As we discussed yesterday, people really want to believe that Meghan Markle somehow made the Duchess of Cambridge cry just days before Meghan’s wedding. “Sources” came short of saying that Meghan did or said something to Kate to make her cry, but we’re supposed to draw the conclusion. It happened at a fitting for Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid’s dress, and just weeks after Kate had given birth to baby Louis. Well, even People Magazine made it seem like it was nothing – they made a point of saying that William and Kate were both in good spirits at the wedding:
Kate Middleton was said to be “left in tears” after a fitting for Princess Charlotte‘s bridesmaid dress ahead of Meghan Markle‘s royal wedding to Prince Harry, according to a new report in the U.K. press. A source told veteran royals reporter Camilla Tominey of The Daily Telegraph, “Kate had only just given birth to Prince Louis and was feeling quite emotional” — though just what upset her is unclear.
Several insiders have told PEOPLE that there was a notable amount of “stress” surrounding those involved in the wedding. Still, a royal wedding guest previously told PEOPLE that Prince William “was in a jokey, wonderful mood” at Meghan and Prince Harry‘s private evening reception — and that Kate was in “great form.”
Although Kate, 36, and Meghan, 37, have made several joint appearances as part of the Royal Fab Four – and even attending Wimbledon for a girls’ day without their husbands over the summer – they’re “very different women, despite their similar circumstances,” a source told The Daily Telegraph. “Meghan is an extrovert, whereas Kate is quite shy.”
Have I seen that quote before? “Meghan is an extrovert, whereas Kate is quite shy.” Apparently not – it first appeared in the Telegraph article about Kate’s tears. But it’s been the undercurrent of a lot of reporting and a lot of Keen-stan and Meg-stan gossip – the idea that Meghan is ONLY good at this because she’s an extrovert, and poor weepy Kate is so painfully shy. I don’t think Kate is shy – she’s an introvert, for sure, but that’s different than being shy.
Also, the same Telegraph article claims that Meghan and Harry both cried before the wedding, but their tears were about Thomas Markle:
When Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, revealed last minute that he couldn’t attend the royal wedding, the future Duchess of Sussex confirmed the news in a brief yet cordial statement. “Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health,” her message began. But her reaction behind the scenes was much more emotional. According to a new report from The Telegraph, the shocking news of Thomas Markle’s absence from the nuptials “reduced both Meghan and Harry to tears.”
The back-and-forth drama, which unraveled just days before the wedding, “perhaps explains why the prince went to such great lengths to ensure his bride-to-be could have everything she wanted on her big day,” according to The Telegraph. A source told reporter Camilla Tominey that the Duke of Sussex is “understandably extremely protective” of the Duchess.
I felt like crying in the days leading up to their wedding too. That was the craziest lead-up I’ve ever seen, with Thomas Markle giving impromptu interviews to TMZ and refusing to take his daughter’s calls, and Prince Charles being called in to save the day. It was hectic and stressful and it was a miracle that Meghan and Harry sorted themselves out for the wedding. So, yes, everybody was crying. Meg, Harry, Kate, probably Charles too.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
If Charles was crying, it was happy tears that he would get to swoop in, save the day, and use this whole thing to further change the optics around himself. Operation “Charles is a good person who just happened to cheat on his wife, who by the way was emotional and crazy” got a big boost from his actions at the wedding. While I don’t doubt he stepped up out of love for his son, I also don’t doubt he had fully weighed the optics and knew he’d come out looking like a rose.
Bingo!
This latest drop, which I am convinced comes from his camp, will backfire. Hey Charles, here’s something to remember: as the ledge beneath your feet crumbles, you too will “give way” and crumble. Stop chipping away at your foundation!
I think it’s likely it’s Charles behind all the recent leaks. The queen is on her last legs and he has to step in to a position he’s waited forever for only to have his kids and daughters in law overshadow him. What better way than to make them all look like petty, immature brats (because with all these stories coming out, no one looks good)
I was going to post the same thought yesterday, but thought I’d come off looking daft. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks it’s Chuck pulling the strings!
