Royal biographer Angela Levin has criticised Meghan Markle as "greedy and selfish" after the Duchess reportedly complained she was "treated so badly" by the Royal Family during her UK trip with Prince Harry in early July. The couple briefly reunited their children with King Charles for the first time in four years, but Meghan seemingly felt they were treated like "a pair of outsiders".
Palace 'micromanaged' reunion
A source told the National Examiner that Harry and Meghan felt "completely micromanaged" by the Palace, with the conditions of the reunion including the four-word rule "no drama and no cameras". Limits placed on photos and posts shared online were described as "especially insulting".
Royal expert's reaction
Speaking on TalkTV's Drivetime show, hosted by Kevin O'Sullivan, Levin said: "They were jolly lucky to get to see the king and the queen. But she doesn't know how to handle it. Wherever else she goes, she knows how to smile and go to everyone with everything she wants to say. But she can't do it with that family, and I'm pleased to say that's probably why it will help the queen and the king not to have them stay with them."
Levin added: "The thing is, she won't do anything to fit in with how the royals fit in their way of life. She didn't do that from the start. She hated it."
'Cunning way' to profit
Levin accused the couple of wanting to maintain a "half-in and half-out" royal status, which the Royal Family would not allow. She said: "They made a promise to the late Queen Elizabeth, but if they keep going to stay with them [at] Buckingham Palace, then they build up something that makes it much easier for them to then do their buying and selling, and that makes me absolutely furious."
She continued: "It's a cunning way of getting into the area...I find it awful. Meghan wants to have all these things of jams and all sorts of rubbish that she wants. And if she's royal, she will be able to get much more for them in money and to be able to sell more of them...They cannot take advantage of them [the Royal Family]. It's absolutely horrible how they can be so, not just greedy, not just selfish, but actually really not trying to see how the father is how well he is."
Levin concluded: "It's this sort of whole thing. I've got to win. I've got to win, and I think I've got to win against you. I can't bear it."
