MEGHAN MARKLE. Prince Harry’s wife is not present at the coronation of King Charles III, this Saturday, May 6. How does Meghan Markle justify her notable absence alongside the royal family?
Meghan Markle is missing. Prince Harry’s wife will not attend the coronation of King Charles III, this Saturday, May 6, 2023. Not that she was removed from the guest list, but she preferred to stay at her home in Los Angeles to celebrate the four years of his son Archie according to his biographer, Omid Scobie. This is the official reason for the absence of the Duchess of Sussex at the ceremony organized at Westminster Abbey. Unofficially, the poor relationship between the Sussex couple and the royal family certainly influenced Meghan Markle’s decision.
The absence of Meghan Markle and the solitary arrival of Prince Harry appear to be the “perfect solution” in the eyes of Pauline Maclaran, professor at Royal Holloway University and author of a book on the monarchy, given the still explosive situation. within the Firm and the low popularity of the couple in the United Kingdom. Without his wife, the prince “will be able to remain discreet. (…) If Harry and Meghan had come together, they were in great danger of being booed” according to the specialist interviewed by theAFP. In Buckingham, where the absence of Meghan Markle at the coronation of King Charles III has been known since April 12, the news would have been a relief. THE DailyMail reports that the palace feared the presence of the Duchess of Sussex could heighten tensions within the royal family.
Prince Harry, he risks suffering from the absence of his wife. During their last joint appearance alongside the other members of the Firm, in September 2022 during the funeral ofElizabeth II, the Sussex couple seemed to get their strength from their closeness. Alone and distanced from the royal family, Prince Harry could find it more difficult to bear the situation this time.
The absence of Meghan Markle, a sign of tensions with the royal family?
If Harry’s presence at his father’s coronation is interpreted by some Crown observers as an outstretched hand to the British royal family, the absence of Meghan Markle is seen as proof that tensions are still high. These last few months, marked by the media unpacking organized by the Sussex couple – interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Netflix documentary series, controversial autobiography and revelations about a possible agreement between the Firm and the English tabloids – have not facilitated the reconciliation of the two camps. .
Meghan Markle has not personally spoken on the subject. But his decision seems to be unanimous. No embarrassing scenes in sight between the royal family and the Sussexes, Meghan Markle should neither steal the show nor risk being relegated to a bad place in Westminster. For the columnists of Times, the wife of prince Harry had little room for maneuver. They feel that her presence from the couple could have been construed as hypocrisy after all the Sussex media unpacking, but her absence could also have been seen as an insult and disrespect. It would finally seem that the Sussexes have found the right compromise with the sole arrival of Prince Harry. To believe that the date of the coronation was chosen in such a way as to leave them a way out, will say the gossips. History will remember, whatever the case, that Charles III will have his two sons by his side for this day which promises to be already rich in emotions.
Meghan Markle absent due to son Archie’s birthday
The absence of Meghan Markle would only be due to a problem of agenda according to the biography and close to the Duchess of Sussex, Omid Scobie. The couple’s eldest son, Archie, actually celebrates his fourth birthday this Saturday, May 6, the day of the coronation of his grandfather, King Charles III. Meghan Markle didn’t have the heart to leave her son on his birthday. It is also so as not to miss his son’s birthday that Prince Harry is simply passing through London, the time to attend the Westminster ceremony for his father’s coronation. After the ceremony, the Duke of Sussex must return to California.
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Short biography of Meghan Markle Born on August 4, 1981, Meghan Markle grew up with a father, a cinematographer, and her mother, a yoga teacher, in Los Angeles. At a very young age, she learned to give her time to serve the cause of poor or suffering people. After receiving her double degree in international relations and theater, she embarked on a career as an actress. Until 2010, she won only minor roles. Her career takes a new turn thanks to the series “Suits”, in which she plays Rachel Zane, a talented paralegal. She earns a very good living and then meets Prince Harry in 2016, through a mutual friend. They engage in a relationship and announce their engagement on November 27, 2017.
