Forget the girls, it’s simmering tensions between brothers William and Harry that are at the heart of the frostiness between the two royal power couples
EXCLUSIVEBy Emily Andrews, Royal Correspondent7th December 2018, 10:15 pmUpdated: 8th December 2018, 11:25 am
Oh, Emily! When are you going to learn you’re a fool for doing Meghan’s bidding??
FOR two weeks all eyes have been on the “difficult relationship” between royal wives Meghan and Kate.
But today the Sun can reveal the simmering tensions between brothers William and Harry are at the heart of the frostiness between the two couples.
HARRY accusing Wills of trying to “wreck his relationship” with Meghan after he voiced concerns over her;
MEGHAN feeling rebuffed when she tried to befriend Kate;
RIVALRY between the brothers’ over palace appointments, and;
HARRY’S desire to protect his wife at all costs after not being able to do so for Princess Diana.
From being young boys united in grief to building Britain’s modern monarchy together, the brothers could not have been closer.
Until now.
For insiders say it is problems between them, dating back to when Meghan, 37, appeared on the scene, that are fuelling the fallings-out.
And Harry’s over-protectiveness of his wife — and refusal to see reason — is the main cause of the chasm.
As one courtier told me: “It’s my opinion that Harry feels he couldn’t protect his mother, so he’s going all out to protect his wife.
“This is his way of atoning.
“He will brook absolutely no criticism of Meghan — and he is so sensitive he often sees criticism or negativity where there isn’t any.”
Using the memory of mummy dearest when all other PR strategies fail….
Of course, the brothers have locked horns before. William, 36, was said to be furious with Harry, 34, for getting caught on camera stripping in a Las Vegas hotel room six years ago.
Can you blame William, though? Harry was old enough to know better…
But they always turned to each other when times were tough — the only people who could truly understand their lives.
The first hint of friction came after William was introduced to Meghan, 37, when she was staying at Kensington Palace.
Once she’d returned home to Canada, Wills sat Harry down for a chat — meant as brotherly advice.
He knew Harry was already head-over-heels for the US star but wanted him to take it slowly.
A well-placed source said: “William told his brother they knew nothing about her background, her intentions, what she was really like.
“He just wanted to stress that becoming part of the Royal Family is a massive undertaking and the pressure and scrutiny is unrelenting. Was Meghan the right one?”
The chat did not go down well.
“Harry went mental,” said the friend. “He accused his brother of trying to finish his romance before it had begun. The brothers’ relationship has not really recovered.”
The Sun understands other senior members of the family also “had concerns” and voiced them to Harry.
A royal source said: “Meghan hoped Kate would show her the ropes. But, equally understandably, Kate was busy. She didn’t have as much time for her as Meghan would have liked. They were at very different places in their lives.
Meghan felt rebuffed… all these stories about her not listening and being demanding simply just aren’t true! It’s Kate’s fault!
Harry did not take this lightly and spoke to William about making Meghan feel welcome. William, of course, took his wife’s side — after all, she was following his lead.
In February, the Fab Four appeared on stage together for the first time to talk about their Royal Foundation charitable work.
Host Tina Daheley asked them: “Working together as a family, do you ever have disagreements about things?” Cue nervous laughter.
Meghan looked down, Kate fiddled with her hair and they left it to William, who answered with a very direct: “Oh yes.”
Harry then joked that there are so many clashes that “they come so thick and fast.” When asked if they’d been “resolved”, Wills jokingly replied: “We don’t know!” Could he have been thinking about Harry’s new role as a youth ambassador for the Commonwealth? Wills’ nose was reportedly put out of joint when the Queen gave the plum job to his brother instead of him.
Afterwards William had to be cajoled into doing anything for the Commonwealth, say courtiers.
But aides point out that if he’d wanted to veto Harry’s appointment, he could have done so. However, the tension didn’t help matters, coming as it did before May’s Royal Wedding.
Ah, yes, William, future Prince of Wales and likely future Head of the Commonwealth, is jealous of Harry’s made up position of Commonwealth Youth Ambassador….
Meghan’s father Thomas Markle was about to pull out of walking his daughter down the aisle after it was revealed he had posed for paparazzi pictures. Calm but collected, Meghan decided her team should say nothing publicly and cut him off.
