The Real Reason Meghan Isn’t Joining Harry on His Return to the UK After William & Kate’s Friends Dissed Her Brand
Prince Harry is likely to reunite with his father King Charles in the UK without his wife, Meghan Markle. The Duke of Sussex is reportedly planning to meet up with the King after 20 months without contact.
A source told The Mirror that the reconciliation is indeed happening between father and son in September. The Duke is slated to return to the UK on the third death anniversary of Queen Elizabeth for the WellChild Awards, a charity he has been patron of for 17 years. There is “determination on both sides to make [a reunion] happen,” the source said. “Nobody is pretending the wider family issues have been resolved, but this is about beginning with Charles and Harry,” the source said, saying that it’s “the right time to take that step” with “a simple face-to-face conversation between a father and son.”
The source continued, “This is not about grand gestures or set-piece meetings. … The priority is privacy and dignity, but also ensuring the door stays open for further dialogue.
The Sun reported that Meghan is “not expected” to join her husband on the trip. It would mark his first trip back to his home country after losing a public court battle to reinstate his public funded security with the Home Office. Harry always said the legal battle “mattered” more to him than anything else.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have indicated they don’t believe they’re safe in the U.K., with Harry saying when he lost his court case trying to get security reinstated, “I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point.”
On the family front, there’s still tension within the family. Prince William is reportedly not involved in the reunion. “As for Harry and William, though, any chance of reconciliation between them has been rejected out of hand,” the Mirror insider added.
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of “My Mother and I,” claimed to Fox News Digital that William is having trouble taking that final step because of Meghan Markle. “The flea in the ointment really is very much Meghan,” Seward said. A source told People that William and Harry are “on separate paths” with no communication between them. “The rift is very profound and very long-lasting,” Robert Lacey, author of Battle of Brothers, told the outlet. “It will not be changed, in my opinion, until Harry makes a move and apologizes.”
To add to that, William and Kate’s friends refer to Markle’s brand, As Ever. A royal source told the Daily Mail that the rebrand of the company made friends of the couple give the brand a new nickname: “As If.”
Reportedly, the meaning behind “as if” is “as if it will take off.” One reportedly said, “It’s caused quite a bit of laughter within the group. WhatsApp messages have been going back and forth. It’s all very budget and rushed. Embarrassing, really.” There’s no confirmation on whether this is a name William and Kate also use. But time will tell if the royal family will ever be reunited fully.
