TV's royal expert Kinsey Schofield addressed Princess Anne's remark about the Duchess of Sussex after a key meeting. The commentator spoke to biographer, Tom Bower, during her show, Crown and Conflict on Friday (March 27). The pair discussed the Princess Royal's close ties with Prince Harry, and is suggested to have admitted to a friend in London, how she really felt about her nephew's fiancée, Meghan Markle.

Kinsey detailed her bombshell reaction, saying: "I had never heard this before." She went on: "While in London, Princess Anne predicted to a friend exactly what would follow."

The US commentator continued: "Meghan, [Anne] said, 'was gripped by red carpet fever. Nothing it seemed would deter her search for the spotlight.'"

She added, "Wow... what a prediction from our favourite royal."

Her comments come after Bower previously shared that before the royal wedding in 2018 took place, Meghan was given a proper briefing by a senior Palace official. After the meeting, the official reported to Queen Elizabeth II and told her that Meghan would be "trouble" and she was unlikely to last in the royal family.

In extracts from his book, Betrayal, published by the Times on Friday, external, Bower also claimed Queen Camilla told a friend Meghan had "brainwashed" Prince Harry.

He also writes that Meghan became a "divisive agent" and was seen by the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales as a "threat".

A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan said Bower had "long crossed the line from criticism into fixation".

They said in a statement: "This is someone who has publicly stated, 'the monarchy in fact depends on actually obliterating the Sussexes from our state of life,' language that speaks for itself.

"He has made a career out of constructing ever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met.

"Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him."

Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior royals in 2020.