MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry's video calls are often interrupted by their son Archie who "climbs in front of the web camera and makes little impromptu cameos", their biographer has claimed.
Meghan and Harry have continued to work throughout the global pandemic with charities, regularly joining Zoom calls from their Santa Barbara mansion.
The ex-royals Zoom calls sometimes feature an unexpected guest appearance from their one-year-old son, Archie, according to Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie.
This comes as a new series of satire Spitting Image has been confirmed, with Meghan Markle, Piers Morgan and Adele in the firing line.
The show will be on Britbox from October 3.
Celebrated Spitting Image co-creator Roger Law revealed a team of artists have been working furiously during lockdown to create the instantly-recognisable puppets.
Follow for all the latest news on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry below…
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HARRY SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A BASE IN BRITAIN, SAYS ROYAL EXPERT
A royal expert says Prince Harry should continue to have a base in Britain despite him quitting the British monarchy.
It follows the Sussexes announcing they had paid back the £2.4million of taxpayer money to renovate Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
Commentator Richard Fitzwilliam told the Express the couple should continue to hold the residence as they have paid the refurbishment costs.
He said: “It is important to remember Harry spent his life as a British royal and particularly for him, and for Archie, it’s very important to have the base in Britain.
“I don’t think anybody reasonably would expect them to give it up. It will be their base which they have now paid for, and that is how things will remain.”
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MEGHAN MARKS FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF CLOTHING COLLECTION
The Duchess of Sussex had an online chat with clients of a UK charity which trains and dresses unemployed women for interviews.
Meghan launched a charity clothing collection with Smart Works last September, and in the virtual call one year on she heard from three women who were helped by the charity.
The former Suits star hailed the “confidence” the clothes bring, which can propel women on to “the next layer of success”.
Speaking to the three women, she said: “People can say that so much of Smart Works is about the clothes themselves, but it's really not.
“All of that stuff is the exterior, but it's what it does for you on the inside that ends up being the best accessory.
“Right? It's the confidence, it's what is built within, that is the piece that you walk out of that room with and walk into the interview with that will take you to the next layer of success.”
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PIERS MORGAN CLAIMS HARRY & MEGHAN SHOULD GIVE UP THEIR TITLES
Piers Morgan has called on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to relinquish their royal titles and live as civilians.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Good Morning Britain star said he believes the pair should relinquish their royal titles and live as civilians.
He explains: “It's great they've paid back the Frogmore money, it's great they've paid Charles back the cash, but they've kept the titles.
“If you really want to find freedom, and you really want to divorce the country, why would you keep the titles 'Duke and Duchess of Sussex'?
“I'm from Sussex and I bet I've spent more time there over the past week than they have in their entire lives, and yet they want to trade off their royal names to get all this money.”
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MEGHAN MARKLE JOINS VIRTUAL CALL TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF CLOTHING COLLECTION
Meghan Markle joined a virtual call with three clients from her patronage Smart Works to mark the anniversary of her clothing collection.
Meghan said “confidence is the best accessory”.
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MEGHAN HAS FIVE NICKNAMES – INCLUDING ‘FLOWER’ BY HER MUM
Meghan, whose real name is Rachel, is said to have at least five different nicknames.
Future king Prince Charles is said to call his daughter-in-law Tungsten, inspired by the tough metal known for its robustness.
According to the Mail on Sunday, the nickname came from Meghan's strength and determination – said to have impressed Prince Charles.
She also has a number of other nicknames, including being called “Flower” by mum Doria Ragland and father Thomas Markle.
Meghan revealed that she’s known to many as MM and also wrote in her now-defunct blog The Tig that some people called her M&M.
Meanwhile, Harry tried to get Meghan’s attention when they had an Invictus Games Reception at Australia House by calling her “Meg.”
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WHO IS MEGHAN'S MUM DORIA RAGLAND?
Doria Ragland is Meghan Markle's mother, and the American lives in Los Angeles, near her daughter and Prince Harry.
The 64-year-old, who works as a yoga instructor, has a home in the View Park-Windsor Hills neighbourhood of LA, just an hour-and-a-half drive from Montecito, where Harry and Meghan recently bought a house.
