KICK ASS Meghan will stand up
by A KICK in the shins taught Meghan Markle’s classmate what stuffy royals will soon learn if they mess with her.
And former primary school pal Atom Whitman believes Prince Harry would easily be brought into line by his bride-to-be after she gave him what for at the age of 11.
Atom, 35, says: “She kicked me in the shin once because I said something out of turn.” And he feels Harry will face the same reaction if he ever oversteps the mark. “I’m sure Meghan will straighten him out,” he adds.
Atom, now a businessman in Los Angeles, recalls his playground row with Meghan as he spoke about their time together at the Hollywood Little Red School House. They were at the primary school from the ages of 5 to 11 and Meghan was a year older.
Describing his run-in with the futurePrincess Henry of Wales, Atom said: “We were over by the stairs between the back playground and the main building.
“I don’t remember what I said but I’m sure it was something sh***y. I was 4ft 5in, in the year below, and making up for it by being a talkative loudmouth.
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“It’s funny looking at her now as someone who’s about to marry into the British Royal Family and remembering that kick. “She certainly knows how to stand her ground. We were standing face to face, I said something out of turn and she got mad and kicked me. We both got dragged to the principal’s office for a meeting. “It was a big deal and, after talking with everybody, they made us sit face to face and apologise to one another. “Her face looked like she thought she had nothing to apologise for. We were both stubborn. Fortunately, the punishment wasn’t any more serious. She didn’t get suspended or anything. “The school was like growing up in a family because it was so small, you couldn’t get away from anyone.” Asked what he remembered most about Meghan at school, Atom highlighted her ambition, which shone through even at a young age. He also noticed her determination to make things happen – and a kindness when she got him in to a TV show. He said: “She was incredibly ambitious. “It’s funny to talk about an 11-year-old like that, but she always came across three or four years older. “If marrying a Prince was something she’d de- cided to do, I wouldn’t have put it past her that she could figure out how. “She was someone who could see something and make it happen. “I was obviously surprised when I first heard she was dating Harry, but I had no reason to b believe that couldn’t be something sh she could do.” Atom remembers re the time Meghan fo forced Procter & Gamble to change their sexist washing up liquid ad. The youngster, who spoke abo about her frustrations on Nickelode Nickelodeon TV, wrote letters of complaint to the company, as well as Hillary Clinton. A month later the line “women all ov over America are fighting g greasy pots and pans” was changed to the