"He loves me so boldly...." - Haarpers Interview with Meghan

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https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a69289143/meghan-markle-cover-story-interview-2025/

She's a beautiful woman but i can't understand why she just doesn't drop the titles and be herself. And it's odd how she talks about how much 'H' loves her but not how much she loves him.

With such strong words from their spokesperson, Will seem strange if they don’t sue.

All it took for Harry to threaten was the BBC stating they never asked the Queen about using the name Lilibet. That got them all fired up.

Taking without asking….is there a theme.

That pathetic excuse doesn’t apply to the shoes she took after the Reitmann’s photoshoot as that was before she was in the RF .

I'll be honest - I really thought this was another silly story involving "sources", but with their spokesperson and People involved it apppears to be true. Worse still they're inflaming the story instead of just letting it fade, and so yet more negativity piles up

But then I guess that's what a total lack of judgement gets you ...

It’s crazy. And if there was a risk, it would apply to everything she wore, not just the items she took.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lksmyHuMgr4&pp=0gcJCRUKAYcqIYzv

Harper’s Bazaar have seen fit, been strong-armed into softening the ‘here comes the Duchess’ little disclosure, apparently Meghan is within her right to use her title as she sees fit, it’s her title so she can use it to be introduced, even if the etiquette was incorrect.

Final comment by Harper’s mentions William introduces himself as William, Interesting they included that in the article.

https://archive.ph/01uMU

There is a reason why the RF follow rules- to save embarrassment down the line.

That’s why she was told not to wear the earrings gifted to her by the Saudis in the wake of the journalists murder….but she didn’t listen and acted as if she never knew the link between the murder/saudis, when it was world headline news story about the connection.

It’s why there was conflict when she was told by the RF she couldn’t keep clothing items gifted, unless she paid for it.

She chooses not to listen. She thinks she knows better. And when it inevitably goes wrong…..she take no accountability.

The link’s not showing properly. This is Tom Sykes, royal insider and editor at large with the Daily Beast, calling bullshit on the explanation for keeping the dress given by the Sussex camp.

What designers and stylists will want to work with someone who has implied these professional people are waiting to steal things she’s worn on a shoot and sell them on eBay?

@PotolKimchi I’m afraid that’s how I read it too. “Childlike playfulness and wonder” isn’t how most people would describe their life partner.

It reminds me of Dora, David’s first wife in David Copperfield. She was childlike and unable to cope with adult responsibilities.

I’ve got the article. Yeh, explains it’s all rubbish.

‘Duchess of Sussex’s team have angrily denied a story that she stole clothes from a fashion shoot.
However, they appear to have inadvertently confirmed in the process that Meghan does take fashion freebies—in contrast to the working royal family, who say they never accept them. Sources told The Royalist that not being allowed to keep free clothes was cited as an irritation for Meghan when she was a working royal.
Sources in Meghan’s camp, meanwhile, justified her keeping the green gown—which she wore during a 2022 Variety photoshoot—by suggesting she did so to prevent insiders on the shoot from illicitly selling it.
They said this was “standard practice”—a claim derided by fashion insiders The Royalist spoke to.
In a rare on-the-record statement, Meghan’s spokesperson flat-out denied a report in Page Six that she “kept” a $1,700 emerald-green from the British fashion brand Galvan after the shoot “without asking.” The green dress subsequently appeared in a trailer for her forthcoming Netflix holiday special.
The spokesperson told The Royalist that the Page Six story was “defamatory” and hinted at possible legal action. “The insinuation that any items were taken without the full knowledge and agreement of the on-set stylists or their respective teams is not only categorically false, but also highly defamatory. Any items kept were done so in total transparency and in accordance with contractual arrangements,” the spokesperson said.
However, in a follow-up that raised eyebrows even further, a source close to Meghan justified her keeping the dress by saying she had done so to prevent it from being sold on in an “unauthorized
The source claimed it was “standard practice” for celebrities to “keep select items” to prevent such sales, describing the practice as both “commonplace and prudent.”
Multiple fashion sources—photographers, stylists, editors—told The Royalist, however, that this was not the case.
“It’s pretty clear she just wanted the dress and kept it,” a stylist who has worked with the royal family claimed. “I’m sure the designer agreed. How could they not? What’s interesting is that she doesn’t say she paid for it.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-bizarre-reason-meghan-markle-says-she-kept-a-1700-designer-dress/

The problem is too, her whole As ever/WLM winter season campaign….has this dress all over it. It’s tainted. The first thing people will think …oh that’s the infamous dress - not what recipe she’s making etc.

It’s an all out PR disaster on thanksgiving! That’s got to be super awkward for her guests at the table today.

I wonder what she will be wearing 😂

Good question. IIRC, there were comments at the time about Harry's case being without precedent - second adult in the line of succession etc etc. Presumably by RAVEC conducting tailored risk assessments, the committee was able to reassure the institution and the government that the risks to Harry were slight. The comments on the Oprah interview show that the funding of security was a bone of contention from the time of the huffy abandonment oh his motherland. As we know, Harry wants IPP status so he doesn't have to fund Sussex family security himself.

I prefer to believe that somewhere in the depths of the Palace there is a huge leatherbound book, with detailed protocols written out for dealing with all kinds of court, diplomatic and state complexities.

Has Meredith been instructed by Meghan to force a clarification piece upon Harpers? Could this incident be the last straw that broke the camel's back, if we are to believe rumours that Meredith has already had enough? The etiquette expert has done a great demolition job in the article, effectively saying that Meghan is free to decide how to use her title but has chosen to use it in a way that makes her look utterly foolish, uniquely among younger royals.

I have taken particular notice of your user name this evening and am wondering if you are in fact Meghan. If you are not, It's quite a coincidence 😄

🤣🤣 I know you are having a laugh Ida ! But for those who are new or lurking, I can vouch that @Mylovelygreendress has in fact been wearing it for many years! 🤣🤣

Also for the benefit of doubt ( because yes believe it or not! I have been asked) I’m not actually Jeff goldblum! 😱

That Harpers Bazaar explanation has made her look ten times worse! She is beyond ridiculous, what a joke she is, still at least it gives William more ammunition to strip them of their titles when he becomes King.

Yes it’s the Kardashian’s party photo debacle all over again! 🙄

She may be wearing it, but did she pay for it?

That Ida is very pertinent question! 🤔 maybe we should question @Mylovelygreendressas to the origins of her dress? 👗, did she pay? , is it actually green? , is it in fact lovely? …

Meghan’s latest fashion shoot!

Harper's BAZAAR USA is really high profile, and/but they also try to be a little bit cutting edge/ahead of the curve. I don't generally check the covers of physical mags nor do I think a lot about the UK (or any) royals, but the fact that Meghan or the Duchess of Sussex or whatever got a cover makes me think she has a lot more clout than people have been saying.

I’m afraid to say that you may be aspiring but unfortunately you have far to go.