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Lip Reader Reveals What Meghan Markle Commanded Prince Harry to Do on Camera During Colombia Trip

Michelle Kapusta — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 16:31:00 +0000

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s Colombia trip is in full swing as the couple began their four-day visit to the South American country on Aug. 15.

This trip has garnered a lot of attention, which is what the duke and duchess intended. But they didn’t want cameras capturing anything that made things look off even for a second. Now, a lip reader is revealing what Meghan had to tell Harry when he forgot to do something everyone is so used to seeing from them.

Lip-reading expert catches Meghan’s 1-word demand for Prince Harry as cameras rolled

The couple’s entire trip is of course planned out thoroughly with an iron-clad itinerary. Some of the Sussexes’ actions also appear to be completely planned, rehearsed, and orchestrated for the cameras. In fact, a lip-reading expert saw Meghan give Harry a command when he didn’t do what he was supposed to when he was supposed to.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for photo with Vice President Francia Márquez and her partner, Yerney Pinillo, during visit to Colombia | Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via Getty Images

Ahead of a meeting with Vice President Francia Marquez and her partner, Yerney Pinillo, cameras captured the duke and duchess as they walked out of the building. It was then that professional lip reader Nicola Hickling saw Meghan give Harry a quick one-word order.

Hickling told The Mirror that she observed the former Suits star mutter “hand” to her husband. The prince immediately obliged and grabbed hers before saying, “Here you go.”

Hickling also decoded what Meghan said to a youngster they met at the Colegio Cultura Popular school in Bogota. The lip reader noted that Harry was about to speak to the child but Meghan interrupted to talk to the boy first, so the prince quickly closed his mouth.

According to Hickling, Meghan proceeded to say: “So, so you won an award in products, is that right?” Once she was finished, Harry asked the boy: “How serious were you when you took on this offer?”

What a body language expert says Meghan did to show her ‘dominance’ and ‘control’

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry arrive in Bogota, Colombia | Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via Getty Images

Darren Stanton is a body language and behavioral expert with a degree in psychology. He previously worked as a police officer and used his expertise to uncover the truth when interviewing hundreds of suspects. He later moved into media and TV as a consultant and has been dubbed the “Human Lie Detector.”

Stanton pointed out how the duchess asserted her “dominance” and “control” when they arrived in Colombia.

Speaking on behalf of Betfair Slingo the expert said: “Harry and Meghan carried themselves with huge levels of confidence. Harry came across as tall and strong, whilst also maintaining a steady calmness. This shows Harry wanted to make their presence known and present themselves with a high sense of purpose … We saw Meghan wearing a navy color … this color choice suggests Meghan wanted to assert dominance and control. She [was] aiming to make a bold statement.”

Showbiz Cheat Sheet acknowledges conditions and cultures can impact body language and is sensitive to all backgrounds.

Balmoral: 5 of Prince Harry’s Quotes About the Royal Family’s Summer Getaway

Mandi Kerr — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 13:36:00 +0000

August means one thing for the British royal family—going to Balmoral. While he and the Sussexes aren’t invited this year, Prince Harry has, from time to time, opened up about vacationing in the Scottish Highlands. Ahead are some of the Duke of Sussex’s quotes about Balmoral from Spare.

1. Harry thought of Balmoral as ‘paradise’

Between all of the bombshells and claims in his 2023 Spare memoir, which may or may not someday get a sequel, Harry shared details about Balmoral, the royal family’s longtime summer retreat. (His late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Balmoral in 2022, was especially fond of the estate.)

Harry began Spare by reflecting on Balmoral, the nearly 50,000-acre estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. To Harry, who now lives in Montecito, California, with Meghan Markle and their two children, it was “paradise.”

“To me Balmoral was always simply paradise,” he said, calling it “a cross between Disney World and some sacred Druid grove.” Like the rest of his family, he spent his time “mostly outdoors,” either “fishing, shooting,[or] running up and down ‘the hill.’”

2. He was ‘happy’ there before Princess Diana’s death

King Charles, Prince Harry, and Prince William | Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images

Before Princess Diana died in Paris, France, on Aug. 31, 1997, following a car accident, then-12-year-old Harry—just weeks shy of turning 13—recalled “happy.”

“I was happy there,” he said of Balmoral. “In fact, it’s possible that I was never happier than that one golden summer day at Balmoral: August 30, 1997.” (He woke up the next morning to his father, the now-King Charles III, at his bedside to break the news.)

