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Meghan Markle has been accused of ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ to smear royals

Meghan has been accused of “peddling conspiracy theories” on her and Harry’s explosive Netflix doco, as the couple’s attacks on the royals continue.

Meghan has been accused of peddling conspiracy theories in her latest bid to smear the Royal Family.

In another trailer for her and Prince Harry’s Netflix docuseries, the royals are accused of briefing against the Duchess of Sussex and using her as a scapegoat, The Sun reports.

Allies claim there “was a real kind of war” against Meghan, 41, and negative stories against her were planted in the media to stop less favourable stories about other royals being printed.

Meghan will claim palace aides ‘fed her to the wolves’ in part two of the documentary. Picture: Angela Weiss / AFP.
Meghan will claim palace aides ‘fed her to the wolves’ in part two of the documentary. Picture: Angela Weiss / AFP.

One example used in the trailer was a Sun exclusive which revealed that Meghan made Kate cry at a bridesmaid fitting.

Former British MP Ann Widdecombe is also dragged into the attack on the royals.

The trailer uses a front-page story about Ann calling Meghan “trouble” when she was on Celebrity Big Brother in 2018.

Sources say it is ludicrous to believe a palace courtier sneaked into Big Brother house to brief Ann to attack Meghan — or to leak words that were broadcast on television to millions out to the press.

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Former British politician Ann Widdecombe said Meghan was ‘paranoid’.
Former British politician Ann Widdecombe said Meghan was ‘paranoid’.
The Duchess of Sussex is expected to call out Buckingham Palace aides for their role in her media battle.
The Duchess of Sussex is expected to call out Buckingham Palace aides for their role in her media battle.

Ann, 75, told The Sun: “If she believes that Buckingham Palace briefed me, or briefed out to the papers a comment I made which was broadcast on television, then she is paranoid.

“If she doesn’t believe that then she is deliberately peddling conspiracy theories which have no basis in fact.

“I did say it on Big Brother but it was not about race.

“It was, in fact, that she was a moderately successful Hollywood actress who never lived in this country and didn’t know the first thing about the Royal Family and had already been divorced after two years of marriage.

“Bearing in mind the challenge of marrying into royals I said she would be trouble. But social media went into a spin.

“How on Earth that has anything to do with Buckingham Palace, I can’t imagine.”

Meghan and Harry will make new claims in the next three episodes of the docu-series.
Meghan and Harry will make new claims in the next three episodes of the docu-series.

Insiders point out that the ­Palace regularly defended Meghan over untrue stories in the media via lawyers, legal letters and complaints to the press complaints organisation IPSO.

Tonight’s final three episodes are likely to include an unprecedented attack on the Royal Family and the media by the Sussexes.

Meghan will speak of the “family conflict” after she and Harry left Kate and William’s Royal Foundation to start their own.

Harry, 38, will also accuse the Royal Family of lying to protect brother William, 40.

Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace did not want to comment when contacted by The Sun.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission

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