Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be welcome by the royals at Christmas: report
According to a report, Christmas at the palace will probably not be on the agenda for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have previously hinted that they would “happily accept” an invitation to spend the holidays with the royal family, but it appears that sentiment will not be reciprocated.
The Sussexes renounced happy celebrations with the royal family last year, and according to a royal source, they probably won’t be welcome this year.
A source told it The Telegraph that it is “highly unlikely” that the coupe will turn down the opportunity to spend the festive season with King Charles.
The insider added that although “friends of the Sussexes” said the couple would welcome Christmas at Sandringham to “change the state of affairs”, it looks like not all the royals are on board.
Another source told the daily mail that senior members of the royal family, including Prince William, do not want Meghan and Harry there for Christmas.
“It seems like they are really doubling down on their reconciliation strategy,” a source told the medium.
The insider added that it was “bizarre” for the Sussexes to claim they could just “come back and let bygones be bygones if only someone would be good enough to invite them.”
“That begs the question: Why now?” the insider added. “Could it be that they’ve realized that whining about how terrible it is to be a member of the royal family is actually a great strategy?”
The Post has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, now have no official home in the UK after the King served them with an eviction notice from their former royal residence, Frogmore Cottage.
In addition, the couple will now have to incur additional expenses for their security when visiting the UK.
While Christmas may not be on the horizon for the Sussexes in the UK just yet, the couple have made a breakthrough in their royal feud after Harry sensationally picked up the phone to call his father to wish him a happy birthday last week.
The couple called the king on November 14 to wish him a happy birthday over the phone – the first time the two camps had spoken in over six months.
The monarch reportedly received a pre-recorded video of his grandchildren Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2, singing “Happy Birthday” to the monarch.
It seems as if Harry hopes the call will serve as a springboard for the pair’s long-overdue reconciliation.
