Charles Spencer et le prince Harry : ces liens puissants qui doivent inquiéter Buckingham

MADAME FIGARO : La proximité de Charles Spencer avec les Sussex pourrait, selon plusieurs experts royaux, considérablement fragiliser le règne de Charles III, en favorisant l’émergence d’un « contre-pouvoir ».

Ce n’est un secret pour personne (ou presque) : le prince Harry a toujours voué une admiration sans faille à Charles Spencer. Après la disparition tragique de Diana dans un terrible accident de voiture à Paris, le 31 août 1997, son oncle s’était donné une mission : protéger le duc de Sussex et son frère aîné, William, de la froideur et de l’indifférence de l’institution monarchique. Un combat commencé très tôt, avant même les funérailles de Lady Di, lorsque le frère de la princesse s’était clairement opposé à la volonté du prince Charles de faire participer ses deux fils, alors âgés de 15 et 12 ans, au cortège funèbre conduisant le cercueil de leur mère du palais de Kensington à l’abbaye de Westminster, à Londres. «Mon oncle Charles, le frère de maman, a fait un scandale : “Vous ne pouvez pas obliger ces garçons à marcher derrière le cercueil de leur mère ! C’est barbare !”», racontait Harry en janvier 2023 dans ses mémoires,Le Suppléant, parus aux éditions Fayard.

Si Charles Spencer n’avait à l’époque pas obtenu gain de cause face au protocole, l’enfant terrible de la couronne, lui, est aujourd’hui encore reconnaissant de s’être rebellé afin de lui épargner cette épreuve absolument terrible. Les photos du jeune Harry marchant derrière le cercueil de sa mère, la tête baissée, le visage fermé, totalement pétrifié, avaient bouleversé le monde entier et font incontestablement partie des moments les plus déchirants de l’histoire de la monarchie britannique. « Je ne crois pas qu’on devrait demander cela à un enfant, quelles que soient les circonstances. Cela ne se produirait plus aujourd’hui », avait confié le duc de Sussex, des années plus tard, le 21 juin 2017, dans une interview à Newsweek, évoquant un «traumatisme» indélébile, profondément ancré en lui. » | Par Solene Delinger | mardi 22 septembre 2026

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Pour la première fois depuis 2022, le roi Charles a reçu le prince Harry, Meghan et leurs enfants

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article de Madame Figaro. | Meghan, le roi Charles, le prince William et le prince Harry lors de la cérémonie du Commonwealth Day à l’abbaye de Westminster, à Londres, le 11 mars 2019. RICHARD POHLE / AFP
MADAME FIGARO : Harry, Meghan, Archie et Lilibet ont été accueillis par Charles III et la reine Camilla à Londres, rapportent plusieurs médias britanniques. Une réunion inédite depuis le départ du couple de la famille royale.

Le roi Charles III et son épouse Camilla ont reçu vendredi à Londres le prince Harry, son épouse Meghan et leurs deux enfants, une première en quatre ans, ont rapporté plusieurs médias britanniques citant le palais de Buckingham. Le prince Harry est arrivé seul lundi en Angleterre dans le cadre des préparatifs des Invictus Games prévus en 2027 à Birmingham (centre de l’Angleterre), évènement sportif international qu’il a créé pour les anciens combattants blessés ou malades.

Selon l’agence de presse britannique PA et plusieurs autres médias, Meghan et leurs enfants Archie et Lilibet ont fait le déplacement au Royaume-Uni à partir d’une destination inconnue en Europe et ont été reçus vendredi après-midi par le souverain de 77 ans et son épouse à Highgrove, la résidence personnelle de Charles, dans le sud-ouest de l’Angleterre. Contacté par l’AFP, le palais de Buckingham n’a pas réagi dans l’immédiat » | Par AFP agence | vendredi 10 juillet 2026

Meghan Markle: The Duchess Who Divided the World | Full Documentary

July 8, 2026 | She was the Hollywood starlet who promised a modern dawn for the House of Windsor, but the dream quickly dissolved into a storm of headlines and high-stakes departures. Meghan Markle’s journey from the altar of St George’s Chapel to the hills of Montecito has been a masterclass in global division—leaving a trail of broken traditions and unanswered questions in its wake. This moment would define a generation’s view of the Crown, but at what cost to the woman behind the brand?

This documentary unravels the complex tapestry of Meghan’s royal life, charting her meteoric rise and the sharp, public fractures that followed. By examining the shifting tides of public opinion and the relentless friction between American celebrity and British duty, we witness the story of a Duchess who refused to be silenced, even as the gates of the palace closed behind her. It is a narrative of ambition, exile, and the high price of individual truth.


