service at Windsor in April.

Harry and Wills were seen walking and chatting together for around four minutes as they left their grandfather’s moving funeral service earlier this year.

It was reported at the time that the brothers then spoke for two hours afterwards – alongside dad Charles – in attempt to patch things over in their first meeting since Harry’s bombshell Oprah interview.

But Lacey claims the formal conference did not happen – with Charles said to have gone back to Wales and Kate and William nipping home to put their kids to bed.

ROYAL EXPERT CLAIMS HARRY CLEARLY DIDN’T ASK QUEEN ABOUT DOMAIN NAME

The row over whether Harry and Meghan asked the Queen if they could use her private nickname Lilibet for their baby girl was reignited yesterday.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex admitted they bought Lilibet Diana and Lili Diana internet domains before Harry spoke to his gran.

Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, insisted they snapped them up to stop profiteers cashing in

But Penny Junor, the prince’s biographer, said: “He clearly hasn’t consulted the Queen at that point. It is common courtesy to ask, and this is no ordinary grandmother — this is the Queen.”

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MEGHAN AND HARRY BOUGHT ‘LILIBET’ DOMAIN NAME BEFORE GETTING QUEEN’S APPROVAL

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have admitted they bought the domain name “Lilibet Diana” before their daughter’s name was approved by the Queen.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex purchased a “significant” number of domain names for potential names they were considering for their baby girl.

The URL lilibetdiana.com was created on Friday June 4 through GoDaddy – two days before the Sussexes announced the arrival of Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

Several days earlier, on May 31, the domain name lilidiana.com was registered, giving the couple another alternative to Lilibet should the Queen have objected to its use.

A spokesman for the couple told The Telegraph: “Of course, as is often customary with public figures, a significant number of domains of any potential names that were considered were purchased by their team to protect against the exploitation of the name once it was later chosen and publicly shared.”

MEGHAN INTERVIEW: DUCHESS TELLS NPR PICTURES IN ‘THE BENCH’ OFFER A GLIMPSE OF ‘AUTHENTIC’ LIFE AT LA HOME

Inside Meghan’s 34-page book The Bench, the pictures give a fresh glimpse into the Sussexes’ “authentic” life at their LA home – featuring their newborn daughter.

Despite not gaining a place on the Top 50, The Bench did reach the top of the charts for the best selling picture book.

Although the book may have had slow sales, it is expected to be huge hit for the book’s publishers Penguin Random House Children’s, as they have the rights that allow them to sell the English language copy globally.

They could also sell translation rights to other publishers, which means that the book could become a global success if it published in other languages.

WHEN WILL THE PRINCESS DIANA MEMORIAL STATUE BE UNVEILED?

Tributes will be paid to Princess Diana next month on July 1 – what would have been her 60th birthday.

It was commissioned by her sons in 2017 to “recognise her positive impact in the United Kingdom and around the world.”

The coronavirus pandemic meant the event was delayed – but has fallen nicely on the Princess’s birthday.

KATE AND HER BEES

The Duchess of Cambridge beamed as she visited the National History museum – and revealed that she has become a beekeeper.

Kate Middleton gifted schoolchildren with a pot of honey produced by her own bees at Anmer Hall, in Norfolk.

The smiling Duchess was shown around the Urban Nature Project by Dr Doug Gurr, the director of the National History Museum.

Dressed casually, Kate paired a pair of blue jeans with white shoes and a pastel peach blazer for the trip.

WHEN WILL PRINCESS DIANA STATUE BE UNVEILED?

Tributes will be paid to Princess Diana on July 1, 2021 – what would have been her 60th birthday.

It was commissioned by her sons in 2017 to “recognise her positive impact in the United Kingdom and around the world”.

The coronavirus pandemic meant the event was delayed – but has fallen nicely on the Princess’s birthday.

‘IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE KING, I WILL BE’

Prince Harry used to tease William and say “if you don’t want to be king, I will be”, a royal author has revealed.

Ingrid Seward claims Princess Diana told her Wills “hated the publicity he attracted” while his younger brother “took everything in his stride”.

Writing in The Sun, Seward said Diana told her in 1997: “He [Harry] takes everything in his stride.

“He is always teasing William — ‘If you don’t want to be King, it doesn’t matter, I will be’.”

Harry was just 12 years old at the time, while William was 15.

NO TRUST BETWEEN BROTHERS EXPERT SAYS

Prince William “doesn’t trust” Prince Harry anymore after their turbulent past and the Queen may be the only person that can fix their rift, experts have claimed.

