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Meghan Markle's very blunt 7-word retort after concerns raised over treatment of staff

Meghan Markle reportedly responded very bluntly when a senior aide confronted her about her treatment of staff, according to Royal author Robert Lacey.The Duchess of Sussex, 42, is said to have humiliated palace workers in meetings, shouted at them and "governed by fear", as per revelations in a book about the royals. But when asked about it, Meghan's seven-word retort was, allegedly: "It's not my job to coddle people." However, Meghan's closest friends and former acting colleagues have refuted these claims, insisting that they don't align with the "kind" person they know and love.
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Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker secretly gives birth and introduces newborn to The Crown star
Doctor Who actress, who had not announced the birth prior to being spotted with the little one in London, was beaming as she snuggled her newborn, whom she shares with her husband Christian Contreras.Jodie, 39, was spotted out and about with her other half Christian, as the pair met up with The Crown actor Claire Foy.The BBC actress was seen grinning with her adorable newborn strapped to her in a papoose.Jodie keeps her family life quite private and did not choose to officially announce her second child’s arrival. Christian and Jodie first welcomed a daughter back in 2015, whom they keep out of the spotlight.It is not clear exactly when Jodie gave birth, and details such as the name and gender of the couple’s second baby aren’t yet known.The actress also didn’t officially announce her second pregnancy, but it soon became clear on the red carpet at the Brit Awards earlier this year when she walked with her baby bump on show.The sci-fi actress revealed the happy news non-verbally, as she cradled her baby bump in a loose-fitting white and orange dress.Outfit designer Carli Pearson wrote on Instagram: "The beautiful Jodie Whittaker in our custom made beanbag ball dress for #thebritawards2022.“The dress is all made from end of life materials and was created specifically to incorporate her pregnancy, while allowing Jodie to retain her sense of self."We've worked with Jodie before and love the energy she brings to our pieces... “For this occasion, we wanted to make something both structured and yet playful – and this is the result!”Jodie and her husband Christian, who is an American actor, married back in 2008.The pair met while attending drama school, with Christian being known from Zero Dark Thirty and Fury.Jodie rose to fame
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‘Not going there at all!' The Crown's Lesley Manville sidesteps Prince Andrew question
Emily Maitlis.The Crown star opened up about this at a recent press conference, although she admitted she wasn’t going to weigh in on Emily’s Prince Andrew interview.Lesley plays Susan Ryland in the new series Magpie Murders, which is based on the novel by Anthony Horowitz.Speaking in an interview earlier this month, Lesley explained how she got into character.In particular, the star admitted she based one aspect of her performance on journalist Emily.She said: “I didn’t base it on Emily Maitlis but I’ve always looked at Emily.“I saw her once at the BBC, I was waiting in reception and she was running across the foyer doing things.“And I think she’s one of those handful of brilliant, brilliant women who are journalists, I’m fascinated by her mind.“But I just watched her run across the reception and she looked fantastic, she had an amazing outfit.“It was 10 o’clock in the morning and she had high heels and the lot on - and I just thought, that’s really interesting.“You can form images of what you think someone in that position may be dressing like.“And you could think about Susan Ryland [her character], she’s a publisher and maybe she could be a bit plain.“And I just thought, ‘No, come on, let’s go a little bit Emily with her.’”As a result, Lesley added during the recent Royal Television Society Q&A, how she wanted to channel the mixture of Emily’s “style and brilliant mind”.However, the actress, who is soon to play Princess Margaret in The Crown, admitted she wasn’t going to comment on Emily’s interviews.In particular, a fan asked what her character would think about Prince Andrew.This is because Emily famously interviewed him about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.Speaking about this, Lesley laughed: “I’m not going there at
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'Didn't give Anne anything' The Crown's Erin Doherty on Queen’s 'coldness' towards Anne
The Crown, Erin Doherty, 29, has learnt a lot more about the Royal Family than she probably ever intended to.She played the young Princess Anne in the third and fourth season of the hit Netflix period drama, and remains fond of the "magnificent" Princess for her headstrong nature, sense of mischief and apparent imperviousness to criticism or judgement.But in a new interview, the actress explained how she found the relationship between the Queen - played by Olivia Colman until season four - and Anne "heartbreaking", as she played out their lives on-screen.The rare moment of vulnerability came in season four, as Anne sought comfort from her mother."Olivia was so brilliantly cold," she recalled."The Queen didn’t give Anne anything."It was heartbreaking, because our mums and dads shape who we are and the way we see the world."But the show did wonders for Erin herself.The TV star suffers from a nagging sense of imposter syndrome, something she was forced to "not to engage with".Speaking of how the experience working with such a stellar cast benefitted her, she told Radio Times: "It won’t go away, but you just learn to shut it up and not to engage with it."I got to learn from the best on that show: the work doesn’t have to be scary, you can just settle into it."Thinking that you’re not supposed to be there won’t help you in any way."Now her role as the Princess Royal is over, it appears she's relieved to have handed on the role."I honestly don’t think that much about the royals now I’ve finished the show," she shrugged."They’re just kind of there."Afterwards, I was looking for something as far away from Anne as possible," she added, referring to her new thriller social media thriller, Chloe.In the BBC1 drama, Erin plays Becky,
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