Did Meghan Markle even notice the brutal put-down from Beyonce’s mum Tina Knowles? She should take note, says expert
MEGHAN Markle received a “brutal” put-down by Beyonce’s mum Tina Knowles on her podcast episode, according to experts.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, spoke to the iconic singer’s mum on a bonus episode of her Confessions of a Female Founder show, which was released on June 3.
During the episode, Tina opened up about doing business with Beyonce and gave Meghan some advice about family disputes.
She shared: “We have disagreements about things, but it’s her business.
“I’m helping with the business because I just want to leave this earth knowing that she, other than entertainment, is going to be okay.
“Otherwise, we get along really well. If we have a disagreement, it’s her business, so she gets to win.”
Tina added that when it comes to disagreements, she always gives in and apologises.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, Royal Correspondent Sarah Hewson said that Tina was sharing some valuable advice with Meghan, who famously doesn’t speak to her dad Thomas Markle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also have strained relations with the Prince and Princess of Wales, following them stepping down as senior working royals in 2020.
Sarah shared on this week’s show: “There was one particular line that stood out for me when Tina said, ‘of course we disagree as family, and when we’re in business together and we’re working together, there will be disagreements.
“‘But I don’t let them kind of sit. I can’t.’
“‘I pick up the phone and I make up because I don’t want to miss that time’.
“Oh, wow, ok, because, you’re talking to someone who is no longer speaking to her father and whose husband is no longer speaking to his father.
“And a lot of time is passing.”
‘WASTED TIME’
This week’s Royal Exclusive host Bronte Coy added: “It really stood out because she used the phrase wasted time and Meghan agreed and said, ‘yes, it’s wasted time’.
“Surely she had that reflection of, well, there’s a lot of people around in our lives.”
The Sun’s former Royal Correspondent and author Charles Rae agreed and said: “I agree with Sarah. That put down of ‘you’ve got to not have arguments within the family and everything else’.
“I bet she forgets that bit.”
ROYAL RIFTS
Meghan is currently estranged from her father Thomas Markle over drama surrounding her wedding with Prince Harry in 2018.
Her shocking claims surrounding the Royal Family since quitting the UK in 2020, from her Oprah interview to Netflix documentary, have also seen her alienated from her in-laws.
Prince Harry is also not speaking to King Charles and Prince William – although insists he wants a reconciliation, despite releasing his damning Spare memoir.
Speaking to BBC in May, the Duke of Sussex said: “Of course some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book.
“Of course they will never forgive me for lots of things.
“But I would love reconciliation with my family.”
The Duke said “life is precious” and admitted he doesn’t know “how much longer” his father, King Charles, has to live.
“He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff,” he added.
Prince Harry recently lost his publicly-funded security appeal in a humiliating blow after his round-the-clock royal protection was axed in the wake of Megxit.
Meghan Markle on how dad Thomas Markle 'betrayed' her
IN her candid interview with Oprah, the Duchess of Sussex opened up about her relationship with her dad and said she was left feeling crushed when he lied to her before the wedding.
Meghan said she tried to “protect” her parents from the “media frenzy” sparked due to an “obsession about anything in my world”.
It was the first time Meghan has publicly discussed her dad, who she has not spoken to since before her wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018.
Thomas, an ex-Hollywood lighting director, has spoken about her daughter’s relationship publicly and described their decision to walk away from the royals as embarrassing.
Their relationship soured in the run-up to their 2018 Windsor Castle wedding, when he admitted agreeing to stage pictures of himself.
Meghan was asked if it felt like a “betrayal” when she found out her dad was working with the Press, and replied: “I’m trying to decide if I’m comfortable even talking about that.
“It was… if we were going to use the word betrayal.”
Meghan added: “Because when I asked him, when we were told by the comms team, this is a story that was going to be coming out, which, by the way, the tabloids had apparently known for a month or so and decided to hold until the Sunday before our wedding because they wanted to create drama, which is also a really key point in all this.
“We called my dad and I asked him and he said, no, absolutely not.”
Oprah then said: “He said no, absolutely not. He hadn’t been talking to them. So he basically lied to you.”
The full transcript of the interview can be read here.