Meghan Markle's plan to stop Buckingham Palace from controlling her is 'not going to be successful', according to a royal commentator. The Duchess of Sussex is 'furious' at being 'ignored' by the Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the Firm and is planning to 'fight back', JJ Anisiobi, host of the Daily Expresso podcast, said.
Anisiobi added: "Meghan has no intention of allowing the Palace to control her. She is going to fight back, and she's doing it the best way she knows how. She's bringing other members of the Royal Family into her camp. [Princess] Beatrice and co have already been round to see her and Harry ... She won't let the Royal Family stand in her way anymore - she's prepared for this one."
Windsors 'B-team' warning
Commentator Mark Dolan warned that the 'problem' with Harry and Meghan's reliance on 'obscure royals' like Beatrice and Eugenie to bolster their brand is that they are only the Windsors 'B-team'.
"Until she gets William and Catherine, Charles and Camilla ... it's not going to be successful," he said. "I think William and Catherine are already winning the PR war against the Sussexes. They've kept a dignified silence."
Beatrice's visit to Cotswolds home
Princess Beatrice was reportedly the first member of the Royal Family to visit Harry and Meghan at their new Cotswolds home after they moved back from the US in August. A source told HeatWorld: "Princess Beatrice and her young family have already visited the Sussexes at their new home. Some of the broken family bonds are already being rebuilt, and Meghan wants to use them to show William and Kate up for trying to cut them out."
The Sussexes' first month back in the UK has not been plain sailing, with Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, pulled out of their new school after just two days when heavy traffic meant their private security team struggled to remain in a convoy en-route. The children are said to have been transferred to a new school.
Tensions with the Royal Household
Tensions also grew between Team Sussex and the Royal Household when a letter authorised by the King was circulated to senior stakeholders in the Government reiterating the couple were 'private citizens' and setting out guidance on how they should be treated. Harry and Meghan were said to have been caught off guard by the instructions, with the couple, who are waiting to hear whether they will be given taxpayer-funded security, reported to prefer the term 'public figures' instead.
