The truth is, if Harry DOES make a royal return, it would be a damning admission that Megxit has failed. And, warns MAUREEN CALLAHAN, such humiliation may spur Meghan to go truly nuclear

The time has come to rally, stand in our power, find our voice, speak our truths and brace for impact, because Meghan Markle may be about to go nuclear.

Yes, those expensive travertine tiles are shifting tectonically in Montecito. It seems more and more like Harry is not happy.

He did the unthinkable this week by traveling to New York City and participating in events surrounding the UN General Assembly, dinners, galas and symposiums – all without Meghan.

Some have said that our Duchess is too ill to take part, which must be frustrating for a woman who thrives in any spotlight, who accepts any accolade no matter how meaningless – even if she has to enter through a car rental office to collect her money . It.

But it could also be true that Harry, known as “fat” by his own mother, is finally catching on.

He seems to be giving it a break, aware that the Hollywood experiment – ​​really, the Meghan experiment – failed.

And who could blame him?

He seems to be taking a break, aware that the Hollywood experiment – ​​actually the Meghan experiment – ​​has failed. And who could blame him?

The Hollywood Reporter published a heartbreaking piece earlier this month declaring that the industry was “quitting Harry and Meghan,” fed up not so much by an apparent lack of talent or work ethic, but by the duchess’s reported rudeness.

It also painted a brutal picture of life in Sussex.

“Absolutely ruthless,” a source said of Meghan. ‘She marches around like a dictator in high heels, barking orders. I’ve seen her bring grown men to tears.’

What would she be talking about: old canned goods? Calls to Oprah go to voicemail?

This report came weeks after the Sussexes lost their new chief of staff, Josh Kettler. He quit in August after just three months on the job, becoming one of at least 18 employees to leave the couple’s employ since 2018.

Meghan is currently represented by WME’s Ari Emanuel, a man so powerful that he certainly could have had The Hollywood Reporter’s story killed. Unfortunately, he didn’t.

Emanuel also threw a huge Emmys bash two weeks ago. Meghan Markle was nowhere to be seen.

A woman whose entire raison d’être is fame has been absent from the Oscars and the Met Gala. She also hasn’t been to state dinners at the White House, the Olympics or the front row of Paris Fashion Week.

A source close to Harry and Meghan has of course denied the Hollywood Reporter’s claims. But the outlet’s editor-in-chief Maer Roshan told Access Hollywood this week that “our reporter spoke to a very senior source who works for the couple and said, ‘Everyone is terrified of Meghan.’

The call comes from within!

Meanwhile, Harry’s 40th birthday last week, spent in Montecito, was said to be quite lonely.

The few friends he has left remain in Britain. He doesn’t fit into Meghan’s showbiz world, and apparently he doesn’t care either.

He reportedly planned to celebrate his milestone birthday, which has certainly sparked some existential soul searching, on an outing with some friends — no Meghan.

The saddest detail: Harry would count his personal bodyguard, David Langdown, among his closest friends.

“He and Harry are very close, very tight,” a source told the Mail. “Thick as thieves.”

Harry’s 40th birthday last week, spent in Montecito, would have been pretty lonely.

Langdown services receive a nice salary. When Harry’s best friend is on the payroll in the US – how grim.

And then there are the ongoing problems of Brand Sussex’s business ventures.

Meghan’s American Riviera Orchard, launched clumsily amid a global frenzy over Kate Middleton’s ill health in March, has yet to spawn more than a few jars of jam and several Instagram posts from the likes of Mindy Kaling and Chrissy Teigen.

Meghan’s ARO trademark application, which should certainly have been in the approval stages before launching, was rejected a few weeks ago.

It all lends more credence to the belief that all is not well in Montecito.

At the same time, Netflix is ​​said to have no plans to renew the couple’s reported $100 million deal. Harry’s 2023 Invictus documentary was one of the streamer’s biggest bombs of the year.

Lemonada picked up Meghan’s ‘Archetypes’ podcast back in February, but new episodes aren’t expected until sometime in 2025.

This professional shame further erodes the damage done by Oprah’s interview, “Spare,” and Harry and Meghan’s ongoing rebranding.

To wit: When it was announced that Harry would receive ESPN’s Pat Tillman Award — named after the NFL star who was killed while serving in Afghanistan — Tillman’s mother was furious.

“I’m shocked,” Mary Tillman told the Mail. ‘[Harry] publicly disrespected his family, fled from serving his country as a royal… He is unworthy of this award.”

This constellation of losses is undeniable. What other escape route does Harry – a grown man whose only real job has ever been working as a royal family – have other than seeking reconciliation and some form of return to his old life?

And it appears that Harry and King Charles’ relationship is moving, albeit slowly, toward healing.

For the first time in three years, the palace posted a ‘happy birthday’ wish for Harry on his 40th – a wish that was reposted by William and Kate’s official account.

Were the Waleses strongly encouraged to do this? Maybe.

William and Harry have reportedly not spoken for more than two years, even though they both attended the funeral of their maternal uncle, Lord Fellowes, in late August.

Still, that gesture from William and Kate is quite revealing.

For his part, Harry has reportedly bungled a planned “update” for the paperback edition of “Spare,” due out next month. In place of new bombshells comes an unusual show of restraint.

Now: Will the world soon forget Harry’s frozen toddler, anointed with his mother’s favorite face cream? Of course not! The dog litter box, the broken chain and South Park’s ‘Worldwide Privacy Tour’ will also never be erased from the collective consciousness.

But it’s a tentative sign that Harry hopes to put everything in the rear-view mirror – and in the waste bin.

However, if the lost prince really wants to return to the royal fold, if the transatlantic emotional ice caps were to thaw and Harry was welcomed home – even for some part-time work – where does that leave his wife?

It seems that the relationship between Harry and King Charles is moving, albeit slowly, towards healing. But where does that leave Meghan?

It is clear that Meghan does not want to return to Britain. She wouldn’t be welcome either.

So there’s no escaping the fact that a reconciliation, in whatever form, would in some sense be Harry’s recognition that his real life and purpose are in his home country, within the royal family, who are certainly not the monsters Meghan has claimed .

Otherwise, how could he returns to a family and a way of life that, Meghan said, almost drove her to suicide? That leaving for America was Harry’s way of saving her?

And how could she Did you ever see her husband’s royal reconciliation as anything other than a repudiation of Mexgit – a humiliation?

This is indeed dangerous territory.

We all know how Meghan deals with criticism. She is not a woman who likes to lose.

After all, she has often cast herself as Diana 2.0 – a rebel meant to remake, if not destroy, the royal family.

She knows where all the bodies are buried. And if she is scorned, perhaps she will dig them up quickly.