Snubbed by his own grandmother?! A new book claims the Queen herself put Prince Harry and
his wife Meghan Markle in their place during a big Platinum Jubilee event. Here's why.
In the weeks leading up to the queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations,
there was plenty of online chatter about how Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would
be received upon arriving back in their former home.
The royal defectors stepped down as senior working members of the family in early 2020, following
ongoing issues with the British tabloid media and its harsh treatment of the former "Suits" star.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down for a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in
March 2021, during which they laid out, in detail, just how tough it was being part of the monarchy.
"There's no class on how to speak, how to cross your legs, how to be royal."
The celebrity couple explained how they were consistently left to fend for themselves,
even in the wake of demonstrably false and damaging stories being published about them.
Meghan and Harry also had trouble acquiring security protection after stepping down,
leading the prince to tell Today that he was unsure about attending the Jubilee as a result.
The Sussexes were ultimately given the requisite assurances in time to make the trip over,
but the Queen allegedly stopped the Sussexes from overshadowing her Jubilee. And, now,
there's reason to believe they were outright snubbed by her.
Author and journalist Tom Bower — or "the undisputed Witchfinder General
of contemporary biographers," as the Daily Mail calls him— has turned his attention to
the Sussexes with his latest release, "Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors."
Bower claims that the infamous seating snub at the Jubilee was actually authorized by the queen
herself. During a recent chat with GB News, Bower said that the reason Meghan and Harry were seated
far away from Prince Charles, Prince William, and Kate Middleton at the thanksgiving service at St.
Paul's Cathedral was that the queen didn't want them grabbing attention. Moreover, Bower alleged,
"Meghan and Harry were late to get to St Paul's Cathedral deliberately
so that they could make their own grand entrance."
Bower said that Harry and Meghan wanted to sit on the aisle, but were forbidden from
doing so. Furthermore, when Harry fought back against the usher's instructions, he was told
"your grandmother" chose the seating arrangement herself. Bower pointed to an "impeccable source"
when questioned on the veracity of the claim, while Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
Although they were excited to return to the UK,
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's time at the Jubilee didn't appear to go as planned,
with the couple reportedly receiving a cold reception from the other royals.
In fact, according to The Sun, the queen only spent 15 minutes with the Sussexes during her big
celebratory weekend. Perhaps their relationship had soured long beforehand, as Bower claims.
In an excerpt from "Revenge," published in The Sunday Times,
Her Majesty is recounted as saying, "Thank goodness Meghan is not coming," in regards
to the duchess being too pregnant to attend her late husband Philip's funeral in 2021.
The queen was allegedly speaking to some of her most trusted staffers on the day of the service.
Harry notably attended the event alone and was spotted chatting amiably with
his estranged brother, Prince William. He and Meghan later visited the queen
together privately in April 2022 ahead of their appearance at the
Invictus [in-VIK-tuhs] Games. It was just a couple months before the couple returned to
Britain for the first time with their two children to attend the Jubilee.
"Being with her, it was great. It was just so nice to see her."
There's reason to believe the queen was right to worry about Meghan Markle, in particular,
stealing focus from her, since Bower claims she and husband Prince Harry ultimately decided to
relocate to California because the former "Suits" star couldn't stand sharing the
spotlight. In his GB News interview, Bower claims that although Meghan married for love,
she also desperately wanted to increase her public profile. Bower explained,
"In the end, very quickly, she discovered that
she wasn't going to get the status of number one, which is what she wanted."
"There is only one number one in the royal family
and the rest of the family is there to support the queen."
Thus, according to Bower, Meghan realized Hollywood made more sense for her. The
biographer did acknowledge, however, that the former actor was demonstrably successful in her
goal, since she's now considerably more famous than she was before.
It might not have been worth it in the end, however, as it recently transpired that Meghan
and Harry didn't actually receive a big invite everyone thought they did. According to Page Six,
despite a report to the contrary, published in The Sun, the couple was not invited to Balmoral
Castle to spend time with the rest of Harry's family during the 2022 summer holidays.
It remains to be seen who made the call,
but judging by recent revelations, it might have been Her Majesty herself.
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