MEGHAN Markle is to blame for forcing Prince Harry to quit the UK, according to a royal expert.
Speaking on our first ever Royal Exclusive Live show, legendary Sun photographer Arthur Edwards spoke about how he witnessed Harry change after dating the American actress.
Arthur said that initially Meghan was “fantastic” and a huge asset for the royal family – but “suddenly everything changed.”
He told The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson: “The first year with Meghan she was fantastic. I travelled everywhere with them.
“She was a star, engaging with the public, doing everything you’d expect a lady married into the royal family to do.
“Then suddenly, everything changed.”
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond claimed on the show it was “rather short-sighted” how the Sussexes handled stepping down as senior working royals in 2020.
Matt said: “The problem was that Harry and Meghan were so impetuous they made that decision straight away.
“They posted on Instagram, didn’t they, the very night they had decided it before they really discussed it with the Queen, they chucked it out there and said that they kind of made the decision that they were leaving.”
Arthur agreed: “There was no choice, he was going, wasn’t he?
“Meghan said ‘we are going’ and that was it.
“And as we say, he made that decision and disappeared. That was his choice.”
The photographer said that decision was “fair enough”, but slammed the Sussexes for then “being really nasty about their family here, the pair of them, just to make money.”
Following stepped back from their royal duties, Prince Harry has released his bombshell Spare memoir, and the Sussexes debuted their Harry & Meghan Netflix documentary, which opened up about royal life.
The respected photographer recalled how Prince Harry “used to be so much fun” during public engagements, but this all changed following him dating Meghan.
He shared: “I remember when he met the Jamaican Prime Minister, instead of saying ‘hello ma’am, ‘pleased to meet you’ he just hugged her.
“And I said ‘what did you do that for’ and he said ‘because my father said she likes a hug so I thought I’d get in first’ and that’s what he was like, it was so much fun.”
He added: “And then we went to Brazil and he playing football with the kids on the beach and he’s running a road race and as he finished the race he had a picture of William on his face.
“He was fun and he was surprising.
There was no choice, he was going, wasn’t he?
Arthur Edwards
Meghan said ‘we are going’ and that was it
“And he used to say ‘I’ll do everything I can to make it good for you, and that’s what shocked me when he just cut us all dead, that one time up in Manchester.
“I’ll never forget and I was shocked and it was just the day he met Meghan or the day he fell in love with Meghan, and it’s all changed since then.
“I feel sad about that because he was a fabulous person to work with.”
This comes as Prince Harry is said to be up for doing more work in the UK and has been reaching out to friends.
However, Arthur said he has his doubts as to whether life will be the same for the Sussexes if they do ventures across the pond from their £12million Californian home.
That’s what shocked me when he just cut us all dead
Arthur Edwards
He added: “I don’t think at the moment it’s possible here.
“There’s so much bad feeling with the book, the Oprah Winfrey interview, and some of the Netflix things they have in the pipeline, maybe that’s even more damaging.
“I don’t think she could turn up here with him and do a visit, she may do.”
Jennie added: “I don’t think she wants to.”
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THIRTEEN people have died in a major outbreak of a highly contagious “eye-bleeding disease” – as cases almost doubled in the space of a week.
The sometimes fatal virus – which has a mortality rate of up to 90 per cent – has sickened 58 people as it spreads rapidly through the East African nation of Rwanda.
An outbreak of the bug, which is a close cousin to Ebola, was first confirmed in Rwanda at the end of last month.
As of September 30, at least 26 Marburg virus infections had been reported in the East African country.
In an update issued on October 8, Rwanda’s ministry of health warned cases had almost doubled in the space of a few days.
A total of 58 people have been sickened by the virus and 13 have died.
Meanwhile, 33 patients remain in isolation and 12 have recovered.
Health authorities have completed a whopping 2,655 to detect people carrying the highly infectious disease.
This is the first documented outbreak of Marburg virus – which causes uncontrolled bleeding from different body parts including the eyes – in Rwanda and authorities there are racing to trace its source.
Health authorities are also rolling out hundreds of doses of an experimental vaccine, in a bid to stop the fatal virus in its tracks.
Those most at risk – like doctors and people who’ve come in contact with Marburg patients – will be the first to receive the jabs, Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana said.
It comes after the detection of two suspected Marburg infections shut down a major train station in Hamburg, Germany.
Passengers were evacuated from two platforms at Hamburg Central Station in Germany as emergency personnel, dressed in full protective gear, boarded a train arriving from Frankfurt.
Fears of the disease spreading into Europe were further sparked by reports of a person suspected of carrying the disease travelling into Belgium.
