I know why bitter Meghan won’t ever set foot in this country again – she wants nothing to with the royals, expert says
BITTER Meghan Markle won’t ever set foot in this country again and she wants nothing to do with the Royal Family, a royal expert has said.
Broadcaster and royal correspondent Sarah Hewson said there were a number of reasons that were preventing both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from being welcomed back into the Royal Family.
The royal expert made the comments while appearing on The Sun’s popular Royal Exclusive show.
Part of Meghan’s reluctance to come to the UK was a clash in lifestyles, particularly the love of hunting the Royals had.
Sarah said: “I’m not sure Meghan is particularly someone who wants to go off stalking and shooting.
“When she first went to Sandringham with Prince Harry and some of his friends and they were going out on a shoot, she was distinctly unimpressed.
“I don’t know if Balmoral would be her first choice. “
Then there were the well-known tensions between Prince William and Princess Kate and the Sussexes which made Sarah think Harry and Meghan wouldn’t even be welcome, even if they were to come over to this side of the pond.
And the situation was complicated due to Kate undergoing cancer treatment.
Sarah said: “I don’t see any signs of any thawing there – and it’s really not a priority for the Wales’ now.
“One of the things they really want to focus on it to keep things calm, keep stress levels down during the Princess of Wales’ recuperation.
“I really don’t think a reunion with Harry and Meghan is going to do for her stress levels.
“It’s just not their focus.”
But Sarah added: “We are always told the King’s door is always open to Harry and Meghan.
“I don’t see an actual, physical invitation being issued but were they to ask [to come and visit] it would be very difficult for the King to say no.
“He doesn’t want this distance with his son and he certainly doesn’t want this barrier between him and his grandchildren.
“He met Lilibet just once and Archie just a handful of times.
“That’s really, really sad.
“Obviously, geography plays a part in that, we’re not going to see the King jumping on a plane and heading to California to see them.”
Megxit timeline
- November 2016 – Harry formally reveals he is in a relationship with Suits actress Meghan Markle.
- September 2017 – Meghan tells Vanity Fair the couple are in love and happy together.
- September 2017 – The couple make their first public appearance together holding hands at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
- November 2017 – Prince Charles issues a statement revealing Harry and Meghan are engaged.
- May 2018 – Harry and Meghan tie the knot, becoming Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
- October 2018 – The couple announce they are expecting their first child while on their first overseas tour in Australia.
- March 2019 – Harry and Meghan set up their own household, splitting their joint operation with Prince William and Kate.
- May 2019 – Meghan gives birth to a baby boy named Archie.
- October 2019 – Harry reveals his rift with his brother William in a bombshell documentary.
- January 2020 – The couple stun the Queen by announcing plans to quit senior roles and settle in North America. After ten days of talks at Sandringham, it’s agreed the couple will no longer be working royals and will give up their “Royal Highness” titles.
- March 2020 – Harry and Meghan carry out their last official engagement and move to California.
- September 2020 – Netflix announces a huge deal with the couple.
- February 2021 – Buckingham Palace announces the couple’s split as working members of the monarchy is permanent and they will lose their royal patronages.
- March 2021 – The palace says it is “very concerned” about allegations of bullying made by former staff of Harry and Meghan, launching a probe.
- March 2021 – Meghan tells Oprah Winfrey Archie wasn’t made a prince after “concerns and conversations” about “how dark” his skin would be when he was born. She claims Kate “hurt her feelings” and made her cry before her wedding. Harry says Charles has stopped taking his calls and he has been “cut off” financially.
- January 2023 – Harry publishes his tell-all memoir Spare, launching scathing attacks on William, Kate and Camilla. He says he and William once got into a physical fight over Meghan.
- April 2023 – Harry has a “heart-to-heart” talk with his dad before agreeing to come to the Coronation in London.
- September 2023 – Harry rejects an offer to spend the anniversary of the Queen’s death at Balmoral with his father.
- February 2024 – Prince Harry flies to the UK to be with his father as royal experts claim their four-year rift could be put aside. They meet for half an hour before Harry flies home. He does not meet William.
But she added that the indications were that Meghan had no “desire” to come to the UK.
Sarah said: “All the signs around Meghan are is that she really doesn’t have any desire to set foot in this country again.
“Prince Harry came back for the service at St Paul’s to mark 10 years of the Invictus Games and they were then heading off on their tour and Meghan dipped into Heathrow Airport and straight back out again, she didn’t come to the UK.”
The royal commentator though did say the whole situation was a “very sorry mess”.
Sarah said: “It’s sad. Mistakes have been made along the way on both sides.
“But as long as there’s… no trust, that’s the fundamental issue here, that those conversations they have are going to end up on a breakfast show or a documentary or on the pages of a book, those conversations just can’t happen.”