Sasha Walpole

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[The Sunday Times reports](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ball-breaking-aide-to-help-kate-shake-up-the-palace-bv2xk9dww) that Kate is looking to “shake things up” at Kensington Palace with the appointment of Alison Corfield at her most senior aide. Samantha is suing Meghan, claiming her reputation was ruined by “malicious lies” told by Meghan in the 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey. This little beauty was made in 1296 by King Edward I, making it, the Mail says “the oldest piece of furniture in the United Kingdom still used for its original purpose.” Meghan Markle will likely not attend the event (staying behind in Montecito to celebrate Archie’s 4th birthday on May 6), and the whole thing is being dubbed “Harry in a hurry.” Who knows; it was also recently reported that Meghan and Harry would be invited to the ceremony, but because of the to-do around his memoir, it’s unclear if either of them will go. Meanwhile, the paper also reported that cutting the guest list down to 2,000 was proving to be a “nightmare”—because these ghastly snobs have been tasked with making the guestlist more diverse than the usual royal roster of toffs and more toffs. But Eugenie and Brooksbank—who may be planning the transatlantic move after the birth of their second child—are apparently more focused on West Hollywood as a favored neighborhood, which means they can head to Fiesta Cantina for margs. A source told the Mail that “cutting the guest list so radically while also making it more diverse is proving to be a total nightmare,” proving once again how utterly out of touch the palace is. A source who worked with Corfield on chef Jamie Oliver’s free school meal campaigns, told the Times: “She’s a ball-breaker, a real straight-talker, very passionate, dynamic and genuinely funny. “At least now I can tell my story, in my words, with the correct context and detail, and without panicking. [King Charles](https://www.thedailybeast.com/does-king-charles-royal-family-have-a-future)’ home, Highgrove, when she had sex with Harry but now works as digger driver and landscaper, told her story to U.K. Subscribe [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsletters?newsletter=royalist&tdb_source=royalist&tdb_medium=top_article) to get it in your inbox every Sunday. She added that she had kept the secret for over 20 years and would never have said anything had Harry not publicly recounted the episode.