{"id":844613,"date":"2026-08-05T16:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/844613\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:52:10","slug":"meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-relationship-rocked-as-unfounded-cheating-allegations-aired-on-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/844613\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry\u2019s relationship rocked as unfounded cheating allegations aired on podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been forced to contend with a fresh wave of speculation after an author and royal commentator made unsubstantiated allegations about the royal couple\u2019s marriage.<\/p>\n

Speaking on The Nerve podcast on July 23, Lady Colin Campbell claimed Meghan Markle discovered an alleged affair after finding text messages on Prince Harry\u2019s phone.<\/p>\n

She further alleged the woman involved was close to Harry\u2019s age and also lived in Montecito, California.<\/p>\n

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The allegations have not been supported by any evidence and there is no indication they are true. Prince Harry and Meghan have also not publicly addressed the claims.<\/p>\n

According to an insider, however, the rumours have reignited debate over whether the Sussexes should continue ignoring Ms Campbell, who has previously made claims about the pair which were later disputed, or respond more forcefully.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat isn\u2019t helping their situation is the fact they\u2019ve studiously ignored Lady C, who has, for the past five years, even claimed that Meghan didn\u2019t give birth to either Archie or Lilibet,\u201d the insider told New Idea.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably why her new claims about a mistress and Meghan discovering damning texts have gone viral. But suggesting Harry and this woman have been \u2018seen out and about\u2019 is bizarre in a world of smartphones.\u201d<\/p>\n

The source claims Harry and Meghan reportedly disagree over how the latest claims should be handled. Meghan is said to favour pushing back more forcefully while Harry believes responding publicly would only amplify the speculation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a royal, Harry refuses to engage in this type of low-level gossip, but it\u2019s distressing for Meghan, who wanted to shut down this woman\u2019s outrageous claims years ago,\u201d the inside source added.<\/p>\n

They allege the timing has created additional strain as the couple seek to improve their relationship with King Charles III.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe timing couldn\u2019t be worse \u2013 this story exploded right when they\u2019re trying to ingratiate themselves with the King,\u201d the insider continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings were already tense between Harry and Meghan after she posted those pics at Althorp. Harry\u2019s frustrations at her inability to understand how royals work have reached fever pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest controversy also comes as Harry is dealing with the financial consequences of his unsuccessful privacy case against publishers The Daily Mail. While reports have suggested he faces significant legal costs. the exact amount remains unclear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe timing of Lady C\u2019s claims is interesting. Harry may not have the resources to fight another court battle now,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been forced to contend with a fresh wave of speculation after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134,13935,1720],"class_list":["post-844613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-royals","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}