MEGHAN Markle is set to write a wellness guide as part of a four-book mega deal after a £29MILLION bidding war.
The Duchess will pen the tome as part of a contract she and Prince Harry have struck with Penguin Random House.
And one of Harry's books can only be released after the Queen's death – likely deepening the Royal Family's reservations over the deal, it's reported.
Lawyers for the couple initially said they wouldn't be commenting on those claims – but later said they were "false and defamatory" and only one memoir is planned.
Read our Meghan and Harry live blog below for the very latest updates...
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PRINCE HARRY ‘HAS WELL AND TRULY GONE ROGUE’ SAYS ROYAL AUTHOR
It comes as a royal expert said Harry has well and truly “gone rogue” by announcing he is writing a memoir.
Richard Fitzwilliams fears the “totally unpredictable” Duke of Sussex could use the book as “leverage” against the royals. Despite being 18 months away, its release is already threatening to widen the family rift and put the royal celebration in turmoil.
The Palace has allegedly been warned they “should be afraid” of what’s to come from it.
And Fitzwilliams agrees, stating that Harry could use it as a weapon against the Firm to get what he wants – although what that is remains unclear.
He told The Sun Online: “Its mere existence is a form of a lever to potentially use against the royal family in whatever is to come. This book has the potential to be dynamite. But the thing is, what do the Sussexes really want from the royal family next? What do they want them to do?
“They have gone rogue. It is a fact. It’s incredibly worrying because they are so totally unpredictable. Anything is possible.”
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MEGHAN’S HALF BROTHER JOINS AUSTRALIA BIG BROTHER
Meghan Markle will be braced for more embarrassment as her half brother Thomas Markle Jr is set to appear on Australia’s version of Big Brother.
The MailOnline reports that he was spotted by staff at Sydney airport before going into hotel quarantine, to isolate before he enters the show.
He does not have a relationship with Meghan, Harry or their two children.
When he joins the show Meghan will be braced for claims about her after previously being labelled as “phony”.
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HARRY'S UNPRECEDENTED PUBLISHING DEAL WITH PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
The Duke of Sussex this week announced he had been working on a memoir that will be released next year – and it's been said the Palace "should be afraid."
The news has sent shockwaves through the palace – with months of tension expected as the Royals wait to see what explosive claims Harry will release.
It comes after it was reported that Charles was "surprised" by news that Prince Harry was writing a bombshell tell-all memoir.
And an insider claimed that Harry seems "bizarrely hellbent" on trashing his dad Prince Charles – who feels his son's constant attacks are 'unjust'.
On Monday, the Duke of Sussex announced an unprecedented publishing deal for his memoirs — timed for release in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year.
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WATCH MEGHAN MARKLE ADMIT SHE WANTED TO BE A ‘LONDON GIRL’ AND LOVES ‘LONDON MEN’ IN UNEARTHED VID
MEGHAN Markle gushes about wanting to be a “London girl” and loves “London men” in an unearthed video.
The Duchess of Sussex opened up to her ex-pal Lizzie Cundy at a red carpet event – and made no secret of her interest in staying in the UK.
In the unseen footage, Meghan can be heard saying: “I’ve had the best time in London, fans are amazing
“It is very cold but the people are so warm as cheesy as that sounds, I was joking that I’ve never been called ‘love’ or ‘darling’ more in my life it makes me want to stick around for a while.”
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PRINCE HARRY’S NEW BOOK IS REVENGE FOR WILLIAM ALWAYS HAVING IT BETTER THAN HIM
Angela Levin has had her say on Harry’s latest announcement of his new memoir. She doesn’t seem to be his biggest fan, stating “After telling his story in Finding Freedom, spilling the beans to Oprah Winfrey – twice – now he is writing his ‘literary memoir‘, whatever that is.
“Why is he writing a book?
“The only thing I can think of is that he wants revenge. He is fed up with being the spare to the heir.”
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WHAT WILL THE DUKE AND DUCHESS’ NETFLIX SERIES BE ABOUT?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions announced last Wednesday that a programme with the working title “Pearl” will be developed for the streaming service.
Meghan created the idea of the family-focused animated series, which was inspired by a variety of women from history.
She will serve as an executive producer with filmmaker David Furnish, who worked as a producer on Rocketman and Sherlock Gnomes.
“Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges,” Meghan said in a statement.
