William Saw Through Meghan’s Royal Exit Plot, Biographer Claims
Look, I’m not exactly thrilled to point out the obvious, but according to royal biographer Andrew Morton, Prince William clocked Meghan Markle’s secret playbook long before headlines blew up. Morton, whose résumé includes several palace exposés, insists that Meghan “had no intention of staying in the royal family once she got her title,” and apparently William wasn’t having any of her scripted charm offensives. I told you so, right?
Morton’s bombshell arrives in his new book, Royal Shadows (out June 2024), where he argues that Meghan’s rapid immersion into public royal duties was more of a launching pad than a lifetime career. He cites private briefings with palace insiders who noted William’s skepticism as early as their first Christmas chat at Sandringham in 2017. The prince allegedly whispered to a close aide, “This feels more like PR than devotion.” Sources for that whisper: a leaked Windsor memo (reported in People Magazine) and a trusted courtier interview shared with The Daily Mail.
The biographer lays out a timeline: Meghan’s guest-editing stint at Vogue in 2019, her Hollywood reunions, and that now-infamous Spotify deal—all fuel for Morton’s claim that she was plotting her own escape route. He even references palace press logs documenting William’s raised eyebrows at Meghan’s celebrity blurbs. Morton quotes an anonymous aide who recalls William rolling his eyes: “She’s on the phone with her agent again, isn’t she?” Does this really come as a shock? Hardly.
Morton isn’t pulling punches: he accuses the Sussexes of orchestrating a “grand exit narrative” from Day One, complete with Oprah teasers (cited in Oprah’s 2021 interview, People Magazine) and Netflix trailers. He claims William warned courtiers about the risk of a “broadcast divorce” before Harry and Meghan announced their stepping back in January 2020. Corroboration comes via palace calendars (The Daily Mail) and US court filings over the Spotify contract.
Of course, Meghan’s advocates call Morton’s thesis “biased” and “outdated,” pointing to her charity work and mental health advocacy as proof she cared about royal duty. But Morton shoots back that “good deeds make headlines—exit strategies make fortunes.” Ouch.
Here’s your takeaway: William’s instinct for palace politics reportedly saved him from being blindsided. Meghan’s supposed royal tenure? A mere chapter in her bigger ambition. And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, The Daily Mail
Attribution: Creative Commons Licensed
