Meghan Markle wanted free handbags, clothes from Victoria Beckham before snubbing her, claims new book

An explosive new book about the Beckhams has lifted the lid on Meghan Markle’s fallout with Victoria.

Meghan Markle allegedly sought free handbags and clothes from Victoria Beckham, seeing herself as above the “social pecking order”, a new biography claims.

Tom Bower’s book The House of Beckham claims that while engaged to Prince Harry, Meghan allegedly asked the Spice Girl turned fashion designer for free clothes and handbags.

But the celebrity biographer said the request was “vetoed by [Buckingham] Palace for being against their rules”.

Bower also claims Meghan was “irritated” by Victoria’s greater wealth.

“In Meghan’s celebrity world, ranking depended on wealth and fame. As a seasoned operator, Meghan deluded herself that her status in the royal family placed her above Victoria in the social pecking order,” Bower writes.

Meghan Markle is said to have sought free handbags and clothes from Victoria Beckham. Picture: Getty Images

Celebrity biographer Tom Bower also claims Meghan Markle was “irritated” by Victoria Beckham’s greater wealth. Picture: Getty Images

The book also explores the Beckhams’ relationships with each other and other celebrities, including a supposed rift with the Sussexes.

Meghan at one point was so close to the Beckhams that she stayed at their Beverly Hills home during a trip to Los Angeles.

Bower writes how “a member of Victoria’s staff” even offered beauty advice on the best facials and hair dresser in London when Meghan was engaged to Harry.

However, that relationship quickly broke down when Meghan lost trust in Victoria when she believed the designer had leaked a story to the press.

Meghan stayed at the Beckham’s Beverly Hills home during a trip to Los Angeles. Picture: Getty Images

“Only after The Sun reported how Victoria had given Meghan makeup advice did the relationship between the two ambitious women crash,” Bower writes, noting that Meghan was sensitive to the “media’s probing into her unusual past.”

“Harry was ordered to complain to David Beckham,” Bower writes, leading the former soccer star to ask Victoria how The Sun got the gossip.

Victoria has denied tipping off the tabloid and blamed a beautician.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are no longer close with the Beckhams. Picture: Getty Images

Tension between the women, which Bower writes was fuelled by Meghan’s apparent envy that the Beckhams had more money and access to luxuries like private jets and yachts, came to a head when Meghan allegedly snubbed the Beckhams at her wedding to Harry in 2018.

The Beckhams attended the affair, but Bower claims, Victoria, 50, felt “insulted” that she and David, 49, weren’t invited to a dinner attended by celebrities including George Clooney.

Despite the apparent rift, Meghan continued to support Victoria professionally when she wore a coat from the designer’s collection on Christmas 2018 and another piece a year later for the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey.

However, Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the Beckhams appears to still be strained.

Originally published as Meghan Markle wanted free handbags, clothes from Victoria Beckham before snubbing her, claims new book