Meghan Markle, the
American actor who married into the British Royal Family, was ‘unresponsive’ to
advice offered by Camilla, now-Queen Consort, according to Royal author Angela
Levin. Levin’s new book, titled ‘Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort,’ will
release on September 29. Levin spoke to Camilla’s friends, staff and palace
insiders for her book, Fox News reported.
“Camilla warmly greeted
Meghan when she came to London,” read an excerpt from the book published by The
Telegraph on Thursday.
“Prince Charles
enjoyed talking to her, especially about the theatre and the arts. Camilla felt
the experience she had from coping with public abuse, press insults and
frostiness from the royal family put her in a good place to help Meghan adjust
to the restrictions of royal life and was equally keen to help Meghan find her
feet,” the excerpt read further.
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The book excerpt
says Camilla sought to mentor Meghan while taking her out on private lunches but
Meghan apparently was unresponsive.
The book, from
what the excerpt reads and Levin’s comments in the media, details Camilla’s
response to Prince Harry and Meghan’s decision to retire as senior royals and
settle in California. According to Levin, Harry’s relationship with Camilla has
come under strain since the move.
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“A reliable source
has told me that Prince Harry has recently been very negative about Camilla,
but believes it ‘could be part of the therapy process to relive certain things,
and he wanted to blame someone else for his own mistakes. As I understand it,
his father and stepmother have become hateful in his mind. I’ve also been told
that Meghan has been horrible about her, too,” Levin wrote.
This bit of
information is in stark contrast with what Prince Harry had to say about
Camilla in 2005. “Back in 2005, Prince Harry was quoted as saying, ‘She’s a
wonderful woman, and she’s made our father very, very happy…William and I love
her to bits,’” Levin said, adding that Harry’s attitude towards her has soured
over the years but that hasn’t contributed to his relationship with his father.