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Daily Mirror
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Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Queen said ‘thank goodness Meghan's not coming’ before Philip’s funeral, claims book

The Queen told one of her most trusted staff member that she was relieved Meghan Markle was not attending Prince Philip ’s funeral, a bombshell new book has claimed.

Author Tom Bower alleges that Her Majesty responded to aides who told her the Duchess of Sussex would be absent by saying: “Thank goodness.”

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the claims made in the book, which hits the shelves next week.

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