However, William — having lost his mum — couldn’t understand ignoring a parent, whatever they’d done. He thought Meghan was making a mistake.
Meghan is said to be far less intimidated by the royals than might be supposed. At a recent gathering of senior family members, including Meghan, one well-placed aide remarked: “All their IQs put together would not equal hers.”
The bolthole is used to entertain friends like Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas — now her husband — Serena Williams and George and Amal Clooney.
William and Kate also swerved a board meeting oft he Royal Foundation this week, leaving Harry and Meg to go alone.
They also missed the Christmas Party, with one insider saying: “it ‘was a shame’ they didn’t attend.”
The source added: “Not only were Harry and Meghan there, but they went to the staff Christmas party afterwards.
“It was a very jolly affair. It’s a shame that William and Catherine did not turn up.’”
Then Wills and Kate turned down an invite to the Castle of Mey with Harry, Meghan and Charles in June. And while the Cambridges holidayed with Zara and Mike Tindall, Peter and Autumn Phillips and their kids at Balmoral in August, Harry and Meghan were absent.
You had predicted November is gonna be make or break for them, and we are seeing that. With dm’s headlines on jihadi john and 19 other terrorist links to megsy’s first charity endeavour, it is BAD. And now they have been exiled to frogmore cottage (not frogmore house). The pics of that cottage on DM are depressing to say the least! 2/3 (there’s a third part too, sorry)
I don’t know how December will go for harkles, but you have also predicted “happenings” for Jan Feb! I do not believe in annulment theory, especially now with the kid but i cannot be more excited for next year!! Pleaseeee do continue to post some more dates to look forward to. So yes, very well done!!! The fun has finally begin! 3/3
I don’t have a whole lot of time right now, but here’s what I can give you for now.
1. I don’t have anything more to say about the baby. I feel like I’ve pretty much said what I wanted to say here and here.
2. I feel bad for the ladies of the community kitchen; they don’t deserve such associations, but there’s not much that can be done from a public relations perspective at this moment.
3. The last glimmers of love and light in Harry’s mind about this marriage will go away at the beginning of the new year, like January 1st-ish. Like, go away as in extinguished in his mind. No more happiness that was there previously.
4. I’m sure Megs will think things are going better for her than Harry thinks they’re going for him, even if there’s huge amounts of discord. Her ego trip will still be in action until March 2019.
5. Sadly, the possibility of Prince Philip passing away could be happening between February 22 and April 22. Or maybe it’s probably. Haven’t looked that deeply at it, but I know that it’s possible.
6. Spring is going to be a sucky time in the UK next year, including Brexit.
7. (And this is going to be the longest part.) You know, once Harry & Megs announced they were pregnant, I started doubting that an annulment would be a possibility because even if the baby didn’t make it to term, I didn’t think the BRF would try that because it would be a public relations nightmare. Until the last couple of weeks when things started imploding bigger than I expected. And I think you have to take all the upcoming Brexit drama into that. The UK is running a difficult dasha (timing sequence) from January 2018 to the beginning of December 2020, so the mood in the country–economically, politically, socially–probably isn’t going to get drastically better until the end of 2020.
The other parts to consider would be a) Meghan’s tax situation. It’s not about her not filing her taxes or the IRS auditing her. It’s about having the UK’s head of state having one of her family members send financial paperwork–that they desperately try to keep private–to another country. It reveals some of the inner workings of the monarchy to people who aren’t part of that monarchy. When I start googling information about divorce in the UK–aside from the things I’ve already posted–one thing that becomes clear to me is that any divorce between these two idiots (aka Harry and Megs) will not be resolved quickly. It can take up to 12 months for the final decree to be issued. Also, they wouldn’t be able to file for divorce until May 20, 2019, so if the BRF needs to drop a hot potato ASAP, then they’ll have to find another way. And the IRS will consider these two dunderheads married until it has been finalized. So if no final decree has been issued by 31 December 2019 but instead on 02 January 2020, then the BRF will still have to help Meghan with her taxes for the 2019 tax year because they’re still married at the end of the year. And I would bet that they would not want to send another year’s worth of BRF financial information to the IRS.
