Meghan Markle furious over Vanity Fair cover that announced her relationship to Harry - Page Six

Meghan Markle’s excitement at being on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine turned to hysteria and rage after the magazine focused on her relationship with Prince Harry instead of her acting and philanthropy, according to a bombshell new book about the royal couple.

In “Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors,” British journalist Tom Bower said Meghan was “ecstatic” when the magazine agreed to do a story about her, and put her on the cover of the September 2017 issue.

But when the magazine used the headline “She’s Just Wild About Harry,” and did not focus on her work as an activist and philanthropist, Buckingham Palace balked — and Meghan was furious with her US public relations company, Sunshine Sachs, according to excerpts from the book published by The Times of London Saturday.

According to Bower, Meghan had been under strict orders from Harry’s public relations team to steer clear of sensitive topics, including Donald Trump, race and her relationship with the prince.

Meghan had convinced Harry the article would focus on the celebration of the 100th episode of “Suits,” the TV show that the actress was filming in Toronto, where the interview was conducted.

Markle was originally “ecstatic” about doing the magazine cover, according to a new book.

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“Sunshine Sachs had demanded that the magazine satisfy Meghan’s requirement that she be presented as a philanthropist and activist, without considering one problem: Vanity Fair’s scrupulous researchers could find no evidence of her global philanthropy and activism,” writes Bower.

But when Vanity Fair contributing editor Sam Kashner, who confessed he had never heard of Meghan or “Suits,” asked Meghan about her relationship with Harry, she replied, “We’re a couple. We’re in love.”

‘I’m sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time.” Markle said in the article.

British journalist Tom bower wrote in “Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors” that Markle was furious with her public relations agency after the interview was published.

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The interview was “like a thunderclap,” writes Bower. “the interview triggered sensational reactions: Meghan had used her relationship with Harry to promote herself. The Hollywoodisation of the royal family had sealed Meghan’s fate as Harry’s fiancée.”

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