This story makes Evil Papa Smurf look like a bigger jerk and Meghan is justified in cutting him out of her life. Sam released a photo of her and Bad Dad on Twitter supposedly around this past Thanksgiving, bragging they spent the holiday and her birthday together. No other Markles were there. Tom Sr was not smiling in the picture, probably fearing if the photo gets back to Meghan and the royals he will never see Baby Sussex. (Too late the Fail ran the story and photo two days ago.)
I saw those pictures. They’re very…odd. I’ve heard it bantered about that it is a possible photoshop job. Not that we’ll know the “truth” about it anyway. Good for them if they hung out on Thanksgiving. Maybe they can be happy with their own little family and stop harassing the one that’s not fighting back.
Of course they’re photoshopped!! Of course they are. Disproportionate sizes of Sam and Sr., warped doorway. She never visited the man any more than I did.
Duh w the headline. They are human ‘
Weddings are a major source of stress and emotin and they bring a lot of tears. Kate had just had a baby and her emotions would have been all over the place, maybe she was just overwhelmed by how big Charlotte looked? I know I felt very emotional about my second being ‘so big’ when I had my third. Honestly, looking back at my wedding, so many tears and little incidencts because emotions were running so high.
That’s what I was thinking – why is everyone so quick to create strife? Maybe Kate was tired, or just emotional because her close friend/BIL was getting married, or some other random event that was too much for a post-partum woman. I can’t tell if the press or sources are trying to make Meghan out to be unlikable or Kate out to be oversensitive.
honestly of the opinion that the unexpected escalating Royal drama is actually a twisted and convoluted smokescreen to distract from Actual issues of global concern, namely another imminent Trump Fiasco
Brexit more likely.
December 11 is the House of Commons vote on the withdrawal treaty and future relations with the EU. And last I read no one wanted to sign the current deal.
My phone have been going crazy with constant notification of worst case scenario if the treaty doesn’t get through. I kind of hoping it does.
I’m not British but from what I read online everyone expects the withdrawal agreement not to pass the HoC. The statement on future relations in not legally binding anyways, and will require a lot of work on both sides in the coming years. What do you think will happen in case of a no-deal / hard Brexit / trading on WTO rules? How will they handle the Irish boarder?
I am hoping for a people’s vote, tbh. That bill May came back with was rank. But May would rather destroy the enconomy and the union rather than have Freedom of Movement, hence me moving from the UK to the continent. Me being a “citizen of nowhere” and all.
I was so grossed out by the “citizens of nowhere” and “queue jumping” comments by May. People (incl. British people) were simply exercising their right to Freedom of Movement, FFS.
Do you think a majority would now vote remain? From what I read and hear the population is still pretty divided…
This will never see a public vote and it will scrape through parliament as NO ONE wants to step up and ‘negotiate’ a deal with the EU. All they are doing is posturing but in the end they will do nothing as I said none of them want to actually do anything about it. They want her to do it all so she gets kicked out and they (an old white man of privilege) can come in and ‘save us’ by getting a ‘better deal’.
If there was another referendum it would be close again as yes we are still divided on the issue.
My wish is for the whole thing to fall apart and we stay but that will never happen. The old greedy boomers will never let it. All they care about are their pensions and tax breaks.
@DU, I hope you’re right. The only three options are: this deal, no deal or new referendum. Of those three unpalatable options, this deal, as bad as it is, is probably the best outcome. (I’d love a new referendum where we vote overwhelmingly to stay, but that isn’t going to happen).
What’s with all these crazy, leaky articles in the past few days. It’s like an avalanche!
Is it all because Harry and Meghan had such a successful tour and this disturbed people at the palace? Shouldn’t they be happy that they represented so well?
I can’t imagine how awkward this is making things in this family, on top of Charles allowing that biographer access and permission to spread gossip.