“I’m thrilled that Archewell Productions, partnered with the powerhouse platform of Netflix, and these incredible producers, will together bring you this new animated series, which celebrates extraordinary women throughout history,” she added.
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FROM THE DRUGS DRAMA TO THAT VEGAS INCIDENT, THESE ARE FIVE THINGS YOU’RE UNLIKELY TO READ IN HARRY’S NEW MEMOIR
Harry said of the memoir, which is to be released next year: “I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become.”
So will we see the following scandalous moments featured?
- LAS VEGAS
- DRUGS SCANDAL
- THE NAZI OUTFIT
- SCHOOL TEACHER TRIBUNAL
- CADET SLUR
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PRINCE HARRY’S UPCOMING MEMOIR ‘NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A F*** YOU’ TO FAMILY – BUT ROYALS ARE WORRIED OVER SURPRISE BOOK
Insiders claim the Duke of Sussex simply wants to tell his “truth” and has no intention to deliberately hurt his family.
A source told PageSix it is not the duke’s plan to abandon his family for good.
He has instead approached the book as a way to reflect on his life and correct misinformation.
However, royal insiders couldn’t disagree more, with almost all senior royals fearful of a repeat of the Oprah Winfrey interview – or worse.
One said: “On what planet does Harry think that this is not a ‘f*** you’ to the family?”
PRINCE HARRY SIGNS £29M BOOK DEAL (CONTINUED…)
Two publishers reportedly flew out from London to Harry’s home in California and took part in an ‘auction’ for the rights to his book.
A source told the Mail: “He conducted negotiations – he had a very ‘take it or leave it’ attitude.
“His starting price was $25m (£18m) and the final figure was way north of that, possibly as much as $35 to 40m (£25-29m).
“Those involved were actually very shocked by his approach, which was to look at them coldly and state his demands: $25million.”
Harry’s wife Meghan Markle, 39, is also set to write a “wellness” guide as part of the contract with the publisher.
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PRINCE HARRY SIGNS FOUR BOOK DEAL THAT MAY BE WORTH UP TO £29MILLION
PRINCE Harry has signed a four-book deal that may be worth up to £29million – with the second to be released after the Queen’s death.
Harry, 36, is set to publish his explosive memoir which he vowed will examine the “highs and lows” of his extraordinary life – out during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year.
His lucrative deal – worth up to a potential £29million – with publishers Penguin Random House involves four books.
The second of those books is due out only after the Queen has died, the Daily Mail reported.
Industry insiders reportedly said the “tell-all” premise of Harry’s memoir was just the “tip of the iceberg”.
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WATCH MEGHAN MARKLE ADMIT SHE WANTED TO BE A ‘LONDON GIRL’ AND LOVES ‘LONDON MEN’ IN UNEARTHED VID
MEGHAN Markle gushes about wanting to be a “London girl” and loves “London men” in an unearthed video.
The Duchess of Sussex opened up to her ex-pal Lizzie Cundy at a red carpet event – and made no secret of her interest in staying in the UK.
In the unseen footage, Meghan can be heard saying: “I’ve had the best time in London, fans are amazing
“It is very cold but the people are so warm as cheesy as that sounds, I was joking that I’ve never been called ‘love’ or ‘darling’ more in my life it makes me want to stick around for a while.”
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CHANGING OF THE GUARD RETURNS TO WINDSOR CASTLE
The Changing of the Guard ceremony has been performed at Windsor Castle for the first time since the pandemic began.
The 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards were given the honour of staging the event at the Queen’s Berkshire home in their familiar scarlet tunics and iconic bearskins.
Second Lieutenant Henry Turnbull, Captain of the New Guard at Windsor Castle, said the pandemic meant he was taking part in his first Changing of the Guard and the experience had been “really special”.
The officer, who is Platoon Commander Inkerman Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards and on a gap-year commission in the Army, added: “The guardsmen have been working really, really hard over the past few weeks to prepare for this special occasion – lots of bits of kit to prepare.
“And to take part in the first Ceremonial Guard Mount is really, really special, especially to have crowds back today with restrictions being lifted makes it extra special, nothing compares to marching up the street out in Windsor.”
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AUSSIE CLAIMING TO BE PRINCE CHARLES & CAMILLA’S LOVECHILD COMPARES PIC OF HIS SON TO THE QUEEN
Aussie Simon Dorante-Day, 55, is adamant he was conceived in 1965 when he says the royal couple were first romantically linked as teenagers.
