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It was Meghan Markle herself who publicly proclaimed that her relationship with Prince Harry was like ‘salt and pepper’.
“We always move together,” he insisted.
Well, not at the moment they don’t.
That strategy was torpedoed in 2023 when the Duchess of Sussex allowed her husband to deal alone in public with the mass backlash sparked by his egotistical, childish, nasty and divisive autobiography, Spare, designed to destroy the reputation of his brother, the future king. . and begin the process of dismantling the British monarchy as we know it.
While I am told that Meghan was privately supportive during the writing of the book, and was heavily involved in the scorched earth strategy regarding the royal institution and the British media, publicly there has been a marked shift in tone.
“If the last two months have taught the King anything, surely it must be that Harry and Meghan are on a mission of destruction and negotiation is futile.”
In a surprising quote apparently reported by people close to the couple, a source told the Daily Telegraph of Meghan’s take on Spare: ‘Is this the way she would have approached things? Possibly not. But she will always support him and she would never have gotten involved in promoting such a personal project. It was about her own life, her own journey, and her own perspective.
The newspaper, one of the few British titles with which the Sussexes have a working relationship, also reported that Meghan “may have expressed a slight concern that it was the right move.”
So what is really happening?
It seems hard to believe that Meghan has suddenly decided that publicly roasting her husband’s family is wrong, given that that is exactly what she has done in the past.
And, apart from the specific reversal of claims that the royal family is racist, Spare is continuing a narrative that began in his infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, much of which has been refuted (where a dutiful Harry joined to her in the last parts). ).
In fact, the Duchess is said to be privately ecstatic that many of the previously hidden and publicly damaging claims about Prince William’s behaviour, especially the so-called physical attack on Harry, during his time in the royal family have now been made public.
“The Duchess of Sussex allows her husband to face alone in public the mass backlash provoked by his egotistical, childish, nasty and divisive autobiography Spare”
Which is why, contrary to any suggestion of disunity between the Sussexes, members of the Royal Family now fear there is a far more nefarious motivation behind Meghan’s rare silence.
By staying out of the public fight surrounding Spare and not commenting on its contents, Meghan could become a power broker in the upcoming negotiations between Harry and his father, King Charles, over his possible coronation attendance. .
The Mail on Sunday political editor Glen Owen revealed yesterday that the King has asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to broker a deal to allow Harry and Meghan to attend the Westminster Abbey ceremony in May.
Uber woke up Justin Welby as an ally to the couple, especially the Duchess, who could be in for a defining moment.
But rightly so, Prince William is deeply concerned by such an approach, believing that his younger brother could use the internationally significant event to stage a damaging stunt.
Those fears are well-founded and not paranoia, especially after Harry recently told close friend Bryony Gordon in an increasingly deranged interview that for relations with his family to heal “what I would really like is some responsibility.” ” and, he added, “an apology to my wife.”
Dan Wootton
Against this backdrop, it is Meghan who now holds the key to appeasing her husband and granting Charles his ill-advised wish for family unity on his big day.
That’s a situation Meghan will enjoy.
The former Suits actress was incandescent when courtiers, most likely at the behest of senior members of the royal family, seemed to exclude her from the Megxit negotiations by holding the Sandringham Summit when she had returned to Canada to care for her infant son Archie. .
A royal told me: ‘Meghan’s silence around Spare seems very strategic.
“Now she can seem like the peacemaker as she makes it very clear to her husband what concessions they will need before agreeing to attend the coronation.
It has put itself in a position where it is now almost impossible to evade it.
But make no mistake, Meghan still wants to do the most damage to the Royal Family. Her fingerprints were all over the Netflix series that even questioned the role of the Commonwealth, the Late Majesty’s life’s work of hers.
“There’s no trust there anymore, but what choice does anyone have if Charles is determined to have them both there.”
I think that is the fundamental mistake that the new king is making.
If the last two months have taught him anything, surely it must be that Harry and Meghan are on a mission of destruction and negotiation is futile.
That Charles put his wife Camilla, whom Harry described as ‘dangerous’ and ‘villainous’, and his son William, subject to his younger brother’s more toxic bile, in the position of having to come face to face with the Los Sussex at the coronation seem unnecessarily cruel.
And, after witnessing everything that happened, including Meghan’s alleged bullying of royal staff, the idea that Wills would even tolerate being part of an apology to the Sussexes is ludicrous.
Charles is playing with fire by allowing Welby, who has clearly fallen under the Sussexes’ spell, such a position of power.
He previously said of Meghan: “She is a person of deep humanity and deep concern for people, who seeks to carry out her role with every ounce of her being, and I think she is an extraordinary person.”
Yes, of course it is! Meghan is actually a deeply selfish person with a deep concern for revenge on anyone who gets in her way.
It is also a miscalculation to suggest that Harry and Meghan’s absence from the coronation would overshadow the proceedings.
As William is concerned, the biggest risk lies with the couple, who feel they have nothing to lose in their pathetic mission, to hijack the national moment of celebration for their own ends.
Charles and the rest of the royal establishment metaphorically opened their arms wide to the Sussexes during funerals for Prince Philip and the late Queen, and Platinum Jubilee celebrations, only for the couple to use the access to reveal private details. creepier. in your commercial projects.
It’s time for the Royal Family to learn about the Sussexes’ strategy and realize that there is imminent danger in Meghan’s current silence.