The more I read about this, the more I think Charles is behind it. Everyone looks bad except him (+ the recent posing with his grandkids for his 70th birthday, protecting Meghan from her awful family/being her new family etc.)
IMO he played this really well.
The nastier the royal insider Jobson and UK tabloid press turn on Meghan and Harry, the worse it looks for the entire Royal Family. This shitshow has become a dumb three ring circus. Every day there’s new airing of laundry on Meghan and the worse it makes the good charity, support, community work and the people they serve not consider them all a joke. Reporting this many stories with absolute venguence and no concrete sourcing has made everyone look self centered, shallow and malicious. Throw the lot away.
I agree. I’m disappointed in the Royal Family and all the spiteful leaks to tabloids. I thought everyone had learned their lesson after the Diana tragedy. I know these stories are supposed to make Meghan look bad, but it has made me more protective of her. Whatever positive feelings I had towards the royals are now gone. Smear campaigns are tacky and trashy!
This couple has been through so much already in their relatively short relationship/marriage. Every day that passes, the song at the ceremony “Stand by me” seems more and more like the perfect choice of a moto for their marriage.
And there are more storms ahead still.
Wow The Windsors are better than any scripted soap opera. They leak things about each other only to get in each other’s face smiling at events ice cold.
Sounds evil and toxic. No amount of finery or sparkly things is worth that.
Now this story I imagine everyone here will believe. Of course she cried about her father. She was prob upset he was missing the wedding generally, and then upset about how the whole thing happened and being humiliated on the world stage.
I can’t imagine dealing with that level of betrayal and the whole accompanyine sh*tshow in front of the entire world. I would have found it hard to pull myself together and have major respect for her for just getting through the ceremony in a dignified way.
What’s with all the stories in the news about these people lately? Has their family drama been good for celebrity gossip mags & sites as of late? I’m not trying to be an ass or anything, I’m genuinely curious. Has the gossip of entertainers been too quiet lately? I personally feel sorry for Meg and Kate, as they keep getting pitted against each other.
IMO someone did not like all the good press
a) H&M received for their successful tour
b) W&K received for stepping up their game/attending more events
recently.
To me it seems a classic case of divide and conquer – someone is pitting the couples against each other by leaking all this stuff to the press – and blaming the other side. IMO the only one profiting is Charles.
Personally I think all of it is made up. I used to work for a member of the Kennedy family. Everything in the press about her family was a fabrication. I think papers just make it up to sell papers or get online hits.
Do they have a publicist with the last name Garner? Just curious about these never ending stories.
Well, sh**, I would have cried too with that idiot causing turmoil.
Sorry, but that would just be next-level mean and evil if Charles was behind this. It’s just to much. But here’s my conjecture:
I think that it’s a combination of things and people. I think the royal family has staff/”servants” like Carson from Downton. Courtiers who don’t want to see the old guard style of life leave and who wield a considerable amount of influence behind-the-scenes. And, add to this, younger staff who just can’t keep their mouths shut, are gossipy people and are probably manipulated by these horrid reporters, who are like, “Hey Friend, let’s have tea. So, OFF THE RECORD, what do you think about…”
Then, the family members can’t tell what from who, and they have their peeps jump in to correct things. And then you have this mess. They may also be reactive, by adding engagements, etc., because they think that some of what’s being said is true, because of other things that have happened and the the competition monster comes out and the press feeds off of pitting them against each other.
If you look closely at this article, it seems like it comes from Harry and Meghan’s camp, explaining why Harry was all “Meghan gets what she wants” because yes, the emerald tiara story was actually true (I really believe it was) and some of the other things are remotely true (Kate and Meghan aren’t besties). I would have been like that too, if my wife-to-be had to deal with that level of stress and family shade ahead of the biggest wedding of the year. The most annoying story is Kate crying at the dress fitting. That’s just unfair. Of course she cried, because she was post-partum emotional. So what? And it probably had nothing to do with Meghan. And if it did, I’m sure she started crying too because she felt bad but was just stressed out overall.
