Harry and Meghan fans’ Twitter attack on Zelenskyy raises bot concerns about accounts

The royals have united behind Ukraine, so why are Harry and Meghan’s fans attacking under-fire President Zelenskyy? That’s the question on the lips of the Mail’s Royal experts in our TV show Palace Confidential

• The Prince of Wales, 73 and the Duchess of Cornwall have issues statements in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine this week 
• The Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English said Prince of Wales spent weekend discussing how to best express his anguish but also how to help Ukraine’s people practically 
• The Duke, 39, and Duchess of Cambridge, 40 and Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 40, also voiced their support 
•  The Queen is above politics and will remain silent, as her son and grandson have decided to comment on the situation, royal biographer Hugo Vickers said
• The Daily Mail’s Diary Editor Richard Eden pointed out fans of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attacking Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for not thanking them for their support in ‘extraordinary’ spat
• Author and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop wondered whether Twitter accounts pretending to be fans of the Sussexes are actually Russia-controlled bots 

By Palace Confidential For Mail+

Published: 12:15 EST, 4 March 2022 | Updated: 13:00 EST, 4 March 2022

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