Duchess of Sussex - The African Mirror

Dec

2023

Former UK police officers sentenced for sending racist messages about Meghan, royals

SIX former London police officers were given suspended prison sentences for sharing offensive and racist messages on WhatsApp, including references to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and other members of the royal family. In a statement after the sentencing hearing Commander James Harman, who leads the Metropolitan Police's Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command, said "The racist and discriminatory content of these messages is absolutely appalling". "Given the defendants once served as police officers, we recognise that this case may further damage confidence in policing," Harman said. The six officers, who have all retired, were charged after an investigation by the BBC's…

Mar

2021

By The African Mirror

Meghan accuses Buckingham Palace of ‘perpetuating falsehoods’

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MICHAEL HOLDEN and PAUL SANDLE PRINCE Harry's wife Meghan has accused Buckingham Palace of "perpetuating falsehoods" about her and her spouse, saying the royal couple would not be silent in telling their story. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, made the comments to American talk show host Oprah Winfrey in an interview about why they quit their royal roles that is due to be broadcast on U.S. television on Sunday. An advance excerpt of the interview was released on Wednesday, hours after Buckingham Palace said it was "very concerned" about reports in the Times newspaper that assistants working for Meghan two…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

UK’s Duchess Meghan wins privacy battle against ‘dehumanizing’ tabloid paper

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MICHAEL HOLDEN MEGHAN, the Duchess of Sussex, says a British tabloid had been held to account for its "dehumanizing practices" after she won a privacy claim against the paper for printing extracts of a letter she wrote to her father. Meghan, 39, the wife of Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince Harry, sued publisher Associated Newspapers after its Mail on Sunday tabloid printed parts of the handwritten letter she sent to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, in August 2018. Last month, her lawyers asked Judge Mark Warby to rule in her favour without the need for a trial which could have pitted…

Nov

2020

By The African Mirror

Britain’s Duchess Meghan speaks about miscarriage in break with royal reserve

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ESTELLE SHIRBON MEGHAN, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, an extraordinarily personal disclosure coming from a high-profile British royal. The wife of Prince Harry and former actress wrote about the experience in detail in an opinion article published in the New York Times on Wednesday, saying that it took place one morning when she was caring for Archie, the couple's son. "I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," Meghan wrote, describing how she felt a sharp cramp after picking up Archie from his crib, and dropped…