Doria inherited her home, located just east of Los Angeles International Airport, in 2011 when her father died.
Mother and daughter are incredibly close, with Doria staying with Meghan after she welcomed baby Archie in May 2019.
Read our full explainer on that here.
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PIERS SAYS HARRY AND MEGHAN SHOULD GIVE UP TITLES
Piers Morgan has called on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to relinquish their royal titles and live as civilians.
Speaking to The Sun, the GMB star said: “It's great they've paid back the Frogmore money, it's great they’re not taking any more of Charles’s money, but they've kept the titles.
“If you really want to find freedom, and you really want to divorce the country, why would you keep the titles 'Duke and Duchess of Sussex'?”
Read our full story on that here.
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HARRY WAS 'EMOTIONAL' OVER LOSING MILITARY RANKS
According to a report, via the “Finding Freedom” autobiography says that Harry was pained over the loss of his military ranks.
“The most demoralizing aspect of the new deal was his being stripped of his honorary military appointments that had been awarded to him as a senior royal,” authors and royal experts Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand wrote, via Marie Claire.
“As a retired serviceman, Harry would always be able to wear his medals, but no longer could he wear uniform as captain general of the Royal Marines, honorary air force commandant of the Royal Air Force Base Honington, and honorary commodore-in-chief of the Royal Navy’s Small Ships and Diving Operations.”
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ROYAL ROMANCE
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry managed to sneak away for a secret date night during their action-packed Australian tour.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in Australia and New Zealand for 16 days, and the busy trip included 14 flights and 26 official engagements and stops in Fiji and Tonga.
The couple also announced they were expecting a baby at the start of the tour, and Meghan had to do the whole schedule when she was around 12 weeks pregnant.
Despite their hectic timetable, the loved-up couple did manage to squeeze in a night off and had a “completely secret night”.
They enjoyed a luxury five-course dinner cooked by a private chef with Meghan’s best friend Jessica Mulroney and her husband Ben.
Details of the swanky date night were revealed in royal biography Finding Freedom, by journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.
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HARRY AND MEGHAN'S DEMANDS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS REVEALED
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's list of strict demands for their speaking events has today been leaked.
In an exhaustive four-page document, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex outline their stringent rules for any speaking engagement – including that they have the final say in who introduces them.
The couple reportedly signed with The Harry Walker Agency – an exclusive agency that boasts it represents the best in motivational speakers – earlier this year with it thought the couple could charge $1million per speech.
The Telegraph revealed the stipulations issued by Harry, 35 and Meghan, 39, including that the fee must be paid in advance.
The leaked 'Virtual Event Request Form' states: “The choice of Introducer and Moderator will be at the final discretion of the Speaker.
“The Fee will need to be paid directly from the contracting organisation’s account.”
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WHO IS MEGHAN MARKLE'S MUM DORIA RAGLAND?
Doria Ragland is Meghan Markle's mother, and the American lives in Los Angeles, near her daughter and Prince Harry.
The 64-year-old, who works as a yoga instructor, has a home in the View Park-Windsor Hills neighbourhood of LA, just an hour-and-a-half drive from Montecito, where Harry and Meghan recently bought a house.
Read our explainer here.
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HARRY AND MEGHAN'S FROGMORE COTTAGE ATTRACTING ONLINE REVIEWS
Tourists have left a string of online reviews after visiting absent Meghan and Harry’s Frogmore Cottage.
The couple have just stumped up the £2.4 million the taxpayer splashed out to have the historic Windsor bolthole renovated.
And travellers visiting the town have taken to Goggle to give their insights on their UK home.
It’s attracted 62 reviews online.
One wrote: “Millions of pounds spent on renovations for the entitled, parasitic, royal family, whilst people struggle to survive under merciless Tory austerity. A reprehensible state of affairs.”
Another said: “Was disappointed they don't allow caravans.”
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NETFLIX FOUNDER SAYS MEGHAN AND HARRY SHOPPED AROUND BEFORE SIGNING DEAL
Harry and Meghan spent time shopping around “all the major companies” before reaching their megabucks Netflix deal, according to the firm's founder.
