Meghan Markle is reportedly not keen for a reunion with the Royal Family, and in particular, the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Duchess of Sussex has been back in the UK with her husband, Prince Harry, and their two children for over a month now.
When the couple announced their shocking return to Britain after six years in California, many questioned what their relationship would be like with the Royal Family. However, since they've been back, it is understood that they haven't met with any members of the Royal Family.
Private citizens statement ruffles feathers
Meanwhile, King Charles III issued a statement last month clarifying the couple's standing as 'private citizens', which is believed to have ruffled feathers in the Sussex camp. And when it comes to the rift between Harry and his older brother, the latter is reportedly refusing to meet up with his sibling to talk things over.
But it looks as though Meghan isn't keen for a reunion either.
Source reveals Meghan's Christmas fears
While all eyes are on the Royal Family's Christmas plans, a source told Closer: "Meghan can’t think of anything worse than hanging around hoping the royals might squeeze them in somewhere over Christmas."
The source says that Meghan knows that they're "not going to be sitting down at Sandringham like everything’s suddenly fine", and that she doesn't want to spend Christmas "making uncomfortable small talk with William and Kate and a bunch of other people who’ve made it pretty clear how they feel about them".
"That would mean having to endure days on end faking it with the Waleses, and that’s a pretty grim prospect; there’s no doubt it would ruin Christmas for Meghan," they added.
Strained relationships and past tensions
It is understood that the relationship between the Sussexes and the Prince and Princess of Wales remains rather strained. Prince William has reportedly even threatened to boycott family events over the prospect of Meghan and Harry being there.
Meghan and Princess Kate have had a rocky relationship from early on, as the pair had a major argument in the lead-up to Harry and Meghan's wedding in 2018.
However, both couples were once seen as close, with the young royals being dubbed the 'fab four' while Harry and Meghan were still working royals. But with everything that has happened over the past few years, including the Sussexes Netflix docuseries, their interview with Oprah and Harry's memoir Spare, insiders have suggested that relationships remain frosty and damaged.
