Meghan Markle has gone through it, according to a biography released last week.
The American actress and her husband, Prince Harry, who recently bought a house in Southern California, have not been able to escape unreachable press releases since they began dating in 2016. “Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family “ is a somewhat sympathetic account of the couple’s life, from their first date.
The highly anticipated, nearly 400-page biography written by Royal Reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, which provided insightful knowledge about the couple, was released by Harper Collins in the US
A spokesman for Meghan and Harry said in a statement that the “Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not interviewed and did not contribute to ‘Finding Freedom’.”
“This book is based on the authors’ own experiences as members of the Royal Press Corps and their own independent reporting,” the statement continued.
‘Finding Freedom’ immerses her in Meghan’s tumultuous role as an old member of the royal family, the often racist coverage of tabloids, her breakup with her father, Thomas, and the tension between her and the other inhabitants of the palace. . Markle, 39, and her husband, 35, stepped down as senior members this year. Below are five essential facts from the book:
Meghan and Kate did not fight, but they were not close.
According to the authors, Meghan and her sister-in-law Kate Middleton are “not only the best of friends”, but also “not at war with each other.” This serves in contrast to the narrative peddled by the British tabloids, who have often portrayed their relationship as a straight-up catfight.
Instead, the two “struggled to get past the distant politeness of when they first met.”
Scobie and Durand write that “although Meghan may have understood Kate’s Kateiness to forge a meaningful friendship, they were not even close to the time she was a colleague, working member of the royal family and the wife of William’s brother. ”
“Flowers for her birthday were fun,” they will continue, “but Meghan would have far preferred that Kate have been on her toes during the most difficult times with the press.”
The royal family has a way with Christmas gifts
They have a rather surprising affinity for seasonal gag gifts.
According to the book, Harry’s grandmother, the Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith, “gave a shower cap with the phrase ‘Ain’t Life a Bitch’. (Spoiler: They love it, according to by authors.)
Before Harry was with Meghan, Kate gave him a kit “Grow Your Own Girlfriend”.
The couple fired a grandmother in their second night of work
Per the biography, Harry and Meghan axed their cousin Archie’s cousin during their second shift for ‘unprofessional and irresponsible.’
The nurse “did a great job”, the authors write. But she compared unfavorably to the cousin of the day. (Relatable!) Neither Harry nor Meghan “found themselves sleeping comfortably through the night without regularly looking at Archie.”
Prince William told Harry of his reservations about Meghan
While William was publicly supported by Meghan and Harry after they went public with their relationship, he expressed “private concerns to employees about the speed at which Harry’s relationship was developing with a Hollywood actress he did not know for a long time. , “write the authors.
William finally told Harry “take as much time as you need to get to know this girl.”
Of course Harry did not like that! “Harry was pissed off,” a source told the authors. ‘Forget that his brother would ask such a thing. Some felt it was an overreaction. But then this totally sums them up as people – William, the calm and rational, and Harry, who can only take things too personally. ‘
Thomas Markle is not in Meghan and Harry’s lives
This is not a surprising revelation. Meghan’s estranged father has spoken negatively about the couple in several interviews. While the book tells the story, even after Thomas took paparazzi photos in Mexico, Meghan still arranged for him to fly to London for her May 2018 events. He just came.
“As much as she was hurt and humiliated, she wished he was there and was ready to go on,” Meghan’s closest friend told the authors. ‘Plus, she was worried about him; she was honestly not sure if he was indeed good. His behavior was bizarre. ”
He essentially haunted her. According to the book, when Archie was born, Meghan, her mother, Doria Ragland, had the good news for Thomas because she “did not want him to invent it for the rest of the world.” But Meghan reportedly left it there; she “did not want to know if her father responded to her mother’s text.”
The ex-royals recently bought a $ 14.65 million estate in the Santa Barbara area, where the couple is expected to move in with their son.
