Harry and Meghan 'face huge challenge over invites to A-List events'

11 June 2024 , 13:38

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing a huge challenge, it has been claimed

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing a huge "challenge" as they're not invited to A-List events in the United States, a royal expert claims.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to California in the summer of 2020, with the couple also stepping down as senior royals in the same year. Since moving to America, they have become somewhat estranged from the Royal Family, with them distancing themselves from England too.

With the couple having distanced themselves from England and Royal Family, the Sussexes missed out on a recent royal wedding. Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, is a close friend of both Prince Harry and his brother Prince William. The Duke got married last week, with his wedding to Olivia Henson taking place on Friday, June 7.

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Meghan and Harry departed the UK in 2020 (Getty Images)

Both Prince Harry and Meghan missed out on the nuptials of Harry's close friend the billionaire Duke of Westminster, which took place at Chester Cathedral, with it now claimed that Meghan would have caused a "media storm" had she attended. It was previously reported that the Duke of Sussex turned down a "save the date" to the wedding to avoid an "awkward" encounter with family members he is no longer close with.

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And now a royal commentator has revealed a "challenge" that he claims the Sussexes have in the United States off the back of them not attending the Duke of Westminster's wedding. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Richard Fitzwilliams told us: "The challenge for Harry and Meghan is to attend comparable events in the United States which are not focused on them. The Met Gala and the Oscars are the sort of events they would benefit from being seen at, since they have pretensions to be A-listers. Barack Obama's 60th, held in 2021, the year they were in Time Magazine's Top 100, is the sort of event they would undoubtedly want to be seen at but were not invited to."

Also during our chat, Mr Fitzwilliams spoke of the "media storm" that he claims Meghan would have caused at the recent wedding of the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson when he added: "They also knew that their presence would cause a media storm, especially since Meghan has not visited Britain since Queen Elizabeth's Funeral."

Mollie Quirk