Overall, they need ONE press office. ONE. A house divided will be messy, exposed and will ultimately fail.
They keep trying to unite. BP has a liaison with KP. Charles has pulled out every time. He even admitted to letting KP have it’s own press office so that Will and Harry could trust their teams.
These stories are just getting ridiculous and yes I will keep saying that these negative stories ARE coming from the DoLittles.
If you actually pay attention you will see that will all the negative stories about the Sussex’s there has also been a bunch promoting those poor victims W&K who just want to attend christmas parties for service personnel, fix things for the children of ‘broken Britain’, study psychology, raise their family to be ‘normal’, building a better relationship with Chuck (and forcing poor stage mommy to back off, spending less time in her palaces) on top of having to deal with a diva American who makes them cry and is stealing all their spotlight with her initiative, hardworking ethic and genuine interest in others. / sarcasm
Let’s not forget how thrifty Kate is and how she’s preparing to be the future Queen by emulating the current Queen’s mode of dress. These constant storied couldn’t more obvious if they tried.
@harla praise for a 36 year old woman for dressing like a 92 year old. the DM is desperate.
So true @Olive! I’d be much more impressed if Kate emulated the Queen’s work ethic instead of her wardrobe.
Right. I’m so confused about the logic in assuming that Charles is behind this, even with his history of throwing his sons under the bus. In late October there were plenty of pro-Charles articles where his closeness to the Sussexes was emphasized. Those articles were coming when the tour was already getting great press.
It was the perfect timing for Charles to benefit from the tour’s attention and highlight his milestone birthday. As I mentioned in another post yesterday, some of those articles had subtle throwaway mentions of how distant the Cambridges were in comparison. The Aussie media often compared the Sussexes to the Cambridges during the tour, with the Sussexes being spoken of far more positively.
I just can’t see Charles being at the center of this. I know people have been pointing to Jobson as evidence of his involvement. But he was on several of the Aussie segments and he got visibly annoyed at how much the news anchors were complimenting the Sussexes over the Cambridges. He made sure to mention Kate favorably and said he didn’t believe Meghan baked that banana bread. He changed his tune a day or two ago and admitted that there “might” be a smear campaign going on. That shift in tone seems like he’s afraid of losing the access that he got with the biography.
What you just said proves that it’s Charles though. Do you think Charles wants people to know it’s him? He’s quite clearly trying to pin it on the Cambridges.
I agree DU, W&K are who benefit the most. The sudden repeating of outfits by Kate (to the point that it’s getting silly) is definitely a sign someone is paying attention to comments that are out there, and looking for ways to make Kate look better.
Also agree Beach Dreams, I don’t believe Charles is directing this, as Harry and Meghan’s success is a PR gain for him. I wonder if it’s Carole’s idea, reminds me of something said in comments yesterday (possibly DU or nota?) about her trying too hard with PR. That’s what it smells of to me, especially with her apparent connections to the editor of the Sunday DM. That’s not to say W&K aren’t going along with it, or that in house palace staff aren’t helping because their noses are out of joint, for any number of reasons.
It’s too bad really – I think if W&K just continued what they’ve started doing, over time they’d have upped their profile in a positive way. Will especially making more appearances, he and Kate being present (actually showing up) at more serious events – i.e., appearing to work more – Kate looking regal in palace related activities, three cute kids.
It remains to be seen how long this spate of increased working continues, whether it’s just an end of the year push to get the numbers up, or any kind of real change. Maybe Will finally got the memo, now that Meghan’s in the picture. Maybe he’s finally growing up. Maybe now that he’s in his mid-30’s, he’s bored just doing nothing. Maybe he hasn’t changed at all.
This PR barrage is childish BS, and is likely to backfire, especially if W&K go back to their previous lazy behavior.
It’s not that hard to understand – people want to see them out there doing something, in exchange for the many benefits they get at taxpayers’ expense. In the end, most people don’t really care if Meghan might have made Kate cry.
