The Big Markle Debacle

As Harry and Meghan prepared for their big day, members of the bride’s family threatened to turn the event into a soap opera

- Nicola Whitfield

SEVEN years ago a handsome prince took his dark-haired love to be his lawful wedded wife and the world rejoiced. Young, good-looking, in love – it was the warm and fuzzies all the way.

But let’s not forget that, by the time Prince William wed Kate Middleton, every inch of her life and those of her family had been pulled apart. And the Middletons were found wanting in some ways.

Here’s a quick refresher: Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael, made a living selling party supplies online. In other words, they were new money – and new money is often scoffed at by those in the upper echelons of British society. If you didn’t have a title and a family home in the country, were you worthy to wed a Windsor?

To top it all, Carole was a former flight attendant who, if gossip was to be believed, had sent her daughter to St Andrew’s University in the heady hope of her landing a certain student prince.

Oh, and Carole said “toilet” instead of “loo” – and anyone with an ounce of class knows you don’t say toilet!

Still, anything the Middletons could do, the Markles could do better. Or worse, as it turns out. Because as Meghan prepared to marry Harry, things were spiralling out of control. And in her case, her own family were feeding the beast.

Forget the Markle sparkle – this was the Markle debacle.

YOU just couldn’t make it up. As the UK’s Independent put it, “it reads like the script of some overblown daytime TV soap”. And it does.

A beautiful Hollywood actress called Meghan Markle meets a cute prince on a blind date and they fall head over heels in love.