Meghan Markle didn’t go to Charles’s coronation “because she didn’t feel welcome”

Meghan Markleas it is known, she did not go to the coronation to say Charles III. Official reason: the duchess remained in California to take care of her two children, the second daughter Lilibet Diana and the first born Archie, who also celebrated her fourth birthday on May 6th. The explanation of the ex-actress’s sensational royal forfeit had not convinced (almost) anyone. And now to confirm the skepticism of the most have come the statements of Omid Scobiea journalist friend of the Sussexes, who in an article on Bazaar wrote: “Meghan, theonly black member of the royal familyas well as mother of only children of mixed race of House Windsor.” she didn’t go to the coronation because «she didn’t feel welcome». And she “knew she wouldn’t be comfortable with her.” Scobie’s words bring up again – in spite of the multi-ethnic coronation of Charles – the alleged racism of the royal family repeatedly denounced by the Sussexes.

It has also recently come out that Markle wrote directly to Carlo in 2021 revealing the name of the member of the royal family who had made racist comments towards little Archie. but «had no clear answers. They would be right here, according to The Telegraph, the roots of Meghan’s absence from the coronation. The hypothesis was denied by the Sussex spokesmen themselves but now Omid Scobie has taken care of relaunching it, while underlining the “will for inclusion” of the new sovereign who gave key roles to three black women at the ceremony on May 6: Baroness Floella Benjaminborn in Trinidad & Tobago and who sits in the House of Lords, handed him the scepter; the lady Elizabeth Anionwu, former Nigerian nurse, gave him the orb that represents authority on Earth; Baroness Valerie Amos, first black woman to be awarded the Order of the Garter, she joined the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Act of Recognition, as the King is introduced to the congregation.

The racism argument, however, does not convince many royal observers. Many believe that the reasons for Markle’s forfeit were other: after the continuous attacks on the royal family (most recently with the Netflix docuseries Harry&Meghan and the book bomb Shoot), the mere idea of ​​meeting face to face with the august relatives (in particular with the sister-in-law Kate Middleton) “put it big embarrassment”. Hence the decision to skip the ceremony in which the husband attended instead Harry, who however certainly did not experience the best moments of his life in Westminster Abbey. Relegated to the third row during the ceremony, with the feathers of his aunt Princess Anne’s uniform blocking his view, the duke – who dissolved in an instant immediately after the end of the ritual – appeared to all sad, tense, isolated. As if that weren’t enough, the British press caught the return to London of the “most hated man in England” (as the latest polls define him) to launch an unprecedented attack against the Sussexes. In 72 hourssay, a tabloid like theExpressbetween the printed edition and the website, has proposed more than 100 articles on the dukes, 90% negative. “The queen had understood everything about Meghan and considered her bad,” she reads. “Harry failed to spoil the royal party.” And again: «He has reached the end of the road».

Perhaps Meghan had foreseen everything. And perhaps for this very reason she preferred to stay away from London. Although many are convinced that she is stayed awake late into the night to watch live tv the coronation Of Carlo. True or not, Markle remained in Montecito, in California. And there, after having celebrated the birthday of the eldest son Archiewent hiking with two family friends.

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