The fact that some persons have convinced themselves that the Cambridges and Carole Middleton have been plotting for weeks with multiple royal writers to write stories about Russian tiaras,Meghan’s assistants and Harry’s tantrums,because they feel threatened is honestly ridiculous.
These leaks and the Meghan is a demanding diva,Harry is short-tempered and throws tantrums stories started with the Jobson’s biography that was sanctioned by Charles. He had clearly access to various palace sources. I totally believed the “Meghan gets what Meghan wants” bit and that Harry is probably even more petulant than his brother. The “roll up the red carpet for Meghan” part in the last VF article,that in no way was positive PR for the Cambridges either, reminds of that story as well. Once again Charles is the calm and benevolent parent. It’s funny how some people think W&K or even Carole LOL are behind the tiara gate,that obviously comes from the same palace sources.
I don’t think Charles is sanctioning “bad stories” about Meghan and his sons,and I don’t think he thought this would have escalated quickly. But these bits and pieces that couldn’t be put in the book come from sources close to his camp that have also put a positive spin on him,and are being shopped around.
Then the press is also riding the wave as they always do and making up bits and pieces for the clickbait. If someone writes a piece about the demanding and opinionated Meghan,they throw shade using sources close to the Cambridges,and then they mix it with a bit about “courtiers shaken by her formidable work ethic” to rile up people on social media,LOL. And it’s not clear what “hard working” she’s doing behind the scenes that is scaring stuff used at planning and handling multiple engagements and security issues in one day for the Queen,Charles.. It’s not like a 45-minutes embargoed visit and photo-op at the Hubb Kitchen asks for crazy planning and work. They know their target and which angle to work because they know how people react on their social media. Some comments here are proving it.
I would have cried too if my dad had been the drama queen as Thomas Senior was at my wedding
You have to wonder if Chelsey and Cressida aren’t seeing this current round of public “reporting” on private matters and feeling their concerns were justified.
The couple that cries together…
Certainly is going to be an interesting Christmas at Sandringham this year.
Meghan joining the royal reality show has brought them so much attention. It’s crazy. My morning radio station has never talked about royals till she joined. They pose so many questions to their listeners on Meghan Markle.
This is kind of a non story? Of course she and Harry cried at the stunt her dad pulled. He betrayed her in the worst possible way and then faked health problems to save face. It’s clear her father has pulled this kind of stuff before and she was probably hoping for this one big major event he’d behave and she’d be able to share this beautiful moment with her dad. But no, he had to ruin it and make it all about him.
I appreciate the distinction made between being introverted and being shy. They are indeed not the same. I even think Princess Diana resented the “Shy Di” nickname because she didn’t consider herself shy and indeed, the level of engagement she had with the people she met belied that she was shy.
I think she got the name because it rhymed.
That wasn’t meant to sound smart-alecky but I think the British newspapers like rhyming nicknames (i.e Waity Katie, Duchess of Pork, etc).
Well, who wouldn’t?
Tabloids MAKE STORIES UP. Seem like everyone has forgotten that
LOL Kaiser you are right on. I agree I also felt like crying in the lead-up to this wedding it was unbelievably dramatic and stressful even as someone with absolutely nothing to do with it.
Perhaps the source is that Meliss person who left?
Sister Scammy tried to ruin the wedding by suggesting Daddy pose for those fake photos. Charles saved the day though. Thomas got manipulated and played right into jealous Scammys hand. But she failed to ruin anythng and shes more aggressive now on twitter to the Duchess.
I don’t believe it, because I think KP quietly told Papa Jackass not to come, and his “heart issue” was a cover to spare the embarrassment of disinviting him to the wedding. Not that I’d blame KP in the slightest, if that did happen.
Sorry I don’t believe this is Charles. The stories coming out are clearly painting W&K as victims and making H&M look bad. I think those two are insanely jealous of H&M–their work ethic, that she has hit the ground running, etc etc.