This year, Meghan and Harry didn’t have to look long for what they were going to give Charles for Christmas. Between an outdated patterned tie and a big dose of guilt, the couple made a decision. Furious at having been ordered to return the keys to their multi-million euro cottage, the former royal highnesses did not hesitate to use their children to put pressure on the monarch. “Don’t you want to see your grandchildren?” would have thrown Harry at his father, when the latter had just informed him of his ouster from Frogmore.
A odious blackmail which would have deeply hurt the king, according to those close to him. It must be said that Charles has only seen his granddaughter once since her birth, on June 4, 2021. And in a flash! “Meghan and Harry send photos, leave voicemails where the kids say hello to their grandfather, but that’s about the only connection they have with him,” reports a close source. As for the end of year celebrations, there is no question of coming to spend them in Norfolk with the rest of the royal family. Since leaving England, the Sussexes have celebrated Christmas in California.
And what does it matter if Archie and Lilibet would enjoy spending time with their cousins, George, Charlotte and Louis. “Meghan never wants to set foot in Britain again, underlines Omid Scobie, the couple’s biographer. It’s too much drama for her, she doesn’t want any more of that in her life.” However, when it comes to returning the keys to the cottage that they had redone for the modest sum of 2.7 million euros, the Sussexes show their teeth. We are not close to a contradiction with them…
Léa Hasvry