Why Meg really is a second-hand Kate

HAS Netflix drama The Crown slashed its budget to tell the tale of Kate Middleton and Prince William when they were thrifty students? I hear the costume department bought outfits for 19-year-old Meg Bellamy, right on set, who plays the young Kate, from secondhand marketplace Depop for just £60.

I also hear that producers paid a student only £50 while a crew of 20 took over her St Andrews University bedroom to film scenes based on the couple’s time as funloving youngsters in Scotland.