EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: BBC star Mishal Husain hits back at Meghan Markle over her claims that her engagement interview was 'orchestrated'

When nan Duchess of Sussex aimed a volley of bombshells astatine nan Royal Family successful her Netflix 'docu-series' pinch Prince Harry successful 2022, 1 of those caught by flying shrapnel was Mishal Husain.

The BBC prima had conducted nan tv question and reply broadcast aft Meghan's engagement to Prince Harry was announced 5 years earlier. The erstwhile character suggested that Husain's sit-down pinch nan mates had been an 'orchestrated reality show'.

To adhd reproach to injury, Meghan complained that nan distinguished Radio 4 presenter 'wasn't empathetic enough, wasn't lukewarm enough' to behaviour nan interview, according to a elder royal source. It was said that Meghan would person preferred her chap American Oprah Winfrey to person been selected for nan job.

Now, however, nan usually mild-mannered Husain has been moved to respond to nan Duchess of Sussex's criticism.

She suggests that nan onslaught near her bewildered. And, acold from Meghan being nan naive unfortunate of immoderate co-ordinated Establishment plot, she and Harry appeared to person fixed overmuch thought to what they would opportunity astir their plans.

'When nan Duchess of Sussex said that my engagement question and reply pinch her and Harry was an 'orchestrated reality show' I didn't cognize what to make of it,' Husain writes successful nan August rumor of Saga magazine. 'They seemed to person thought done what their caller lives would beryllium for illustration and what matrimony would mean for her life successful particular.'

Husain adds that location was nary hint of nan problem to come.

'There was thing that pointed to what would happen,' she says. 'It was 2 group who were afloat of joyousness successful each different and life.'

After nan Netflix bid was broadcast, nan BBC’s director-general astatine nan clip of Husain’s interview, Lord Hall, rejected Meghan’s criticism, saying it was ‘simply untrue’ to propose nan talk was staged. 

In nan aftermath, Husain borrowed a building from nan precocious Queen Elizabeth’s consequence to Meghan’s allegations of racism wrong nan Royal Family. ‘Recollections whitethorn vary,’ Husain said wryly connected nan Today programme. ‘But my recollection is decidedly very much, asked to do an interview, and do said interview.’

Sixties icon Christie cuts a jaunty figure

Screen siren Julie Christie bewitched generations of men, was a person of Terence Stamp and Warren Beatty, and was voted responsible for 1 of cinema's sexiest moments — 'a important seductive segment unsurpassed successful movie history', according to 1 besotted professional — for her capacity other Donald Sutherland successful thriller Don't Look Now.

Now aged 84, nan Oscar victor still cuts a stylish fig moreover erstwhile carrying retired errands adjacent her East London home.

She was seen pulling a shopping trolley while wearing cargo trousers, a denim garment and achromatic sandals.

Her eye-catching reddish scarf and tortoiseshell sunglasses completed nan trendy look.

It was nan first clip she had been seen successful nationalist since nan decease of Sutherland past period astatine nan property of 88.

Acropolis now! Tyrone fiancée's rocking hen do

How astir this for a rock'n'roll hen do? Faye Harris, nan girl of dense metallic headbanger Steve Harris, of Iron Maiden, partied pinch pals up of her wedding to Tyrone Wood, boy of Rolling Stones prima Ronnie.

The bash was successful Athens, but nan hens almost didn't make it because of recreation problems astatine nan play caused by nan IT meltdown. 'Nothing tin support america from celebrating,' said 1 of them. 'Not moreover nan biggest IT outage successful history.'

Hard Rock Life! Nigel Kennedy forced to relearn violin

Punk violinist Nigel Kennedy says he was forced to relearn his trade aft going partially deaf. He blames a Covid-19 booster jab he received successful 2021. 

'I did extremity up losing proceeding aft nan 3rd jab,' nan 67-year-old musician tells me. 'I could perceive stuff, but not whether it was successful tune truthful easily, truthful I had to retrain myself. 

It took a batch of existent intelligence intelligence and attraction to get nan proceeding backmost and re-teach myself.' 

Why Danielle's a very Merry Widow

Danielle De Niese was owed to execute astatine Glyndebourne past year. However, she pulled retired to prima successful Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End philharmonic Aspects Of Love instead.

Now, nan celebrated soprano whitethorn person recovered an ingenious measurement to get nan champion retired of some worlds.

I perceive that The Merry Widow, successful which she is starring astatine Glyndebourne successful East Sussex, whitethorn triumph a West End transfer. 

'Senior figures from Cameron Mackintosh's apical squad and theatre group Nimax person been checking retired nan show,' claims my man successful nan stalls.

Danielle, 45, tells me: 'It's conscionable truthful breathtaking to person a deed show, successful specified precocious demand.

'And we've had immoderate awesome friends travel down to spot nan show, raving astir it to anyone who will listen.'

Is Adam Peaty engaged to woman Holly Ramsay?

Does swimmer Adam Peaty, who's preparing for nan Olympics successful Paris, person thing to observe already?

BBC presenter Gabby Logan suggests that triple-Olympic golden medallist Peaty is engaged to his woman Holly Ramsay, girl of nan potty-mouthed tv cook Gordon Ramsay. 

During BBC One's Olympics Preview Show location was a clip of Peaty pinch nan restaurateur. 

Logan remarked: 'His [Peaty's] soon-to-be father-in-law, of course, is Gordon Ramsay.' 

Peaty, 29, who has a three-year-old pinch his erstwhile semipermanent partner, Eirianedd Munro, met Holly, 24, erstwhile he was competing connected Strictly Come Dancing successful 2021 successful nan aforesaid bid arsenic her sister, Tilly. 

Holly's spokesperson insists nan mates are not yet engaged.