And b) Harry and Megs being put out to pasture at Frogmore COTTAGE at Windsor. It’s not even a rumor but published on official letterhead. Like, what is so bad right now that they need to forgo any of the–surely–easier and closer options such as St. James Palace or Buckingham Palace? Moving to Windsor instead as “senior royals”?? Like, what is SO BAD that Harry and Megs canNOT stay in London? And that move right there tells you that the BRF is done with them, and that normal things such as all the polite, patty-cake games are over with. They are a political and public relations liability. And it will probably get worse next spring, not better.
8. Still waiting for the current Mercury retrograde period to finish next week. I’m still wondering–after all the articles and things that have already happened–if there is going to be an even bigger finish to it or not.
Wanted to see what’s behind this move since it is an quite odd choice of residence considering all the logistics of it for the #Harkles. Send me your thoughts, requests, and feedback on this post as usual to my ask. See you guys later. – TT
* this is a long post so get you a snack and enjoy the reading. I promise this post is definitely worth the read and the wait!!*
Let’s get right into it.
“Why are PH and MM moving to Frogmore Cottage?”
Okay.
I feel like three people got together and discussed this, probably William, Charles, and someone else whether that was the Queen, Kate, or Phillip (Three of Pentacles/King of Cups/Hierophant). I think this was mentioned as a possibility in the past before and until recently just now, officially given to them (Judgement/Six of Pentacles).
Feels like a mutual thing in a way. Charles/William/The firm offered them this place after both parties realized that staying at KP wasn’t the plan anymore and offered them Frogmore Cottage, both having their individual reasons for wanting this move.
Charles/William/The firm got together and was basically like, this chaos and mess and arguments that’s been happening lately gots to go (Ace of Swords Rx/Four of Wands Rx) and they needed to be sent away (World/Six of Swords Rx/Knight of Wands).
They are being sent off/shipped away whatever you want to call out.Abandonment?Absolutely (Six of Swords Rx/Five of Pentacles). But not completely. It’s Mercury Retrograde so bare with me with trying to explain this.It’s like when a kid goes off to college; yes they are by themselves and have more independence, but they are still being monitored and restricted on what they can do. They still have deadlines to meet and expectations of themselves even if they are 1,000 miles away from home. This is kind of like that.
This is also their make or break moment. Meaning, this is a test from the palace as to whether they can sink or swim as a couple (Two of Cups/Six of Swords Rx). This is a test to see how self-sufficient H&M can be on their own and if they can handle everything (Six of Pentacles).
There’s been a fear in the palace for a while now (Nine of Swords), more so with William/Charlessince they popped out of the spread while I was shuffling (KOC), that things were not going to get better and things would clean itself up like it was suppose to (Star/World). So they made this decision (QOS/Judgement) and made this offer to them (Six of Pentacles) to soften the blow for the rest of the royals when things were to hit the fan (Tower Rx) aka save their butts when things got bad in the press (cause it will).
This decision was made in a sense to sort of get the Sussex’s back on their feet and back to the way they were suppose to be as royals and not the celeb lifestyle they have been living (Six of Pentacles). Sort of like detention at school.I don’t know why I making all these school references lol.
Like I said before, they are being banished (Six of Swords Rx/Emperor Rx) though.They are being isolated from the rest of the firm (Four of Pentacles) because of all the conflict and stress they bring (Five of Swords/Ten of Wands). Emotionally and financially. Do Harry and Meghan see it that way right now? Not quite.
Harry and Meghan weren’t cooperating with staff like they should have (Four of Wands Rx/Three of Pentacles) and were causing too much disruption and worry, not just emotionally but financially as well (Five of Pentacles).
I think this was also a last ditch effort to hold onto some money (Four of Pentacles) and make sure they weren’t losing too much because Meghan in particular (Knight of Wands), probably had a bigger house in mind.
I feel like H&M have been disgraced, like William has completely loss hope for the time being that things will get better (Six of Swords Rx/Star) and he sees the impending disaster and is trying to get as far as away he can from it (Six of Swords Rx). The Queen (Empress Rx) felt this was necessary (QOS) because of the lack of respect for the rules and procedures of the firm (Emperor Rx) and sees Meghan as corrupt and disrespectful (Emperor Rx) and feels like Harry and Meghan are losing control and this needed to happen to put them their place (Six of Pentacles). She hopes this will be a little wake-up call to them (Judgement) of their place in the firm and what happens when you go against it.
