Meghan Accused of ‘Hijacking’ Charles’ Cancer News With ‘Self-Serving’ Move as Sources Claim Harry Is ‘Unlikely’ to Ever Heal His Relationship With His Dad
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Was it improper timing? Royal sources are blasting Meghan Markle for announcing her new documentary at the same time as King Charles‘ health update.
Meghan Markle’s production company, Archewell Productions announced the upcoming documentary Cookie Queens which will premiere at Sundance Film Festival. The film is directed by Alysa Nahmias and is described as “a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and pain points woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season,” per Deadline.
In a statement to the outlet, the Duchess of Sussex said, “As a former Girl Scout myself, with my mom as my troop leader, I have a personal affinity for this film and am proud that all our conversations and collaboration have led to Archewell Productions partnering with this award-winning team to executive produce this incredibly captivating documentary.”
The announcement comes hours before King Charles shared “good news” about his cancer treatment. Royal sources told RadarOnline that Meghan’s news was “super-cynical” and had “tone deaf” timing.
One source told the site, “The timing comes across as utterly self-serving. The project itself is fine, but it inevitably steals attention from a significant and hopeful moment for the king.”
Another insider added: “It feels like a deliberate effort to shift public attention at a time when the royal family is already under intense scrutiny for other matters. It is both super-cynical and tone deaf and feels as if it was timed to take away from Charles’ announcement. She effectively tried to hijack it, as everyone knew it was coming hours before, as it was announced by global media.”
In a pre-recorded message for Stand Up to Cancer, the King said, “Today I am able to share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to ‘doctors’ orders,’ my own schedule of cancer treatment can be reduced in the New Year,” the King said in the message. “This milestone is both a personal blessing and a testimony to the remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care in recent years; testimony that I hope may give encouragement to the fifty percent of us who will be diagnosed with the illness at some point in our lives.”
The message also comes after reports that Meghan and Harry are ‘unlikely’ to heal their damaged relationships with their fathers. The Times reported that a source said that Harry and is moving in the right direction and claimed the pair do speak, but another said this is laughable. Meghan Markle’s father was hospitalized after experiencing a blood clot and had his leg amputated on Dec. 5. She sent her estranged father a letter after the surgery.
