In a cringeworthy incident witnessed by numerous bystanders, Meghan Markle was forcibly escorted out of the set of the Frasier reunion special by security personnel yesterday. The Duchess of Sussex arrived uninvited to the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles, where the beloved sitcom’s original stars, including Kelsey Grammer, were filming footage for an upcoming NBC broadcast commemorating the show’s 20th anniversary.

According to eyewitnesses, Meghan became enraged when she was denied access behind the scenes and politely informed by producers that, as she did not have a role in Frasier, she could not disrupt their filming schedule. Infuriated at being refused, sources say Meghan launched into a foul-mouthed tirade, hurling a string of obscenities at the stunned crew members. 

Two burly security guards were then forced to physically remove her from the premises as she continued to scream and kick up a fuss. It’s understood that Grammer himself stepped in to try and defuse the situation, gently pleading with Meghan to leave peacefully, as her disorderly behavior was causing serious problems. However, the duchess was said to be inconsolable with rage at being denied the opportunity to self-promote by making a cameo appearance on the show.

One onlooker told reporters, “Meghan was acting like a lunatic, screaming ‘Don’t you know who I am?’ while flailing her arms above her head.” Another witness said, “It was deeply mortifying to witness. She just wouldn’t take no for an answer and had to be dragged out by security, still cussing up a storm. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

The whole ugly scene lasted around 10 minutes and completely derailed filming, leaving the Frasier cast shocked at the spectacle of having to call in security to restrain a “berserk royal running amok” through their set. Grammer himself was said to be “bright red with embarrassment” as he tried in vain to calm Meghan before she was led away. Several crew members are now even threatening to lodge formal complaints against the Duchess over her “unhinged and abusive antics.”

Since fleeing to California last year, Meghan and Harry’s circle of celebrity acquaintances appears to have greatly disappointed her high expectations of instant notoriety in Tinseltown. But this incident has seriously backfired on the Duchess and caused irreparable damage to her already battered reputation in America.

It seems Meghan’s fragile ego cannot handle being declined for even the smallest of cameo roles on sitcom specials. Storming the set uninvited and hurling abuse at staff crosses an unacceptable line – no one, not even a royal, has the right to behave this disgracefully. News of the astonishing spectacle has shocked both sides of the Atlantic and represents a PR catastrophe for the Sussexes’ already struggling “Sussex Royal” brand as they try to carve out roles as independently wealthy Hollywood players.

Meghan’s diva-like behavior gave a masterclass in how not to ingratiate yourself with the celebrity community she’s tried desperately to infiltrate. After the initial warmth of public support for her “Frogmore fairy tale” has now disappeared, this ugly scene seems certain to dampen the enthusiasm of any studio considering throwing millions at the Sussexes.

Back in Britain, sources say news of Meghan’s humiliating ejection from the Frasier set was met with a mixture of deep cringing embarrassment and almost visceral Schadenfreude at the spectacular downfall of a royal couple still disliked in many quarters for their disloyal behavior towards the Queen. The couple’s supporters had always defended their decision to quit frontline duties by insisting “Megxit” was solely motivated by a desire for privacy. But this headline-grabbing tantrum proves Meghan, at least, remains obsessed with recognition, even in the guise of a cringeworthy second-class cameo among former sitcom stars.

Rather than fading sadly into the Californian sunset with their dreams of stardom increasingly unlikely to materialize, we could now see more displays of irrational, undignified behavior from the desperate Duchess as reality sets in. Unfortunately for Meghan, her unforgivable behavior on the Frasier set seems certain to close as many doors in Hollywood as it opens. With the security guards holding her kicking and screaming from the studio, any lingering hope of the Sussexes carving out roles as the world’s most glamorous and influential couple now seems misguided at best. 

And for someone obsessed with cultivating an image as a champion of women’s empowerment, the reports of a rabid royal reduced to gibbering obscenities at a room of stunned crew members offers a portrait in stark contrast to the dignified Duchess she hoped to project. Meghan’s mask has well and truly slipped.

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