Meghan Markle became 'hysterical' after Vanity Fair cover focused on relationship, new book claims
16.07.2022 - 11:35
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Meghan Markle became "hysterical" after a Vanity Fair cover story focused mainly on her relationship, a new book claims.
The Duchess of Sussex landed the interview for the September 2017 edition of the popular magazine, the Mirror reports. However, she called her PR team panicking because the piece - headlined Wild About Harry - angered Buckingham Palace.
It failed to focus enough on her activism and philanthropy, according to 'Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors.' Published by investigative author Tom Bower, the book says that she and her LA publicists Sunshine Sachs were "ecstatic."
It notes that the reaction came after "years of struggle to get Meghan noticed" but it soon turned into disappointment. Buckingham Palace received pre-publication copies of the magazine in early September, Bower claims in his book.
The Vanity Fair edition featured a photograph of the duchess alongside the headline "She's Just Wild About Harry."
Prince Harry had been wary of interviews after mum Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson had caused controversy in the past. He was apparently keen for Meghan to avoid sensitive topics like Donald Trump, race, their relationship and particularly himself.
Vanity Fair's long-serving contributing editor Sam Kashner asked Meghan about him but hadn't expected an answer from her. It states he was "quietly elated" when Meghan, who at this point was secretly engaged to the Harry, responded: "We’re a couple. We’re in love.
"I’m sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time.
"This is for us. It’s part of what makes it so special, that it’s just ours. But we’re happy.