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James Brinsford

Meghan Markle was 'most welcomed royal ever' despite claims she was shunned

Meghan Markle had the "biggest welcome" any royal has ever enjoyed, claimed royal photographer Arthur Edwards.

The 80-year-old snapper appeared on ITV's documentary The Week That Shook The Royals, that looked at the fallout from Meghan and Prince Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Arthur has been covering the royals from close up for the past 44 years and has questioned whether the Duchess of Sussex was as much as an outsider than she claimed to be during her chat with Oprah.

She had claimed that her and Harry left the UK due to the treatment they had received from the British press and from members of the Royal Family.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend the Commonwealth Day Service 2020 (Getty Images)

Arthur said that wasn't what he had initially seen after Meghan appeared on the scene and became the girlfriend to Prince Harry.

He said: "The fact is that Meghan got the biggest welcome to the Royal Family anyone ever got."

Arthur cited the mass outpouring of love from the public when she married Harry, with thousands lining the streets and millions more tuning in from home to watch them tie the knot.

It is in the past year or so that the relationship between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the British people has begun to sour, with many unhappy with their decision to leave the Royal Family and set up home in California.

Last week, Arthur said that the only winner from the tell-all interview was Oprah, as she showed why she is such a revered talk show host.

Meghan 'had biggest welcome ever' to Royal Family, claims Arthur Edwards (itv)

Writing in The Sun, he revealed: "Make no mistake this is a knife edge moment in recent royal history that knocks Diana's Panorama revelations into a cocked hat.

"Harry and Meghan have the best PRs Hollywood can buy. I believe nothing in that interview was said by chance.

"I feel desperate sorrow that it's come to this. Everybody has been hurt here. It wasn’t necessary to do this."

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