In a recent interview on GB News, Tom Barr made some startling claims about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, branding them as perpetual freeloaders and scroungers.
According to Barr, Megan Markle approached a wealthy individual at a social gathering and managed to obtain their contact information.
The very next day, Prince Harry called this person, asking if they could borrow their beach house.
Surprisingly, the request was granted.
However, the following day, Harry made another call, this time inquiring about the possibility of using the individual’s private jet to reach the borrowed beach house.
Unfortunately for the Sussexes, they were met with a resounding “no.”
Barr suggests that this pattern of behavior may have been repeated with other high-profile figures, such as George Clooney, Tyler Perry, and Elton John.
Barr also claimed that streaming giants Netflix and Spotify had grown tired of the duo’s constant demands and grifting.
In his memoir, “Spare,” Prince Harry himself acknowledges that Megan freely shared the gifts she received, including clothes, perfumes, and makeup, with the women in her office.
It seems that Markle had an insatiable appetite for luxury freebies, even after joining the royal family, believing that they needed her more than she needed them.
Author Tina Brown sheds further light on Megan’s quest for leading lady status within the UK in her book, “The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, The Truth and the Turmoil.”
Brown reveals that Megan’s blog at the time, The Tig, served as a platform for her to acquire luxury freebies.
Brown writes that Markle gained a reputation among luxury brand marketers for her keen interest in receiving bags of designer swag, a reputation that allegedly persisted even after she became an official member of the royal family.
According to Brown’s book, Megan continued her pursuit of freebies from luxury brands even after marrying Prince Harry.
A publicist claims to have been copied into a message from Megan’s team, where she allegedly wrote, “Make sure the publicist knows that she can still send me anything.
She’s always been one of the good ones.”
This isn’t the first time questions have been raised about Markle’s acceptance of presents while fulfilling her duties as a working member of the royal family.
Royal expert Camilla Tominey, writing in The Telegraph, highlighted Megan’s initial expectation to keep some of the dresses she had been loaned.
However, under the rules, gifts offered by businesses in the UK should generally be declined unless they are offered as souvenirs of official visits, to commemorate a royal marriage, or for other special personal occasions.
Furthermore, the consent of the royal family members should depend on the business not exploiting the gift for commercial purposes.
If gifts are accepted, they should be returned unless the cost justifies otherwise.
Unreturned gifts are then treated as official gifts, belonging not to the individual but to the monarch, and should be traceable whenever possible.
Author Valentin Lowe’s book, “Courtiers,” delves into clashes between Megan and her assistant, Melissa Tubati, over the issue of accepting free gifts from companies.
Tubati adhered strictly to the household rule that royal family members cannot accept freebies from commercial organizations, which reportedly didn’t sit well with Markle.
In 2021, The Sun reported on rows that erupted when the former Suits actor was informed by palace aides that keeping clothes sent by fashion labels went against royal protocol.
It seems Megan had to learn that what may have been acceptable as an actress no longer applied when she became a member of the royal family.