Reed Hastings, 59, praised the “smart” couple for looking at all the options before signing up to his site for an estimated £75million. He also said Meghan is unlikely to return to acting and will focus on being a producer.
He said: “I'm so excited about that deal. They're smart. They were shopping it around across all the major companies and I think we really put together the best complete package.”
He said their content will be “the most exciting” and “most viewed” on the site next year.
He added: “It's going to be epic entertainment.”
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WILLIAM AND KATE ODDS ON FOR BABY NUMBER FOUR
Prince William and Kate Middleton are odds on according to bookmaker Coral's odds, at 1-2, to have a fourth baby in the future.
“We think that Kate and Wills will add to their family in the future and make a fourth baby odds on to arrive at any point down the line,” said Coral's Harry Aitkenhead.
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PIERS MORGAN CLAIMS HARRY & MEGHAN SHOULD GIVE UP THEIR TITLES
Piers Morgan has called on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to relinquish their royal titles and live as civilians.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Good Morning Britain star said he believes the pair should relinquish their royal titles and live as civilians.
He explains: “It's great they've paid back the Frogmore money, it's great they've paid Charles back the cash, but they've kept the titles.
“If you really want to find freedom, and you really want to divorce the country, why would you keep the titles 'Duke and Duchess of Sussex'?
“I'm from Sussex and I bet I've spent more time there over the past week than they have in their entire lives, and yet they want to trade off their royal names to get all this money.”
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PRINCE HARRY & MEGHAN ENJOYED A ‘SECRET’ DATE WHILE ON THEIR AUSTRALIA TOUR
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry managed to sneak away for a secret date night during their action-packed Australian tour.
They enjoyed a luxury five-course dinner cooked by a private chef with Meghan’s best friend Jessica Mulroney and her husband Ben.
Details of the swanky date night were revealed in royal biography Finding Freedom, by journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.
They wrote: “In Sydney to take on engagements and host the fourth Invictus Games, Harry and Meghan managed to sneak out for an evening off with Jessica and Ben Mulroney, the latter of whom was covering the Games for Canada's CTV network.
“A real estate billionaire loaned them his home for an intimate and completely secret evening with a five-course meal prepared for a private chef.”
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ROYAL AUTHOR SHOOTS WITH NETFLIX DAYS AFTER HARRY & MEG SIGN DEAL
Finding Freedom biographer Omid Scobie has revealed that he is filming with Netflix, just days after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s £112m deal with the platform was announced.
Omid took to his Instagram page yesterday and revealed he too was “shooting a little something with Netflix” – although didn’t share any further details.
It is not known if his filming work is linked to Meghan and Harry’s deal.
Omid, along with royal writer Carolyn Durand, was behind the controversial biography Finding Freedom, which was released this summer.
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MEGHAN & HARRY GOT DECOR TIPS FROM SIR ELTON JOHN’S DESIGNER
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got decor tips for their new California mansion by Sir Elton John's "extravagant" designer.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard, 53, was introduced to the former royal couple by the superstar after he decorated his Los Angeles apartment.
A source told The Mail on Sunday: “Elton put Harry and Meg in touch with Martyn after they moved to LA. They had a meeting and got on really well.
“Martyn was really helpful on where they should be house-hunting and what kind of properties.
“Some of his interiors are outrageous and over the top, but he's also great at working out exactly what the client wants and delivering it.”
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MEGHAN & HARRY’S ‘DEMANDS’ FOR SPEAKING EVENTS REVEALED
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's list of strict demands for their speaking events has today been leaked.
In an exhaustive four-page document, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex outline their stringent rules for any speaking engagement – including that they have the final say in who introduces them.
The couple reportedly signed with The Harry Walker Agency – an exclusive agency that boasts it represents the best in motivational speakers – earlier this year with it thought the couple could charge $1million per speech.
The Telegraph today revealed the stipulations issued by Harry, 35 and Meghan, 39, including that the fee must be paid in advance.
The leaked 'Virtual Event Request Form' states: “The choice of Introducer and Moderator will be at the final discretion of the Speaker.
“The Fee will need to be paid directly from the contracting organisation’s account.”
