The News International<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cHe was a very successful lighting director in Hollywood and he took her down the red carpet on some opening night. And she said, \u2018Daddy I want to do this, I want to be the star.\u2019 And that was it, she wanted to be the star.\u201d<\/p>\n
The author argued that Meghan\u2019s lust for fame eventually became something far more consuming. \u201cShe wanted to be the star and of course she failed,\u201d he claimed on the podcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe failed on her own terms because the highest she got was Suits<\/em>, which was, you know, a small program, nothing very important, but then became the star by getting married to Harry, a global star.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cAnd instead of being happy with that and taking the terms \u2026 everything had to be on her terms and that was worse than narcissism \u2014 that was destructive,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n
Royal magic<\/h2>\n\n\nThomas Markle Sr. has remained estranged from daughter Meghan Markle since he collaborated with paparazzi photographers ahead of her 2018 royal wedding to Prince Harry. By: Rachpoot\/MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The author went even further, insisting Meghan\u2019s royal title \u2014 not her professional abilities \u2014 is what has kept the public fascinated.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeghan is a woman of huge ambition and total ruthlessness on her terms. But she is a woman without much talent. She\u2019s not a great actress. She has no mystery. She tries to cultivate a persona or an image and it doesn\u2019t particularly work for long,\u201d he said, explaining why he doesn\u2019t think the Duke and Duchess of Sussex\u2019s Netflix career will last.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey had a great shot at all sorts of things. The series on polo, her series on being a domestic goddess [With Love, Meghan<\/em>]. \u2026 It didn\u2019t work because she really is pretty empty other than that she has this amazing title and has always got the threat of destroying the British royal family and that\u2019s what makes her so interesting to us.\u201d<\/p>\nDuring his appearance on the podcast, the veteran royal commentator also branded Meghan \u201cselfish,\u201d \u201can agent of disruption\u201d and \u201ca breaker of relationships\u201d who \u201cin the end is only interested in one person and that certainly isn\u2019t the royal family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staying together<\/h2>\n\n\nDespite persistent split speculation, author Tom Bower claims Meghan Markle and Prince Harry still need each other. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Despite reports claiming Harry and Meghan\u2019s relationship is in crisis, the author said he does not believe claims the couple is headed for a split.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t believe they are [divorcing]. And I think, you know, there are tensions in relationships, but I think that in the end he needs her, she needs him, and it\u2019s a relationship based on a good business understanding. \u2026 On the whole, he needs her because he\u2019s a lonely, sad man and she needs the label,\u201d the royal commentator claimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I don\u2019t think there\u2019s some unbelievably rich billionaire in California desperate to take on Megan and all her baggage. So I don\u2019t think her exit would be smooth,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He also pushed back on the Sussexes\u2019 dismissal of claims he made about them in his 2026 book, Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family<\/em>.<\/p>\nThey branded it a \u201cderanged conspiracy\u201d and accused him of building \u201cever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said their response only reinforced his view that they can\u2019t handle scrutiny. \u201cThey can\u2019t take it that somebody could criticize them, that someone can question them,\u201d he claimed, \u201c[that someone] tells a story they do not want told, which is the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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