They reappeared together, all smiles, on May 16 in New York. However, if we believe the very serious Telegraph, the atmosphere would not really be good between Prince Harry and his wife, the American Meghan Markle. Across the Channel, it is rumored that the couple would gradually take separate paths. Since their grand wedding in Windsor five years ago, water has reportedly flowed under the bridge. There were two babies (Archie and Lilibet), a "Megxit" and a move to California, conflicts with the Windsor clan, the death of Elizabeth II, the publication of Harry's memoirs... In short, the fairy tale would have tarnished somewhat. And today, the fate of Meghan Markle would not necessarily be in phase with that of her husband, whispers in the British daily.
At 41, the former heroine of Suits would like to turn the page "Duchess of Sussex", determined to take control of her life, where she left off in 2017 when her relationship with the enfant terrible of the British Crown was made public. Harry, meanwhile, aspires to more tranquility and still stirs the past, weakened by thirty years in the service of the monarchy.
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Harry faces the "Meghanaissance"
For some time, Meghan Markle's rebirth has been underway. Some even speak of a "Meghanaissance". The actress let it guess during her big return in public, on May 16 in Manhattan. Under the flashes of photographers, she arrived all smiles in a golden strapless dress by designer Johanna Ortiz. And seemed to be perfectly in his element. This was without counting the outcome of the evening that ended in a supposed chase with paparazzi, reminiscent of Lady Diana's tragic accident in 1997.
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The counter-attack was not long in coming. Via their spokesman, the Sussexes denounced the next day the hunt for photographers against them. So that history never repeats itself again. Because Harry has been settling accounts with the tabloid press for years. Already at war with the British tabloids, Prince William's brother may now be tempted to attack the American media to protect his privacy and that of his family. To this end, he could make an alliance with his friend George Clooney, whose wife Amal, a human rights lawyer, has already written an open letter after photos of their daughter were published online, the Telegraph points out.
Hotel Stays
Only this strategy could well go against the plans of Meghan Markle who signed in April with the very powerful agency WME. Although the latter seems to have definitely turned her back on film sets, she does not intend to sit idly by in her mansion in Montecito. Far from it. The former actress would now like to develop her commercial activities and in particular, those set up with the foundation created with her husband, Archewell. And according to information from Variety, she should continue her work to defend the causes that are close to her heart, including "the defense of women, mothers and daughters".
In doing so, observes the Telegraph, the fact that Harry went alone to his father's coronation, on May 6 in London, is not a coincidence. The absence of Meghan Markle at this historic event would be well and truly linked to the tensions that rescued the cursed couple of the British monarchy.
Before their appearance in New York, the last time the Sussexes were photographed together in public was on April 24. The couple had come to attend an NBA game in Los Angeles and had taken care to avoid kissing when the "kiss cam", which films couples in the stands, had focused on him. Some had then interpreted the modesty of Meghan and Harry, usually very tactile, as a sign that all was perhaps not well between them. Pure speculation? Probably. Nevertheless, it was recently reported in the pages of the Daily Telegraph that Harry would have a room reserved in his name in a large hotel chain in Montecito (where he lives with his wife and two children), where he sometimes stays alone.
The youngest son of Charles III would also have the habit of staying in the ultra-exclusive bungalows of San Vincente when he goes to Los Angeles, two hours drive from the mansion he owns in Montecito. "This seems to be his place of escape," a source at the very select West Hollywood club was quoted as saying by the Telegraph. This place would serve Harry as a refuge, he whom a relative describes as "exhausted" by parenthood.
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Reverse roles
Finally, the Sussexes' discomfort would be reinforced since their move to California. Until 2020, it was indeed Meghan Markle who had put everything to settle in England, far from her native California and Toronto where she had lived for a few years. Goodbye cinema, hello royalty. Except that the sauce did not take. After several years of media debacle, she and Harry decided to turn their backs on the royal family to regain their freedom across the Atlantic, in the United States. The trend reversed and it was Harry who finally left everything. And now, the prince - cut off from his family and many of his friends - "depends heavily on his wife's social circle," it reads. Far from his family, isolated, wounded (tortured?), he works to build a new life. Will His sacrifices bear fruit? Or will they have been in vain from the start?