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MEGHAN AND HARRY ‘SHOPPED AROUND’ BEFORE SIGNING NETFLIX DEAL, IT’S CLAIMED
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry "shopped themselves around" for a big money TV deal before settling on Netflix, the firm's boss Reed Hastings revealed.
The streaming giant's co-CEO claimed the Sussexes offered themselves to “all major companies” before bagging themselves the deal thought to be worth £112million.
Hastings, 59, praised the couple as “smart” for considering all their options before ultimately settling on Netflix.
The boss credits his firm with “putting together the best complete package” to lure Harry and Meghan to the platform.
“I'm so excited about that deal,” Hastings said while he appeared on CNBC.
He went on: “They're smart, they were shopping it around across all the major companies and I think we really put together the best complete package.”
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MEGHAN’S REAL NAME REVEALED – AND YOU MIGHT RECOGNISE IT
Meghan Markle is now a household name, but it’s not the one on her birth certificate.
Meghan’s real name is in fact Rachel – the same name as her Suits character.
The Queen used Meghan's full name when she officially blessed the couple's marriage, saying: “My Lords, I declare My Consent to a Contract of Matrimony between My Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle, which Consent I am causing to be signified under the Great Seal and to be entered in the Books of the Privy Council.”
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SPITTING IMAGE RETURNS NEXT MONTH WITH MEGHAN MARKLE IN THE FIRING LINE
Spitting Image will return to screens on Saturday 3rd October with the likes of Adele, Meghan Markle and Piers Morgan all in the firing line.
The satire show is making a comeback exclusively on streaming service BritBox and this time it’s going international with Brad Pitt, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping puppets all lined-up to make an appearance.
“Everything the team have done on the new Spitting Image shows, the caricatures, puppets and satirical gags have all been done in the public interest,” said the caricaturist and artist.
He added: “As Boris might say ‘Pro bono publico’. It’s time to come off furlough!”
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MEGHAN HAS FIVE NICKNAMES – INCLUDING ‘FLOWER’ BY HER MUM
Meghan, whose real name is Rachel, is said to have at least five different nicknames.
Future king Prince Charles is said to call his daughter-in-law Tungsten, inspired by the tough metal known for its robustness.
According to the Mail on Sunday, the nickname came from Meghan's strength and determination – said to have impressed Prince Charles.
She also has a number of other nicknames, including being called “Flower” by mum Doria Ragland and father Thomas Markle.
Meghan revealed that she’s known to many as MM and also wrote in her now-defunct blog The Tig that some people called her M&M.
Meanwhile, Harry tried to get Meghan’s attention when they had an Invictus Games Reception at Australia House by calling her “Meg.”
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ROYAL AUTHOR PRAISES PRINCE HARRY & WILLIAM'S BOND
Royal author Omid Scobie has praised Prince William and Harry’s bond, saying it’s ‘unbreakable’.
Omid, who co-authored the book Finding Freedom, made the revelations in his podcast, The Heir Pod.
Omid chatted with fellow correspondent Maggie Rulli about the Sussex’s in the latest instalment of the show.
He said: “We make it very clear in the book that there’s hope for a lot of these relationships, certainly with William and Harry, that bond of brotherhood is unbreakable.”
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MEGHAN MARKLE’S WEDDING RING SHOWS SHE’S A FASHION LEADER, EXPERTS SAY
Lorna Haddon, head of diamonds and jewellery at Beaverbrooks, has outlined the tiny details in each Royal ring which confirm Meghan Markle's status as a 'fashion leader'.
Prince Harry used stones from Princess Diana’s collection to create a ring for Meghan Markle, 39.
The 35-year-old proposed in 2017 with a classic gold band set with three diamonds, although the mum-of-one later upgraded the ring to feature a diamond-studded band, valued at £150,000.
Lorna said: “She may have dropped her royal duties, but her ring is definitely still fit for royalty!
“Three stone diamond rings are a popular choice as the ring sits perfectly with a traditional wedding band and eternity band, and shows off a brilliant cut diamond to its full extent.
“The three stones are said to represent a couple’s past, present and future together – a romantic and meaningful gesture from the prince.”
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