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Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Truth about Queen and Meghan Markle, exposed by my extensive research. RICHARD EDEN'S sources raised upsetting questions about her and Harry's behaviour. Now he lays bare most disturbing comment of all
When I wrote a Daily Mail column last November about what the late Queen Elizabeth , I was deluged with abuse from the 'Sussex squad', the collective noun proudly used by the Duke and 's most devoted supporters. They accused me of slandering the American former actress who, they claimed, had enjoyed a warm relationship with the grandmother of her husband, Prince Harry.
The Guardian
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: the Sussex Squad's finances go under the microscope in Meghan & Harry - Where Did the Money Go?
8.30pm, Channel 5 The Sussex Squad may have largely disappeared from British public life, but they still seem to arouse tabloid fury. Hence, this unnecessary documentary on the exiled couple's financial affairs. The sources of their wealth don't seem too mysterious: inheritance, a massive Netflix deal and a payout from the publishers representing the Sun newspaper won't have hurt. But clearly it's time for another stir of the pot. Phil Harrison 6.30pm, ITV1What do dancer AJ Pritchard, athlete Hollie Arnold, actor Giovanna Fletcher and singer Russell Watson have in common? They all made it out of the I'm a Celebrity jungle with energy to spare, and are now raring to go up against the ruthless Chasers. Ellen E Jones 8.10pm, BBC One Kelly Holmes, Steph McGovern,Omid Djalili and Lucy Beaumont are among the panellists for the quiz that delights in its own naffness. The contestants include Sonny, a 'cow-obsessed' children's illustrator, and Nathanael, a rugby coach with a prosthetic leg. Bradley Walsh presents. Ali Catterall 8.10pm, BBC Two It was the year of Live Aid, shoulder pads and power ballads. But even if 1985 feels like a fallow time – punk had fizzled out but the next wave (dance music and hip-hop) had yet to arrive – there was still plenty going on. Expect bangers from the thematically named likes of Queen, King, Prince and Princess. PH 8.35pm, Channel 4Operation Paperclip is not that well known, and there's probably a good reason for that. It involved more than 1,600 Nazi scientists receiving pardons before being brought to the US and enlisted into the service of Nasa, who were then engaged in the space race. This documentary explores a shameful episode for American science. PH 9.35pm, BBC OneIf not quite as addictive as Big Little Lies, this Aussie adaptation of another Liane Moriarty bestseller has still been an engrossing ride. The penultimate episode sees incomer Sophie continuing to chip away at the mystery that put Scribbly Gum Island on the map, while Margie learns that Ron has been hiding more than his Just for Men bottle. Graeme Virtue Echo Valley (Michael Pearce, 2025), Apple TV+ Coming from the writer of Mare of Easttown, Brad Inglesby, it should be no surprise that this satisfying thriller has a strong middle-aged woman at its heart. Julianne Moore plays Kate, who runs a struggling horse-riding centre and is grieving her dead wife. Then her desperate junkie daughter Claire (Sydney Sweeney) turns up asking for money – again – and Kate is reluctantly drawn into a world of drug deals, double-crosses and death. Michael Pearce, director of the edgy Jessie Buckley mystery Beast, is great at withholding information for maximum dramatic effect while posing the moral question: how far would you go to protect your child? The fun here is working out your own answer. Simon Wardell The Magnificent Seven (John Sturges, 1960), 1.55pm, BBC TwoThis sturdy, star-riddled 1960 John Sturges western is an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai – which was itself influenced by John Ford and other masters of the genre. Yul Brynner takes the lead role of the experienced gunslinger who cobbles together a ragtag band of mostly American shooters (Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn) to protect a Mexican village from bandits. Initially only in it for the money, the vigilantes end up befriending the locals and finding common cause. Nicely rounded characters give depth to the shoot-em-ups. SW Kidnapped (Marco Bellocchio, 2023), 9pm, BBC FourIn 1858 in Bologna, a city state under papal rule, a young Jewish boy, Edgardo (Enea Sala), is taken away by priests. They claim he has been baptised and so must be raised a Christian in Rome. Marco Bellocchio's period drama is a tragic true story of religious intolerance and a family ripped apart, but it is also an origin story of the secular Italian nation. So we follow one father, Salomone (Fausto Russo Alesi), fearing his impressionable son is slipping away from him, while il pape, Pius IX (Paolo Pierobon), sees his God-given power over his flock collapsing. SW Tennis: Queen's, 1.25pm, BBC OneThe singles semi-finals. Premiership Rugby Union: Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers, 1.30pm, TNT Sports 1; 2.30pm, ITV1Leicester and England greats Ben Youngs and Dan Cole (pictured above) play their last rugby match in the league final at Twickenham. Golf: US Open, 4pm, Sky Sports Main EventDay three of the major at Oakmont. Fifa Club World Cup Football: Al Ahly v Inter Miami, midnight, Channel 5The opening match in Miami.