This documentary is live, so I am posting it sight unseen. I therefore have no idea of its angle or content. Please be aware of that. — Mark

La première danse, le baiser, les coulisses : Meghan Markle dévoile des photos de mariage encore jamais vues

MADAME FIGARO : Ce mardi 19 mai, Meghan Markle et le prince Harry célèbrent leurs huit ans de mariage. La duchesse de Sussex a alors partagé plusieurs photos inédites.

Il y a huit ans jour pour jour, Meghan Markle et le prince Harry se disaient «oui» devant les membres de la famille royale britannique, au cœur de la chapelle Saint-Georges à Windsor. Ce mardi 19 mai, le couple célèbre ses noces de coquelicot. Pour l’occasion, la duchesse de Sussex a partagé sur son compte Instagram de nombreuses photos de son mariage qui n’avaient pas encore été dévoilées. Sur une première publication, elle a compilé plusieurs clichés, en noir et blanc et en couleurs, d’elle et de son époux pendant leur première danse de jeunes mariés. » | Par Leonie Dutrievoz | mardi 19 mai 2026

Meghan Markle et le prince Harry, main dans la main et dans les pas de Lady Diana en Australie

MADAME FIGARO : Le prince Harry et Meghan Markle sont arrivés en Australie pour une visite express de quatre jours. Un tour entamé par une visite dans un hôpital, à l’image de ce que faisait la princesse Diana de son vivant.

À peine débarqués sur le sol australien, Meghan Markle et le prince Harry ont entamé leur tournée officielle, qui commençait à Melbourne. Une première depuis leur dernière visite il y a presque huit ans. Ce mardi 14 avril, le couple a fait sa première escale à l’Hôpital royal pour enfants, où il a rencontré les patients et leurs familles amassés par centaines et faisant la queue afin de partager une poignée de mains ou un regard.

Pour l’occasion, la duchesse de Sussex portait une robe bleu marine avec une boutonnière dorée signée du créateur australien Karen Gee, associée à des escarpins Dior. Élégant dans un costume bleu, le prince Harry avait, lui, choisi de ne pas porter de cravate. Détendu, le couple est arrivé main dans la main et a évolué à travers la foule avec simplicité et aisance. Meghan et Harry ont ainsi pris le temps d’échanger avec les patients et leurs proches, enchaînant les poignées de main, les selfies et les accolades. Interrogé sur ce qu’il était le plus impatient de voir en Australie, le prince Harry a même candidement répondu « Tout », montrant sa joie d’être de retour sur le terrain, après son voyage en Jordanie au mois de février dernier. » | Par Louise Ginies | mardi 14 avril 2026

King Charles Facing a 'Nightmare' as Coronation Nears

Apr 26, 2023 | Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield says King Charles is facing a "nightmare" as the coronation nears. "I think we've already discussed that we felt like Meghan was going to do something to distract from the coronation," Ms Schofield told Sky News Australia host Rita Panahi. "And perhaps this story that was leaked by the Telegraph about the letters was just the beginning ... to bring up the race row again two weeks before the coronation. “Talk about a nightmare for the King. “I don’t think Meghan’s done with this unconscious bias conversation.”

'Meghan Markle Is a Bad Apple That Has Rotted All the Royals'

Jan 6, 2023 | The Duke of Sussex has admitted he was “probably bigoted” before his relationship with Meghan Markle. In a new teaser for the CBS News interview which is due to air this Sunday, Harry tells interviewer Anderson Cooper he was “incredibly naive” about how the British press would treat his relationship with the American actress. “The race element” to the couple’s relationship had been “jumped on straight away” by the British press, he tells the programme, adding that he had no idea how “bigoted” the UK media was until his wife and their relationship were thrust into the spotlight. “What Meghan had to go through was similar in some part to what Kate and what Camilla, went through – very different circumstances,” the duke says in the 30-second clip released on Thursday. “But then you add in the race element, which was what the press – (the) British press jumped on straight away. “I went into this incredibly naive. I had no idea the British press were so bigoted. Hell, I was probably bigoted before the relationship with Meghan.”

Meghan in First UK Speech Since She Left Royal Duties: 'Very Nice to Be Back'

In her first speech in the UK since leaving for California with Harry, Duchess of Sussex has said it was 'very nice to be back in the UK'.

Meghan rejects ‘gendered’ idea she was lucky to be chosen as Harry’s bride: In podcast interview, Duchess of Sussex discusses stereotypes and stigma surrounding single women »

Meghan Interview: We Upset Royal Dynamic Just by Existing, Says Duchess of Sussex

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BBC: The Duchess of Sussex said she upset the "dynamic of the hierarchy" of the Royal Family "just by existing".

