Meghan Markle was reportedly "banned" by Anna Wintour from appearing on the cover of British Vogue's September 2022 issue after the magazine boss became "frustrated" with the Duchess of Sussex's team's "micromanaging", according to sources.
The planned Vogue feature on Meghan's charitable work was apparently scrapped completely following tensions over the cover.
This reportedly led to Prince Harry's wife and former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful "drifting apart" amid rumours in fashion circles of a falling out between the two over the planned feature.
The magazine coverage was intended to coincide with Meghan's keynote appearance at the One Young World Summit in Manchester in September 2022.
Meghan Markle was reportedly "banned" by Anna Wintour from appearing on the cover of British Vogue's September 2022 issue after the magazine boss became "frustrated" with the Duchess of Sussex's team's "micromanaging", according to sources.
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Insiders claim the feature was abruptly pulled and scrapped completely after disagreements over the cover.
An source told the Mail that Meghan was being "difficult about making it a cover" and her team were "insisting on particular straplines".
"Anna heard about it, and just like banned her and said, 'That's it. We don't want to do this'," the source revealed.
"And so she didn't get the cover, and I guess she didn't even get the story," they added.
British Vogue's September 2022 cover star was ultimately Canadian fashion model Linda Evangelista instead of the Duchess.
The planned Vogue feature on Meghan's charitable work was apparently scrapped completely following tensions over the cover.
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The insider explained that Enninful "probably agreed with Anna that you don't get to call the shots on who's on the cover. That's absolutely an editor's decision."
"Anna was p***ed off. Anna was frustrated with all the micromanaging, and just was like, 'All right. That's it. She can't have the cover and we're not doing the story'," the source continued.
However, the Duchess is said to have been relaxed with "no expectations" while her team had "high expectations for the piece" in Vogue.
According to insiders, the project about Meghan's work would have required a full production team including photographers, videographers, stylists and editors to shoot exclusive images and film an in-depth video feature with the Sussexes.
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Sources claim that Meghan's team had hoped the couple could feature on a special digital cover of Vogue, which is released alongside the print edition.
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Sources claim that Meghan's team had hoped the couple could feature on a special digital cover of Vogue, which is released alongside the print edition.
But it is understood that Enninful declined this suggestion as well. "He didn't think it was appropriate to give her the cover," the source explained.
The fallout reportedly led to only "irregular contact" between Meghan and the former British Vogue editor following the disagreement.
However, there are signs of a potential reconciliation between the pair. A source close to the Duchess says they have been in touch again recently.
In August, Edward's team reportedly sent flowers to the Duchess to mark her 43rd birthday, suggesting the relationship may be on the mend.
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