(VIDEO) Annoyed Bradley Walsh Walked Meghan Markle Off Set After RUDE REMARKS About Kate Middleton

The typically light-hearted atmosphere of the popular British game show “The Chase” turned tense and uncomfortable last week as host Bradley Walsh was forced to intervene and remove contestant Meghan Markle from the set following a series of cutting remarks she made about Kate Middleton.

The episode, which is set to air in the coming weeks, was described by audience members as being positively electric from the moment Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, stepped onto the studio floor.

(VIDEO) Annoyed Bradley Walsh Walked Meghan Markle Off Set After RUDE REMARKS About Kate Middleton

According to multiple eyewitness accounts, Meghan appeared to be in an agitated mood right from the start, rolling her eyes and sighing audibly as the host went through the show’s typical introductions and pre-game banter.

Things took an even more confrontational turn when it came time for Meghan’s individual round against the show’s formidable Chaser. As she stood at her podium, Meghan seemingly went out of her way to take unprompted, pointed jabs at the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, who is the wife of Prince William, the elder brother of Meghan’s own husband, Prince Harry.

“Oh, I’m sure dear Catherine is just trembling in her boots at the thought of me being on this show,” Meghan remarked snidely, earning a shocked gasp from the audience. “I mean, we all know she’ll never be the queen that I would be, not with that dull personality of hers.” The camera quickly panned away from a visibly stunned Meghan, cutting to host Bradley Walsh, whose usually affable demeanor had been replaced by a stern, almost angry expression. Abandoning the typical laid-back hosting persona he is known for, Walsh rapidly made his way over to Meghan’s podium.

“Now see here, young lady,” Walsh said sternly, wagging his finger at Meghan. “I’ll not have you talking about the Duchess of Cambridge that way, not on my show. That’s quite enough of your rudeness. Pack it up and get off my set if you please.”

A hush fell over the studio as Meghan stood there, mouth agape, seemingly stunned into silence by Walsh’s uncharacteristically stern rebuke. After a moment, she gathered her things and allowed herself to be escorted off the set by a production assistant, the audience watching in stunned silence.

(VIDEO) Annoyed Bradley Walsh Walked Meghan Markle Off Set After RUDE REMARKS About Kate Middleton

In the aftermath, various crew members and audience members who were present for the incident have come forward to share their accounts. Many described Meghan as seeming agitated and irritable from the moment she arrived, with one audience member noting that she had been sneering and muttering under her breath throughout the warm-up and pre-taping proceedings. “It was just so unnecessary and out of place,” said one crew member speaking on the condition of anonymity.

“Meghan had been nothing but snippy and rude the entire time she was here, and then to go after the Duchess of Cambridge like that, completely unprovoked. Bradley was right to step in. I’ve never seen him that upset before.”

Representatives for both Meghan Markle and Kensington Palace, home to the offices of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have so far declined to comment publicly on the incident. However, royal sources have indicated that the Cambridge family was made aware of Meghan’s controversial remarks and that they were dismayed and hurt by the Duchess’s words.

This is far from the first time Meghan Markle has found herself at the center of controversy since joining the British royal family. Her strained relationship with the rest of the Windsor clan, particularly with her sister-in-law Kate, has been the subject of intense scrutiny and media speculation for years. From reports of a rift between the two duchesses to Meghan and Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which Meghan made claims of palace staff mistreating her, the former American actress has cultivated a reputation for being.

Now it seems Meghan has taken that reputation one step further, brazenly attacking Kate Middleton’s character and fitness to one day become Queen, a role that many believe Kate is destined for when her husband, Prince William, eventually ascends to the throne. It remains to be seen whether this incident on the set of “The Chase” will have any lasting impact on the already tense relationship between the two royal couples, but one thing is certain: Meghan Markle’s words and actions have once again thrust her into the center of a growing royal scandal.