Meghan Markle's bold move to have a "flashy" baby shower for her firstborn once made palace aides "spit out morning tea" in horror when they saw the pictures, according to claims in an unofficial royal biography. Senior royal aides were understood to have been unimpressed by the Duchess of Sussex's luxury baby shower before she welcomed her firstborn son Prince Archie - because it had turned into a "media circus". Meghan jetted to New York while she was seven months pregnant in February 2019 for the extravagant bash which took place in a penthouse at The Mark Hotel and was attended by various stars , including Gayle King, Jessica Mulroney and Amal Clooney.
Royal author, Omid Scobie, claimed that some palace staff found the whole idea distinctly unusual for a Royal Family member in the book, 'Finding Freedom'. The book, co-authored by royal reporters Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie, said: "While the trip had been a hit with Meghan, senior courtiers back in the UK were spitting out their morning tea when they saw her lavish baby shower thrown by friends turn into a media circus with what looked like carefully stage-managed paparazzi walks of the duchess in big black sunglasses from her hotel to her car and a laundry list of insider party details reported by US press." The book details supposed reaction from insiders.
They write: "It's fair to say that the optics of the somewhat flashy shower did not go down well with certain individuals at the palace. "Meghan was often criticise.