He went on to describe the estate as “its own micro-season, a two-week interlude in the Scottish Highlands to mark the turn from high summer to early autumn.”

3. On the ‘shock’ of going from St. Tropez to Balmoral in 1997

When Harry’s “heaven” of a trip to St. Tropez, France, with Prince William and Diana ended—it would be their last vacation together before her death—returning to Scotland came as a “shock.”

Harry described it as a “shock to the system” to go “from sun-drenched St. Tropez to cloud-shadowed Balmoral,” which he “vaguely” remembers for his week at the castle in August 1997.

4. Harry shared a bedroom with Prince William at Balmoral

In perhaps the first example of “heir” and “spare” in his memoir, Harry recalled how he and his brother, the now-Prince of Wales, whom he referred to as “Willy,” shared a bedroom at Balmoral.

“Willy had the larger half, with a double bed, a good-sized basin, a cupboard with mirrored doors, a beautiful window looking down on the courtyard, the fountain, the bronze statue of roe deer buck.”

Meanwhile, his “half of the room was far smaller” and “less luxurious.” Harry explained he “never asked why” because it wasn’t necessary. He already knew the answer. “Two years older than me, Willy was the Heir, whereas I was the Spare.”

5 They felt ‘guilty’ crossing the castle’s manicured lawn

Elsewhere, Harry shared that the lawn, manicured to perfection by Balmoral’s “ballation” of gardeners, gave him and William pause.

“The lawn was so perfect, every blade of grass so precisely mown,” he wrote, “Willy and I felt guilty about walking across it, let alone riding our bikes. But we did it anyway, all the time.”

Colombian Locals Confused by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Visit; ‘Are They Here to Help?’

Michelle Kapusta — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:36:57 +0000

Three months after their trip to Nigeria, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle traveled to another country for a visit and that’s Colombia. The South American country’s Vice President Francia Márquez announced weeks earlier that “the Duke and Duchess will join me in visiting Bogotá, as well as the Caribbean and Pacific regions of Cartagena and Cali.”

The purpose of their visit is to promote mental health for young people and raise awareness about cyberbullying. But some locals are confused and wondering exactly what the Sussexes are doing there since the “burden” of this visit may fall on Colombia’s residents.

Harry and Meghan’s visit ‘raised questions’ among locals about who’s paying for what

After Meghan and Harry’s visit was announced, there were reports that some Colombians were urging the Vice President to cancel the trip. That didn’t happen but many still had questions about it, especially considering all the special accommodations the couple required during their four-day visit. And others wanted to know why the pair chose to travel to a place with such a high crime rate (it has a ‘Level 3’ travel advisory from the U.S. State Department) when Harry believes Meghan’s life is at risk in the U.K.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry a show during a visit to the National Centre for the Arts in Bogota, Colombia | RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Images

Author and royal expert, Robert Jobson told Express that confused Colombian locals want to know what benefit the country is getting from hosting the duo and asking: “Are they here to help?”

He added: “When Harry and Meghan touched down, it wasn’t just the Colombian sun that made people squint. It was the blinding glare of their celebrity … a shiny distraction to keep the people from looking too closely at the cracks in the walls, wondering who is paying for their security, flights, and luxury accommodations.”

The Independent noted that according to Nick Pisa, a reporter covering their trip, the duke and duchess were assigned an “immense security presence” with “14 cars and police van convoys.”

It’s not known yet who will cover the cost of their visit the Colombian government, its residents, or both.

Anthony Cawdron, a former royal butler who served at Blenheim Palace, told Daily Express US: “I think each of these trips that they take seems to have the effect that people question them more. They are putting a burden on a country that may have a limited amount of methods of keeping them safe.”

Locals in Nigeria were also confused about the Sussexes’ ‘unofficial tour’ there

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit the Lagos State Governor’s Office in Nigeria | Ibrahim Mansur/Anadolu via Getty Images

Colombians questioning what Meghan and Harry went there for aren’t alone in asking about that. Nigerians wondered the same thing when the Sussexes traveled there in May, and some had very strong opinions about that visit given the country’s economic situation.

A video posted on Reddit featured Nigerian locals who expressed their dissatisfaction with the duke and duchess’s trip.

One person explained: “What effect does it have on our economy? Harry’s coming and Nigeria is going to spend billions. Look Nigerians are dying. Everybody’s frustrated over economic hardships … Let me tell you, if you seek my opinion and other people’s opinions, in fact conduct an opinion poll, it’s wasting resources.”

