TALK OF THE TOWN: Secret showdown that split the Fab Four 

It has baffled Royal watchers for months, but I have finally unearthed the real reason for the sudden break-up of the ‘Fab Four’.

Harry and Meghan’s split with William and Kate all began with a ‘showdown’ in the days that followed last year’s Royal Wedding, I can now reveal.

According to my trusted source, things kicked off when Harry decided Meghan hadn’t been offered enough support by William and Kate in the lead-up to the wedding, so he booked in a particular time – after the Cambridge children had gone to bed – to go and ‘read them the riot act’, no less.

The encounter took William and Kate completely by surprise – particularly as Meghan was there but remained stony silent throughout.

The Cambridges assured Harry they were happy to offer more support to Meghan.

To bring the message home, the diplomatic Duchess of Cambridge popped in on the newlyweds the following day with a bunch of flowers – and the visit eventually resulted in her and Meghan agreeing to go to Wimbledon together. 

Apparently, snarkier members of the Meghan court were quick to note that a trip to Wimbledon isn’t as special for Meghan as most people, since she can get tickets any time she likes from her close friend Serena Williams.

However, the two women did attend the tournament, although commentators detected a frostiness between them. 

According to my trusted source, things kicked off when Harry decided Meghan hadn’t been offered enough support by William and Kate in the lead-up to the wedding, so he booked in a particular time to go and ‘read them the riot act’, no less

Their appearance at Wimbledon this year was somewhat chummier. But then, Royal appearances can be deceiving, can’t they? 

My sources tell me that despite the duchessess’ efforts at making peace, the two families have continued to grow apart. 

The result, as we now know, is the complete division of their respective households, courts and charitable endeavours.

Last night sources close to both couples were understandably keen to deny any knowledge of a row.

But I’m still waiting for that big Fab Four reunion…

Kate Moss takes the plunge to end feud with Lady Mary Charteris

The most infamous feud in fashion has now ended with as big a splash as it started.

Five years ago, Kate Moss and Lady Mary Charteris became deadly enemies after Kate pushed her then pal into a swimming pool at a celebrity party for allegedly snogging Kate’s then husband Jamie Hince. 

So imagine my surprise when Kate, 45, and Mary, 32, declared peace last week by going for a swim together in the Med before a night out in St Tropez (right).

Kate Moss (left) and Lady Mary Charteris (right) became deadly enemies after Kate pushed her then pal into a swimming pool at a celebrity party for allegedly snogging Kate’s then husband Jamie Hince

So imagine my surprise when Kate, 45, and Mary, 32, declared peace last week by going for a swim together in the Med before a night out in St Tropez. Even Kate’s best friend Sadie Frost, with them on the Riviera, couldn’t believe her eyes

Even Kate’s best friend Sadie Frost, with them on the Riviera, couldn’t believe her eyes. 

Sharing this exotic Instagram picture, below, she exclaimed ‘Mermaids!! Kate and Mary!’

Hell hath frozen over in sunny St Tropez!

I hear Keira Knightley tells friends she wants nothing more than to ‘hunker down like a normal person’. 

But the Atonement star’s idea of normal is the cute seaside cottage she has, I can reveal, bought in the Suffolk village of Walberswick, a ‘secret celebrity enclave’ where even modest homes cost £1 million. 

She and Klaxons singer husband James Righton will hunker down alongside famous neighbours like Richard Curtis, who’s film Love, Actually helped set her on the path to fame. 

Ah, the quiet life!

Keira Knightley and her Klaxons singer husband James Righton will hunker down alongside famous neighbours like Richard Curtis, who’s film Love, Actually helped set her on the path to fame

Meghan Markle’s BFF and style guru Jessica Mulroney has been using an all-the-rage EMSculpt machine to ensure her abs are more ripped than ever. 

On top of a gruelling weekly training schedule, super-fit Jessica, 39, has been forking out £830-a-time to use the machine, which uses electricity bolts to contract the stomach muscles so rapidly the manufacturer claims a 30-minute session is the equivalent of doing 20,000 stomach crunches. 

Ouch.

As Meghan copies everything Jessica does, I bet she’ll be zapping herself any day now… 

Meghan Markle’s BFF and style guru Jessica Mulroney (right) has been using an all-the-rage EMSculpt machine to ensure her abs are more ripped than ever