Meghan Markle ‘refused to listen’ after photos sparked row between Queen Camilla | Royal | news

Meghan Markle left Queen Camilla “furious” over a set of photos released during her time as a royal, it has been claimed.

The Duchess of Sussex carried out one of her last royal engagements on March 6, 2020, just days before she and Prince Harry stepped down as members of the royal family on March 31.

But photos of her appearances sparked a royal row after she reportedly insisted on releasing them on the same day the Queen was due to give a speech on domestic violence.

The photos in question were posted on the defunct Sussexes’ Instagram account and showed Meghan dressed in white inspecting the Immersive Storytelling Studio at London’s National Theatre.

According to a source, Meghan was accused at the time of trying to “steal the limelight from Camilla” with the gesture which allegedly left the Queen “very upset”.

They told the Mirror that members of the royal family asked Meghan to delay the release of the photos and not “overshadow” Camilla’s speech, but the Duchess “refused to listen”.

The source said: “Camilla’s work is very important to her and her decision to highlight the scourge of domestic violence at the 10th anniversary of Women of the World was a carefully thought out plan.

“Of course, it was known that Harry and Meghan would be making engagements this week, some in private, but everyone agreed that Camilla’s speech had to take precedence. Unfortunately, some people had other ideas.”

The post, which cannot be seen due to the Instagram account being closed, featured the caption: “Yesterday The Duchess of Sussex, Royal Patron of the National Theatre, visited the Immersive Storytelling Studio in London, where there is emerging technology like virtual reality being used to develop new forms of emotional storytelling.

“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also recently visited Stanford University, where part of their learning journey included a virtual reality presentation that allows the user to experience life from the point of view of a other person

“The goal of this virtual reality method is to allow us to better connect and empathize with each other as people, regardless of race, age or nationality.

“The Duchess appears here with Nubiya Brandon and her hologram, which is featured in the National’s ‘All Kinds of Limbo’ exhibition, currently on show at the Tate Modern.”