Meghan Markle’s decision to cut ties with the UK has been revealed by royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams. The Duchess of Sussex notably did not attend Prince Harry’s Invictus Games event in the UK earlier this month, marking the 10th anniversary of the games.
Speaking to GB News, Fitzwilliams explained that Meghan chose to stay away from the UK due to the ongoing rift between the royal family and the Sussexes, as well as her low approval ratings. “It was not a question of supporting him [Harry], she [Meghan] was not coming here because her ratings in the polls are terrible,” Fitzwilliams stated.
He further elaborated, “The Royal Family has this huge rift, so there are all sorts of reasons why she chose to stay away. She assumed, which turned out to be the case, that she would get positive publicity in Nigeria. It made total sense not to accompany Harry to St Paul’s Cathedral; it would have been unthinkable a few years ago that this would happen, but it has.”
Although Meghan did not join Harry at the event, she flew to Heathrow Airport to meet him before they traveled together to Nigeria. During their visit, the Sussexes championed mental health awareness at several events in the country.
Fitzwilliams highlighted the success of their visit, noting, “I think they will be very satisfied with it because it was a private visit that had all the trappings of a royal visit. So in reality, people conflated the two, and it had enormous press coverage.”
He added, “They had huge international coverage, so this gives them an opportunity to build the value of their brand internationally by doing this again. Now that they have beefed up their communication team, I would expect them to do this again. This puts them much more into the A-lister bracket. What they had done before was not that much or that impressive.”
In summary, Meghan Markle’s decision to distance herself from the UK was influenced by strained relations with the royal family and her low public approval, opting instead to leverage international opportunities to enhance the Sussexes’ brand.
