Meghan dealt fresh blow as Duchess's podcasts slapped down with 4 words (2025)

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3 days ago20:28 Richard Ashmore

Princess Lilibet has featured in her mother Meghan Markle's lastest Instagram post - and she has something very cute to say. The clip on the Duchess of Sussex's Instagram Stories showed the pair making jam. Meghan asks her daughter "what do we think Lily?'

With just a hint of an American accent, the three-year-old replied, "I think it's beautiful". Only Princess Lilibet's hands holding a wooden spoon over jam in a mixing bowl were visible in the clip, which was posted alongside other images of the Duchess of Sussex preparing a meal.

The Duchess posted the adorable clip online (Image: Instagram, Getty )

3 days ago19:18 Richard Ashmore

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shared a post on her Instagram account showing a huge billboard advertisement for her podcast Confessions of a Female Founder.

Prince Harry's wife posted the advert for her production as it emerged the podcast had slipped out of the top 100 ranked shows on Spotify.

The 43-year-old Duchess simply captioned her post with the words "NYC", meaning New York City, alongside a love heart emoji.

3 days ago18:21 Richard Ashmore

The X account linked to the King and Queen and Royal Family posted on the social media site and shared a video from the Vatican of the Pope's funeral.

The account captioned the post: "Earlier today, The Prince of Wales attended the funeral of Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on behalf of The King."

3 days ago18:08 Richard Ashmore

The X account for the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a video of Pope Francis's funeral from the Vatican.

The royal account captioned the post: "Today we remember and celebrate the life of Pope Francis."

3 days ago17:00 Richard Ashmore

The Scottish Daily Express reports despite being married for 20 years, Charles and Camilla still technically live apart. While Charles has several homes to choose from, including Buckingham Palace and Clarence House in London, and Windsor Castle, Camilla retained her Ray Mill House in Wiltshire.

Far from being strange, former royal gardener Jack Stooks reckons it's the perfect arrangement for them. Speaking to Fruity King, Mr Stooks said: "Charles enjoys time alone and he's got a very strong work ethic.

"He's been known to work at his desk into the early hours. Camilla, meanwhile, has a lot of friends and is close to her family. They're both independent people and don't mind time apart.

The King and Queen (Image: Getty )

3 days ago15:46 Richard Ashmore

Meghan Markle has been mocked after talking about how she finds “joy” in sprinkling dried flower petals on food. At the Time 100 Summit event earlier this week in New York City, Meghan - who was a key speaker at the event - spoke about using the flower sprinkles to create “magic”. This comes after The Duchess of Sussex, 43, sold flower sprinkles as part of her As Ever business launch earlier this month.

While Meghan seems to find joy in sprinkling flower petals on food, admitting that she does this on salads and scrambled eggs, not everyone on social media seems to agree with the duchess. Instead, a number of people took her to X to mock her after her admission on Wednesday.

3 days ago15:00 Alice Scarsi

Years before her death, Virginia Giuffre gave a chilling account of Jeffrey Epstein's home in New York City, where he reportedly had a room known as “the dungeon”.

The details were unveiled when hundreds of pages of previously sealed documents were released in the lawsuit brought by Virginia against Epstein and his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

The pages detailed the abuse that she claimed to have suffered as an underage girl. Amongst this was the claim of a “dungeon” in his Manhattan home where a sexual image of her was pinned on the wall, next to the picture of another victim.

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3 days ago14:49 Jasmine Carey

The Princess of Wales will make a major appearance to mark VE Day on May 5, it has been announced. The 43-year-old will be front and centre of the country's commemorations for Victory in Europe.

Princess Kate will make her next appearance alongside King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William - as well as being joined by Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and her husband Sir Tim Laurence - who are currently in Turkey - and the Duke of Kent.

Also joined by Sir Keir Starmer and veterans from the Royal British Legion, the royals will observe military units processing down The Mall.

Princess Kate to make major royal appearance (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

3 days ago14:02 Jasmine Carey

King Charles, Queen Camilla, and wider members of the Royal Family will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) with a series of scheduled engagements.

May 8, 1945, is a day etched in the memory of many, and was the day near the end of World War Two when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe stopped.

2025 will mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, with the Royal Family conducting various engagements across the country.

Royal Family to mark VE Day anniversary next month (Image: Neil Mockford/GC Images)

3 days ago13:18 Jasmine Carey

Over the last few years, Virginia Giuffre has been living with her children and husband Robert on a farm in the suburb of North Perth, although it is unclear whether she has recently split up with her husband.

This is because just last month, Ms Giuffre put an emotional post on Instagram about missing her children Christian, Noah, and Emily, claiming they had been taken from her.

Sharing photographs of her children, she wrote: “I miss them so very much. I have been through hell and back in my 41 years but this is incredibly hurting me worse than anything else.

“My heart is shattered and every day that passes my sadness only deepens.”

