PRINCE Harry is due to return to the UK next week for an Invictus event, but Meghan Markle may “snub” a visit to “avoid booing”, a royal expert claims.
TVI News‘ royal correspondent Chris Ship shared how he witnessed Prince Harry enthusiastically introduced Meghan as his girlfriend at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto.
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Love-struck Prince Harry and his then-American actress girlfriend looked every inch the loved-up couple as they were seen holding hands at their first public engagement together.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive, Chris said: “The first [Invictus event] was in London and then there was one in Florida, and we had Toronto, where he introduced Meghan to the world for the first time.
“I remember being there when she walked into that courtat Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.”
Following Meghan’s triumphant Invictus introduction and later her fairytale royal wedding in 2018, support for the couple was initially enormous.
However, seven years later, Chris claims Meghan will now skip the upcoming event on Wednesday for fear of a negative reception.
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“He will give a reading at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
“Meghan isn’t going with him, so no Duchess of Sussex.”
The Duchess of Sussex, 42, is said to have chosen to stay at the couple’s £12million Montecito mansion in California with her children Archie and Lilibet over fears of a “hostile reception”.
The couple’s brutal attack on the royals in their March 2021 interview with friend Oprah Winfrey was followed by their Netflix series Harry & Meghan.
Harry received more criticism for his hard-hitting memoir Spare, published in January 2023.
The couple have attacked King Charles, Camilla, William and Kate since leaving the firm and moving to California.
After Harry and Meghan were booed as they got out of the car at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, Chris claimed Meghan is now scared it will happen a second time.
He said: “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, they were booed.
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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.
“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.”
A source added that Meghan has “shown no interest” in returning to the UK.
She has not been to the UK since attending Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022.
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, they were booed
Chris Ship
Harry and Meghan’s trip to Nigeria
After Harry’s short trip to Britain, he and Meghan will head to Nigeria for the next stop by on your Invictus Games tour.
However, Meghan, who is of Nigerian descent, will join Harry later on his trip to Africa.
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.
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