Meghan Markle latest news – Bombshell Ellen interview TONIGHT as she exposes ‘struggles’ & life before Harry & royals
MEGHAN Markle appeared on her first talk show in around a decade today.
The Duchess of Sussex spoke openly about how happy her life was before joining the Royal Family as she spoke to Ellen DeGeneres on a teaser for the Ellen Show.
Her shock appearance came nearly a year after her bombshell Oprah interview and saw Meghan talking about her days as a "struggling" actor before meeting Harry.
In a surprise twist the ex Suits star even recalled how she would go try to get work at auditions on the same Warner Bros. lot where the Ellen interview was filmed.
Read our Meghan and Harry live blog below for the latest updates...
Meghan laughs at her royal title
Meghan has laughed at her title today as Ellen called her the Duchess of Sussex in an interview.
When addressed as the Duchess of Sussex as the pair were speaking about her book The Bench Meghan let out a stifled giggle.
Sarcastic Ellen poked fun at "Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex" during the sneak peak clip of the interview - set to air today.
Meghan and Harry can still be known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after being given the titles as a wedding gift at their 2018 nuptials at Windsor Castle.
But they stepped down from royal life in a desperate bid for privacy - with Meghan revealing in her Oprah interview the damaging impact royal life had had on her mental health.
Sussexes went to a secret party in disguise before going public with romance
During her interview with Ellen Meghan revealed she went to a Halloween party in disguise with Prince Harry before going public.
Meghan said she attended the bash with her now-husband and Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack.
Meghan claimed she wanted "one fun night on the town" as a foursome before they revealed their romance to the world.
Explained: Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten was born Prince Louis of Battenberg in Windsor on June 25, 1900.
During the First World War Lord Mountbatten served at sea with the Royal Navy.
He later commanded the destroyer HMS Kelly when it was sunk off the coast of Crete by Nazis during the Second World War.
Lord Mountbatten was then appointed Chief of Combined Operations and was responsible for the botched Dieppe raid of August 1942.
Inside Lord Mountbatten & Edwina’s ‘bed-hopping’ marriage
When Louis and Edwina Mountbatten made their way down the aisle in 1922, it was the society wedding of the decade.
Despite this, behind closed doors, their 38-year marriage was far from perfect – with Lord Mountbatten once admitting: “Edwina and I spent all our married lives getting into other people’s beds.”
However, rumours that Mountbatten was secretly bisexual have now resurfaced in a £600,000 court battle between the Cabinet Office and historian Andrew Lowrie.
Andrew is fighting for the release of letters and diaries he believes will back the claims.
Yesterday he told a tribunal three of Mountbatten's lovers are still alive, including Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine and an unnamed woman prominent in royal circles.
He also demanded the release of private letters to Edwina, which he believes could contain evidence of bisexuality, and reiterated claims that Lady Mountbatten had a long affair with former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
'Stay away'
Harry and Meghan have been told by fans on social media to stay away from the “grey island” this Christmas, with one Twitter user saying a UK trip would only make sense if “they opt for sadness”.
Twitter fan account Meghan Daily opened up a debate for its nearly 4,000 followers, writing: “I don’t see H & M with the kids going to the grey island for Christmas.
“Meghan and the kids are unsafe in that cesspool island.”
Fellow fans quickly joined the conversation.
One said: “For me, it’s even not an option! Meghan and her kids will never be safe and this for a while in shutter island!”
Another wrote: “Can’t be anything worse than sitting next to your in-laws having Christmas dinner knowing they don’t want you there.
“I would sooner stay home with a microwave meal than put myself through all that ****.”
Prince William holiday criticism
The Cambridges’ recent family holiday has reminded royal commentators of the time when Prince William found himself in the centre of a media storm.
He missed a Commonwealth Service to go skiing at a Swiss resort in 2017, and was scrutinised because he was the only senior royal to miss the event at Westminster Abbey.
In an interview with the Sunday Times in March 2021, a friend of William’s explained the Duke did not take the criticism well: “That p****d him off.
“He was leaving home at 5.30am, getting home after dark and saving lives in between, but people were still being critical of his commitment to his [other] job.”
The rocky relationship between Piers and Meghan?
Piers Morgan has a running battle with Meghan & Harry.
It began when he lashed out Meghan as he claimed she ghosted him when she started dating Prince Harry.
The firebrand TV personality said was friendly with Meghan when she was a TV actress, only for her to turn their back on their friendship.
The news comes after he won his Ofcom complaint over the Meghan row which saw him quit ITV’s Good Morning Britain after he refused to apologise after a fiery on air debate.
‘It's bad enough at 73’
Charles opened up about his mother’s health after meeting business leaders at the Royal Scientific Society in Amman, Jordan yesterday.
