Everything seems to indicate that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not having their best time as a marriage. In fact, the word "divorce" has already begun to fly over the environment of the Dukes of Sussex.
They would be "taking time apart" for various reasons. According to RadarOnline, Harry and Meghan "are trying to figure out what hit them."
Palace sources say that public opinion, his failed business deals and disputes with loved ones frayed the relationship. "They are under tremendous pressure to fund their luxurious lifestyle in California, including their $14 million mansion and huge security costs."
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are about to divorce. Photo: REUTER
Harry would be in need of some solitude time. The source who broke the news claims that the prince "doesn't fit in" Meghan's world and wants to "find himself."
For that he will surely take advantage of his trip to Africa. Harry will fly to his "second home" to shoot a new solo documentary.
On the other hand, Meghan will play cleanly by staying away from all controversy, focusing on establishing her own brand. Beyond this decision, there are media that claim that, if she separates from Harry, she will try to continue anyway with the title of Duchess of Sussex.
Carlos' role
If divorced, Harry and Meghan will fight for custody of their children Archie and Lilibet. According to El Heraldo, he would be willing to ask for full custody of both at the demand of King Carlos III. She wouldn't grant it to him so easily, as she also claims it as part of her divorce settlement.
"Meghan Markle filed an exorbitant demand of 80 million dollars to seal the agreement and ensure that the children remain on American soil," the media notes.
King Charles III opened the gates of Buckingham to his son and grandchildren. Photo: AP
King Charles opened the doors of his palace to his grandchildren to live there in case their parents are no longer together.
A broken relationship
We already said it: the relationship of marriage with British royalty was not good at all in recent years. His presence at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II reflected the disagreements they had had with the monarch and her family shortly before her death.
Since January 8, 2020, when the Duke and Duchess caught the world's attention with their renunciation of the crown, Harry and Meghan began to crack their relationship with the royal family.
Harry and Meghan relinquished the crown on January 8, 2020. Photo: EFE
The idea that Elizabeth II and Markle had had strong crosses or that the Queen did not accept her grandson's wife was always present in the "royal ecosystem", but a fierce argument between the two women was never confirmed.
In the memorable television interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry and Meghan responded to allegations of workplace harassment by Buckingham against the wife of the Duke of Sussex.
"I don't know how they can expect us to keep quiet after all this time when there is an active role that The Firm plays in perpetuating falsehoods about us," Markle said.
Marriage in the famous interview with Oprah Winfrey. Photo: AP
In conversation with the American presenter, Meghan revealed that she never knew how to adapt to her new life and that she felt silenced and isolated in the new role she had to assume.
One of the Dukes' worst accusations against British royalty was aimed at one of the (hitherto unknown) members of the Queen's inner circle who would have made a racist gesture with them by asking them worriedly what color Archie's skin, their first child, would be.
Although in the interview Meghan said that "the Queen, for example, has always been wonderful to me", after the broadcast there was talk that Elizabeth II may have been the one who made the questionable query.
The rumors were dismissed within days, as Harry claimed that the Queen was not part of those discussions. In fact, her daughter is named Lilibet after her grandmother's childhood nickname.
Meghan and Harry's last visits to the UK before Elizabeth II's funeral in September 2022 had been at Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee in June, and during a private meeting between the couple and the Queen last April.
Because she was "very pregnant," Markle did not attend Prince Philip's funeral.
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