Truth over Meghan Markle ‘tipping off paparazzi’ and ‘staging pictures’ finally revealed

Meghan Markle has been accused of ‘tipping off’ the press on her whereabouts in order to stage paparazzi pictures.

Paparazzi slams Meghan Markle ‘tip-off’ rumours

Meghan Markle has been accused of “tipping off” paparazzi in order to “stage” pictures.

The Duchess of Sussex was recently snapped smiling at cameras as she browsed around her local farmers market with her beloved beagle and her security guard, further fuelling the rumours that the paparazzi had been “tipped off”.

However, a photographer has now slammed these claims – reports the Mirror.

The mum-of-two was pictured during the outing by photographer Jill Ishkanian who defended the Duchess claiming she “absolutely does not” tip off on her whereabouts.

Jill said: “No one calls me, trust me. I have absolutely no support, I do everything by myself. It’s a total pain in the butt when you get their picture to be totally honest.”

The photographer also revealed that she managed to see Meghan at the farmers’ market after attempting to capture snaps of Katy Perry’s father.

“I saw a pink and white striped golf cart with Katy Perry’s dad holding flowers standing next to it talking to someone,” she said.

She continued explaining how she believed Meghan was speaking to Katy’s father but only knew for sure when she was Meghan’s bodyguard.

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Speaking to Newsweek about how she managed to get a snap of Meghan, the photographer said she decided to use her phone instead of her long-lens camera.

“I picked up my iPhone, I knew if I picked up a big camera, she’s trouble,” Jill added.

It isn’t the first time Meghan has been claimed to have set up paparazzi shots, with one book claiming she leaked information to the press before joining the Royal Family – however, her ‘tip-off’s’ all changed after meeting Harry.

Finding Freedom, written by Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie, claimed: “While Meghan, before she met Harry, had occasionally set up a paparazzi photo here and there or let info slip out to the press, she did everything in her power to protect the privacy of her relationship with the prince.

“She knew that keeping things quiet meant that they could get to know each other without pressure of further worries that came from reporters covering and commenting on their burgeoning romance.”

The authors claimed Meghan was “relieved” when the media eventually found out about her relationship with Harry after being forced to keep it a secret from her family and friends.

The Mirror has approached Meghan’s representatives for comment.