On May 19, 2018, Meghan and Harry’s wedding was celebrated in front of almost 2 billion viewers. Meghan Markle is subsequently very regularly targeted by tabloids and English television channels. These attacks cause her to have suicidal thoughts while she is pregnant with her first child. In 2020, Harry and Meghan decide to leave their official functions within the royal family and leave to live in the United States. They are raising their two children, Archie (2019) and Lilibeth (2021) in the utmost discretion in Montecito, California.
Early life of Meghan Markle
Rachel Meghan Markle was born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, the city in which she grew up. Her parents are American, her mother, Doria Loyce Ragland, is African American, and her father, Thomas Wayne Markle, is of German, English, and Irish descent. She is related by her father to older half-siblings from her father’s first marriage. The young Meghan spends part of her childhood on the sets with her father who is a director of photography for television and cinema. Her parents divorced when she was 7 years old.
Meghan Markle studies in private establishments and her parents make her aware of people less privileged than her through charitable actions. She was admitted to Northwestern University in Chicago, where she graduated with a double degree in theater and international relations. Meghan Markle speaks fluent Spanish and is fluent in French. In 2004, she made the choice to devote herself to a career in cinema.
Her acting career
Meghan Markle made her first appearance in 2002 in a soap opera as a simple extra. For a few months, she participated as a model in the American show “Deal or No Deal”. She then appeared in various American series such as “FBI: Missing in Action”, “CSI: Manhattan” and “The League”. She also appeared in various films and television films between 2005 and 2009. For nearly ten years, she performed only minor roles.
Meghan Markle’s career took a turn in 2010 when her partner, producer Trevor Engelson, landed her a role in the casting of the film “Remember me”, alongside famous actor Robert Pattinson. A year later, she landed a main role in the series “Suits”. She played for seven seasons Rachel Zane, a talented legal assistant, who made her known to the general public. At the same time, she appeared in various bigger budget movies and TV movies.
Meghan and Harry, their marriage
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met through a mutual friend in 2016. They formalize their relationship at the Invictus Games later and then announce their engagement on November 27, 2017. At the same time, she decides to interrupt her career actress and leave the series “Suits” at the end of the seventh season. She closes her Instagram account, which has more than 1.9 million subscribers, as well as her blog, “The Tig”, which she has been hosting since 2014. With a view to marriage, Meghan Markle is baptized and confirmed in the Anglican faith. A few hours before the ceremony, the Queen grants Harry and Meghan the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
On May 19, 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were cheered on by 100,000 visitors to the city of Windsor and their wedding was watched by nearly 2 billion viewers. Despite the popular success of the ceremony, Meghan Markle quickly became the favorite target of the English tabloids. Their regular attacks seriously damage Meghan’s mental health, especially when she is pregnant with her first child.
Their children: Archie and Lilibeth
In October 2018, a few months after their wedding, Harry and Meghan announced that they were expecting their first child. Their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born on May 6, 2019 in London. Two days later, he was shown to the international media in St. George’s Gallery at Windsor Castle before being introduced to his great-grandparents. After leaving the royal family in 2020, the couple announced on the show hosted by Oprah Winfrey that their second unborn child is a girl. Lilibet (commonly known as “Lili”) Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on June 4, 2021 in Santa Barbara. Very attached to their privacy, Meghan and Harry divulge few images and information about their children.
The “Megxit”: a long quarrel with the royal family
Since January 2020, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been openly angry with the rest of the royal family. After a marriage causing many tensions against a backdrop of intense media hype around in particular her family and her origins, the American actress and the prince had announced that they wanted to become “non-active members” of the royal family. Meghan and Harry also demanded their financial independence and said they wanted to move to North America.
This earthquake, skillfully fueled and exploited by the tabloid press for months, will mark a break. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will live in Canada for a few months, then settle in Beverly Hills and finally in Montecito, California. Between England and the United States, the spouses will embark on several media and fiction projects, raising fears of other unpacking around the royal family. Multi-year contracts with the Netflix platform (estimated at 100 million dollars) and Spotify (25 million) in which they undertake to produce content will be mentioned in particular.
In March 2021, in the documentary “Oprah with Meghan and Harry”, the couple will reveal to the world the reasons that led them to leave the United Kingdom. They will denounce in particular in veiled words the racism of the members of the royal family, who would have worried about the skin color of their son Archie. Meghan Markle will also recount having been set aside by the royal family while she was going through a period of depression.