And another local said the prince and former Suits star‘s tour was “Not a welcome idea. That’s the truth. Whether the wife claims that she’s part of Nigeria or not, it’s not a welcome idea.”

Meghan Markle Suffers New Setback and Prince Harry Can’t Help Her Because He’s ‘Only Been Trained to Do 1 Thing,’ Author Claims

Michelle Kapusta — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:40:00 +0000

After a disastrous year in 2023, Meghan Markle decided to rebrand her image from a former working royal who talked over and over again about Prince Harry’s relatives and the way she was treated when they lived in the U.K. to a serious businesswoman.

The duchess launched a website for her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, in March and began creating more content for Netflix that included a cooking show. However, it’s been reported that the former Suits star has just suffered a major blow with both of those ventures and there’s no one who can help her out with this, not even Prince Harry.

Here’s what a royal expert is revealing about that.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry speaking in Abuja, Nigeria as part of celebrations of Invictus Games anniversary | Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu via Getty Images

Meghan’s fresh setback with lifestyle brand and Netflix show

Fans who were patiently waiting for Meghan’s full product launch and her cooking show to debut in 2024 will have to wait a little longer now. That’s because, there are copyright issues with her lifestyle brand that have led to Netflix pushing her show back, according to Express.

The publication noted that Meghan has not fully claimed the name for her brand due to those copyright issues, and the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office notified the duchess’s attorneys about “various items in the brand including incorrect classification of yoga blankets, picnic baskets, and recipe books … It could cost Meghan to now register trademarks and wait further to settle the copyright issues, which could further delay the Netflix show.”

The show wrapped filming some time ago and was thought to be released on Netflix this year, but now the streaming giant has reportedly pushed it back to “mid-2025.” If Meghan needs to register trademarks and waits to settle the copyright issues that could delay the show even more.

Prince Harry isn’t in a position to help his wife

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during the wheelchair basketball game between Australia and Ukraine in Dusseldorf, Germany | Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Some have questioned why Harry isn’t helping the duchess with her latest business ventures. Well, a royal commentator has said that’s because the duke doesn’t know anything about being a successful businessperson.

Tom Quinn told The Mirror that the prince is in no position to help Meghan with her business ventures.

“Harry has never had any real idea about becoming an entrepreneur or a businessman in his own right,” Quinn said, adding, “He is trained from birth to do one thing only — to be a royal, and he has thrown that away. His 100% percent support for his wife and her business ventures has never wavered — but it hasn’t been enough to make a success of her company. Meghan is proof that self-belief won’t always guarantee success. It won’t always make you a great entrepreneur and businesswoman.”

So far for her brand, Meghan has only had soft launches in which she sent jars of jam and later some dog biscuits to a select group of friends and social media influencers.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are Dealt Another Major Blow as Key Staffer Steps Down After Just 3 Months

Julia Mullaney — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:58:21 +0000

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been building a life for themselves in the United States since leaving the royal family in 2020. Although the two have had a chance to live a much freer lifestyle, it has come with its own set of trials and tribulations, including popularity issues. Some of the couple’s business ventures have not worked out, and they have continued to struggle with staffing as well. Now, Harry and Meghan have been dealt another major blow as Harry’s chief of staff steps down after only about three months on the job.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle | Matt Dunham/WPA Pool/Getty Images

Prince Harry’s chief of staff is stepping down

Harry and Meghan came under fire while in the royal family due to staff turnover being so high. There were rumors that Meghan Markle allegedly faced bullying accusations from former staffers, though nothing much came of the stories. When Harry and Meghan transitioned to life outside of the royal family, they started a number of deals and business ventures. This year, Invictus Games CEO Dominic Reid stepped down after 10 years, and while it wasn’t suspicious on its own, the timing was — it came on the heels of controversy over Harry receiving the Pat Tillman award at the ESPYs.

Not long after, it’s been announced that Harry’s chief of staff, Josh Kettler, who only started the job in the spring, is resigning. Kettler’s hiring was reportedly facing a trial period, and it seems that after the period ended, both Harry and Kettler mutually agreed to discontinue working together. It doesn’t bode well for Harry, given that he and Meghan have been working hard to improve their reputation since stepping down from their royal roles but have continued to face controversy through the years.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle still aren’t on good terms with the royals

Harry and Meghan’s relationship with royal family members has not improved much since the two left more than four years ago. They reportedly don’t speak often to King Charles or Prince William, and there have been rumors that Charles is unhappy he hasn’t seen his grandchildren in so long.

