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Queen Camilla ‘finally gets her own back’ on Meghan & Harry with the ‘perfect revenge’ – and ‘it will leave them livid’
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QUEEN Camilla has “finally got her own back” on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by releasing her own podcast - just months after their lucrative deal was canned.
Today, Camilla, 76, launches The Reading Room podcast, which follows in the footsteps of her successful online book club.
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And according to one expert, the move is bound to ruffle the feathers of Prince Harry, 39, and wife Meghan, 42, whose Archetypes podcast was axed along with their entire Spotify deal last June.
King Charles’ wife was cruelly branded the “villain” and “dangerous” by her son-in-law in his book Spare last year.
And while Camilla kept a dignified silence following the attack, one expert says she has subtly got her own back by potentially flourishing in an area where Harry and Meghan seemingly failed.
Denise Palmer Davies, brand expert and director of Borne Media, told Fabulous: “After all the hurtful things Harry has said about Camilla, she has finally got her own back on them.
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"If her podcast does well, and I am sure it will, she will have achieved in an area they so desperately wanted to succeed in, then that is the perfect revenge.
"I bet Meghan in particular will be livid over the whole thing, and probably a bit embarrassed that hers fell at the first hurdle.”
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Camilla, an avid reader, will personally host the podcast and will be joined by high profile guests such as Joanna Lumley, Ian Rankin, David Baddiel and Elif Shafak.
Her online book club was set up during lockdown when she shared some of the literature she read during the pandemic and the club’s Instagram page already boasts over 167,000 followers.
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Royal expert Jennie Bond predicts Camilla’s podcast will be just as successful as her online book club and shed light on her reasons for doing it.
I imagine Meghan might look quite enviously across the pond at how Camilla has adapted to royal life, made a success of her role, and is increasingly admired by the public
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She exclusively told Fabulous: “We have learned in the past couple of years that reading has been a passion for Camilla since her childhood and this is a way of sharing that love.
“In a hectic world so dominated by short form social media messages - and giving us attention spans of a gnat - it is a noble aim to encourage children and adults to enjoy a good, long read.”
Camilla will not benefit financially from the podcast personally, and Jennie has praised the Queen for the passion project, adding, “That’s what this is about, not money, not campaigning or railing against the world, just a gentle encouragement to enjoy great storytelling.”
Meghan 'may be jealous'
However, Jennie doesn’t agree that Camilla is after revenge on her son-in-law and his wife - though predicts Meghan will be feeling “envious” of Camilla's new venture.
“It wouldn’t have been any part of Camilla’s decision to launch this podcast, she is better than that," Jennie says.
"I very much doubt that she gives Meghan much thought - she is far too busy making a resounding success of her new role.
“While I don’t think Camilla will expend much energy pondering about Meghan, I imagine Meghan might look quite enviously across the pond at how Camilla has adapted to royal life, made a success of her role, and is increasingly admired by the public.
“The more we see of this Queen, the more I think people come to appreciate that she is an immensely likeable person, down-to-earth, caring and dignified, and that will all contribute to the undoubted success of her podcast.
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"Unlike Meghan, she doesn’t have to please any commissioning editors, it’s not a commercial venture, it is a charitable venture.
“Camilla is also showing that she fully embraces the modern world of Instagram and podcasts, and she feels very comfortable talking about literature.”
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