According to reports, King Charles warned Prince Harry that it was “not appropriate” for Meghan Markle to visit Balmoral while Queen Elizabeth II was dying.
The Palace reported early Thursday that physicians were “worried” about the 96-year- old’s health and had placed her under “medical observation.” Members of the royal family raced to Scotland in reaction to being by the monarch’s bedside in her dying moments.
Charles warned Harry that Meghan being at Balmoral at such a genuinely sad moment wasn’t proper or suitable, a source said.
It was noted to him that Kate [Middleton] would not be attending, and that the numbers should actually be confined to the very closest relatives.
According to the source, Prince Charles, now King Charles III, “made it quite plain Meghan would not be welcome.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had planned to see the Queen jointly. Half an hour later, it was revealed that Harry would be traveling alone.
The Queen’s death comes just days after the “Suits” actress gave another shocking interview in which she blasted the royal family and stated that “simply by existing,” she and Harry were “saddening the dynamic of the hierarchy.”
On Thursday, the BBC’s long-serving royal journalist, Nicholas Witchell, said of Markle, she might not be particularly warmly greeted, to be completely honest about it.
Tensions were so high that Meghan could not have gone to Balmoral, a high-ranking royal insider told.
During his first public speech as the reigning king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on Friday, King Charles sought to reach out to the couple.
In a pre-recorded video message, he added, he wants to convey his affection for Harry and Meghan as they continue to establish their life overseas.
