In a book published on January 21 in the United States, Meghan Markle’s half-sister looks back on their relationship, which has become tumultuous over the years. She also reports on their father’s concerns about the Duchess of Sussex’s “nasty” attitude.
In a book entitled The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister Part 1 Samantha Markle-Grant takes a hard line on her half-sister Meghan, now Duchess of Sussex. In her story published on February 1 in the United States, she brings her version of the paparazzi that would have dissuaded their father from attending the royal wedding. The latter would have judged that in the presence of her new husband Harry, her youngest daughter would be “very sweet”, but that in his absence, she would become “mean and in control”.
In May 2018, as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry prepare to say “yes” to each other in the heart of St George’s Chapel, the father of the bride finds himself at the centre of a media scandal. He, who had complained of harassment from journalists, finds himself on the front page of one of the tabloids, photographed chatting himself with a famous paparazzi, Jeff Rayner. Another photograph shows him in an Internet café in Mexico where he lives, reading the newspaper, and more precisely an article on the future royal wedding.
They want to make money, we want to make money
In her book, Samantha Markle-Grant, who says she “refuses to be gagged”, reveals the origin of the allegedly stolen pictures of her father. According to the account of this half-sister who has been the subject of numerous media attacks, she had asked Jeff Rayner to follow Thomas Markle “discreetly”, without him noticing anything.
His photographer friend had the task of immortalizing the good family man that his eldest daughter thought he was. The Duchess’s sister nevertheless assures in her pages that neither she nor her father received any money for the publication of these photographs.
The result of this paparazzi was irrevocable for the royal couple: they now keep journalists at a distance and no longer hesitate to sue publications that do not respect their privacy. As for Samantha Markle, who has multiple sclerosis, she is willing to exploit her tumultuous relationship with her half-sister”. Why not be compensated? “she asks herself. With her family, she decided that “if they wanted to make money, so did we. Markle is also preparing a documentary about her relationship with her younger sister to find out “where it went wrong.
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