The UK-born engineer believes the couple conceived him when Charles was just 17, and Camilla 18 and he was later adopted by a family who had links to the Royal Family.
The father-of-nine claims his adoptive grandparents Winifred and Ernest worked as a cook and gardener for the Queen and Prince Philip.
They apparently told him "many times" he was Charles and Camilla's child.
He has now had posted a picture on Facebook of his son, Liam, in the middle of two of Queen with the words: “Ummmm. An interesting comparison".
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PRINCE HARRY AND ‘FURIOUS’ MEGHAN ‘WILL RESPOND AGGRESSIVELY TO THOMAS MARKLE’
Dad Thomas' explosive vow to force his estranged daughter and son-in-law to let him meet his grandchildren could be the “final nail in the coffin” for their relationship, it was also claimed.
His vow comes as a royal commentator, Jonathan Sacerdoti, warned of a "growing divide between the Sussexes and the royal family" after Harry announced his memoir would be published next year.
Former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle has yet to meet his two grandkids due to his fractious relationship with his ex-Royal daughter – who he hasn't seen since before her 2018 marriage to Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
"I will be petitioning the California courts for the right to see my grandchildren in the very near future," Markle, 77, told Fox News from his Rosarito, Mexico, home.
However, relationship expert Tina Wilson told The Sun Online: "The Sussexes are likely to respond aggressively with legal paperwork back, if and when Mr Markle files his officially with the court of California."
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QUEEN HEADS TO HER AND PRINCE PHILIP’S ‘HAPPY PLACE’ FOR HER SUMMER HOLIDAY
Her Majesty has spent a 12-week break at her special Highlands retreat Balmoral every summer of her 69-year reign.
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SARAH FERGUSON SAYS ‘I’M A GREAT SUPPORTER OF OPRAH AND EVERYTHING SHE DOES’ AFTER MEGHAN AND HARRY INTERVIEW
The Duchess of York was diplomatic when quizzed on the chat, which featured a series of explosive revelations.
The couple had their say 25 years after Fergie herself sat down with the chat show host to reveal her life is "no fairytale".
In an interview with the Telegraph, Sarah cautiously said: "All I want to say on this is that Oprah helped me greatly when I went to the US and was interviewed by her.
"I’m a great supporter of Oprah and everything that she does."
And she was guarded when asked about Megxit – telling the interviewer: "I wouldn’t presume to give advice to Harry and Meghan, except to say to be happy."
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PIERS MORGAN BRANDS HARRY A ‘HYPOCRITICAL GREEDY TWERP’ AFTER ‘PRINCE PRIVACY’ SIGNS FOUR-BOOK MEGA-DEAL
The TV firebrand – a long-standing critic of the Sussexes – hit out in a blistering rant on Twitter.
Responding to reports Harry and Meghan will pen a whopping four tomes after a £29million bidding war, Piers blasted: "Prince Privacy!
"What a hypocritical greedy twerp."
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LADY LOUISE ‘COULD USE PRINCESS TITLE’ MONTHS AFTER CHARLES AND EDWARD TITLE ROW
The Earl and Countess of Wessex’s daughter will be legally entitled to style herself as Her Royal Highness Princess Louise – just as her cousins Beatrice and Eugenie do.
But she could be alone in her title change as Prince Charles is said to be refusing to grant his younger brother Edward – Louise’s dad – the title of Duke of Edinburgh after their father Philip’s death.
A source told the Daily Mail: “If Charles is going to play silly games over titles, Edward and Sophie might need to ensure that they use the titles their family already have.
“Louise is a humble teenager and doesn’t act like a princess, but she is one – that’s a fact.”
Edward has waited over twenty years to inherit his late father’s title – but Charles is reportedly less keen on the idea.
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MEGHAN MARKLE ‘WILL WRITE A WELLNESS GUIDE AS PART OF FOUR-BOOK MEGA-DEAL AFTER £29M BIDDING WAR’
The Duchess will pen the tome as part of a contract she and Prince Harry have struck with Penguin Random House.
And one of Harry’s books can only be released after the Queen’s death – likely deepening the Royal Family’s reservations over the deal, it’s reported.
Lawyers for the couple initially said they wouldn’t be commenting on those claims – but later said they were “false and defamatory” and only one memoir is planned.
