Meghan Markle was once given over £6,000 worth of designer clothes from Victoria Beckham but it had little effect in boosting the sales of her brand, claimed royal author Tom Bower.

David and Victoria Beckham had long been friendly with Prince Harry and the rest of the royals, however over the last few years their relationship with the Sussexes seems to have soured.

In his new release House of Beckham, Mr Bower wrote: “Victoria agreed to provide a coat, dress, boots and a handbag worth £6,000 to Meghan for the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas Day parade in Sandringham.

“Later, Meghan wore a Beckham custom-made pregnancy outfit and a white coat and dress for a service in Westminster Abbey.”

However, he pointed out that it did not translate into great publicity for the Beckham fashion brand, adding: “The financial benefit was nil. The only success in 2019 was a £1,400 handbag that had been displayed by Meghan.”

The author also claimed Meghan was “irritated” that Victoria had more wealth than her and that the two had “little in common” when they first met.

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