Meghan Markle was reportedly "stung" by one thing during her surprise visit to the UK last month: Prince Harry's failure to defend her. The 45-year-old Duchess of Sussex traveled to the UK at the start of July with their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, joining her. Harry had arrived days earlier, and the family attended a meeting with King Charles at Highgrove House on July 10.
Source: Harry wants Meghan to embrace forgiveness
According to a source cited by HELLO!, Harry is now encouraging Meghan to embrace forgiveness and show love by sending hampers from her brand As Ever. The source said: "He wants her to send family photos, gift baskets and keep the dialogue going the way she was before the visit, but she's just not feeling motivated, which is pretty frustrating for him, to say the least."
The source added: "But for Meghan this is all extremely belittling. She didn’t want the red carpet rolled out, just the opportunity to be herself and make her own choices. But that was taken away from her and it’s left a pretty bad taste in her mouth."
Harry not defending her 'stings'
The source continued: "Fact is, Harry isn’t defending her like he used to and that stings. She wants and expects a lot more from him in that regard and finds it disturbing and depressing that he’s not putting her first."
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told the Mirror that Meghan is "intelligent" and understands her lack of popularity in the UK, with her focus likely on her California life, children, and business ventures. Meghan's last UK visit before this one was in 2022.
