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Prince Harry’s claim Meghan Markle is “magic” after the pair sang to seals in Scotland has been described as “completely ridiculous”. The story came after then-Prince Charles told the Duchess about sirens disguised as seals in folklore – creatures known as “selkies” whom the Duke would later thank for Meghan’s pregnancy.
Harry explained how, when visiting Scotland, seals “responded” to Meghan’s singing – which he took as confirmation that she “really was magic”.
The story was met with surprise from former aide to Margaret Thatcher Nile Gardiner, who responded: “This just sounds completely ridiculous.”
In his memoir, Spare, which is being officially published tomorrow but was released early in Spain, Prince Harry described a time when he, Meghan and his father were visiting the north coast of Scotland, reports the Telegraph. Over dinner one night, the King told them the story of selkies – Scottish sirens that disguise themselves as seals in Celtic and Norse mythology, and told the Duchesses to sing to the seals to see if they would respond.
Harry wrote that at the time, King Charles and Meghan had a “strong bond”, with his father often enjoying “peacocking in front of Meg” by telling stories with “much theatre”.
The family were staying at the Castle of Mey – a royal castle bought by the Queen Mother in the 50s. The following day, while on the beach, the Sussexes spotted a pair of seals – prompting Harry to run over to sing to them.
However, when he failed to get a response, Meghan joined him, and then, he wrote, the seals answered.
The Duke explains in the book: “Soon enough, an endless number of heads began to appear in every part of the water, responding to her song.”
He said that at that moment, he thought Meghan “really is magic”.
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Their 2018 visit to Mey was at a time when the Sussexes were trying to conceive a child. Meghan had been losing weight, something which Harry attributed to the stresses of royal life.
The couple consulted a Ayuverdic doctor – a traditional Hindu form of medicine – for help, who told them if Meghan gained three kilos in weight, she would be able to conceive.
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The tell-all memoir, which was ghostwritten by Pulitzer Prize winner J R Moehringer, promises to be packed full of explosive revelations and insight into the Royal Family – and there’s even an audiobook read by the Duke of Sussex himself.
You can buy your copy of Spare on Amazon.
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The Duke wrote that while they awaited the result of the pregnancy tests, he placed them on his nightstand next to a small box in which he kept a lock of Diana’s hair.
He wrote “All right, I told myself, good. We’ll see what Mum can do with it.”
Both tests then displayed positive, leading Prince Harry to thank both his mother, and the selkies.
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