Meghan Markle had restricted access for the One Young World’s conference in Manchester in 2022, it has been claimed.

Meghan Markle gave a speech at the One Young World conference in 2022 (Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
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Meghan Markle’s team demanded a “tight scrutiny of ticketing” for the ‘One Young World’s’ conference in Manchester in 2022, according to a new book. Meghan was invited to speak at the conference, which brought young leaders together to discuss global challenges.

Tom Bower’s royal book, ‘Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family’, explores what happened behind the scenes of the event. He writes: “In Manchester, Meghan’s publicist demanded tight scrutiny of ticketing to exclude any protesters, a ban on spectators standing outside the venue, and all journalists were to be excluded from the hall.

“Only Omid Scobie, a trusted author, and the photographer Misan Harriman were to be given access to the event. Harriman’s photos would be published only in Town & Country magazine. Not the mainstream media.”

Mr Bower further writes: “Any protest that the media restrictions would damage Meghan’s request to be globally positioned as a philanthropist was dismissed. Risks were unacceptable to the Duchess.”

During the event, the Duchess of Sussex gave a moving, vulnerable speech that saw her candidly admit to feeling undeserving of her seat at the table when she first joined as a counsellor for the event back in 2014.