But the Belgian government health authority told The Sun that the individual feared to have potentially carried Marburg virus to Belgium was immediately put into isolation and has completed the full incubation period without developing any symptoms.
The bug was first identified in 1967 in Marburg, Germany.
It’s a “cousin” to the deadly Ebola virus, which killed more than 11,000 people during an outbreak in West Africa between 2014 and 2016.
Virologist Adam Hume, of Boston University in Massachusetts, told the journal Nature that the death rate from Marburg has ranged from 23 per cent to 90 per cent in past outbreaks.
While there are no vaccines or treatments, supportive care can increases a person’s chances of survival.
Marburg is a filovirus like its more famous cousin, Ebola.
These are part of a broader group of viruses that can cause viral haemorrhagic fever, a syndrome of fever and bleeding.
Up to 90 per cent of those infected die.
The first outbreaks occurred in 1967 in lab workers in Germany and Yugoslavia who were working with African green monkeys imported from Uganda.
The virus was identified in a lab in Marburg, Germany.
Since then, outbreaks have occurred in a handful of countries in Africa, less frequently than Ebola.
Marburg’s natural host is a fruit bat, but it can also infect primates, pigs and other animals.
Human outbreaks start after a person has contact with an infected animal.
It’s spread between people mainly through direct contact, especially with bodily fluids, and it causes an illness like Ebola, with fever, headache and malaise, followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, and aches and pains.
The bleeding follows about five days later, and it can be fatal in up to 90 per cent of people infected.
Early symptoms caused by the virus can be similar to those caused by other diseases, including high fever, headache and malaise.
But people with Marburg soon develop severe watery diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.
Patients may also begin bleeding from their noses, gums or other areas of their body.
The deadly bug Marburg virus jumps to humans from fruit bats.
It’s then spread from person to person through very close contact with the blood, bodily fluids or secretions from an infected patient, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) notes.
This can be from direct contact or from touching a surface that’s got blood or bodily fluids on it.
In Rwanda, some of the first people later found to be infected with Marburg initially tested positive for malaria.
But health-care workers knew something wasn’t right when the usual treatment wasn’t working.
By the time the workers realised they had a Marburg outbreak on their hands, a number of them had already become infected, Mr Nsanzimana said in a press conference last week.
Rwanda this began trialling an experimental vaccine in the hopes of containing the virus.
The east African country has received 700 doses of the vaccine from the Sabin Vaccine Institute, a US-based non-profit organisation.
The Marburg vaccine has only been tested in adults aged 18 and older, with no current plans to conduct trials in children.
According to the BBC, Rwanda’s health minister said there were plans to order more doses of the jab.
Most of the recorded Marburg cases so far have involved healthcare staff treating infected patients in and around Kigali, the country’s capital.
Kigali is home to 1.2million people and has a well-connected airport, raising fears of international spread.
Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia, told The Sun this outbreak of Marburg could “crop up in any country globally”.
“The incubation period is between five and 15 days, plenty long enough for someone to get on a plane and fly anywhere in the world,” he explained.
The incubation period of a virus is the time between exposure to the virus and the onset of symptoms.
“Airport screening wouldn’t eliminate that risk due to the long incubation period,” Prof Paul said, as people could be travelling without showing any symptoms.
By Professor Paul Hunter, from the Univeristy of East Anglia
Even if the Marburg was brought over to Europe or the UK, the chance of it spreading like wildfire is small.
The disease spreads easily in hospitals in Africa because they don’t have the infection prevention resources we have in the West.
Once a diagnosis has been made in the UK the patient would be transferred to one of the High Level Isolation Units either at the Royal Free, London or Newcastle.
Once there the staff are very well trained in how to protect themselves.
The risk to healthcare workers would likely be early in the illness when, fortunately, patients are not as infectious.
SOME of the world’s most toned athletes will be on show once again at Mr Olympia 2024 – and the prize money is always worth flexing for!
Derek Lunsford won the 59th edition of the iconic competition last year with a total score of 13.
And as a result, the American idol increased his bank balance by a staggering $400,000.
But several superstars such as former champion Hadi Choopan, British idol Samson Dauda and fellow United States compatriot Nick Walker will be out to snatch Lunsford’s title.
Not only that but all of the contestants are itching to get a slice of that huge cash reward.
Find out how much the prize pot is below.
The prize money for Mr Olympia 2024 is yet to be officially announced.
However, reports suggest that the total prize pool will exceed $1.6 million this year.
American superstar Derek Lunsford took home a whopping $400,000 for winning Mr Olympia in November 2023.
The winning prize money has evolved by a substantial amount from when the legendary Larry Scott won the first event back in 1965.
