Will Harry and Meghan go back to the UK after Prince Philip’s death?
- Prince Philip died on Friday April 9 at the age of 99, the Queen has announced
- Prince Harry, his godson, has not been back to the UK since March 2020
- He and wife Meghan Markle have lived in exile in Canada and California
- They quit royal life and last month gave an extraordinary interview about the Royal Family, alleging racism and claiming relatives were ‘trapped’ by the institution
Prince Philip’s death on Friday could send Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back to the UK for the first time in a year and just weeks after they gave a devastating interview to Oprah alleging racism in the Royal Family.
The couple left the UK in March 2020, quitting ‘senior’ royal duties to pursue a ‘private life’.
Since then, they have launched a charity, accepted lucrative business deals with Netflix and Spotify and on March 7, they trashed the Royal Family in a sit-down interview with Oprah that was viewed around the world.
The most damaging claim they made was that someone in the family made comments to Harry, expressing ‘concern’ over Archie’s skin tone. They also suggested it was why he would not be given a title.
Harry would not reveal who in the family said it, but Oprah said after the interview aired that he assured her, off camera, it was neither the Queen nor Philip.
Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Philip on Christmas Day 2017. The couple has not been in the UK since March last year
The Queen said at the time of the interview that the allegations were ‘concerning’ and that she would address them within Buckingham Palace.
While Harry claimed in the interview to have always had a good relationship with the Queen, it’s unclear what kind of relationship, if any, he now has with Prince William and his father, Prince Charles.
Meghan also claimed during the interview that contrary to public reports based on palace sources, she did not make Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, cry during the run-up to her wedding and that it was Kate who made her cry.
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