Prince Harry’s close friend has spoken out about why the Sentebale charity row has “really stung” for Meghan Markle. The Duchess of Sussex, although not at the centre of the row, appears to have been thrown into it after a video of her seemingly having an awkward encounter with Sentebale’s chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, resurfaced. The Duke of Sussex, who is also the co-founder of Sentebale, made the decision to step down as patron at the charity last week.

In the video, Meghan can be seen seemingly instructing Dr Chandauka where to stand during a photograph opportunity at the Royal Salute Polo Challenge in Florida last April. Harry reportedly later asked Dr Chandauka to release a public statement in support after Meghan received brutal comments about the seemingly awkward moment – to which she refused.

Speaking to the Daily Mail in defence of Meghan, Alex Rayner – who claims Harry is happy for him to speak out – has defended Harry’s wife. He stated that Dr Chandauka “should have been delighted to have Meghan there”.

He added: “When you have both the Sussexes there it doubles the reaction, the power of it. And yet here she [Dr Chandauka] is refusing to get hold of a negative narrative which damages Meghan. It makes you wonder where it came from? It’s Harry’s charity polo match and Meghan is his wife, of course, she should have expected her there.”

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Meghan Markle receives humiliating snub from hit US singer – ‘What is that?’
It is clear that ‘With Love, Meghan’ has not caught the attention of American singer, Kelly Clarkson, who abruptly admitted she had not heard of Meghan Markle’s Netflix show.

The singer, 42, admitted that she has not heard about Meghan Markle’s Netflix show when her guest Brian Tyree Henry gushed over the series on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ last week. The actor explained that he and ‘Panic Carefully’ co-star, Elizabeth Olsen, bonded over both being fans of With Love, Meghan to which Kelly asked, “What is that?” in confusion. To which the actor responded: “The new Meghan Markle slash Meghan, Duchess of Sussex show where she’s also like Martha Stewart now…”

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Kelly admitted she had not heard of Meghan’s show (Image: NBCUniversal / Leon Bennett/FilmMagic)
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Eagle-eyed Meghan Markle fans think they have spotted clue about her next project
It has been an incredibly busy 2025 for Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, who has launched a Netflix show as well as products from her new brand ‘As Ever’, which sold out within the first hour of release.

In a series of videos, Meghan has been promoting her product range, and releasing behind-the-scenes clips of her working hard in developing the items for sale and fans have been quick to dissect every aspect of the videos uploaded onto her personal social media page. Prior to launch day, Meghan uploaded a clip stirring two cooking pots simultaneously, smiling and doing a little dance while dressed down in a white sweatshirt and jeans. She is then filmed leaning over a table as she checks the packaging for one of the As Ever products. Meghan fans now think she has dropped a big hint about her next project.

Fans were quick to dissect every aspect of Meghan’s videos (Image: @meghan / Instagram)
19 hours ago20:42 Hanisha Sethi
Meghan Markle fans sent into frenzy as Kris Jenner reveals As Ever gift
Meghan Markle’s fans have been sent into a frenzy today after it was revealed on Instagram that the Duchess of Sussex has sent a number of A-list pals a package of As Ever products. The gift packages arrived with her celebrity friends, including Kris Jenner, today just a day after her brand launched.

Taking to Instagram to show the package she received, Kris Jenner uploaded a photograph of the As Ever gift set to her Instagram story. She captioned the photo: “I can’t wait to try every single thing! I’m so excited!!!!”

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Meghan Markle sent some of her new products to Kris Jenner (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage and Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
20 hours ago19:49 Hanisha Sethi
Real reason Meghan Markle’s jam costs so much as nutritionist evaluates her products
A nutritionist has explained why Meghan Markle’s high price tag for her ‘As Ever’ products is not due to the ingredients listed, following the launch of her new brand. For its first collection, As Ever’s launch includes a raspberry spread in keepsake packaging, a raspberry spread without keepsake packaging, herbal lemon ginger tea, herbal peppermint tea, herbal hibiscus tea, flower sprinkles, crepe mix, shortbread cookie mix and a limited-edition wildflower honey with honeycomb.

Speaking to the Mirror, Jodie Brandman, a nutritional therapist and coach, said: “I don’t get the price tag in terms of the actual ingredients…You are clearly paying for the name.”

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I visited a sale for Princess Kate’s favourite designer and was surprised by one thing
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Wickstead’s designs are known for their modern silhouettes and vibrant colours and align perfectly with the Princess’s refined aesthetic. I jumped at the chance to visit a sample sale in central London by the designer, to browse her collections and see if the clothes, shoes and accessories were affordable for those wishing to emulate Princess Kate’s fashion