‘I truly pity the Royal Family’: Lady Colin Campbell claims sensational Vanity Fair article on Meghan Markle vindicates her, as she laments that her ‘warnings’ were ignored

Lady Colin Campbell has alleged a sensational article by Vanity Fair vindicates her in its claims about Meghan Markle – and said she ‘truly pities’ the Royal Family.

The socialite, who has been a vocal critic of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, pointed to a damning profile published by the magazine, which includes testimonies from sources who claim to have worked with the couple.

The article considers the five years since Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior royals, and includes numerous allegations largely against the Duchess – including allegations of bullying which have been denied by the Sussexes previously.

Lady Colin Campbell has criticised Meghan for years, accusing her of being ‘very calculating’ and a ‘narcissist’ for ‘cutting off’ her father after joining the Royal Family. 

But now, in a lengthy post on social media, Lady Colin has claimed that the Vanity Fair article is ‘full of content’ about Meghan’s alleged ‘unsavoury behaviour’, though other quoted sources pointed to the ‘optimism’ of the couple and Prince Harry’s ‘unfailingly kind’ nature’.

She said: ‘In a volte face to end all turn arounds, the article is full of content about Meghan’s (alleged) unsavoury behaviour.

‘Every word I wrote… has been realised, yet at the time I was lambasted by many of the very people who have now jumped on the bandwagon I wheeled into public view.’ 

The former I’m A Celebrity star concluded: ‘I truly pity the Royal Family. This is one saga that is going nowhere but south.’

The socialite, who has been a vocal critic of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, pointed to a damning profile published by Vanity Fair, which includes testimonies from sources who have worked with the couple

It comes as the bombshell article by Vanity Fair accused Meghan of ‘reparenting’ Prince Harry and acting like a mother towards him.

The Duchess reportedly acts as a caregiver to her husband and is seen as ‘making his life so easy’, while the Duke takes on the role of ‘facilitator’ of his wife’s wishes, the magazine’s February cover story claims.

A source who worked with Harry and Meghan told the publication: ‘I can picture him meeting Meghan and being just a deep breath of, like, “I’ve been so exhausted, and you make everything so easy.”

‘I don’t want to be like, oh, it’s an Oedipus thing or whatever, but it kind of feels like she’s reparenting him in a way.’

The article explains how, following the tragic loss of his mother Princess Diana, Harry has drawn direct parallels between his late parent and wife Meghan, revealing his biggest fear is ‘history repeating itself’.

It adds that Harry is very ‘protective’ of Meghan when they are in public, with the Duke having previously expressed concerns over his wife’s treatment by the press.

Lady Colin Campbell has criticised Meghan for years, accusing her of being ‘very calculating’ and a ‘narcissist’ for ‘cutting off’ her father after joining the Royal Family

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live in Montecito, California with their two children

The article also claims that Harry has very little interaction with people other than his wife, saying that he is ‘socially marooned beyond his nuclear family’.

Another source, who interacted professionally with Meghan, told the magazine the Duchess ‘was up-front about the fact that Harry hadn’t made many friends yet’, adding: ‘I think he probably wants to be left alone’.

In the Vanity Fair article, the couple have seen the lid lifted on their glamorous life – with some former colleagues and neighbours lining up to vent their criticism of the pair.

In a series of cutting remarks, wealthy homeowners living in star-studded Montecito near the couple’s $29million mansion criticised Harry and Meghan for turning their once-peaceful neighbourhood into a noisy throng of tourists and fast cars.

However, the Vanity Fair article also included comments from those who praised the couple’s ‘optimism’ and ‘hopefulness about what’s possible in terms of storytelling’.

Lady Colin Campbell concluded: ‘I truly pity the Royal Family. This is one saga that is going nowhere but south’

Others, who worked on Meghan’s Spotify podcast Archetype, said they thought they had the ‘role of a lifetime’: ‘I thought I was gonna be besties with Meghan and Harry and we were gonna, like, run around the world saving people.’

Another source, who worked with Prince Harry during his book tour, described him as someone with ‘the greatest manners I’ve ever seen’.

They said he was ‘unfailingly kind and friendly to everyone’. 

But the Sussexes have been mired in a series of controversies since they ditched their lives as working royals for a life of luxury in America.

A Spotify executive called the pair ‘f***ing grifters’ after their deal with the streaming platform ended and more recently Meghan’s Netflix cookery show has been hit with allegations she copied other chefs’ recipes.