There was a brief window after news broke that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was considering a return to acting – but before reports revealed what that comeback might actually look like – when the possibilities seemed endless. This was a story years in the making: after marrying Prince Harry in 2018, the woman formerly billed as Meghan Markle stopped acting entirely (having filmed her final scenes in the legal drama Suits the previous year). She moved to the US with her husband and children and pivoted instead to dreary non-fiction content on Netflix. With Meghan now a huge global celebrity, you had to wonder what sort of project, what sort of un-turn-downable role, could possibly convince her to re-enter the thespian sphere. If reports are to be believed, that tantalising project is… season three of Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen. A spin-off of Ritchie’s 2019 gangster film of the same name, The Gentlemen is, essentially, high-end schlock. I’m not saying it’s beneath the duchess, but her involvement would be the most noteworthy thing about it. With …

Over the weekend, Meghan, wearing a lilac coat, posted a full-length mirror selfie of herself to her Instagram with her four-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet, kneeling at her feet in a red dress – which reveals the inside of her beautifully arranged wardrobe. The doors to the giant mahogany-looking closet at her home in Montecito, California, are flung open to display neatly ironed shirts. Hanging from an ornate bronze door handle are pressed black jackets and trousers. Some high black stilettos are carefully positioned on the floor by the wardrobe – one pair with the Christian Dior label clearly visible. There is nothing more personal than sharing the inside of your wardrobe, and now rumours are swirling about the hidden significance of such a post. Is she starting a fashion brand? Last week, a sizing chart for T-shirts appeared on her brand’s website, although it was quickly deleted. Could this “inside her wardrobe” post really be the next clue in her ever-evolving career trajectory? Meghan Markle posted a selfie of her open wardrobe to Instagram – …