Meghan, 41, told US magazine The Cut she and the Duke of Sussex, were willing to move to any Commonwealth country but were not allowed to.

Talking about her exit from the Royal family the duchess said it "takes a lot of effort to forgive".

She also spoke about Prince Harry's relationship with his father, the Prince of Wales.

Asked by journalist Alison P Davis about the impact of her privacy case against the Mail on Sunday, Meghan said: "Harry said to me, 'I lost my dad in this process.'

"It doesn't have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that's his decision."

A spokeswoman for the duchess later told BBC News that Meghan was referring to her own father, from whom she is estranged, and was saying she hoped the same would not happen to her husband.

A source close to Prince Charles told the PA news agency he would be saddened if Harry felt their relationship was lost, adding: "The Prince of Wales loves both his sons".

Prince Harry, 37, has previously said his father, Prince Charles, "stopped taking my calls" after the couple stepped back as senior working royals in 2020. » | BBC | Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Meghan: I Was Made to Feel Ambition Was a Terrible Thing When Dating Harry

THE GUARDIAN: Duchess of Sussex talks of criticism she faced when beginning relationship with Prince Harry, in podcast Archetypes

The Duchess of Sussex interviews Serena Williams in the first edition of the audio series, in which the friends discuss female ambition. Photograph: Archewell Audio/Spotify/PA
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she was criticised for her ambition when she began her relationship with Prince Harry, saying it was seen as a “terrible, terrible thing”.

She added that she had always thought of it as a positive trait as a child, before learning “a thing or two” about the labels and conventions that hold women back.

In the first of her new Archetypes podcast, released on Spotify on Tuesday and titled The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams, Meghan expresses her desire to explore “the boxes women have been placed in for generations”.

The statement, which could be construed as a fresh broadside at the royal family, comes after a turbulent few years for the Sussexes and their relationship with the firm. » | Alexandra Topping | Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Bully or Bullied? The New Royal Scandal Surrounding Meghan Markle | 60 Minutes Australia

Jul 31, 2022 Buckingham Palace is full of ornate decor but its most useful treasure is its magnificently woven carpet. It's perfect to sweep royal scandals under. The latest one involves serious allegations the Duchess of Sussex intimidated and belittled her staffers. When the claims were first reported, the palace announced it was conducting an enquiry, but now it's said it won't release the findings. That's left many wondering what was uncovered. Could it be that the facts really reveal instead of being the bully, Meghan is actually the one who's been bullied?

UK Too Dangerous for Us to Visit, Says Prince Harry

THE GUARDIAN: Duke of Sussex taking legal action against UK government to allow him to pay privately for police security

Harry and Meghan lost taxpayer-funded police security when they stepped back from royal duties in 2020. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
The Duke of Sussex believes the UK is too dangerous for him and his family to visit without state protection, as it emerged he is taking legal action against the government to allow him to pay privately for police security while in Britain.

Prince Harry lost taxpayer-funded police security when he and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020. The couple pay for private security in the US, where they now live.

Harry is seeking a judicial review against a Home Office decision that prevents him personally paying for police protection for him and his family while in the UK. His legal representative said the duke’s private security team did not have adequate jurisdiction abroad or access to UK intelligence information required to protect him, his wife, and their children, Archie and Lilibet. They said the family had been subjected to “well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats”. » | Caroline Davies | Sunday, January 16, 2022

Donald Trump Accuses Meghan of Disrespect towards Royal Family

THE GUARDIAN: Former president says Prince Harry ‘has been used horribly’ in interview with Nigel Farage

The former US president Donald Trump has accused the Duchess of Sussex of being “disrespectful” to the Queen and the royal family.

In a wide-ranging interview with the politician turned broadcaster Nigel Farage, Trump said he thought the Duke of Sussex had been “used horribly”.

The interview with Trump, 75, whose presidency ended in January 2021, took place in Florida on Monday and will be broadcast on GB News.

Speaking about Meghan, Trump said: “I’m not a fan of hers. I wasn’t from day one. I think Harry has been used horribly and I think some day he will regret it.”

According to GB News, he added: “I think Harry’s been used and been used terribly. I think it’s ruined his relationship with his family, and it hurts the Queen.” » | Jamie Grierson | Wednesday, November 1, 2021

Thomas Markle on Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the Leaked Letter in Exclusive Interview

For Meghan, an Image Rendered in a U.K.-U.S. Split Screen

THE NEW YORK TIMES: She has re-emerged in America as a formidable A-list celebrity and social activist. In Britain, however, Meghan remains a polarizing figure.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, at a gala for veterans in New York on Wednesday. | Craig Ruttle/Associated Press
LONDON — When Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, stepped out last week at a gala for veterans in New York City, the beaming, beribboned prince declared he was “living the American dream.” That might be even truer of Meghan, who has restyled herself since leaving Britain last year as a philanthropist, multimedia entrepreneur and outspoken campaigner for family leave rights.

