Meghan Markle will not travel to London with Prince Harry to pay tribute to Lady Di
The date that was supposed to take Meghan Markle back to London is approaching, but it seems that no such thing will happen. Prince Harry will return for a few days to the British capital to inaugurate the next July 1, coinciding with what would be Diana's 60th birthday, a statue in honor of her mother, but, as happened with the funerals of the Duke of Edinburgh , he could travel again without his wife and children.
According to sources close to the couple told the Daily Mirror, the former actress will stay in Montecito, in Los Angeles, as she "just had a baby." Markle's perfect excuse for not traveling to the farewell of Prince Philip of Edinburgh was her advanced stage of pregnancy.
At that time the family schism of the Windsors due to the harsh statements of the Sussexes to Oprah Winfrey was a reality, but for more than a year it was believed that the inauguration of that statue to Lady Di would be the perfect occasion to reunite after the Megxit the Fantastic Four, as the Dukes of Cambridge plus those of Sussex were known in their appearances together.
During his stay in the UK, Harry has been invited to a private lunch with his grandmother
According to the Daily Mail, Prince Harry has also been invited to a private lunch with Queen Elizabeth which has been seen as a "typically magnanimous gesture from her Majesty" that will be an "opportunity for them to talk about things." Other sources affirm that Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the tribute to Diana of Wales as she considers that "it is an event of Henry and William and she does not want to overshadow them."
The Diana memorial work has been created by artist Ian Rank-Broadley, whose portrait of the Queen appears on all UK coins. The statue was commissioned by the princes in 2017 to mark the 20th anniversary of their mother's death and to "acknowledge its positive impact." Kensington Palace said the siting of the sculpture had been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Meghan Markle has not met a member of the Windsors since March 3, 2020 at the annual Commonwealth church service
Meghan Markle has not met since March 3, 2020 with any member of the House of Windsor, when the last major official staging occurred, attended by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as full-fledged royals, at the annual church service of the Commonwealth in Westminster Abbey. There neither the couples nor the sisters-in-law exchanged a word. This week Kate Middleton was asked about the birth of her new niece, Lilbet Diana, the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. She politely replied that she was looking forward to meeting her, but she also acknowledged that she still doesn't meet her even through FaceTime.
