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Meghan Markle defended by GMB's Alex Beresford after Mandela comparison claim
Good Morning Britain's weatherman Alex Beresford has once again stood by Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle. Earlier this week, the 41-year-old former Suits star came under fire after she aired comments made to her at the premier of the Lion King.According to the Duchess of Sussex, her royal wedding was compared to Nelson Mandela being freed.READ MORE: Brit who went to Ukraine warzone says friends think he'll 'die' on latest 'mystery trip'Speaking about the alleged conversation she'd had with an actor of the stage performance in 2019, she said he'd told her: "When you married into this family, we rejoiced in the street the same we did when Mandela was freed from prison."Further scandal lurked as a composer of the production came forward to deny he'd had this conversation with Prince Harry's wife.Composer Lebohang Morake, who is better known as Lebo M, spoke out recently to say he "does not remember" ever discussing Nelson Mandela with Meghan during his "less than a minute" conversation with her at the event.Another actor, thought to be the only South African cast member belonging to the Lion King performance at the time, also denied having the conversation with the mum-of-two.