Meghan Markle’s exhilaration at being on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine turned to hysteria and rage after the magazine focused on her relationship with Prince Harry instead of her acting and philanthropy, according to a bombshell new book about the royal couple.
In “Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the fight between the Windsors,” British journalist Tom Bower said Meghan was “ecstatic” when the magazine agreed to do a story about her and put her on the cover of the September 2017 issue.
But when the magazine used the headline “She Is Just Wild About Harry,” and did not focus on her work as an activist and philanthropist, Buckingham Palace balked, and Meghan was furious with her US public relations company, Sunshine Sachs, according to excerpts from the book published by The Times of London Saturday.
As per Bower, Meghan had been under strict orders from Harry’s public relations team to steer clear of sensitive topics, including Donald Trump, race, and her relationship with the prince.
Meghan had assured Harry the article would focus on the celebration of the 100th episode of “Suits,” the TV show that the actress was filming in Toronto, where the interview was conducted.
Sunshine Sachs had bid that the magazine satisfy Meghan’s requirement that she be presented as a philanthropist and activist, without considering one problem: Vanity Fair’s scrupulous researchers could find no evidence of her global philanthropy and activism,” writes Bower.
But when Vanity Fair contributing editor Sam Kashner confessed he had never heard of Meghan or “Suits,” asked Meghan about her relationship with Harry, and she replied, “We are a couple. We are in love.
I am sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time.” Markle said in the article.
The interview was “like a thunderclap,” writes Bower. “the conference triggered sensational reactions: Meghan had used her relationship with Harry to promote herself. The Hollywoodisation of the imperial family sealed Meghan’s fate as Harry’s fiancée.
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