Speaking on True Royalty TV’s weekly programme The Royal Beat, veteran royal correspondent Phil Dampier said: “I don’t think William trusts Harry anymore and he is always worried that anything he says will end up in the press in two or three days’ time.

“That’s what he is worried about, and he needs to be cautious of what he can actually say to him.”

MEG-A-HINT

Prince Harry told how he “ached to be someone else” four years before officially quitting the royal family.

In a recently resurfaced interview, the Duke of Sussex revealed his inner turmoil and hinted he was already keen to ditch royal life months before announcing his engagement to Meghan Markle.

Speaking in 2017 to Newsweek, the then 32-year-old said he ached to be “something other than Prince Harry” as he opened up about his troubles following his the death of his mother, Princess Diana.

Even then – three years before announcing his and Meghan’s intention to step down as senior royals and four years before Megxit was rubber stamped – Harry said he was “determined” to have a “normal life”.

“I do my own shopping,” Harry told the outlet in 2017.

“Sometimes, when I come away from the meat counter in my local supermarket, I worry someone will snap me with their phone.”

QUEEN HAS SPRING IN HER STEP

The Queen has a “spring in her step” despite being dealt a number of blows by Prince Harry and Meghan Meghan Markle over the last year, a royal expert has said.

Her Majesty, 95, appeared in fine form this month as she marked her official birthday and charmed world leaders at the G7 Summit.

But after more than a year living in strict Covid conditions, it seems Her Majesty has finally come out of the other side.

Read more here

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‘VULGAR’

Meghan’s aides insist she knew “flashy earrings” were gifted to her by the Saudi crown prince after he ordered the killing of a journalist, a royal expert has claimed.

The duchess was given the pair of glitzy chandelier earrings – which are reportedly worth £500,000 – by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a wedding gift.

The earrings, triangular strings of coloured yellow diamonds set in white diamonds which palace sources attributed to Geneva watchmaker and jeweller Chopard, have been called “vulgar” in historian royal expert Robert Lacey’s new book.

In the book, Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult, London antique jewellery Sandra Cronan is quoted as saying: “They’re surely too flashy for the Royal Family.

“They’re essentially a way of saying, ‘Look at all my money!’”

WHO MADE THE SCULPTURE OF PRINCESS DIANA?

Is one of the most foremost sculptors working today, it reads on his website.

His effigy of the Queen appears on all UK and Commonwealth coinage since 1988.

He recently completed work on one of the most important war memorials since WWII, the Armed Forces Memorial.

MEGHAN MARKLE INCLUDED PRINCESS DIANA’S FAVOURITE FLOWER IN PICTURE BOOK IN SWEET NOD TO MOTHER-IN-LAW

Meghan chose to feature forget-me-nots in newly released The Bench – as well as several other “little moments” dedicated to her family. 

And in an interview with NPR, she said she kept Diana and her future daughter in mind while writing the book.

“I think you can find sweet little moments that we hid in there – of my favourite flower, even my husband’s mom’s favourite flower, forget-me-nots,” she added. 

“We wanted to make sure those were included in there. 

“There are many, many special details and love that went into this book.”

Read the full story here

ROYAL REVEAL

Meghan Markle announced that she was pregnant with Archie early as she was “showing” and didn’t want to “distract from her royal tour”, insiders have revealed.

The Duchess of Sussex had been less than three months pregnant but had been keen to shift the focus from herself during the tour, historian Robert Lacey reveals.

He explains in a new extract from his book Battle of the Brothers: William, Harry and the inside story of the royal family in Tumult, published in the Times, Lacey reveals that the news came as a sudden surprise.

Reporters were informed of the news during what they had presumed to be a briefing for the couple’s 16-day tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.

However, their press secretary at the time Jason Kanuf announced to the Royal Rota that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were expecting a baby and they could expect an official announcement in 15 minutes.

WILLIAM IS EMERGING AS FRONT RUNNER LEADER ACCORDING TO A BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT

The tragic death of Prince Philip has left the family in a turbulent storm, which has become increasingly problematic with new allegations against family members.

Despite the problems, a body language expert has said that William has stepped up and is taking control.

Judi James, body language expert, spoke to Fabulous Digital about her observations: “When the powerful alpha male of any family group dies there are always some of that group who will step up and others who will be knocked back.

“The shift in hierarchy and group dynamics will often have little to do with accepted pecking order and more to do with strength of personality, and in the royal Firm it has been William who has been emerging as a front-runner leader, showing signs of fast-track maturity as he eases into a more actively dominant role.”

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