{"id":2086912,"date":"2025-10-13T03:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T03:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2086912"},"modified":"2025-10-13T03:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T03:42:14","slug":"meghan-markle-told-prince-harry-to-take-advantage-during-conversation-at-westminster-abbey-forensic-lip-reader-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-told-prince-harry-to-take-advantage-during-conversation-at-westminster-abbey-forensic-lip-reader-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle told Prince Harry to ‘take advantage’ during conversation at Westminster Abbey, forensic lip reader says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meghan Markle told Prince Harry to “take advantage of the situation” during a sombre memorial service at Westminster Abbey attended by senior members of the royal family, a forensic lip reader has claimed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The moment took place during the centenary of Armistice Day service in London on November 11, 2018 – just months after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex married at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on May 19.<\/p>\n

Forensic lip reader Nicola Hickling told Channel 5 program ‘Lip-Reading the Royals’ Meghan “leans into Harry” and appears to whisper “take advantage of the situation”.<\/p>\n

The former actress then paused and looked around before turning back to her husband, who appeared to reply: “Today? Sweet.”<\/p>\n

“I’ve never heard anybody say ‘sweet’ at the end of a conversation,” Ms Hickling added.<\/p>\n

“But according to what I can lip read, I can’t think of any other word that he would say other than ‘sweet’.”<\/p>\n

She went on to claim that Meghan “directed” the conversation, adding: “She says to him, ‘do it tonight’. And she looks away as if she’s visualising a scenario unfolding, perhaps, and she’s processing what she just said.”<\/p>\n

Ms Hickling said Harry then turned to his wife and said, “You do realise that this is the end?”<\/p>\n

Meghan is said to have then replied: “Yes, I know.”<\/p>\n

The exchange reportedly occurred during a period of growing tension between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family, particularly Prince William and Princess Catherine.<\/p>\n

In July, royal author Sally Bedell Smith revealed that the late Queen Elizabeth II had confided her private concerns about Meghan<\/a> to her close friend and party planner, Lady Elizabeth Anson, ahead of the 2018 wedding.<\/p>\n

In excerpts shared on Bedell Smith’s Royals Extra Substack, Lady Elizabeth recalled that Her Majesty – affectionately nicknamed ‘Jemima’ –\u00a0 had been uncertain about Meghan’s intentions just weeks before the nuptials.<\/p>\n

“The Number One Lady – I call her Jemima – says the jury is out on whether she likes Meghan,” Lady Elizabeth reportedly said.<\/p>\n

“My Jemima is very worried.”<\/p>\n

She also claimed the Queen confided that “Meghan and William and Kate are not working well” adding, “That is what the Queen said, particularly about the two girls.”<\/p>\n

It has long been reported that Meghan left Catherine in tears following a bridesmaid dress fitting for her daughter, Princess Charlotte.<\/p>\n

However, in her infamous 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan said the opposite was true – that Kate had made her cry, and later apologised with flowers.<\/p>\n

In the same interview, the Duchess also alleged that a member of the royal family “expressed concerns” about “how dark” her unborn son Prince Archie’s skin might be.<\/p>\n

It came a year after couple famously stepped back from royal duties and relocated to Montecito, California, where they now live with Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The last time they were seen alongside William and Catherine was at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.skynews.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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