Meghan Markle’s Ex-Friend Claims She Made Charity Gala ‘All About Herself’

Meghan Markle‘s ex-friend Lizzie Cundy not too long ago claimed that the Duchess of Sussex made the LA Youngsters’s Hospital charity gala about herself, calling her look a mere “photo-op.”

Regardless of allegedly being ghosted by Meghan Markle after she met Prince Harry, Cundy expressed nicely needs for the couple however claimed that the royal’s recognition in LA is fading.

In a latest interview on GB News, Cundy sharply criticized her former buddy, Meghan, accusing her of turning the LA Youngsters’s Hospital charity gala they each attended right into a self-centered occasion.

Reflecting on Meghan’s presence on the occasion, Cundy expressed disappointment, saying, “It is the occasion to be seen at. I hoped she would do one thing for the charity, perhaps do a speech, nevertheless it appeared she was simply there for the photo-op.”

The 56-year-old continued, recalling a second when a lady requested a selfie with the duchess: “Her face seemed like she’d swallowed a wasp.”

Cundy concluded by suggesting that Meghan’s recognition in LA could also be waning, saying, “She wants LA, however LA has had sufficient of her. She’s cooked a goose there. She makes all of it about herself.”

Regardless of the charity’s nice work, Cundy felt the duchess “made all of it about Meghan.”

Nonetheless, the previous mates efficiently averted a doubtlessly uncomfortable encounter on the gala, with Cundy seated on the prime desk and Meghan surrounded by her tight-knit safety group.

Cundy’s encounter with the duchess on the gala follows her claims final yr that she as soon as tried to assist Meghan land a task on “Made In Chelsea” earlier than her relationship with Prince Harry.

In a earlier interview with GB News, the “From Wags to Riches” star informed host Nana Akua that the previous “Fits” actress had proven curiosity in becoming a member of the forged of the favored E4 actuality present, “Made In Chelsea.”

She claimed that Meghan “needed to get on to the showbiz scene and needed a job in British TV, and needed to be ‘Made in Chelsea,’ really, the present.”

Cundy added, “So I mentioned, ‘Look, if I may also help you, I’ll,’ which I attempted to do. I attempted to hook her up with Ashley Cole, really, the previous Chelsea participant, however she wasn’t his kind. I mentioned I might attempt to hook her up with just a few guys, she needed to remain in Britain.”

She concluded that Meghan “needed a British boyfriend. So she acquired that one ultimately and received the lottery.”

Cundy has beforehand shared that she grew to become mates with Meghan after they hit it off at a charity dinner in 2013.

Recalling their friendship, Cundy defined, “I used to be mates with Meghan for some time and I actually acquired on together with her. I used to be requested by a buddy to take care of her at a charity occasion, and I assumed, ‘Who is that this girl?’ Nobody really knew who she was.”

Reflecting on considered one of their nights out collectively, Cundy, who described Meghan as “a giggle” and “an actual lady’s lady,” informed the Daily Mail, “It was a really high-society celebration. She was climbing the ladder, because it had been.”

She continued: “We had been speaking girly chat about my life, her life. She mentioned she’d like to have a star boyfriend. She cherished Britain and felt very at dwelling there.”

Cundy added, “The final time I spoke to her was simply earlier than Prince Harry. I wrote enormous congrats after which realized the quantity modified and I did not get a reply.”

Laughing off the scenario, she famous, “Me and Piers Morgan acquired ghosted as they are saying. However it’s what it’s, I perceive. The royals are very completely different from celebrities. We acquired on very nicely.”

In one other interview with OK! Journal, Cundy made the daring declare that Meghan and Prince Harry named their daughter Lilibet as a tribute to her reasonably than the Queen.

She shared, “I used to be referred to as Lilibet. It is quick for Elizabeth. It was my nickname at college!”

Expressing her shock, Cundy added, “Thanks, Meghan. You ghosted me – and now you are calling your baby after me. I recognize it.”

She continued, “After I heard it on the radio, I type of turned and mentioned, ‘That is my identify! I have never been referred to as it for years. I used to be fairly shocked by it as a result of it is an uncommon identify. Possibly that is her manner of reaching out. However I want them nicely, and I believe it is great.”

Final yr, after Meghan and Harry acquired parodied on an episode of “Household Man,” Cundy referred to as out the royal couple, claiming that they had been drawing an excessive amount of consideration to themselves.

Cundy complained that the eye on the royal duo was getting out of hand and that the king himself would wish to “intervene.”

“In gentle of the latest cartoons mocking Meghan and Harry, King Charles must intervene and cease her memoirs,” Cundy informed the Mirror. “Sufficient now of their moaning and whinging, all they do is backstab and make a profession out of complaining.”

She added, “It is so dangerous now that we’re a laughing inventory throughout the pond making cartoon options of the couple – it is time for this to cease.”  

Addressing Meghan’s father-in-law immediately, Cundy mentioned: “King Charles, develop a spine and inform her straight.”