{"id":234666,"date":"2026-04-15T16:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/queen-elizabeth-put-meghan-markle-in-her-place-amid-bullying-claims-royal-expert-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:32:23","slug":"queen-elizabeth-put-meghan-markle-in-her-place-amid-bullying-claims-royal-expert-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/queen-elizabeth-put-meghan-markle-in-her-place-amid-bullying-claims-royal-expert-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth Put Meghan Markle &#8216;In Her Place&#8217; Amid Bullying Claims, Royal Expert Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For several years now, the British tabloid press has been obsessing over unproven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/meghan-markles-former-aide-breaks-silence-on-bullying-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bullying allegations against Meghan Markle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And today, the Duchess\u2019 biggest haters are likely overjoyed by claims that the late Queen Elizabeth once lambasted Meghan over her treatment of a gardener.<\/p>\n<p>News of the confrontation comes courtesy of a new book by royal biographer Hugo Vickers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II sits and laughs with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during a ceremony to open the new Mersey Gateway Bridge on June 14, 2018 in the town of Widnes in Halton, Cheshire, England.  \" class=\"wp-image-552881 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-974106742-2-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Queen Elizabeth II sits and laughs with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during a ceremony to open the new Mersey Gateway Bridge on June 14, 2018 in the town of Widnes in Halton, Cheshire, England.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe apparently was rude to one of the under-gardeners and the head gardener went up to the Queen and reported this and the Queen got in her car and went down and tore a strip off her because you cannot be rude to staff,\u201d Vickers said on the \u201cDaily T\u201d podcast (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/queen-elizabeth-got-her-car-120000213.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! News<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>According to Vickers, Elizabeth decided that Meghan had \u201cbeen rude to the gardener, so she needed to be ticked off, put in her place.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The biographer claims that that wasn\u2019t the only occasion on which Meghan and Elizabeth locked horns.<\/p>\n<p>The author also claims that Elizabeth took major issue with Meghan\u2019s decision to wear a Dior dress with an \u201cestimated \u00a360,000 price tag\u201d during a visit to Morocco.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle appears on her new Netflix series.\" class=\"wp-image-520759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc-728x410.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle appears on her new Netflix series.\" class=\"wp-image-520759 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc-728x410.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAQTxsGxNcEv01A5iDsVYCb5fkoCQnvMFvOs2bDiRQjL8ktSr2nFveke23R6Wb9irhSJ0-vgGt6J6iGgYUbW6pyv-BZ9Z7OAM4-wKgJSY6dV_H5FzAB0uAnh_P-tdj_aByF5Cr_QzdwRuKhF28FR0JPJr70fc.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meghan Markle has not received rave reviews for her Netflix series.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vickers alleges that the situation \u201cdrew the Queen\u2019s ire\u201d when she read about it, and Elizabeth \u201clater let Meghan know\u201d that an outfit that expensive \u201cwas an ill-judged choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then there was Meghan\u2019s decision to rock a wildly expensive tiara for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/prince-philip-started-complaining-about-meghan-markle-on-her-wedding-day-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wedding to Prince Harry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Vickers, when Elizabeth addressed the situation with Harry, he allegedly responded with a comment along the lines of \u201cWhat Meghan wants, Meghan gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a pretty reasonable attitude to take toward a bride-to-be who\u2019s planning a wedding (a wedding that will be televised around the world, no less).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-1024x665.png\" alt=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a scene from her new Netflix show.\" class=\"wp-image-515841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-2048x1330.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-960x623.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-1080x701.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-1200x779.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-1024x665.png\" alt=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a scene from her new Netflix show.\" class=\"wp-image-515841 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-2048x1330.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-960x623.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-1080x701.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM-1200x779.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-02-at-2.03.43-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a scene from her new Netflix show.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Vickers is citing this as an example of Meghan\u2019s unbridled narcissism, and he claims that the Queen wouldn\u2019t stand for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer Majesty did not approve. \u2018Meghan cannot have whatever she wants,\u2019 she was reported to have replied. \u2018She gets the tiara that she\u2019s given by me\u2019,\u201d Vickers writes in his book.<\/p>\n<p>Again, the British tabloid press will have a field day with this one.<\/p>\n<p>But Vickers\u2019 authority on these matters stems from the fact that he met the Queen \u201cover 40 times\u201d \u2014 which really isn\u2019t that many.<\/p>\n<p>And a young bride clashing with her in-laws really isn\u2019t the scandal he\u2019s making it out to be.<\/p>\n<p>This is yet another nothingburger that Meghan haters will use to retroactively justify their hatred of the Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/queen-elizabeth-put-meghan-markle-in-her-place-amid-bullying-claims-royal-expert-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes For several years now, the British tabloid press has been obsessing over unproven bullying allegations against Meghan Markle. 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