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Rosaleen Fenton

Meghan Markle's anger after unflattering Urban Dictionary definition appears

Meghan Markle was left fuming at an unflattering definition of her that appeared on Urban Dictionary, a new bombshell book claims.

The online slang encyclopedia crowdsources definitions of new words - or a new definition of a word - used by the younger generation.

But the Duchess of Sussex was left unimpressed after a definition of her appeared on the youth website, which is visited by 65 million people a month.

In Tom Bower's new book 'Revenge: Meghan and Harry and the War Between the Windsors', which is released this Thursday, he examines the rift between the Sussexes and Royal family.

He alleges Meghan was angry that Palace officials refused to protect her image and refused to accept that staff were not employed to promote her as an individual.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended the National Service of Thanksgiving during the Platinum Jubilee (Getty Images)

In his book, he wrote: "Meghan seemed isolated, vulnerable and stifled by convention.

"Apparently unwilling to accept that, unlike Hollywood, no one was counting the box office receipts of the crowds she attracted, she was waging a struggle for which she was not suited.

"Scornful of the Palace’s explanation that attacking the media would rebound on her, she adopted Hollywood’s rulebook and took the initiative.

"No other member of the royal family had suffered as much embarrassment from their own family as Meghan.

"There was some equivalence in Meghan’s contempt for her half-siblings, Samantha and Thomas, and now Harry’s for Kate and William, in particular.

"The Cambridges, she believed, were failing to offer the recognition and generosity she deserved.

"She hated the comparisons with uncomplaining Kate. Effortlessly, the Cambridges appeared to be perfect.

The Duchess of Sussex revealed she had 'suicidal' thoughts while living in the UK (Courtesy of Harpo Productions/CBS)

"Meghan appeared to be influenced by envy of Kate. In turn, the future queen regarded her neighbour as dismissive.

"Kate, complained Meghan, did not have to live with the latest irritating revelation, such as the Urban Dictionary’s newly published definition of 'Being Meghan Markled': a 'verb for ghosting or disposing of people once you have no use or benefit from them anymore, without regard to genuine human relationship'.

Accompanying examples designed to explain how to use the phrase includes: 'Do not Meghan Markle me when your movie comes out!’, 'She did a Meghan Markle on her friends as soon as she became famous’ and 'Mary did a Meghan Markle on her poor husband as soon as she became famous’.

The definition went viral following claims that the Duchess dropped former friends from her life when she joined the Royal Family.

This included her father Thomas Markle, 77, who posed for staged paparazzi shots and criticised the royals in a series of interviews.

He also published an emotional letter she sent him, chronicling their relationship.

Meghan Markle during her surprise engagement in the Netherlands in April (Chris Allerton)

She is no longer close with her childhood bestie Ninaki Priddy who was reportedly unhappy with the way Meghan ended her first marriage to TV director Trevor Engelson.

Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh was also dropped after reportedly being touted to be one of the bridesmaids in the Royal Wedding only to find herself cut out completely.

She didn’t make the guest list following fears stories were being leaked by some pals about the big day.

Piers Morgan also claimed he was 'ghosted' by the Royal after becoming firm friends.

He previously said: “As someone who has actually been Meghan Markled by Meghan Markle, I feel great empathy with anyone who gets Markled in life.

"There’s never any need for it. You should always at least have the basic good manners to tell someone why they are no longer of any use to you as you crawl ruthlessly up the social ladder.”

But Meghan has stayed close friends with many friends from her previous life, including tennis ace Serena Williams and make-up artist Daniel Martin.

At the time the dictionary definition went viral, defenders of Meghan, ponted out that, though the Urban Dictionary is popular worldwide, it has no official status and is vulnerable to being manipulated by trolls.

Tom Bower's book: 'Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors' by Blink Publishing will be published on July 21.

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