BREAKING NEW: Meghan Markle savaged after reunion with King Charles
A royal expert has said Harry and Meghan’s reunion with King Charles wasn’t as successful as many had first thought.
Meghan and Harry reunited with King Charles this weekend (Image: Getty)
Meghan and Harry’s reunion with King Charles III has not been the success that it seems like, a royal expert has said. The couple had a private reunion with Harry’s father after years of a frosty relationship between the 41-year-old prince and the rest of the Royal Family.
Harry had arrived in the UK on Monday on his own and made a number of public appearances during his week in his home country. The plan was originally meant to include his wife and children as well, but that was changed when he didn’t get the level of security he had hoped for during the trip. Meghan followed him over to the UK for a short period this weekend, but it was confirmed that the Duchess of Sussex would not be making any public appearances while back in the UK.
Prince Harry made several public appearances during his UK trip (Image: Getty)
The whole saga has split public opinion, but many have viewed the reunion as a win for the couple, who live miles away in California after stepping down as working royals in 2020.
One royal author, Rob Shuter, said that people shouldn’t believe the headlines that suggest the reunion was a resounding success.
“Don’t believe the hype,” an insider told him. “This wasn’t a surrender—it was a grandfather wanting to see his grandchildren. People are confusing compassion with capitulation.”
They continued: “Yes, the meeting happened. But look at what didn’t happen.
“There was no official photograph. No public embrace. No balcony moment. No joint statement declaring a new chapter. No announcement restoring Harry’s role. No change to security arrangements. No constitutional shift. The monarchy gave away absolutely nothing.”
“If Buckingham Palace wanted the world to see this as a reconciliation, there would have been a picture,” they added. “The fact that there wasn’t tells you everything you need to know.”
The expert went on to describe the reunion as “a private family moment between an ageing King, his son, and his grandchildren—not a public rehabilitation of the Sussex brand”.
One royal author, Tom Bower, told the Daily Express: “The man is poison for the monarchy, and I think all the damage he and Meghan have done over the last 5 years, yes, there was again more damage, and the monarchy’s popularity has fallen.
“It needs to rebuild its popularity and rebuild its respect for people. And Harry’s presence in Britain just undermines that effort.”
