Prince Harry shocked the late Queen with a frank “suck it up” comment after she shared concerns about Meghan’s suitability as a bride, according to Lady Colin Campbell. The controversial royal author alleges this claim was made known to her by one of Elizabeth II’s friends, who despite unfamiliarity with the expression, immediately understood its meaning.
These startling revelations were revealed by Lady Campbell, 74, on The Scandal Mongers podcast, where she also declared that Harry warned both the Queen and Prince Philip that they would face accusations of racism should they oppose his marriage. She also alleged that Prince Philip said to Harry: “We do not marry actresses, we ‘step out’ with them.”
Lady Campbell reaffirmed her allegations when asked for clarification, revealing: “The Queen tried to intervene and he told her that if she didn’t allow the marriage she would be accused of racism and would have to “suck it up”. She said she had never heard the expression before, but understood as soon as she heard it.”
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“His grandfather told him one does not marry actresses, one ‘steps out’ with them. It was a very plain way of saying you can sleep with them, but they’re not suitable for marriage. There were tremendous concerns as to her suitability as an individual and to her attitude and her modes of expression and behaviour.”
Lady Campbell, known for her seven unauthorised books on the r oyal family, released an update to her book “Meghan and Harry: The Real Story” on April 4. The book claims to recount “what happens when a vulnerable male, raised in the traditions of the Old World… falls head over heels in love with a steely and ambitious doyenne of the New”.
Shedding light on the royals’ response to the marriage, the aristocrat author alleged that Harry warned his grandparents they could be seen as racist if they didn’t approve the union. However, she conveyed that “the objections had nothing to do with race, they had to do with Meghan herself”.
Further explaining her perspective, Lady Campbell remarked: “There were two reasons the Queen allowed the marriage. The main reason was Meghan was a woman of colour – had Meghan been white they would have never allowed that marriage.”
“Most citizens of the Commonwealth are not white – for first time they could see a person of colour had been welcomed into the r oyal family. The second reason they agreed to the marriage was because Meghan could control Harry – who up until then had been totally uncontrollable.”
She continued, shining light on Harry’s character: “It was unusual for Harry to have exploded so particularly to his grandparents, but Harry has always been explosive. He’s always been explosive and unmanageable; this is something I and people of my world have known all along. To the best of my knowledge he’d never behaved like that to his grandparents before where his volcanic side just spewed forth, but it certainly happened in this instance I was told.”
Lady Colin Campbell, a British Jamaican author, socialite and television personality, is known for her royal biographies as well as her appearances on shows like I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Celebs Go Dating.
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