Meghan Markle’s Dress Sparks Conspiracy Theories While Princess Beatrice Gets a Promotion

As the United Kingdom mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the tabloids and conspiracy theorists have gone into overdrive, making outrageous claims about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle.

The couple, who have been subjected to harsh criticism since they distanced themselves from the royal family, are now the subject of a bizarre conspiracy theory involving supposed hidden recording equipment.

Images of Meghan Markle are circulating among conspiracy theorists who claim that folds and creases visible on her dress are actually hiding a recording device and wires.

Journalist Otto English compiled some of these claims and shared them on Twitter.

Wild conspiracies also suggest that Markle, who rose to fame with the legal drama Suits, was hiding the recording gear with her hair spread deftly across her shoulders.

Angela Levin, biographer for Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, tweeted an unsubstantiated claim that the beleaguered duo actually planned to bring with them a USA TV station's crew to record the whole ceremony and that those plans were foiled by Prince William inviting his brother to a walkabout.

Meanwhile, Princess Beatrice, the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, has been given a massive promotion as the royal family is forced to shake up its roster after the Queen's death.

The 34-year-old princess, who was seldom required to perform official royal duties, is now a councillor of state, meaning she has fallen into the small rota of senior royals who can represent King Charles III when required.

Prior to Queen Elizabeth II's death, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Prince Andrew were the four required councillors of state, meaning they could fill in for the Queen in the event of illness or absence abroad.

This is due to the fact they are the highest candidates in the royal line of succession who are over the age of 21.

In the wake of Her Majesty's passing, Beatrice has now moved up to ninth in the line to the throne, ranking her fourth among royals over the age of 21, allowing her to join William, Harry and Andrew in the key role.

Queen Consort Camilla is also able to fill in for Charles despite not being in the line of succession.

Realistically, it makes Beatrice one of the top candidates to step in for Charles behind William, given Prince Andrew has been predominantly barred from royal duties amid s**ual abuse allegations, while Prince Harry resides in the US with his family.

In the new position, Beatrice will be authorized to carry out official duties of the sovereign, according to the Royal Family website, including attending Privy Council meetings, signing routine documents, and receiving the credentials of new ambassadors to the UK.

Prince William, 40, is now the heir to the throne and was granted the new title Prince of Wales, while his children Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, are second, third and fourth in line, respectively.

Prince Harry, 37, is fifth in line, while his children with wife Meghan Markle, Chee Mountbatten-Windsor, 3, and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, 1, are sixth and seventh, respectively.

Beatrice's 11-month-old daughter, Miss Sienna Morpelli-Mozzi, whom she shares with husband Eduardo Morpelli-Mozzi, is tenth in line to the throne.

Buckingham Palace confirmed on the afternoon of September 8, local time, that Her Majesty Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, had died, immediately making her son Charles the new monarch, the last of the monarch's sons.