Asked how the Queen was getting on, Charles replied: “She’s all right thank you very much.”
He added: “Once you get to 95, it’s not quite as easy as it used to be. It’s bad enough at 73.”
‘End of her credibility’ after lawsuit
Royal commentator, columnist and reporter Angela Mollard appeared on Sunrise Australia to share the latest events surrounding Meghan Markle’s legal case against Associated Newspapers.
He has claimed Meghan Markle could see the “end of her credibility” after her lawsuit with Associated Newspapers over a letter she penned to her father begins to unravel.
Ms Mollard echoed concerns that Meghan’s credibility had been destroyed by the lawsuit.
She told the programme: “Look, I think that there’s a massive twist.
“I mean, some commentators are saying that this is really the end of Meghan’s credibility.”
What are the chances of another Oprah interview
Royal expert Neil Sean has expressed doubts as to whether another Oprah interview would go ahead, as he does not believe Meghan and Harry would agree to it.
An excerpt from the updated version of the couple’s unauthorised biography, Finding Freedom, claimed that Harry and Meghan were nervous about sitting down with Oprah but decided they needed to speak up now, or never, according to the .
It reads: “There were so many things they were unable to say [before stepping back from their royal roles].”
Princess Anne knight's former Olympian
Veteran track runner, Sir Brendan Foster was given his knighthood yesterday from the Princess Royal.
He said it was a “real honour” to receive the royal accolade at Windsor Castle, where he was reunited with Anne.
The 73-year-old became European champion at 5,000 metres in 1974, and was made BBC Sports Personality the same year.
Sir Brendan, from Hebburn, South Tyneside, went on to win 10,000-metre bronze at the Montreal Olympics, Great Britain’s only track-and-field medal at the event, and took gold at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
He was knighted for services to international and national sport and to culture in north-east England.
Speaking to the PA news agency at Windsor, he said: “It’s a real honour to be knighted today.
“It was particularly exciting for me to receive it from Princess Anne.
“We go back a long way. We were both on the Olympic team in 1976, we were both BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the 70s.
“It was lovely to see her and it was great to receive the honour from her.”
Man charged with trespassing at Buckingham Palace
A MAN has been charged with trespassing at Buckingham Palace while allegedly carrying cocaine and a knife.
Cameron Kalani, 44, is accused of entering The Royal Mews at the Palace on May 10 this year.
On Friday he is sue to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court to face a charge of trespass on a protected site.
He was allegedly carrying a kitchen knife in Buckingham Palace Road on the same day, and allegedly had cocaine in his possession.
Susanna Reid makes brutal ‘private jets’ dig at Meghan Markle
Susanna Reid today made a brutal dig at Meghan Markle ahead of her Ellen DeGeneres interview.
The mother-of-three introduced a clip from Ellen's interview with Meghan, saying: "Well, shall we have a little listen to what Meghan says? They have released one clip.
"You would imagine that they would put out a clip perhaps about Harry, or perhaps her feelings about the Royal Family, or perhaps about everything that has happened in the wake of that...
"But no, we go right back to her humble, hard-working roots. Let's have a look."
Susanna and Ben, 46, then viewed the clip from the upcoming interview, in which Meghan speaks about previously visiting the same set Ellen is filmed on to audition for acting roles.
She also talked about how she used to drive an old Ford Explorer, which had a driver's side door that often stopped working, meaning she'd enter the car through the boot.
"The drive in today was very different," Meghan concluded to the talkshow host.
As the cameras panned back to the GMB studios, Susanna said: "There we go - let's never mind the private jets."
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A very British takeaway
Her Majesty is reportedly quite partial to a staple takeaway of Britain every now and then.
A source said that the Queen has a soft spot for takeaway fish and chips: “She very occasionally treats herself to fish and chips when at Balmoral… A footman is dispatched to get it from the local town of Ballater.”
Former royal chef Darren McGrady has pulled back the curtain on what it was like working for the Royal Family for 15 years on several occasions.
Piers has had his say
Piers Morgan mocked Meghan yesterday as the Duchess revealed she had spoken to talk show titan Ellen.
Just months after the her bombshell tell-all chat with Oprah Winfrey, the Duchess of Sussex has sat down to talk to TV host Ellen DeGeneres in an interview due to air tomorrow.
Richard Eden posted “We’ve had the #Oprah interview, and the #EllenDeGeneres chat. Who’s next for #Meghan? @piersmorgan I hope”.
And in typical form, Piers Morgan hit back: “I’m available…”.
Queen, 95, appears after spraining her back
Her Majesty was seen standing yesterday after spraining her back and missing the Remembrance Sunday service.
The Queen looked keen to get back to her normal duties as she met with General Sir Nick Carter - the Chief of the Defence Staff - at Windsor Castle.
