Meghan Markle Reportedly Whispered These ‘Tearful’ Final Words Hours Before Leaving The UK, Author Says

Meghan Markle’s final words as a working royal have been revealed by Omid Scobie, author of the Sussex biography, Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family. Scobie reports that just as the former Duchess of Sussex was to leave the UK and her royal role, she tearfully whispered, “it didn’t have to be this way.”

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle’s departure from the royal family into a more private life has been the focus of many royal fans since the early months of 2020 when the pair made the announcement. Now, we have even more details about those final days of being a royal.

Meghan’s Final Days as a RoyalThe Suits actress’s final royal engagement was a meeting with the Association of Commonwealth Universities scholars. Meghan invited the scholars to Buckingham Palace and together they discussed the need for sustainable cities and health innovation in order to attack the issue of climate change. But, after the scholars had left, the tears began to flow.

“Tears that the Duchess had been bravely holding back [were] free to flow,” Scobie recalls of the day. “The Duchess of Sussex emotionally [bid] much-loved aides farewell, with her flight ‘home’ to Canada leaving in a matter of hours.” The Duchess and her royal aides had grown close during her tenure as a royal, and at this moment, Meghan was saying goodbye to more than just close friends.