Below is a list of the winnings done by year:
1965-1974 – Larry Scott: $1,000
1975 – Arnold Schwarznegger: $2,500
1976-1977: Franco Columbu: $5,000
1978 – Frank Zane: $15,000
1979-1983 – Frank Zane: $25,000
1984-1985 – Lee Haney: $50,000
1986-1987 – Lee Haney: $55,000
1988-1989 – Lee Haney: $75,000
1990-1994 – Lee Haney: $100,000
1995-2003 – Dorian Yates: $110,000
2004 – Ronnie Coleman: $120,000
2005 – Ronnie Coleman: $150,000
2006-2008 – Jay Cutler in 06 & 07, Dexter Jackson in 08: $155,000
2009-2011 – Jay Cutler: $200,000
2012-2013 – Phil Heath: $250,000
2014 – Phil Heath: $275,000
2015 – 2023: $400,000
Phil Heath was succeeded by Shawn Rhoden in 2018 before Brandon Curry won in 2019.
Then arrived Mamdouh Elssbiay who won twice. Hadi Choopan took the 2022 title and Derek Lunsford lifted the crown in 2023.
Defending champion Derek Lunsford will be out to reclaim his 2023 Men’s Open title.
But he is expected to have some stiff competition from the likes of Hadi Choopan and Jon Delarosa.
Here is the full list for the Men’s Open 2024:
DID Diddy Do It? will explore the sickening allegations levelled against the rap mogul, aiming to “give a voice to the voiceless”.
Here we take a look at the life and career of Alex Stapleton, the filmmaker behind the upcoming Netflix docuseries.
Alex Stapleton is an Emmy award-winning American documentary filmmaker, director, showrunner and executive producer.
She is a proud member of the Directors Guild of America, serving on the National Board and co-chairing the recently formed Documentary Committee.
Her passion for filmmaking was evident from a young age.
Stapleton grew up watching a diverse range of films, including B-movies and works by directors like John Waters, which influenced her future career path.
At around 19, Stapleton made the bold decision to drop out of school to pursue her dream of becoming a filmmaker.
During this period she read Roger Corman’s autobiography, which sparked her interest in the legendary filmmaker’s career and impact on the industry.
Stapleton’s journey in the film industry began as an additional crew member on the 2004 film The Assassination of Richard Nixon.
Prior to directing her first feature documentary, she had a successful career making commercials in New York, providing her with valuable industry experience and connections.
Stapleton’s breakthrough came in 2011 with her directorial debut about one of the filmmakers who inspired her to make movies — Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel.
This feature documentary explores the life and career of film producer Roger Corman.
Premiering at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, it features interviews with industry giants including Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard.
Stapleton directed and executive produced this Netflix documentary following Chelsea Handler as she examines the concept of white privilege in American culture.
As executive producer and showrunner, Stapleton helmed this FX documentary miniseries chronicling the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the US from the 1950s through the 2000s.
Stapleton directed this critically acclaimed documentary about baseball legend Reggie Jackson, released on Amazon Prime.
HBO docuseries episode directed by Stapleton, focusing on the energy industry’s impact on her family in Houston, Texas.
Stapleton’ released a’s two-part documentary series based on Stephen Witt’s book How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy.
The series explores the revolutionary changes in the music industry brought about by the invention of the MP3 format and the rise of digital piracy.
Stapleton’s work has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career:
One of Stapleton’s most anticipated upcoming projects is Diddy Do It?, a documentary series for Netflix exploring the allegations against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The series will focus on the allegations of sex trafficking, racketeering, sexual assault and violent abuse against the Bad Boy Records founder.
Stapleton is directing the series, with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson serving as executive producer through his G-Unit Films and Television — the production company’s behind the highly successful Power franchise.
Beginning with the original show Power, which aired from 2014 to 2020, 50 Cent’s Power universe follows James “Ghost” St Patrick, a drug dealer striving to transition into legitimate business.
In March 2024, 50 Cent announced a new prequel series titled Power: Origins, focusing on the younger versions of Ghost and his hot-headed partner Tommy.
Did Diddy Do It? is a collaboration between House of Nonfiction, Texas Crew Productions and Netflix.
In an exclusive statement to Variety, Stapleton and Jackson said: “This is a story with significant human impact.
“It is a complex narrative spanning decades, not just the headlines or clips seen so far”.
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to give a voice to the voiceless and to present authentic and nuanced perspectives.
“While the allegations are disturbing, we urge all to remember that Sean Combs’s story is not the full story of hip-hop and its culture”.
The documentary aims to provide a comprehensive look at the accusations, Combs’ responses and the broader implications for the music industry.
As of October 9, 2024, there is no set release date for this docuseries, as it only went into production in September.