3 days ago12:37 Jasmine Carey

Prince William is at the Vatican today as he attends the funeral of Pope Francis on behalf of his father King Charles. The Prince of Wales, 42, arrived shortly before the service began this morning, paying respect to the Pope’s as he laid in his sealed coffin. William then took his seat with statesmen and other world leaders.

The prince, who was not accompanied by Princess Kate, has been praised by a number of royal fans. As well as complimenting his smart attire, many were quick to note how William is “every inch a statesman”. He is the only British royal in attendance at the funeral.

Prince William was the only British royal at the funeral of the Pope (Image: TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

3 days ago11:37 Jasmine Carey

The Duchess of Edinburgh looked sombre as she attended a dawn service marking Anzac Day on Friday in London. Duchess Sophie, dressed in all black, visited the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner early Friday morning to attend the annual Anzac Day commemorations for the sacrifices of Australian and New Zealand forces.

The royal laid a wreath during the dawn service and also attended another wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph and later a Westminster Abbey service of commemoration and thanksgiving. She was joined by Stephen Smith, Australia's High Commissioner, and Chris Seed, acting High Commissioner for New Zealand, who also attended the dawn service at Hyde Park Corner along with fellow countrymen and women. Anzac Day has been commemorated in the capital since the first anniversary of the First World War Anzac - Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - landings at Gallipoli, Turkey, in 1916, when King George V attended a service at Westminster Abbey.

Duchess Sophie stepped out on Friday (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

3 days ago10:44 Jasmine Carey

Prince William is listed beside the Prince of Norway in the "order of precedence" for international attendees at Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, according to an official listing.

It comes as the Prince of Wales and Prince Haakon of Norway are listed in their own category as crown princes, and are followed in the order of precedence by representatives from the Andorran government.

Prince William is at the Pope's funeral this morning (Image: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

3 days ago10:06 Jasmine Carey

Prince William has been pictured today arriving at Pope Francis's funeral this morning. The solemn service is taking place in St Peter's Square in the Vatican City. The Prince of Wales, 42, is attending the funeral on behalf of his father King Charles.

The decision is in keeping with modern tradition and will be seen as a major milestone in William's role as a global statesman and future king. When Charles was the Prince of Wales, he went to Pope John Paul II's funeral, representing his mother the late Queen, Elizabeth II in 2005. Queen Elizabeth never attended the funeral of a pontiff, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Prince William is at the Pope's funeral today (Image: TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

3 days ago09:25 Jasmine Carey

Lady Victoria Hervey has sparked backlash with her controversial remarks following the tragic death of Virginia Giuffre, aged 41. Giuffre, who had made headlines for accusing the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, was found to have taken her own life on Thursday in Neergabby, Australia, where she had been residing.

As the news emerged, Lady Victoria shared an article link and commented: "When lies catch up with you there's no way out."

Lady Victoria Hervey has sparked backlash (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

3 days ago08:46 Jasmine Carey

Virginia Giuffre first started making global headlines in 2021 when she sued Prince Andrew for sexual abuse. She claimed that she had sex with the duke when she was 17 after having been trafficked by billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Prince Andrew has always strongly denied the claims and has not been charged with any criminal offences. In March 2022, Ms Giuffre and Andrew reached an out-of-court settlement which reportedly included a "substantial donation to Ms Giuffre's charity in support of victims' rights". Andrew has continued to deny all of the allegations.

Since the settlement, Ms Giuffre - who was born in the US - became a prominent campaigner for sexual abuse victims. She was closely associated with the Me Too movement.

Virginia Giuffre campaigned on behalf of sexual abuse victims (Image: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

3 days ago08:13 Jasmine Carey

Three weeks prior to her death, Virginia Giuffre shared a post on her Instagram account, in which she claimed doctors had told her she only had a few days left to live following a crash with a school bus.

Her publicist said last month Ms Giuffre had been treated in an Australian hospital after a traffic collision. Local police later disputed the severity of the crash.

On March 30, Ms Giuffre posted on Instagram: "This year has been the worst start to a new year, but I won’t bore anyone with the details but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn that no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can.

"I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology. I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.

"S**T in one hand and wish in the other and I guarantee it’s still going to be s**t at the end of the day.

"Thank you all for being the wonderful people of the world and for being a great part of my life. Godbless you all xx Virginia."

3 days ago07:47 Jasmine Carey

Virginia Giuffre's family have issued a statement on the 41-year-olds death. They said: "Virginia Giuffre lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.

"Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors. Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright.

"She will be missed beyond measure. The light of her life were her children Christian, Noah, and Emily. It was when she held her newborn daughter in her arms that Virginia realized she had to fight back against those who had abused her and so many others.

"There are no words that can express the grave loss we feel today with the passing of our sweet Virginia. She was heroic and will always be remembered for her incredible courage and loving spirit.

"In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight. We know that she is with the angels."

Virginia Giuffre was found dead at her farm (Image: Emily Michot/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

3 days ago07:19 Jasmine Carey

Good morning. Royal reporter Jasmine Carey here and I will be providing the latest Royal Family news today.

You can contact me at jasmine.carey@reachplc.com.