Harry and Meghan have taken on a number of interviews, documentaries, and even a memoir in order to tell their side of the story regarding the royal family, and while some people have championed them for it, others have criticized them for painting their family in such a bad light. It’s unclear at this point if Harry and Meghan will ever have a strong relationship with the royals again, but the two will not be at Balmoral this summer with the others.

‘Disgusted’ Prince William Doesn’t Reportedly Want Prince Harry to Get His Inheritance

Mandi Kerr — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:15:00 +0000

Prince Harry wouldn’t be in for a hefty payday when he turns 40 in September if Prince William got his way. The Prince of Wales, 42, reportedly wishes his younger brother, the Duke of Sussex, weren’t getting millions in inheritance for “without lifting a finger” come Sept. 15, 2024.

Harry’s inheritance kicks in when he’s 40

This particular birthday is a big one for Harry. Not only is he entering a new decade of his life, but he’ll now be of age to get access to millions left for him by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. (That’s his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II’s mom.)

The Queen Mother, who died in 2002, set up a $90 million trust fund for her great-grandchildren. However, she stipulated that it couldn’t be accessed until the age of 40. This means that on Sept. 15, when Harry turns 40, he will receive a reported $8.5 million in inheritance.

The amount is said to be slightly more than what William inherited when he got his own share in 2022. The reason, per royal biographer Christopher Andersen, is because he’s the heir to the throne.

As such, the Queen Mother knew he stood to inherit the Duchy of Cornwall’s more than $1 billion in assets upon becoming the Prince of Wales, which he did in September 2022.

William thinks Harry’s not in ‘any position’ to get an inheritance

Queen Mother, Prince William, King Charles, and Prince Harry | Anwar Hussein/Getty Images

A source told Closer William is not pleased his brother’s set to have millions more in the bank. (Harry and Meghan Markle’s joint net worth is estimated to be somewhere around $60 million.) The reason: He hasn’t done anything to get it.

“William’s pretty disgusted that once again Harry’s going to be cashing out and taking millions back to his Montecito home without lifting a finger for it,” the insider said. “There’s nothing he can do about it aside from shaking his head. But if it were up to him, Harry would not be getting this payday.”

They also claimed William objected to Harry gaining access to his portion of their great-grandmother’s trust fund. Legally, however, the future king couldn’t do anything because the Queen Mother expressly left the money to Harry.

“William doesn’t think his brother is in any position to be getting this handout,” the source added. “And he’s letting it be known that he thinks it’s a pretty rotten situation.”

Kate’s not happy about Harry getting his inheritance either

Kate Middleton and Prince Harry | Karwai Tang/WireImage

Apparently, William’s not the only one who isn’t thrilled about Harry coming into some money. The insider suggested Harry’s sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, whom he described in Spare as “the sister [he] never had and always wanted,” doesn’t like the “idea” either.

The reason, they explained, is because of a breakdown in trust between the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

“William and Kate don’t trust Harry or Meghan one bit,” they said. “So the idea that Harry’s now cashing in on his great-granny’s inheritance leaves a very bitter taste in their mouths.”

Prince William’s Close to ‘Washing His Hands’ of Prince Harry ‘for Good’ Because He Won’t Stop the Diana Talk

Mandi Kerr — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:55:00 +0000

Prince William is “fed up” with Prince Harry. The Prince of Wales, 42, is reportedly “spitting mad” at his younger brother, the Duke of Sussex. Why? Because he won’t stop discussing Princess Diana in the press. Ahead, what Harry recently said about their late mother that’s got William upset.

William is upset Harry keeps talking about Diana

According to New Idea magazine, William’s not happy after Harry discussed Diana in ITV’s Tabloids on Trial documentary, which aired in the U.K. last month.

“William is spitting mad that Harry would reference [Princess Diana] again,” a source said (via Sky News Australia). Apparently, it’s gotten to the point where “he’s so fed up with [Harry and Meghan Markle] cashing in on Diana’s death.”

The insider went on to suggest there are monetary motivations behind the Duke and Duchess of Sussex discussing Diana publicly, something William despises.

“Harry just won’t move on,” they said. “And it appears that since marrying Meghan, the obsession with his mother has only intensified. William’s getting to the point where he’s washing his hands of Harry for good.”

William and Harry have been estranged for years. However, if both attend the funeral of their uncle Robert Fellowes, they might find themselves in the same room.

Princess Diana ‘wasn’t paranoid’ about phone hacking, according to Harry

So, what exactly did Harry say that’s got William upset? The 39-year-old suggested their late mother had been subjected to phone hacking by British tabloids.

