Royals The Secret Sussex Pitch Variety reported exclusively yesterday that back in June, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were pitching media companies, including NBCUniversal, about a show idea. Variety’s sources were not able to confirm whether or not the Sussexes also met with Disney – of interest because she recently narrated the documentary Elephants. Also By Lainey • Aug 19, 2020 10:18 am
Royals The Secret Sussex Pitch Variety reported exclusively yesterday that back in June, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were pitching media companies, including NBCUniversal, about a show idea. Variety’s sources were not able to confirm whether or not the Sussexes also met with Disney – of interest because she recently narrated the documentary Elephants. Also By Lainey • Aug 19, 2020 10:18 am
Royals The British Royal Weekend: Virtual interviews, Oprah’s guesthouse, and Rose! Finding Freedom, the book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has been out for almost a week now – are you finished reading? Most of the juiciest bits were pretty much reported in the press. And now that the book has been released and the press around it is beginning to By Lainey • Aug 17, 2020 11:31 am
BFFs “A System to Protect the Monarchy” Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand comes out tomorrow and more and more of the book’s revelations are being released as media outlets get access to the book. Page Six reports that according to the authors, a summit took place in 2019 to talk about the growing By Lainey • Aug 10, 2020 10:31 am
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Harry, Meghan, and Pula Sussex Finding Freedom, the book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by royal reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, is coming out next week. One of the reasons why the book has generated so much interest is because the UK press in particular has taken very personally some of the book’ By Lainey • Aug 04, 2020 10:51 am
Royals Intro for August 4, 2020 Dear Gossips, Today is Meghan Markle’s birthday. A couple of weeks ago, when the British royal family was celebrating Big G’s birthday, I wondered whether or not they’d do social media posts for the next royal birthday. The question has been answered: all three senior British royal By Lainey • Aug 04, 2020 08:58 am
Royals Harry & Meghan: “Hey Boo” and The Secret Engagement PEOPLE Magazine is the American media outlet where the publishers of Finding Freedom, by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, have chosen to place advance excerpts of the book ahead of its release on August 11. The British counterpart to this was The Sunday Times. To me, PEOPLE’s coming through By Lainey • Jul 30, 2020 10:03 am
Royals Harry & Meghan: The Tiara Drama As part of the advance promotion for Finding Freedom, the new book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, excerpts were released to the Sunday Times and the Times in the UK last weekend and in the United States, PEOPLE Magazine is the American outlet By Lainey • Jul 30, 2020 09:33 am
Royals Harry and Meghan: The Finding Freedom Rom-Com and Ghost Emojis Finding Freedom, the new book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by royal reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, was excerpted in the UK this past weekend, resulting in all kinds of outrage from most UK press outlets. It’s been interesting to see what parts of the excerpts people By Lainey • Jul 29, 2020 12:58 pm
Shoes Intro for July 28, 2020 Dear Gossips, Sorry to make it about me but the Daily Mail did it first. So hello to those of you who are visiting this site for the first time because you read a headline referring to me as a “pal” of Meghan Markle. This is not true, which probably By Lainey • Jul 28, 2020 09:30 am
Royals Finding Freedom: The Harry and Meghan Rom-com Finding Freedom, the upcoming book about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, is currently the #1 book on Amazon based on pre-orders, helped in part by the advance excerpts published this weekend in The Sunday Times and The Times and the subsequent coverage of By Lainey • Jul 27, 2020 11:36 am
Royals Meghan Markle, Girl Up The Girl Up Leadership Summit kicked off yesterday with Michelle Obama and the event continues online today and tomorrow. Girl Up is a “movement to advance girls’ skills, rights, and opportunities to be leaders". Summit attendees are between 13 and 22. Click here to learn more about the summit By Lainey • Jul 14, 2020 02:33 pm
Royals Prince Harry on the colonial past Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are the President and Vice President of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. “The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust is a growing network of young changemakers across the Commonwealth. A platform where smart ideas and insights are shared, to show that change can be brought about by By Lainey • Jul 07, 2020 10:33 am
Royals “Unprotected” Meghan Markle There’s been an update in the lawsuit that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have filed against the Mail on Sunday. Apparently the Mail keeps asking Meghan’s legal team for more information. In a f-cked up way, this helps the Daily Mail generate more content. Because every time By Lainey • Jul 02, 2020 11:23 am
Top Reads The (Paid) Royal Leaks? Many months ago, as far back as October 2019, I wrote about an interesting item that appeared in the Popbitch newsletter about the Sun’s Dan Wootton and his relationship with a member of Prince William and Catherine’s communications team. The item read as follows: “It was curious seeing By Lainey • Jun 08, 2020 10:02 am
Top Reads Meghan Markle, the British Royal Family, and Black Lives Matter A video message from Meghan Markle to the students of Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles was released yesterday featuring Meghan voicing outrage over the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others and declaring her support for Black Lives Matter. Dickie Arbiter, who used to be By Lainey • Jun 05, 2020 09:54 am
