The Royal Family have a new star – UK-bound Harry and Meghan needn’t unpack their bags.TA
The Royal Family has a new star in its orbit, but the hush around her makes Harry and Meghan’s UK return feel suddenly irrelevant.
Harry and Meghan on their tour of Australia (Image: Getty Images)
I’ve felt more joy counting down to the HMRC tax self-assessment deadline than Harry and Meghan’s looming visit to the UK. Even before the Sussexes set off from California to a fanfare from US President Donald Trump, who will no doubt be thrilled to see the back of them for a few days, you just know their visit will become a circus.
And if it is a circus, then Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are both the ringleaders and the clowns – because they have already made a complete farce of the trip days before it begins. Is Meghan coming? Are Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet coming? Harry has reportedly been in tears when told the family will not be getting taxpayer-funded police protection. Are they seeing William? Why have they delayed responding to King Charles’ offer for them to stay at Sandringham when here?
It’s all up in the air and must be driving courtiers mad, as they rush to plan for every contingency.
Harry and Meghan never make things simple – and we might have to get used to it.
Recently it was reported that Harry and Charles’ staff thrashed out a rough agreement for a potential ‘half-in-half-out’ semi-working royal status for the Duke of Sussex.When he is in the UK he and Meghan will park their rampant commercialism – they have an obsession with raking in cash in the same way people went crazy for toilet rolls during Covid, like they were going to run out – but when in the US they can flog as many clothes and scented candles and as much jam as they want.
