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Meghan Markle always played the victim and was looking for a way out of Royal Family from the start, expert says
Low highlighted two key moments which reveal Meghan's true personality
MEGHAN Markle always played the victim and was looking for a way out of the Royal Family from the start, an expert has said.
Veteran royal correspondent Valentine Low believes Meghan wasted her "great potential" after a promising start as Duchess of Sussex.
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Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive show, Low said Meghan had done "amazing" work - but picked fights behind the scenes.
He said: "I think she got stuck in. What was amazing was on the day that the engagement was announced, she gave a television interview.
"She talked about wanting to take on Commonwealth roles.
"She'd been well-briefed and was perfectly happy to spout her brief on air about what the future might be for her.
Low added: "She did some very interesting things.
"The enthusiasm with which she embraced the Grenfell community kitchen and suggested they make a cookbook was amazing, of course.
"It flew off the shelves all around the world. She brought a lot of energy and a fresh approach to the whole royal thing.
"But I also know that for all the great potential she showed, if you talk to people on the inside they believe rightly or wrongly that she was constantly casting herself as a victim.
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"Saying 'You don't want me, you think I'm going to fail, I'm not welcome really'.
"It's as if, they believe, she was looking for a way out from the very beginning."
Megxit timeline
- November 2016 - Harry formally reveals he is in a relationship with Suits actress Meghan Markle.
- September 2017 - Meghan tells Vanity Fair the couple are in love and happy together.
- September 2017 - The couple make their first public appearance together holding hands at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
- November 2017 - Prince Charles issues a statement revealing Harry and Meghan are engaged.
- May 2018 - Harry and Meghan tie the knot, becoming Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
- October 2018 - The couple announce they are expecting their first child while on their first overseas tour in Australia.
- March 2019 - Harry and Meghan set up their own household, splitting their joint operation with Prince William and Kate.
- May 2019 - Meghan gives birth to a baby boy named Archie.
- October 2019 - Harry reveals his rift with his brother William in a bombshell documentary.
- January 2020 - The couple stun the Queen by announcing plans to quit senior roles and settle in North America. After ten days of talks at Sandringham, it's agreed the couple will no longer be working royals and will give up their "Royal Highness" titles.
- March 2020 - Harry and Meghan carry out their last official engagement and move to California.
- September 2020 - Netflix announces a huge deal with the couple.
- February 2021 - Buckingham Palace announces the couple's split as working members of the monarchy is permanent and they will lose their royal patronages.
- March 2021 - The palace says it is "very concerned" about allegations of bullying made by former staff of Harry and Meghan, launching a probe.
- March 2021 - Meghan tells Oprah Winfrey Archie wasn’t made a prince after “concerns and conversations” about “how dark” his skin would be when he was born. She claims Kate "hurt her feelings" and made her cry before her wedding. Harry says Charles has stopped taking his calls and he has been "cut off" financially.
- January 2023 - Harry publishes his tell-all memoir Spare, launching scathing attacks on William, Kate and Camilla. He says he and William once got into a physical fight over Meghan.
- April 2023 - Harry has a "heart-to-heart" talk with his dad before agreeing to come to the Coronation in London.
- September 2023 - Harry rejects an offer to spend the anniversary of the Queen’s death at Balmoral with his father.
- February 2024 - Prince Harry flies to the UK to be with his father as royal experts claim their four-year rift could be put aside. They meet for half an hour before Harry flies home. He does not meet William.
Low added that Meghan put on a brilliant Hollywood performance while on overseas tours with Harry.
He said: "There are two things I remember, one from the Australian tour to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.
"When we went to Fiji, I believe it was, there was a welcome ceremony.
"If I am being honest, and I apologise to anyone from Fiji who's watching, it was quite long and boring.
"A day or two later we went to a different part of Fiji and there was another welcome ceremony.
"It involved them sitting on two thrones in front of an invited audience.
Royal expert Low added: "That was even longer, and even more boring.
"Harry was hacked off with the press. He was annoyed with us for some reason.
"There are many reasons why Harry might be annoyed with us.
"He spent the entire hour and a bit of this occasion just looking slightly over to one side where we were sitting.
"He was just staring daggers at us. He was furious. Harry has no filter, he couldn't hide his fury.
"Meghan was sitting bolt upright in her throne on stage and kept a perfect Hollywood smile on throughout, perfect posture throughout.
"It was an absolutely brilliant performance. I thought she is a real professional.
Low said: "The other thing was the South Africa tour. They did an interesting thing.
"Every day they would give a little soundbite to the TV cameras so the media always had something interesting to report about what they had to say, what they were doing that day.
"We the newspapers - kind of the poor cousins in this arrangement - we weren't getting anything.
"We could feed off the crumbs from the TV appearance but we weren't getting our own little chat with Harry or Meghan.
"Towards the end of the tour it was agreed that Meghan would talk to the newspaper reporters.
"They insisted it had to be me because they weren't going to have any of the nasty tabloid people who Meghan as well as Harry absolutely hated.
"I was mooted to have this little two-minute chat with her. It was kind of fascinating.
"Only five, six hours later they released the bombshell statement where they said Meghan was suing the Mail on Sunday newspaper for what it published about her.
"Harry released a statement attacking the press, particularly the tabloid press.
"It made front pages everywhere. But you wouldn't have known that talking to Meghan.
"She smiled nicely, answered my questions. I knew Harry was in a bad mood that day so I kept it nice.
"But while talking to her I just got the impression that she was focusing on a point about twelve inches behind the back of my head.
"She was looking straight through me. Once it was over, she said bye and walked off.
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"I bumped into her - she wouldn't have known who I was. I was just a nothing to her.
"It was a very weird experience. She was totally professional but no personal engagement whatsoever."