Meghan Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, have not had the best relationship with the royal family since leaving royal life in January 2020. The couple settled in Montecito, California, and now live a very different life from the one in the UK, raising their two children, Lilibet and Archie.
It didnât take long after the couple left UK soil before they decided to speak out. Their now-infamous Oprah interview, a Netflix series, and Harryâs book Spare became top news stories worldwide, and the Sussexes wasted no time accusing the royal family members of all sorts of things. The couple made several bombshell claims about what they had been through, and itâs easy to say that laid the foundation for what is left today regarding any form of contact between the two sides.
Meghan has only been back in the UK a few times since leaving royal life with Harry, but in May, there is a chance she will return. The visit could mean the beginning of a reconciliation between Harry and Meghan and Prince William and Kate Middleton. But it might be a challenging road aheadâas a royal expert now claims Meghan Markle has two demands, including a âgroveling apology,â before ever making amends.Â
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had barely settled in the US before they appeared in the high-profile interview with Oprah Winfrey. It was only the beginning of an intense feud between the Sussexes and the royal family, and on the UK side, Prince William and Kate Middleton stood on the front lines.
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
Harry and Meghan starred in their own Netflix mini-series, and later, following the release of Harryâs book Spare, the battle was on.
Prince William and Kate Middleton were featured in the book as Harry revealed many things about the royals. He gave his view of how his life as a âspareâ within the royal sphere wasnât at all pleasant.
Meanwhile, royal family members, including Prince William, decided not to speak out or comment on Harryâs outbursts about them. As of today, Prince William will talk to his brother when he gets a sincere apology, according to Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine.
âWilliam would be upset that Harry yet again has chosen to make this visit to see his father a PR opportunity,â she told The Sun. âAs far as William is concerned, he has absolutely no interest in speaking to Harry until Harry behaves like a gentleman and apologizes for the years of rudeness and slurs he has aimed at William and the Princess of Wales.â
âWilliam must be privately furious thinking over all the years how he supported Harry, and at this one moment in his life when his 75-year-old father and wife of 13 years are both potentially seriously unwell, all Harry can think about is Harry and using it as an opportunity to announce his arrival and expect to see William.â
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle both attended Queen Elizabeth IIâs funeral. The Duchess didnât join her husband for King Charlesâ coronation last year.
âMegan doesnât feel guilty about Kateâ
Still, Harry attended the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey but quickly left to fly back to the US. If reports were to be believed, the royals were thrilled that he left immediately.
King Charles is most likely the one who is most keen on seeing his two sons make amends, not only for his own sake but also for their future. Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle were seen as the future of the monarchy together with their husbands, but their time side-by-side didnât end pretty at all.
So, is a reconciliation between the two couples even possible? According to royal expert Tom Quinn, it will never happen.
Speaking to the Mirror, Quinn said that Meghan felt that Kate didnât support her enough during her time as a working royal. Meanwhile, the Duchess, he claims, also thought that the two should have bonded as they both had backgrounds as âoutsiders,â married into the royal family.
âMegan doesnât feel guilty about Kate, because she feels that Kate shouldâve been the one person in the royal family to back her against every difficulty,â Tom Quinn told the Mirror. âApart from anything else, Meghan knew Kate was an outsider, so she just couldnât understand why Kate always towed the royal line rather than supporting her, Meghan, the other outsider.â
Harry and Meghan reached out to Kate Middleton to send their best wishes after her abdominal surgery. Meanwhile, it is said that the couple found out about Kateâs cancer through the news.
Some argue that Kate Middletonâs health could be a way of making amends between her and Meghan Markle. However, Quinn argues that their relationship is too âpoisonousâ to recover from.
âKateâs cancer diagnosis has been a real shock for Meghan, but she can see no way to patch up the relationship simply because it has become so poisonous,â he added. âShe also doesnât want people saying that she is trying to make things up with Kate just because Kate is ill. Meghan still feels Kate was in the wrong and should apologize before they try to build bridges.â
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle to visit UK?