I don’t think this was originally the plan (Six of Swords Rx/Star) but H&M just accepted it anyways. H&M (Two of Cups) have been so overwhelmed, stressed, feel like their being criticized too much (Judgement) trapped, stuck, and too isolated from everyone already (Five of Pentacles) that this move gave them a sense of “maybe things might get better after this” (Tower Rx) and they see it as a way to hopefully make life better than it is right now.
This appeared like it was the dream idea (Star) and that this was gonna be a great decision for H&M at first (Judgement/Six of Pentacles) but that’s not the case and they will still end up unhappy and restricted and even more isolated than before there (Sun Rx/Six of Swords Rx).
Sorry, but you can’t make #Siberia into an ice palace Harry and Meghan, no matter how hard you try it’s still #Siberia.
I feel like Meghan was pushing for a move away from KP in general (Knight of Wands/Strength) like it would be great for them (Star) and they could be themselves and feel freer there (Star/Nine of Swords/Emperor Rx) and nobody would bother them anymore (Devil Rx), basically talking in his ear like this would be so amazing for them when it was first mentioned to them but that’s obvious not the case.
Meghan wants to think this was an upgrade but she knows it wasn’t. They are being demoted (Emperor Rx) and this move will do more damage to their marriage than if they stayed in Kensington Palace, mark my words (Sun Rx/Empress Rx/Death Rx). She hates the restrictions put on her inside the palace (Knight of Wands) and wants to do whatever she wants and not have those restrictions (Devil Rx/Emperor Rx). This move will bring out the more demanding side of Meghan (Strength/Empress Rx/Emperor Rx) and will make her worse to deal with and wrangle down. She feels like this happened because she really pushed them for this and she got that 5 minute self-gratification moment of feeling like she’s gained back an ounce of control with this move, which she so craves to feel like all the time (Devil Rx/Strength).
Again, this was done to sort of offset any bad press coming the firm’s way and separate themselves from it. They were worried about the possible danger they were gonna be in by allowing them to stay at KP (Death Rx).
I really wonder if this move even happens fully. I’m still seeing some delay on this move though (Sun Rx/Six of Swords Rx/Tower Rx/Death Rx). Something might happen that stops this from fully happening or they might not stay there for very long as a couple (Two of Cups/Six of Swords Rx).
This move all in all will not have good effects on them. They will still eventually end up unhappy there (Sun Rx). This move will make them feel even more isolated (Sun Rx/Moon) and will not have an happy outcome because there is the illusion that things will work out (Star/Moon) but there’s something they don’t know regarding it or some sort of sneaky behavior going on with the move that is not seen yet (Moon/Three of Wands/Eight of Wands).
It’s like their trying to convince themselves they will be happier there.
I don’t know. Something shady surrounding this or coming out of this move.
1. She looks pregnant. You can see some weight gain in her face and boobs. Yes, she sticks out her belly for maximum press coverage, but she looks pregnant.
2. I suspect she lied about how far along she was when she announced. I think she was 10 weeks maximum, if that, when they announced. I think that has thrown people for a loop since the announcement said she had passed 12 weeks when she probably hadn’t, which confuses people because she doesn’t look that pregnant. She said she was second trimester during the tour and she definitely didn’t look it.
3. I don’t exactly believe the Suits rumors at this point. I need more proof than a closed Facebook group. That kind of thing–IF it’s true–won’t be verified until, perhaps, years later.
4. Yes, the British royal family acknowledged the pregnancy after it was announced. Harry & Megs just didn’t get the glowing congratulations that Will & Kate or Zara & Mike received.
5. Megs went to “The Secret” church, remember? It’s literally about thinking about what you want. Your actions don’t seem to matter as much as long as you’re thoughts are about what you want. Megs probably thinks that as long as she thinks about having a baby then the baby will automatically appear and be healthy.
6. Janetti posts all sorts of shit. Just because he posts a joke doesn’t make it true.
7. Like AHPF said a few weeks ago, Megs has no problem flouting the rules because she’s pregnant and knows that she has her “meal ticket.” Megs is legit pregnant.
