Meghan Markle’s “priority” for wanting to join Prince Harry on his upcoming trip to the UK has been revealed.
Harry and Meghan are expected to be in the UK between July 6 and July 10, primarily to attend the One Year To Go Invictus events in Birmingham.
It has been almost four years since the Duchess of Sussex’s last UK visit in September 2022 and there has been a lot of speculation about the motives behind the rare family trip.
Royal expert John McDermott, Caloroga Shark Media co-founder and creator of the Palace Intrigue podcast, revealed Meghan will be making this trip to support her husband.
“For Harry, [his priority is] Invictus. That’s the reason for the visit, and it’s a cause he’s remained deeply committed to,” he said.
“As for Meghan, despite the inevitable discussion about her business projects, I think her priority is supporting her husband at an event that means a great deal to him.”
Mr McDermott said the Invictus Games held next year will be a key opportunity for the Royal Family to publicly support Harry.
He said the timing of this year’s trip “is dictated by the Invictus Games ‘One Year to Go’ event”.
“The more interesting question, in my view, is what happens when the Games themselves take place next year,” he said.
“With plenty of advance notice, senior members of the Royal Family will have the opportunity to decide whether to attend and won’t be able to blame ‘scheduling’ for a well-announced event. Whatever they choose, that decision makes headlines.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also hope to bring their children Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, on the trip, but the couple have yet to confirm whether they will be in attendance.
Harry has said that the level of police protection offered by Britain has meant he was unable to bring his children in the past.
“The Duke continues to explore every available option to enable the visit to proceed safely and to give his children the opportunity to enjoy the UK,” his spokesman said earlier this week.
Harry and Meghan’s trip comes just days after King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Prince Edward were confronted by a group of anti-monarchy protesters.
The group staged a noisy protest outside St Giles’ Cathedral for the Order of the Thistle service in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Anti-monarchists shouted: “What did you know?” as members of the Royal Family passed them in a motorcade.
Placards held by the protesters also read: “Charles, what are you hiding?” and “Not my King”.
The messages were in reference to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The former Duke of York has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
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