Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “need to find something new”, a royal expert has claimed, as the couple’s behaviour towards the Royal Family was laid bare. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrated Christmas and New Year away from the Royal Family at their mansion in Montecito, California – where the family currently resides.
In November, reports were suggesting that the couple would be open to accepting an invitation to spend Christmas at Sandringham if extended, fueling claims of a potential reunion between Prince Harry and his father King Charles III.
The speculation arose following details of a “warm” phone conversation between the father and son, marking their first interaction in six months on King Charles’s 75th birthday.
On November 14, both Prince Harry and Meghan conveyed their birthday wishes to the King, accompanied by the sharing of a video featuring his two grandchildren.
Speaking to GB News, royal commentator Michael Cole said: “It is a great tragedy that the King never sees his grandchildren Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
“When the Queen [Elizabeth II] was alive and there were thoughts of Prince Harry leaving Frogmore Cottage in Windsor he said to his father ‘but don’t you want to see your grandchildren.'”
“I am sure that’s a great pain to him because every time you see the king with his family, it’s very obvious he has a tactile approach.
“He shows the affection to his family that perhaps as a child he didn’t receive himself.
“Their problem this year is to come out of another box to find something new to say. We’ve heard all the criticism, relentlessly, repetitively, of their own family.”
Earlier in the interview talking about what the Royal Family have coming up this year, Michael explained that it is likely King Charles will do a tour of the Commonwealth.
He explained: “It’s going to be a busy year for the King and Queen. Towards the end of the year, in October, there’s the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa in the South Pacific, and the King and Queen will combine that with visits to Australia and New Zealand.
“I think there should be a visit to Canada during this year because these overseas realms need to see their monarch from time to time.
“It’ll also be a time to test the popularity of the monarchy in Australia. Recent polls showed that 56 percent of Australians were in favor of the monarchy.”
