Since stepping back from senior royal duties in 2020, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have navigated an uneasy relationship with both the palace and the British public. While the Duke of Sussex recently made a quiet return to the U.K. for a Remembrance Sunday service, the Duchess was noticeably absent. According to an insider, Meghan Markle’s Remembrance Day absence was not an accident of scheduling, but a deliberate move to avoid provoking an unwanted public spectacle
Meghan Markle didn’t want to test the British public’s response to her Remembrance Day appearance, per source
According to a report by Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice, Meghan reportedly did not want to risk facing a negative reaction from the British public during the solemn commemorations. The source claimed that the Duchess understood how the British public viewed her and did not want to risk turning their reaction into a public spectacle.
“Meghan is smarter than Harry when it comes to reading the room. She knows she isn’t loved in Britain, and Remembrance Sunday was not the occasion to test that,” a source tells Naughty But Nice. The insider suggested that Meghan feared the British public might boo her. Such a reaction could have made the occasion uncomfortable for the Duchess. The source also pointed out that photographs of such an incident could have attracted international attention.
“Imagine the headlines if she had been booed. The pictures would have gone around the world. She wasn’t prepared to take that risk, particularly on a day meant to honor fallen soldiers,” the insider added. Meanwhile, Prince Harry attended a separate Remembrance Sunday service in the market town of Brackley, Northamptonshire.
Harry stood among local residents rather than joining senior working royals at the Cenotaph in London, quietly observing the service before greeting attendees. Though Harry spent a decade in the British Army, completing two tours of duty in Afghanistan, sources maintain that Meghan chose not to accompany him to ensure the focus remained on the veterans rather than family friction.