8. I’m sure the RF paid for the IVF. The IVF was cheaper than her tour wardrobe when you think about it.
9. The tour pregnancy announcement solely has to do with the famewhore qualities that have been exhibited this entire relationship. No surprise there when you think about it.
10. Dumb people do dumb things all the time. Yes, it is hard to understand when you have a functioning brain that can understand logic and that actions have consequences. But dumb people–specifically the two dunderheads planning on becoming parents–tend to make dumb decisions. Everything that has happened with this relationship–and particularly this pregnancy–is an epic tale of DUMB! Find out you’re pregnant? Drink champagne without food on a flight to Canada. Feel stressed going to a night time engagement while stoking pregnancy rumors? (Allegedly) Take some Xanax for a nice glazed eye look. Worried about changing your trademark hair look because of some baby growing in your womb? Screw that and straighten your hair for the umpteenth time again. Worried about some weird jungle virus (Zika) that could damage your baby’s health? Pfft. Whatever.
Considering this month hasn’t got off to a great start, thought it was time to do another monthly outlook for the #Harkles for this month of November. Tell me your thoughts and feedback and send requests as always. See ya whenever. – TT
“What does the rest of the month hold for PH&MM?”
(QOC Rx; Three of Wands Rx; Four of Wands; Judgement; Nine of Cups; Nine of Cups Rx; Five of Wands; Two of Cups Rx; Temperance Rx; Eight of Wands Rx)
Main energy for the month is Queen of Cups Reversed. Yeesh.
Lots of mental and emotional instability and dysfunction and lots of sadness and heartbreak for these two as well.
1. H&M didn’t send out thank you notes. A WEEK ago someone on KP staff sent out a form letter in lieu of a thank you note on behalf of H&M. Not even signed by them or from them. From a staff person apologizing for no note. The assumption is that they were jealous of a story about Eugenie handwriting thank you notes. It came out that they never sent them, so a staffer got to send the form letters.
2. This is from a closed facebook group that gossips about Meg. Tom Jr and his fiancee are in the group. LOL.
This is from the Charltan Duchess blog:
Some ☕️ from a member in our MMTCD closed FB group!
Grab your tea and try not to say “I told you so” to the #sugars!
Just a heads up this is a lengthy read.
Several weeks ago a childhood friend of mine came to our home town to visit. He is an actor. He has study at Juilliard He has been on Broadway, movies, and several tv shows. Heck, he has even been nominated for a Tony a couple of years back. I’m going to remain his name anonymous.
I asked him if he has ever met Meghan Markle or know any stories about her.
Well, he has met her and did he have stories.
In 2014 through a connection he had an audition for Suits. He was only going to be on two episodes. He had a reading with several actors. One of them was with MM. She came off rude, distrustful and any other negative description you can think of. She didn’t like my friend because he was 5’8. And, gave him a hard time. They had a short conversation about his experience. She walked away when he told her that he went to Juilliard. Several days later, he was offered the part. Though the same day he also got offered a part to a Broadway play, which got him a Tony nomination.
His connection he had with Suits was someone who worked with the sound. His gentleman shared many stories with my “friend” about MM.
-What you see from shots from her and the cast members are for the cameras. She treated those who worked behind the cameras with rudeness. Like they were not worthy enough.
– During an interview she talked about how she stood up the director, producer, and a writer about her skin exposure on screen. Not true. She enjoyed it. Because of that they were going to fire her. Perfect time, that’s when she was getting closer to PH.
-She does wear hair extensions or/and a wig. For the reasons we all suspect.
-She threw a fit when she wasn’t invited to any award shows.
-She is a regular at SoHo in Malibu and Toronto.
-Any rumor that anyone may have heard about her is more than likely true. Such as being a “yacht girl”. There was rumored on the set she was pregnant.
-Just recently (two weeks or so) MM reached out to the producers of Suits. Whispers are that she wants to come back. Which makes me think she knows she’s screwed with the RF.
I’m sure I’m missing something. It was just a lot of information that someone gives you. Also, if my “friend” here’s anything else, he’ll let me know. Please let me know if you need any more clarification.
Have a great day! And, as always, stay classy and true! 👑
3. Someone (Meg) tried to buy off/payoff Jess with a Jaguar. A person from Jag said a 105K jag was given to Jess. Jess and Ben denied taking ownership of said car in social media rantings. But, Jaguar stands by it claim.
