“Camilla’s work is very important to her and her decision to highlight the scourge of domestic violence at the 10th anniversary of Women of the World was a carefully thought-out plan,” a royal insider said.
“Of course it was known Harry and Meghan would be doing engagements this week, some privately, but everyone was in agreement that Camilla’s speech should take precedence. Unfortunately some people had other ideas.”
Meghan was accused of stealing Camilla’s spotlight by releasing pictures of herself at the event on the same day. As per the Daily Mail, Buckingham Palace had urged royal correspondents to focus on Camilla and not Meghan, but that didn’t happen.
Queen Camilla’s ‘perfect revenge’ on Meghan Markle
Then, earlier this year, Camilla got a sort of ‘revenge’ on Meghan.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle signed a massive deal with Spotify years ago. However, the deal ended in a fiasco, as Meghan Markle’s Archetypes podcast was shut down, their entire Spotify deal canceled.
In the meantime, Queen Camilla is making quite the name for herself in the podcast world. In 2021, she launched a new initiative called The Duchess of Cornwall’s Reading Room, a book club about reading recommendations and more.
These days the correct name should be The Queen’s Reading Room, and on June 8, the Queen’s Reading Room Festival had a one-day event at Hampton Court Palace.
“Camilla’s podcast has been a great success. She has proven many times over she can bring in any of the big names from the world of the arts she wants,” Editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine Ingrid Seward told The Sun.
“Given Meghan’s apparent disinterest in Queen Camilla, I doubt if she has a nice word to say about her or her podcast.”
According to Denise Palmer Davies, brand expert and director of Borne Media, Camilla’s success is the “perfect revenge” on Meghan.
“After all the hurtful things Harry has said about Camilla, she has finally got her own back on them, she told The Sun. “I bet Meghan in particular will be livid over the whole thing, and probably a bit embarrassed that hers fell at the first hurdle.”
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle on ‘royal visit’ in Colombia
So, would Camilla ever publicly say something about Meghan or Harry? According to Ingrid Seward, the Queen is “far too polite” to speak out.
“I don’t think Camilla has the time or inclination to feel anything much about Meghan,” she told The Sun. “She is confident and comfortable in herself and would see no necessity to give Meghan or what she is doing or saying a second thought.”
Prince Harry has only met Queen Camilla a handful of times following his and Meghan’s exit from royal life. Meanwhile, Meghan has only been in her presence once, at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
No one knows whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will ever make amends with the Royal Family. The Sussexes have continued to frustrate them with their actions, including two trips to Nigeria and Colombia, which some have branded “royal” visits.
The royals were said to have been “furious” about Harry and Meghan’s trip to Nigeria, and one can imagine that the couple’s Colombia tour wasn’t received especially well either.
Meghan Markle, as always, donned stunning outfits during the Colombia trip. However, one particular detail appeared very interesting.
According to body language expert Darren Stanton, Meghan appeared to have taken plenty of inspiration from Queen Camilla.
There was a clear parallel between the queen and duchess’s style choices.
Meghan Markle “could be taking inspiration from Queen Camilla,” expert says
“She was wearing white and could be taking inspiration from Queen Camilla, who often opts for white during engagements,” Stanton said.
“The color white attracts positive energy and calmness, but also makes a statement. Meghan has proved she feels self-assured, competent and able to assert herself.”
We will leave it unsaid whether it was a “tribute” to Queen Camilla. However, it’s fair to say that both Meghan and the queen obviously like their white outfits.
While one body language previously claimed that Prince Harry looked to be in discomfort for some moments during the Colombia trip, Darren Stanton argued that Meghan was “at ease” when appearing at the Afro Women and Power Panel in the South American country. At the event, she, of course, also wore white.
“When we saw Meghan speaking on the panel, she came across as calm and collected while being completely authentic. It’s probably been the most honest and open display we’ve seen from Meghan for a long time. All the way through, she’s congruent with her body language and facial expressions. We’ve been exposed to a very confident side to Meghan, as she displayed no signs of hesitation or feeling tension,” the body language expert continued.
Stanton concluded: “Meghan feels at home on this stage. She’s speaking so openly. When we analyze her tone of voice, it’s steady, consistent, and low. It doesn’t change too much, telling us she’s comfortable and at ease.”
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