How Meghan Markle’s Vanity Fair Cover In 2017 Mentioning Prince Harry Sparked Royal Outrage
16.07.2022 - 22:39
/ etcanada.com
Meghan Markle‘s excitement about gracing the cover of Vanity Fair for its October 2017 issue dissipated almost immediately after it hit newsstands, sparking outrage and disdain from the actress and the royal family.
This tale is part of royal biographer Tom Bower’s new book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors, and in excerpts published by The Times of London, the British author explains that Markle was given explicit instructions on what she could and could not mention for the high-profile story.
Bower, a prominent investigative journalist in the UK, claims the Duchess of Sussex was given strict orders to steer away from several sensitive subjects: Donald Trump, race and her relationship with Prince Harry. In fact, Bower claims it was Harry’s public relations team that insisted Harry not be mentioned in the interview.
The interview, instead, was to focus on Meghan’s philanthropy and the celebration of the 100th episode of her hit USA show “Suits”. But, inevitably, she was asked about her relationship with Harry, prompting Meghan to say, “We’re a couple. We’re in love.”
When the magazine came out, the headline that read over Meghan’s photo read, “She’s Just Wild About Harry! Meghan Markle and the Sudden Glare of the Spotlight That comes with Being Prince Harry’s Girl.”
That headline apparently triggered anger from Meghan and brought chaos inside Buckingham Palace. Bower explains in the book, out July 21, that Meghan unleashed her wrath on her U.S. public relations company, Sunshine Sachs, which had also made its demands to Vanity Fair crystal clear. But there was one problem.
“Sunshine Sachs had demanded that the magazine satisfy Meghan’s requirement that she be presented as a philanthropist and