MEGHAN Markle has been branded a “Marmite” character by a royal expert who says she is avoiding the UK to avoid being booed again.
Prince Harry, 39, is set to make a transatlantic trip to the UK next week for an Invictus Games event – without his wife by his side.
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The Duke of Sussex will also attend the Thanksgiving Service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday, May 8, the foundation has confirmed.
And ITV News royal correspondent Chris Ship told The Sun’s Royal Exclusive program that Meghan is scared of being booed at St Paul’s for the SECOND time.
Harry and Meg were last at the London landmark in 2022 for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, where they exited the car to the sound of overwhelming boos.
Chris Ship said The Sun’s Royal Exclusive Show: “The difficulty is that you remember the last time they went to St Paul’s Cathedral, which was for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and they were booed.
“We heard boos for them. We should make it clear that there were people rooting for them too, but there were definitely boos in St Paul’s Cathedral.
“So going back there, I can see why Meghan might not want to accompany Harry there.”
After Harry’s likely short trip to Britain, he and Meghan will head to Nigeria for the next stop on their Invictus Games tour.
A source said Meghan had “shown no interest” in returning to the UK.
However, Meghan, who is of Nigerian descent, will join Harry later on his trip to Africa.
Chris added that Meghan’s “Marmite character” will be seen very differently in Africa – and is the reason she no doubt agreed to go.
He continued: “I think Nigerians will do everything they can to make this trip a success and put Nigeria on the map.
“But we have to remember that however much Meghan in this country has a bit of a Marmite character, people love her or people don’t really love her, she is likely to be seen very differently in Africa.
“So I would have thought that she would draw a large crowd to see her because she is a figure on the global stage and she is coming to their country.
“They’re going to want to put out a red carpet, almost as red as they would put out for a king or a queen.”
The couple will participate in “cultural activities” at the invitation of the chief of the Defense Staff of the West African country.
On Harry and Meghan’s first trip to the country as a couple, they will meet military personnel and their families and take part in traditional cultural activities, according to Nigerian media.
Meghan, 42, opted to stay at the couple’s £12million Montecito mansion in sunny California with her children Archie and Lilibet as she feared a “hostile reception”.
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 makes their first public appearance holding hands at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
- November 2017 – Prince Charles issues a statement revealing that Harry and Meghan are engaged.
- May 2018 – Harry and Meghan marry, becoming the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
- October 2018 – The couple announce they are expecting their first child during their first trip abroad, in Australia.
- March 2019 – Harry and Meghan created their own household, sharing their joint operation with Prince William and Kate.
- May 2019 – Meghan gives birth to a boy named Archie.
- October 2019 – Harry reveals his fight with his brother William in a bombshell documentary.
- January 2020 – The couple surprised the Queen by announcing plans to leave senior roles and settle in North America. After ten days of negotiations at Sandringham, it was agreed that the couple will no longer work as royalty and will give up their “Royal Highness” titles.
- March 2020 – Harry and Meghan make their last official engagement and move to California.
- September 2020 – Netflix announces a major deal with the couple.
- February 2021 – Buckingham Palace announces the couple’s separation as working members of the monarchy are permanent and they will lose their royal patronages.
- March 2021 – The palace says it is “very concerned” about allegations of bullying made by Harry and Meghan’s former staff, launching an investigation.
- March 2021 – Meghan tells Oprah Winfrey that Archie was not 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 the wedding. Harry says Charles stopped answering his calls and was “cut off” financially.
- January 2023 – Harry publishes his 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 “frank” talk with his father before agreeing to attend 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 say their four-year feud could be put to rest. They meet for half an hour before Harry returns home. He doesn’t know William.
Richard Fitzwilliams previously told The Sun that “the Sussexes do not have the trust of the Royal Family” and he is not surprised that Meghan will not arrive in London with Harry.
He said: “I never thought Meghan would come because of the hostility towards her, but I want to say that no one needs to emphasize that it is hostile.
“And in any case, her presence at the reception would overshadow the message of the service, and you wouldn’t want that, as far as Harry is concerned.
“You have to hope that everyone is interested in resolving the dispute, so I hope that can happen.
“But this will happen because of private contact, contact that we would not know existed.
“I mean, this has a much, much better chance anyway. But the problem, essentially, is one of trust.
“The Sussexes do not have the trust of the royal family. That Oprah interview, which caused so much damage, was actually released at a time when the Duke of Edinburgh was ill in hospital.
“This is something the royal family would not have forgotten either.
“But looking to the future, I must of course hope that the royal feud will be resolved in some way. The king has always kept the door open for Harry, but that does not necessarily mean that he would invariably receive a warm welcome.”
This is despite Meghan having already participated in the Invictus Games with Harry in Toronto, Sydney, The Hague and Dusseldorf.
She hasn’t set foot in the UK since attending Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022.
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