Here’s The Real Reason Why Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Won’t Be Having Christmas With The Royal Family
December 3, 2022 by Maria Pierides
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be spending Christmas in the UK with the rest of the royal family – and now we know why!
The Sussexes Snub King Charles’ Christmas Invite ‘As Relations Continue To Sour’Back in November, it was reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had no plans to spend Christmas with the royal family, despite being personally invited to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk by King Charles III. At the time, it was believed that the reason for Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, snubbing the King’s invitation for their first Christmas without the Queen could be the anticipated fallout from the release of Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir, Spare, which will be released on January 10th 2023, as well as the imminent release of their Netflix docuseries, which we now know will have an official release date of Thursday, December 8th. And it turns out that that’s exactly why the Duke and Duchess are keeping their distance!
According to The Mirror, Prince Harry and Meghan don’t want to spend Christmas with the royal family “as relations continue to sour,” and will no doubt be made even worse with the release of the Netflix docuseries and memoir. And another royal expert has hinted that the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II actually alleviates the pressure of having all the family together, while admitting that having Prince Harry and Meghan there would make things awkward and “dampen” the mood, so it’s a “huge relief” that they have declined the invitation.
“The Queen’s death means that there won’t be as much pressure to have all of the family together, which is good, because it seems Harry and Meghan won’t be present,” royal expert Angela Levin told The Sun. “I’m sure Catherine and William will be there by the King and Queen’s side for part of the holiday,” she added. “Harry and Meghan aren’t coming which I think will be a huge relief for the rest of the family. The family will want to make it a very positive day after the Queen’s death and I think the Sussexes’ presence would most certainly dampen that.”