The Sun
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Harry's charity turns off Twitter comments over ‘targeted online harassment' – after boss accused Duke of ‘bullying'
PRINCE Harry's African charity Sentebale has dramatically switched off its Twitter comments over claims of "online harassment". The social media withdrawal comes months after the charity boss accused Harry of "bullying" and the Duke sensationally quit the organisation. 3 3 A statement posted online reads: "Unfortunately, we have had to temporarily disable comments on this platform due to the harmful effects of targeted online harassment." Dr Sophie Chandauka, the charity's chief, pulled a similar move herself, shutting down her social media after she was trolled by the "Sussex Squad" in the wake of the spat. Harry stormed away from the charity at the end of March, siding with the trustees who said Chandauka's leadership was "untenable". In turn, she accused the royal of "harassment and bullying at scale", and labelled the Sussex brand "toxic" - allegations Harry's representatives have always denied. It is understood the trustees strongly disagreed with the decision to appoint Chandauka as chair from the start, and wanted her to step down. The flash-point appeared to be the move to transfer the charity's fundraising operation to Africa, which caused several key figures to quit the organisation. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun. 3
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE King Charles' goddaughter India Hicks mysteriously deletes video from her website of Hollywood star Brooke Shields criticising Meghan Markle for being 'too precious'
The King's goddaughter has mysteriously deleted a video of a Hollywood star being critical of Meghan Markle, MailOnline can reveal today. India Hicks, who was a bridesmaid at Charles and Diana's wedding, has removed footage of Brooke Shields calling the Duchess of Sussex 'precious' from her personal website. Ms Hicks, a fashion model turned entrepreneur, is daughter of Lady Pamela Mountbatten, a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, and the late interior designer David Hicks. King Charles III is her godfather. India also hosts a podcast where she interviewed star Brooke Shields where she revealed she interrupted Meghan Markle live on stage in front of thousands of people. Brooke claimed she did this because the Duchess of Sussex was being 'too precious' in her speech about gender equality on International Women's Day. But royal watchers have spotted that the clip, posted at the top of India's popular Substack and made headlines around the world, has been removed. Both women have been targeted by Meghan's supporters - known as the Sussex Squad. There is no suggestion this has anything to do with the Duchess herself. Several Twitter trolls bizarrely accused both Brooke and India of being 'racist Karens' and 'b*tches' over the podcast anecdote. Another wrote: 'Damn. Now I need to write f*** you on Brooke's social media. Apparently something about Meghan triggers the b*tch in some women'. Before: India's filmed interview with Brooke was at the centre of her popular substack MailOnline has asked Ms Hicks to comment on why the video of her chat with Ms Shields has gone. It appears to have been replaced by a feature on London and its best patisseries. The 60-year-old Hollywood actress shared the 'too precious' anecdote on the latest episode of India Hicks ' podcast, which was released ten days ago. Brooke was discussing the International Women's Day panel in Austin, Texas, from March 2024, where she had been joined by Meghan on stage. When the discussion began, and the former Suits star, 43, started answering Katie's opening question, Brooke said the tone quickly became overly serious. 'Katie asks the first question to Meghan and talks about how at a young age, she was already advocating for women, etcetera, etcetera,' Brooke explained. '[Meghan] starts telling a story about how when she was 11... And she keeps saying, well, when I was 11, I saw this commercial and they were talking about washing dishes and only soap for washing dishes was for women. 'And she said, 'I didn't think only women wash dishes. It wasn't fair. So I wrote to the company. And when I was 11, I wrote my first letter and when I was 11...' and she kept saying she was 11! She wrote to the company, they changed the text, they changed the commercial.' At that point, Brooke said, she couldn't resist breaking the tension in the room - and the earnestness of Meghan's response. 'I go, "Excuse me, I'm so sorry. I've got to interrupt you there for one minute," 'I was trying not to be rude, but I wanted to be funny because it was so serious. 