“There is evidence to suggest that she was being hacked in the mid-90s, probably one of the first people to be hacked,” Harry said in Tabloids on Trial (via Deadline). “And yet still today, the press, the tabloid press very much enjoy painting her as being paranoid.”

“But she wasn’t paranoid,” he added. “She was absolutely right of what was happening to her. And she’s not around today to find out the truth.”

In the same interview, he also admitted legal battles with Mirror Group, News Group Newspapers, and Associated Newspapers have worsened his relationship with William and their father, King Charles III.

Harry has felt his mother’s presence ‘very much’ in recent years

Diana has, as Harry told Today’s Hoda Kotb in 2022, been with him every step of the way since leaving royal life in 2020.

“It’s almost as though she’s done her bit with my brother and now she’s very much helping me,” he said. “[She] got him set up, now she’s helping me set up.”

“For me, it’s constant,” Harry said of feeling her presence. “It has been over the last two years, more so than ever before.”

In Spare, Harry shared some examples of Diana popping up in his post-royal life. He recalled how Archie became fond of a painting with “Diana” in the title when they were staying at Tyler Perry’s house.

He also revealed how a woman with “powers” told him Diana was with him and that she’d gotten a laugh out of Archie trying to fix a broken Queen Elizabeth II Christmas ornament.

Prince Harry Says He’s Open to Reconciling With King Charles if the Monarch Meets 1 Demand

Michelle Kapusta — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 01:01:00 +0000

There have been rumblings for several months about a possible reconciliation between Prince Harry and King Charles. This chatter really picked up in February when it was announced that the monarch had cancer and Harry flew to London to see him. It’s believed that was the first time the duke had seen his father in person since the king’s coronation in May 2023.

Many royal watchers thought after that day a reconciliation was certainly in the cards, that is until the details of their meeting were leaked.

Now, sources say that Harry is open to a reconciliation with the king but he wants his dad to meet one of his demands first.

King Charles and Prince Harry attend the Our Planet global premiere the at the Natural History Museum | John Phillips/Getty Images

Reports that their relationship was not repaired after Prince Harry visited the king

For those who thought a face-to-face meeting after the terrible news about King Charles’ health would thaw his frosty relationship with Harry, they were wrong. The meeting, which the prince flew more than 5,000 miles for, reportedly only lasted minutes not hours. Queen Camilla (formerly Camilla Parker Bowles) was there as well and was pretty disgusted about the way Harry showed up.

A courtier confirmed that the prince did not ask for Palace approval before he flew in.

RadarOnline reported that the courtier said: “Her Majesty was furious Harry flew in from his ritzy California home without getting palace approval — and came with an attitude.”

The timing of the duke’s visit came just days before he was due to make a couple of appearances and according to the courtier the queen could not take Harry “using her husband’s cancer as a ‘loving son’ PR” saying Camilla has taken it all on the chin, but using her husband’s cancer as a PR stunt was the last straw.

King Charles and Prince Harry standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour 2018 | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Harry is open to a reconciliation if the king does this

Sources have told the Daily Beast the main reason for the father and son still not speaking is because the duke is being denied the automatic police security protection in the U.K. he received when he was a working royal.

That is a real sticking point for the prince, who is adamant that there is a “very real threat” against him and his family. Therefore, he believes it should be reinstated and even though the courts have ruled otherwise, Harry is convinced that “if the king wanted, he could do this for his son.”

However, the Palace has refuted that claim and said the monarch can’t just butt in and try to use his influence over the Royal and VIP Executive Committee.

King Charles III and Prince Harry walk behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II | Karwai Tang/WireImage

The publication noted: “Buckingham Palace officials said that it would be ‘wholly inappropriate’ for the king to pull rank and attempt to influence the government committee, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, which makes decisions about royals’ personal protection. They added that these decisions were now a matter for the courts, as Harry was litigating the matter.”

No word yet on when the Duke of Sussex will appeal the matter, but we likely won’t see a reconciliation between Prince Harry and King Charles before then.

King Charles Is Once Again ‘Furious’ With Prince Harry and ‘Refusing to Take Calls From His Son’ for a New Reason, Insiders Claim

Julia Mullaney — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:04:08 +0000

King Charles and Prince Harry have had a rocky relationship for years. The father and son were fairly close when Harry was growing up, but after he met and married Meghan Markle, things between him and Charles shifted for a number of reasons. The Duke of Sussex now lives in California with his wife and two children, and he has hardly seen his father in recent years except for a handful of visits to the United Kingdom.

