Meghan Markleis said to be in a 'spiral' in Montecito after reportedly losing the support of some of her most powerful celebrity allies, with unnamed sources claiming Vogue supremoAnna Wintourhas cut ties with the Duchess of Sussex and harbours deep animosity toward her, according to reports.
The claims sketch a picture of a social circle narrowing around Meghan since she and Prince Harry stepped back from royal life in 2020 and moved to California. Their post-royal reinvention has included Netflix projects and, more recently, Meghan's lifestyle brand As Ever. But according to a source quoted by theDaily Mailand relayed byOK!, the Hollywood embrace she may once have expected has not fully held.
The reported rupture with Anna Wintour is said to trace back to Meghan's 2019 collaboration with British Vogue, when she guest edited the magazine's Forces for Change issue alongside then editor,Edward Enninful. At the time, it was presented as a major cultural coup, with a modern royal aligning herself with fashion's progressive wing.
An unnamed insider now claims that decision, and Meghan's reported choice to 'pledge her allegiance' to Enninful, put her at odds with Wintour, the long-serving editor in chief of US Vogue and one of the most influential figures in fashion. 'Meghan pledged her allegiance to Enninful which p---ed off Anna,' the source alleged. 'Anna hates her. Meghan doesn't want to pay, and never returns things.'
None of those accusations has been publicly addressed by Meghan, Prince Harry, Wintour or Enninful. There is no independent confirmation of the alleged behaviour over payments or borrowed items, and the claims remain unverified.
The same insider went further, suggesting Wintour's reported hostility also hardened after the Sussexes left royal life. 'Anna loves the Royal Family. She is a Dame. Anna would have hated how they handled their exit from The Firm,' the source said.
That may offer a plausible line of tension, but it remains off the record. No one directly involved has acknowledged any such fallout publicly.
The alleged split with Wintour is being framed by unnamed sources as part of a wider pattern. Meghan, they claim, is now dealing with the sense that once buzzy projects are losing momentum and once useful friendships are less solid than they appeared.
'They have truly lost the plot. I hear she's spiraling badly because she knows nothing is working,' the insider claimed. 'The whole thing about her As Ever stuff selling out isn't true anymore. I don't think either of them is happy.'
It is a striking assessment, even by the standards of anonymous royal-adjacent briefings. The suggestion that As Ever has lost its early commercial momentum cannot be independently verified from the reporting available, and no financial evidence is provided to support it.
Source: International Business Times UK
