BREAKING NEWS: Meghan Markle ‘eyes major UK invitation’ in comeback plot
The Duchess of Sussex is hoping to receive an invitation to a major event.
Meghan Markle is reportedly hoping for one major invitation (Image: Getty)
Meghan Markle is reportedly hoping to score an invitation to a major event as part of her return to the UK. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved back to the UK late last month with their two children, believed to be settling in the Cotswolds.
According to sources who spoke to Daily Mail editor-at-large Alison Boshoff, Harry and Meghan are already looking to re-establish themselves in royal and British society following their move.
One source said: “Look, they expect to be let back in. Harry expects they [the Royal Family] need him. He and Meghan have nothing else going for them. They’ve burned every bridge in America.”
The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly hoping to receive an invitation to the 40th-anniversary celebrations of The Phantom of the Opera in London on October 9. Boshoff said an invitation would send “a bit of a message”.
There is a 40th anniversary celebration for The Phantom of the Opera (Image: Getty)
An appearance at the event could carry particular significance given the relationship between the musical’s creator, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, and King Charles III.
Lloyd Webber composed the Coronation anthem “Make a Joyful Noise” for the King and was later appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter.
This comes after the King released a letter clarifying that the Sussexes will be non-working royals. It said that the couple will not use “His and Her Royal Highness” titles and remain “private citizens”.
But there are concerns that Harry and Meghan will be acting as a “parallel royal operation”, setting up a “rival court” to the Royal Family, similar to the one that formed after Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles separated in 1992, with the two establishing competing households.
An insider told Radar Online, “William is fuming because, from his perspective, Harry appears to be presenting himself as though he can simply step back into the role of a working royal whenever it suits him.
“Harry remains the King’s son, and nobody can take that away from him, but being a member of the family and representing the monarchy are two very different things.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, claiming they wanted independence and privacy, but have worked to establish relationships with charities and organisations, even undergoing pseudo-royal tours.
“William believes the agreement reached when Harry and Meghan left was clear. They wanted independence, and they were given it, but that meant surrendering the ability to operate as working royals,” the source shared.