Even as they were taking Manhattan, though, Meghan was shadowed by the couple’s old life in London. She was forced to apologize for erroneous statements she made in a lawsuit against a British tabloid, The Mail on Sunday, for violating her privacy by publishing a letter she had sent to her father.

Meghan said it was a case of faulty memory. But the tabloids, which have been at war with the couple since before they abandoned Britain for Southern California, leapt on the admission. “Little Miss Forgetful,” said The Sun, above an unflattering caricature of Meghan, drawn from “Little Miss,” an English children’s book series. » | Mark Landler | Saturday, November 13, 2021

"Complètement ingérable et incontrôlable" : Lady Colin Campbell épingle Meghan Markle

Le prince Harry et Meghan Markle assistent à la parade Trooping the Colour. (Londres, le 9 juin 2018.) | Abaca
MADAME FIGARO : La duchesse de Sussex aurait, selon l'experte royale, «dépassé les bornes» à de multiples reprises durant ses années à Kensington. Lady Colin Campbell a notamment évoqué, dans une vidéo Youtube mise en ligne le 28 août, l'absence «d'esprit d'équipe» de l'ancienne actrice.

«Meghan s'est révélée être, avec le soutien de Harry, complètement ingérable et incontrôlable», a-t-elle asséné Lady Colin Campbell a ainsi épinglé la duchesse de Sussex dans une vidéo Youtube, mise en ligne samedi 28 août. L'experte de la royauté a notamment affirmé que l'ancienne actrice avait contrarié plusieurs officiels - dont les noms ne sont pas cités - lors de ses années au palais de Kensington. «Si vous lisez mon livre (Meghan and Harry, The Real Story, paru le 28 juillet 2020, NDLR), vous verrez que le palais était vraiment en colère, car Meghan n'avait pas l'esprit d'équipe», a-t-elle rappelé. "L'ouragan Meghan" » | Par Chloé Friedmann | lundi 30 août 2021

Markle for President?

BAHAMAS TRIBUNE – EDITORIAL: We are living in serious times. But what makes it worse is that certain persons who are in positions to influence public opinion are making a joke of our predicament – particularly in the United States, where it is now being suggested that Meghan Markle, who could not adapt to palace life in the UK, is now interested in running for president of the United States!

It is claimed that one of the reasons that she was not keen to give up her American citizenship when she married Prince Harry was that she wanted the option left open to her in case she could one day realise her dream to become the first female president of the United States! Just to think that she was not smart enough to get a thorough briefing before marrying Prince Harry as to what life would be like in the Palace and how much she would have to adapt to a new world – now she wants to aim for the stars? I refuse to believe that she could be this dumb. » | Editor, The Tribune | Monday, March 22, 2021

Buckingham Palace Opens Investigation into Duchess Meghan Bullying Allegations l Good Morning America (GMA)

Plus, ABC News royal contributor Robert Jobson discusses the timing of Buckingham Palace’s statement ahead of Harry and Meghan’s Oprah Winfrey interview.

Meghan: 'I'm Told I Was the Most Trolled Person in the World'

THE GUARDIAN: Duchess of Sussex speaks of ‘almost unsurvivable’ online abuse she has experienced

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she was told last year that she was the “most trolled person in the entire world” in a podcast in which she opened up about the “almost unsurvivable” online abuse she has experienced.

Meghan and her husband, the Duke of Sussex, joined three Californian high school students during an episode of their podcast, Teenager Therapy, and discussed topics including mental health stigma, self-care and online abuse.

The duchess said the Covid-19 pandemic, which has closed schools around the world, has meant more time online for many.

She told hosts Gael, Kayla, and Thomas: “Yes, it’s a great way to connect, but it also ends up being a place where there’s a lot of disconnection, you know, I can speak personally to. » | Jamie Grierson and agencies | Sunday, October 11, 2020

Phillip Schofield Grills Lady Colin Campbell on Royal 'Gossip' of Prince Harry and Meghan | This Morning

Is Meghan Markle really planning to run for President? Apparently so, according to Lady Colin Campbell’s new book, ‘Meghan and Harry: The Real Story’. Released on Thursday, the controversial ‘expose’ accuses the duchess of tempers, tantrums and ruthless ambition. And it even describes Harry as ‘desperate for love’. Lady C joins us from her castle to tell all, and to respond to claims that her book is purely based on ‘idle gossip’. Broadcast on 23/06/20