Meghan Markle clashed with Buckingham Palace staff because the royal aides didn’t approve of her Hollywood past.
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According to royal expert Camilla Tominey, Meghan’s demands and lack of respect for the royal hierarchy did not go down well at the Palace.
Speaking to The New Yorker, she suggested Palace staff were “less enamoured of the very qualities that made her irresistible to the press: her showbiz lustre, self-confidence, and feminist habits of assertion.”
Camilla said that there was a “clash of cultures” between the Duchess of Sussex, who used to be an actress and starred in legal drama Suits before marrying Prince Harry, and royal staff, because she didn’t understand the many unwritten traditions within the institution.
“It’s a bit like Downton Abbey – there’s a hierarchy of staff who have been at Buckingham Palace for years and years, to serve Queen and country.
“And, therefore, for Harry and Meghan to be making demands, there was a bit of below-stairs chatter, particularly with the Duchess, that was, ‘Well, hang on a minute, who do you think you are?’,” she said.
The details come after Meghan Markle was warned against selling her story after she was reportedly offered $2 million for a tell-all interview about her life as a royal.
After rumours swirled that Meghan might reveal what royal life is really like in an interview similar to Princess Diana’s infamous talk with Martin Bashir in 1995, fans were quick to warn her against making the same mistake as her late mother-in-law.
“If her objective is to earn money, it could work. But if she’s trying to win back the public, it’s extremely risky,” one fan tweeted.
Another added: “If she does the tell-all it really doesn’t set the best example. Everyone will believe she really did marry Harry for money and publicity.”
Another Twitter user said: “Not a good idea. It’s backfired on so many Royals when they tried to ‘tell their side’ (most recently Andrew of course but Charles & Diana also).”
Meghan should be cautious of burning her bridges, as her mother-in-law Princess Diana did with her infamous 1995 interview.
According to royal author Penny Junor, the controversial interview made Queen Elizabeth II “lose her patience” with the late Princess of Wales.
Penny Junor said: “That’s where she was wrong. Things were by no means all right.
“The Queen finally lost her patience. This public mud-slinging wasn’t just harming the monarchy, it was damaging for the young princes.”
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