The Palace Plot Against Meghan Markle; the Next Streaming Wars; and More

Plus: The Story of Meghan Markle's Early Life View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks August 14, 2020   Was There Really a Palace Conspiracy Against Meghan Markle? The authors of royal biography Finding Freedom didn't uncover a secretive staff cabal, but they did uncover quite a bit of ill will—and some evidence that the royal family fanned the flames. R E A D  M O R E »   The Moment Sarah Snook Knew Succession Had Become a Hit On this week's Little Gold Men podcast, the actor who plays Shiv Roy talks about the strange feeling of receiving an Emmy nomination in lockdown—and her nostalgia for that yacht from the season two finale. R E A D  M O R E »   WarnerMedia Sharpens Its Battle-Ax for Streaming Wars It seemed as good a moment as any for a reset, even if it caught the empire off guard. "It happened so quickly," one source said. R E A D  M O R E »   A Hopeful and Frightening Look at Teenage Politics The new documentary Boys State follows a handful of teen boys as they pretend to build a government in Texas. R E A D  M O R E »   Voting by Mail Is Fine If Your Last Name Is Trump The president and his wife requested mail-in ballots for Florida's upcoming primary, despite his unfounded claims that voting by mail leads to fraud and amid his war on the Postal Service. R E A D  M O R E »   How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Could Combat Colonialism's Destructive Legacy The Sussexes are passionate about both mental health and the British Commonwealth—and a recent phone call suggests they might combine those efforts. R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: An American Princess With her Hollywood upbringing, humanitarian impulse, and strong sense of self, Meghan Markle already shone in the spotlight—even before she and Prince Harry tied the knot. In an excerpt from her 2018 book, author Leslie Carroll told the story of Meghan's early life. R E A D  M O R E » This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.