4. The Soho house connections are surfacing again. Someone according to CDAN is ready to rat her out. People are guessing Markus bc is a secret boyfriend of an A list actor who is married (Eddie Redmayne). Pic of Meg w Eddie at Soho are coming out again in DM. Eddie is apparently former roommates w Markus.
I’m going to have to duck back into hiatus because my dead-in-the-water project is now alive and kicking (Yaaaaaassssss!), but I’m loving all this gossip right now.
I’m amazed that after all the crap this woman has pulled the one thing that gets her a slap in the wrist (in the form of courtiers talking to the press) is mistreatment of staff. Wow. Good for them.
What blows my mind is that this wasn’t some delicate aristo English rose having the vapors because Megs raised her voice. This was Madonna’s PA, someone who is used to divas and she was going to sue. Meghan must be hell on wheels if she’s out-diva-ing Madge. The leaks and blinds aren’t even calling her a diva. They’re flat-out calling her an abuser and whatever happened was so bad that the brf felt compelled to flatter the aide publicly.
And the timeline is that he got a private reprimand. Then it went into Jobson’s book, and now that the aide quit and sued they put it in the Sun and the Times. They are trying desperately to get these two to behave and it’s just not working.
Not only that. She then wore a copy of HM’s veil! After the Queen questioned it.
And her assistant was quitting and threatening to sue for abuse and this woman was leaking “Kind Queen Invites Doria Over for Xmas” stories to snag a Sandringham invite for her mom. That’s after skipping Charles’ documentary two months after the man saves her crap ass by walking her down the aisle.
She has cojones like no one I’ve ever seen before. “You don’t think I should wear a veil then I’m going to wear YOUR veil.” “Thanks for saving my wedding, but, no, I don’t feel like being in your documentary.” “Thanks for paying off my assistant, btw, I want my mom over for Christmas.”
The NBC people must be laughing their butts off with these stories.
Exactly. They gave them a private reprimand during the wedding, but also gave them a train ride to Chester and Trooping and Ascot and all that crap. It’s mixed signals.
I think it’s significant that they finally felt compelled to go to the press and separate households. Too bad a staff member had to sue to get that to happen. Now, of course, they will go back to doling out goodies and press appearances, and the Harkles will misbehave again.
I do suspect that other things may be happening in the near future that won’t be “doling out goodies” though…
Semi-official slap on the wrist so she stops it with the tantrums, demands and staff abuse.
I know her fans claim that these are all lies and misrepresentations, but they could not possibly make it more official than three leaks, one to the Times and one to an official biographer.
BTW, this totally explains the absence of “trusty and well-loved.” That was 100% on purpose.
The staff knows where all the bodies are buried. They HAVE to keep them happy. Meghan has done a lot of stupid things, but abusing an employee who has gold-plated media contacts and ALL THE MERCHING RECEIPTS is probably the stupidest thing she has ever done.
I think having a biracial family member does give them additional credibility with minorities. It’s just not as huge a benefit as they expected, partly because Harry and Meghan are doing a stellar job at promoting themselves and their “bump” and an absolutely crap job at promoting the family and its interests. The scholarships were barely mentioned, the Commonwealth canopy was an afterthought, The Queen wasn’t even mentioned in the official suffrage anniversary congratulations, and Charles was a footnote with regards to the environmental stuff. It was all MEMEMEMEMEME.
“Meghan needs to start following protocol. Anytime Kate slips people bash her for it, Meghan should be held up to the same standard now that she’s in the firm.“ – Submitted by Anonymous
“Meghan can’t follow royal protocol if her life depended on it. Her curtsies are atrocious, her skirt lengths are inappropriate, and she has zero respect for the Queen (ie turning her back on her, not wearing a fascinator when the Queen did). If Kate did any of this stuff she would have been raked over coals for it, so Meghan does not deserve an easy pass. She either needs to shape up and stand with the firm, or get out. The BRF was built on tradition, and it’s not going to change for her.” – Submitted by Anonymous
I’m wondering what other screw tightening is going to happen behind the scenes with these two.
I think the Queen has got to be exasperated with them both at this point. And she has to invite them to Christmas too, even though she may not want to at this point. The Christmas walk to church at Sandringham will be a must watch!
House of Brat 