Dressed in a green floral dress, the monarch - who is head of the Armed Forces - smiled and shook hands with Gen Sir Nick as they began chatting.
Christmas plans
The Sussexes will not join the Queen for her first Christmas without Prince Philip, sources claim.
This year will be the first Christmas since the death of the Queen's "strength and stay" Prince Philip in April.
The Palace did invite Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, to join them for their traditional Christmas Day festivities in Sandringham, but they are set to decline, sources understand.
One insider said: "There’s a lot that goes into the logistics and the planning of the family Christmas, so of course, staff know that Harry and Meghan are not coming.
"If they were, they would have communicated it to their family by now.
"But this is Her Majesty’s first Christmas without her husband, so one would have hoped they would want to be with her."
‘Its time for action on the ground’ after COP26
In the banquet suite, the foreign monarch made a short speech and said: “We are tremendously delighted to welcome you back.”
He spoke of his late father and his own pride at being “the third generation” to have had such a warm relationship with Charles.
He said it continued with “our two young men” – a reference to the meeting between the Duke of Cambridge and the Crown Prince when the pair watched the World Cup together in 2018.
The King also thanked Charles for his environmental efforts: “I want to say how proud we all are of the successes in Glasgow because that was something you started way beforehand.”
Charles said: “You’re very kind to mention (Cop26) but now hopefully the talking has gone on for so long, it’s time for action on the ground.”
Meghan ridiculed by Australian TV presenter
Meghan's latest interview has already faced heavy criticism before even airing and now she has been ridiculed by an Australian TV presenter.
Amelia Adams, the US corresponded for Australia's Today show, made fun of the Duchess while delivering a news update about the surprise sit-down that airs today.
"Not sure we'll hear any bombshells [about the Royal family] in tomorrow's chat with her old friend Ellen," she explained showing the trailer.
"Certainly, at this stage, the clip they've released is Meghan reminiscing about her days as a struggling actress.
"She spent a fair bit of time at the Warner Bros. studio, where the Ellen Show is recorded, and she said she used to show up there in an old Ford Explorer with a broken door."
After the trailer ended, Ms Adams made a snarky dig at the Duchess by saying: "Yeah, she's just keeping it real there....in a $4,000 Oscar De La Renta blouse.
"Safe to say she has moved up in the world since those days."
No more defending Meghan
Susanna Reid today revealed she can no longer defend Meghan Markle over her "endless media".
The surprise appearance on Ellen DeGeneres talk show comes just months after Meghan gave her explosive Oprah interview and follows her and Prince Harry's repeated calls for privacy.
But Susanna Reid, who continued to defend the royals from Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain, told audiences she is now finding their pleas "hard to defend".
Speaking about Meghan's latest media chat, Susanna said: “I find it’s getting increasingly hard to defend.
“But their explanation is they didn’t want the kind of media coverage, the kind of endlessly critical media coverage, they were getting with the undertones that Meghan and Harry said there was around it.
"They wanted almost to take back control."
‘Tackling misinformation’
Harry has recently released a report on “tackling misinformation” in technology, media and social media.
It comes as last week he blasted sections of the media as “pirates with press cards”.
He said he had warned the boss of Twitter of a potential “coup” the day before the attack on the US Capitol.
‘Rude’ Meghan ‘will spark DREAD at Palace’
Meghan’s interview with Ellen “will spark dread” at the palace following in the path as her reveal all interview with Oprah, a royal expert has warned.
The Duchess of Sussex was a barrel of laughs as she joked candidly about life before joining the Royal Family in a sneak-preview clip of her appearance on the Ellen Show – set to air today.
But Angela Levin blasted “ruthless” Meghan as “desperate for publicity” for carrying out the interview amid the Queen’s latest health scare.
The 95-year-old monarch has cancelled four public appearances in just one month – including this year’s Remembrance Sunday service.
Angela said it is not the first time Meghan’s interview choices have been questionable, after the “extraordinarily bad timing” of her bombshell Oprah tell all.
Ellen previously mocked Meghan
Ellen DeGeneres had previously poked fun at Meghan Markle for being a Deal or No Deal briefcase model.
In an unearthed skit the comedian mocked the former actress during a stand-up routine shortly after she got engaged to Prince Harry in 2017.
Ellen took a playful swipe at Meghan as she revealed that she was once a briefcase model on game show Deal or No Deal.
"Her name is Meghan Markle, she's from Los Angeles, she's an actress, she's been on General Hospital, she's been on CSI New York," she told the crowd.
"And this is true - she was once the holder of case 24 on Deal or No Deal."
As the audience erupted into laughter, Ellen added: "Which means if Harry had picked the other model could have gotten $1million. So, darn it."