Prince Harry made a quick visit to the UK after his father, King Charles, received his cancer diagnosis. The two reportedly had a short meeting at Sandringham, but Prince William did not attend. The two brothers donât speak to each other, and even though Harry allegedly offered to step in and help the royals with engagements during this challenging time, William would never agree to it.
Soon, the Sussexes could be back on UK soil, but it has nothing to do with the royal family. On May 8, the Invictus Games anniversary event will take place, and a service will be held at St. Paulâs Cathedral in London.
Prince Harry, who founded the Invictus Games, will attend. According to Express, Meghan is âlisted as a guestâ for the event.
Sources told the tabloid, âBoth Harry and Meghan are listed as guests, and a speech has been scheduled, but there is still a question mark over whether Meghan will make an appearance. Her name has been penciled in as a TBC (to be confirmed).â
While Harry and Meghanâs and William and Kateâs relationships are at rock bottom, Tom Quinn claims that, surprisingly enough, the Prince and Princess of Wales are the ones who try to fix things.
In another interview with the Mirror, the royal expert claimed that Prince William and Kate Middleton âsuggestedâ that Harry and Meghan Markle should bring their children with them in connection to the Invictus Games event.
âWilliam and Kate have suggested that Meghan and Harry bring the children and that the two couples and their families try to make up, but the suggestion is not leading anywhere so far,â Quinn told the Mirror.
Meghan Markle fears for her childrenâs safety in the UK
While Meghan, as per Express, is currently listed as a guest, it appears that she has made a U-turn, which concerns her children.
A source told OK! Magazine that while Meghan had hopes of going to the UK with Harry in May, she doesnât want to bring Archie and Lilibet with her because she fears for her childrenâs safety.
âItâs now got to the point where Meghan doesnât want to come to the UK with the children. She just doesnât feel safe. The situation is now about whether the family should attend with increased security or Harry should go it alone,â the source said.
Moreover, Harry reportedly begged his wife to reconsider, saying, âI donât want to do this alone.â
âHarry doesnât want to keep making solo trips to the UK,â the source continued. âHe would prefer it if the entire family made regular visits to see his family and build bridges, but there is so much going on behind the scenes that it just isnât possible at the moment. â
âBoth Harry and Meghan were planning to come to the UK, but when the exact time and date of their appearance were made public, she started to rethink that idea,â the source said.
Meghan Markle has âtwo demandsâ before reconciling with William & Kate
The childrenâs safety isnât Meghanâs only concern about returning to the UK. The OK! Magazine source stated that the Duchess doesnât want to âbe thrown back into an anxiety-fueled visit to England where she feels like sheâs not wanted.â At the same time, Harry is said to be very torn about how to support his wife while also simultaneously supporting Kate Middleton, his sister-in-law.
As mentioned, Prince William is furious at his brother for what could be described as âselling secretsâ about the royal family. The fact that the Duke brought Kate Middleton into his book didnât improve things, and William doesnât want anything to do with his brother after âtrowing the family under the bus.â
As one can imagine, the infected feud isnât going to solve itself. Prince William demands an apology from Harry, and Harry also wants one from his brother.
Once again, royal expert Tom Quinn explains that two demands prevent reconciliation between the two couplesâand Meghan Markle isnât ready to accept things as they are.
âHarry would like a reconciliation, but supports his wife completely and until she feels that the royal family have been sufficiently nice to her â and grovelingly apologised for the past â itâs not going to happen,â Quinn told the Mirror, as per Daily Record.
Moreover, the royal expert claimed that Meghan is blocking Harry from engaging in peace talks.
âThe suggestion is not leading anywhereâ
âThere has been a shift here since Kateâs illness Harry and Meghan do feel they need to extend an olive branch, but Meghanâs sense of grievance is still preventing anything really meaningful happening. Illness often brings warring family members together, and there have been hopes at Kensington Palace that Kateâs illness might do it,â the royal expert explained, adding thereâs âno wayâ Meghan is bringing her children to the UK.
âWilliam and Kate have suggested that Meghan and Harry bring the children and that the two couples and their families try to make up, but the suggestion is not leading anywhere so far,â Quinn added.
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