'I just want to give everybody here a context as to how we're different,' Brooke told the audience. 'I said, 'Well, when I was 11, I was playing a prostitute.' 'The place went insane. And then luckily, it was more relaxed after that.' The comment was a reference to Brooke's breakout role as a child star in the controversial 1978 film Pretty Baby, in which she played a child sex worker - a role that sparked debate at the time and has remained the subject of intense scrutiny in the decades since. In Austin, the moment broke the ice, as the crowd broke out into laughter. 'I was like, oh, I hope she doesn't think I'm rude. I'm not being rude,' Brooke added. India - daughter of Lady Pamela Mountbatten, a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, and the late interior designer David Hicks, agreed that lightening the serious mood Meghan created was the right thing to do. 'I think it's genius,' she said. Reflecting on the exchange, Brooke added: 'It was just too precious. And I was like, they're not going to want to sit here for 45 minutes and listen to anybody be precious or serious.' Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Katie Couric, Brooke Shields and Nancy Wang Yuen take part in the keynote 'Breaking Barrier, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen' Despite the crowd's response, Brooke acknowledged that the moment might not have gone down quite so well with Meghan herself. 'This was in front of [thousands of people]. I mean, it was crazy,' she said. 'And then afterwards, she was kind of like, oh, okay. And I was like, let's just have some fun with it.' Brooke added: 'I don't know if you'll have to cut this out.' Meghan had been telling an anecdote she's referred to on many occasions about fighting a 'sexist' Proctor & Gamble commercial when she was just 11 years old. Aged 11, Meghan wrote to Procter & Gamble to object to sexism in a dish soap advert which included the line: 'Mothers around America are fighting greasy pots and pans.' She asked them to change the advert to 'people all over America' and the company amended the language. She subsequently appeared in an interview on Nick News in 1993, saying she was 'furious' at the advert for P&G's Ivory Clear. Beaming with pride, Meghan had happily agreed to share the story with the crowd - having mentioned it at multiple events over the years.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Harry and Meghan have been out-victimed
There is an irony at the heart of the row that has engulfed Sentebale, Prince Harry's African charity. Sophie Chandauka, who was appointed chairman of Sentebale in mid-2023, has accused the charity's board of bullying, harassment, misogyny, and misogynoir – a form of prejudice directed at black women – in an official complaint sent to the Charity Commission. A source close to the trustees, who resigned en masse this month alongside the Duke of Sussex and his co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, claimed Ms Chandauka, a Zimbabwe-born lawyer, alleged racism when she realised things were not going her way. 'She's definitely playing the race card and openly,' the source said. 'This is her plan. As soon as anyone turns against her, she brings the race card in and she comes for you.' Sound familiar? Didn't Harry and Meghan use exactly the same tactic when faced with criticism?Not only did the couple allege that the royals themselves were racist but that headlines that didn't cast the Duchess, particularly, in an overwhelmingly positive light, must have been fuelled by 'unconscious bias'? This false narrative was given rocket fuel by social media trolls, known as the Sussex Squad, who accused journalists like me of being 'racist', 'white supremacist' and 'a Nazi' simply for questioning Meghan's 'truth'. There was no evidence whatsoever to back up allegations of racism – but they were cast around like confetti, anyway. Even former Commons speaker John Bercow jumped on the bandwagon, insisting in 2020: 'I want to say that I believe unequivocally that Meghan has been the victim of explicit and obnoxious racism. I am crystal clear about that. She has been subjected to racism, sexism and misogyny.' Neither Ms Chandauka nor the Sussexes are the victims here. The real victims of this unseemly war of words are the AIDS and HIV afflicted children of Lesotho who rely on Sentebale's support. Harry and Meghan are in no position to decry the fact that we now live in a world where, if a woman of colour is called out she is automatically a victim of 'misogynoir' and anyone who disagrees is a racist. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
