Meghan Markle: She was closest to Prince Philip
Meghan Markle, pregnant with her second child, will not attend Prince Philip's funeral scheduled for Saturday, April 17 at Windsor Castle. A painful decision for the Duchess, who had a "special bond" with the Duke of Edinburgh according to a friend.
This Saturday April 17, Prince Harry will attend alone the funeral of his grandfather Prince Philip, who died this Friday April 9 at the age of 99 years. Seen on his arrival at Heathrow airport, the Duke of Sussex took the direction of Frogmore Cottage, where he observed a quarantine, health crisis requires, before the ceremony planned at Windsor Castle. His wife, Meghan Markle, has remained in the United States. About six months pregnant, the Duchess of Sussex has been ordered by her doctor not to travel. A decision that arouses criticism across the Channel. Relieved, Meghan Markle who would have done everything to be present, finally relies on this decision, preferring not "to be the center of attention".
The Duchess of Sussex liked Prince Philip according to those close to him. A friend claims in The Express that she and The Duke of Edinburgh "had a special bond and that she adored him". During her explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle took care to spare Queen Elizabeth II and her husband. Prince Harry's grandfather and his wife had things in common. In particular the fact of having had a difficult start when they arrived in the royal family. The Duke of Edinburgh also had to impose himself and ignore the many criticisms. Far from having forgotten his past difficulties, he was concerned about the integration of the new ones into the monarchy. The painful memory of Lady Diana, unable to integrate, still stuck in her mind.
To say that the Duke feels disappointed would be a considerable understatement "
A warm welcome had therefore been reserved for the Duchess of Sussex. But when the couple made known their desires for emancipation, and decided to withdraw from the royal family, Prince Philip had expressed his deep disapproval. “To say that the Duke feels disappointed would be a huge understatement,” a source reported according to The Sun. Angry, the Duke of Edinburgh had not hesitated to compare the Duchess of Sussex to another American divorcee who had shaken the British crown years before. The explosive interview of the Sussex couple with Oprah Winfrey on March 7 and their attacks on the Firm had not helped matters. But Prince Philip, hospitalized for many weeks, was already too weak to express his discontent again ...