That book will be published next year. Harry vowed that it will examine the “highs and lows” of his extraordinary life.
It will arrive during the year of his grandmother’s Platinum Jubilee.
And his wife will also write a volume in the quartet, the Daily Mail reports.
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ROYAL ROUNDUP
- Harry and Meghan are ‘vicious, cruel & self-serving’ for doing Oprah Winfrey chat, says Charles’ biographer
- Eugenie and Beatrice are ‘stunned’ by plans for the book – despite remaining close with Harry
- Meanwhile, the last of the Duke’s belongings have now been removed from his former home, Frogmore Cottage
- An expert claims Meghan struggled to understand her duty to the Queen – and just wanted the ‘American dream’
- And Harry’s biographer says the memoir is ‘revenge for William always having it better’
‘TIRED, GRIEVING’ QUEEN HEADS TO BALMORAL IN BID TO RISE ABOVE SCANDAL CAUSED BY PRINCE HARRY’S BOOK REVELATION
A “TIRED, grieving” Queen has gone to Balmoral in a bid to rise above the scandal caused by Prince Harry’s book revelation.
The monarch, 95, made her first trip away from Windsor since Prince Philip’s death. The Queen went to Scotland after telling aides she wants to avoid London as it holds painful memories of Philip, who died in April.
Our source said: “She could not wait to get away. She is still grieving very deeply and wanted to head to Balmoral to escape from things. She is also incredibly tired.
“The announcement of Harry’s book, and the new claims that he could release four books, are the last thing she needed. It is only just over three months since Philip was buried, so the book announcement is incredibly insensitive and seems another two fingers to the monarchy.
“But Her Majesty has told her family and staff that the only way to deal with it is to rise above it. “She has actually surprised some staff with her restrained reaction to the book — although the suggestion another could be released after she dies has not helped.”
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SOME BELIEVE MEGHAN WILL HOLD LILIBET'S CHRISTENING IN US AS FROGMORE COTTAGE CLEARED OUT
Some believe Meghan could hold Lilibet's christening in the US and use Bishop Michael Curry, who gave a sermon at their wedding.
Meghan has not returned to Britain since March last year and the last of Harry’s possessions were removed from their former home, Frogmore Cottage, Windsor and put in storage this month.
Traditionally, royals are baptised within four months of birth.
A senior Anglican church figure told The Sun on Sunday: “It is not a totally clear area of canon law.
“The requirements for acceding to the throne do not include baptism, but it would be normal to be baptised. No problems arise from Lilibet being American.”
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PRINCE HARRY 'HAS WELL AND TRULY GONE ROGUE' SAYS ROYAL AUTHOR
It comes as a royal expert said Harry has well and truly "gone rogue" by announcing he is writing a memoir.
Richard Fitzwilliams fears the "totally unpredictable" Duke of Sussex could use the book as "leverage" against the royals. Despite being 18 months away, its release is already threatening to widen the family rift and put the royal celebration in turmoil.
The Palace has allegedly been warned they "should be afraid" of what's to come from it.
And Fitzwilliams agrees, stating that Harry could use it as a weapon against the Firm to get what he wants – although what that is remains unclear.
He told The Sun Online: "Its mere existence is a form of a lever to potentially use against the royal family in whatever is to come. This book has the potential to be dynamite. But the thing is, what do the Sussexes really want from the royal family next? What do they want them to do?
"They have gone rogue. It is a fact. It’s incredibly worrying because they are so totally unpredictable. Anything is possible."
- Joseph Gamp
WATCH: ROYAL EXPERT SAYS PRINCE HARRY'S MEMOIR IS 'STRANGE WAY TO GET LESS PUBLICITY'
Royal expert says Prince Harry’s memoir is ‘strange way to get less publicity’
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PUBLISHERS FLEW FROM LONDON TO LA TO TAKE PART IN AUCTION FOR HARRY BOOK DEAL
Two publishers reportedly flew out from London to Harry's home in California and took part in an 'auction' for the rights to his book.
A source told the Mail: "He conducted negotiations – he had a very 'take it or leave it' attitude.
"His starting price was $25m (£18m) and the final figure was way north of that, possibly as much as $35 to 40m (£25-29m).
"Those involved were actually very shocked by his approach, which was to look at them coldly and state his demands: $25million."
Harry's wife Meghan Markle, 39, is also set to write a "wellness" guide as part of the contract with the publisher.
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