Meghan’s diamond earrings allegedly gifted by Saudi Prince MBS linked to Jamal Khashoggi murder
Meghan Markle wore earrings gifted to her by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, just three weeks after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a report said Tuesday.
The Saudi royal was found by US intelligence to have OKed
the October 2018 killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and
high-profile government critic.
The journalist’s murder and dismemberment inside the Saudi
consulate in Istanbul sparked a global outcry and tarnished the prince’s image.
Three weeks after the slaying, Markle wore a pair of drop
earrings, which were apparently a wedding gift from bin Salman, to a formal
state dinner in Fiji, the Times reported.
At the time, Kensington Palace said the earrings had been
“borrowed” but did not reveal from whom.
The Duchess of Sussex had allegedly told aides who were
prepping to brief the media about her outfit that the earrings were lent to her
by a jeweler, a source told the UK newspaper.
But lawyers for Markle countered that she wasn’t aware then
of rumors that the prince was involved in Khashoggi’s murder, and said that
every relevant staffer knew whom the earrings were from, according to the Sun.
Gifts that members of the royal family receive from foreign
heads of state are officially considered property of the Crown.
Markle’s lawyers said that if she stated they were
“borrowed,” she probably meant they were borrowed from the Crown, the Telegraph
reported.
Meanwhile, the Times report also detailed allegations that
Markle had bullied palace aides during her short tenure as a senior British
royal.
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