Now, rumor has it that Charles is “furious” with Harry for one big reason that has everything to do with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

King Charles and Prince Harry | Niall Carson-Pool/Getty Images

King Charles is reportedly upset with Prince Harry over Charles’ grandchildren

When Harry and Meghan moved to the United States in 2020, they took their son, Prince Archie, with them. In 2021, Harry and Meghan welcomed their second child: A daughter, Princess Lilibet. Archie and Lili have only returned to the UK on brief occasions, and they have not had much of a chance to forge a strong bond with their grandfather Charles. Now, rumor has it that Charles is getting upset at Harry over his inability to see his grandchildren.

“Charles believes Harry should let bygones be bygones for the sake of Archie and Lilibet,” royal author Tom Quinn told Mirror, “but he senses that access to the children is being used as a bargaining chip and that, in Charles’ view, is unforgivable.”

Quinn continued, “Despite Harry’s attacks on the Royal Family, his father has avoided responding by attacking his son publicly, but privately, King Charles is furious. So much so that he is now refusing to take calls from his son.”

It remains unclear if those rumors are true. Harry returned to the UK once in May 2024 after visiting his father in February; he did not see him during the May UK trip.

Prince Harry refuses to bring his family to the UK unless they have better security

After Harry and Meghan gave up their royal titles, the UK denied them the right to taxpayer-funded security. Harry went to court over the matter and lost but is filing an appeal. It seems that his father could step in and ensure he has proper security but hasn’t, and Harry has said more than once that he will not bring his family over to the UK until he knows they are protected.

Apparently, the security issue is widening the royal rift as Charles refuses to step in, but it’s also only causing Harry and Meghan’s kids to grow further apart from Harry’s family. At this point, it’s unclear if it will ever be remedied.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Latest Interview Follows Years-Long ‘Pattern’

Mandi Kerr — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:26:00 +0000

According to a commentator, the new Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview is another example of a pattern the couple’s followed in recent years. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to “pop up” every August while their royal counterparts across the Atlantic vacation in Scotland.

Harry and Meghan ‘pop up’ every August

Harry and Meghan’s CBS Sunday Morning interview about The Archewell Foundation Parents’ Network aired on Aug. 4, 2024. Not only did it coincide with Meghan’s birthday—she turned 43 —but according to commentator Daniela Elser, the timing proved telling.

“The timing of this week’s Harry and Meghan outing is a curious business. In short, why now?” she asked (via news.com.au). The couple’s joint interview and launch of the program “follows a pattern that has emerged over the last few years,” she continued.

“Around the same time the royal family all collectively have their out-of-offices on and are up in Scotland, […] the Duke and Duchess of Sussex pop up.”

Three days before the interview aired, Harry and Meghan’s upcoming tour of Colombia, was also announced.

August is known to be a quiet month for the British royal family. Every year, they close out the summer by heading to Balmoral, their estate in the Scottish Highlands.

Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan didn’t reportedly get invited this year. Nor have they ever taken their two children, Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, to Balmoral.

Harry and Meghan followed the ‘pattern’ in August 2020 and August 2021

Elser continued, noting that Harry and Meghan had either made an announcement or appearance every August since leaving royal life in the spring of 2020.

The first August after relocating to Montecito, California, the couple “undertook their first live post-royal engagement.” They joined a “charity to hand out back-to-school supplies, taking a personal photographer with them.”

Not two weeks passed when, on Sept. 2, 2020, they marked the anniversary of Princess Diana’s death by “planting flowers at LA Preschool, [and] later releasing photos of the visit.”

A year later, in August 2021, Meghan celebrated turning 40 publicly. She appeared in a video alongside Melissa McCarthy to launch a mentoring program, which has “long since disappeared.”

They did it again in August 2022 and 2023

August 2022 and August 2023 were no different. Once again, Harry and Meghan continued the “pattern.” In 2022, came Meghan’s cover interview for New York magazine’s The Cut.

“Curiously, she said something not dissimilar back then,” Elser said in reference to Meghan’s “scraped the surface” comment. “It’s interesting, I’ve never had to sign anything that restricts me from talking,” Meghan told The Cut. “I can talk about my whole experience and make a choice not to.”

Finally, in August 2023, “Harry flew to Tokyo to take part in a conference to declare his ‘life is charity.’” It marked “his first in-person public engagement in months.”