King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry had a royal summit in 2020 with Queen Elizabeth after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were stepping back from their royal duties. Meghan Markle was reportedly set to join via a video call, but Prince Harry's brother and father didn't agree.
King Charles And Prince William Fear Meghan Markle Would Leak Conversations?
Queen Elizabeth summoned King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry for a royal summit after the Sussexes decided to resign from their royal duties. Markle was in Canada and was set to join the family discussion via a video call, but it didn't happen.
According to royal expert and author Robert Jobson in his new book Our King Charles III — The Man And The Monarch Revealed, Prince Harry's family didn't trust his wife.
Jobson wrote, per Express:
"There was a suggestion that Meghan should join Charles, William, and Harry via video link from Canada, but the queen ruled that her attendance in any form was ‘not necessary’ as Harry would represent her. It was also felt that a video link wouldn’t be secure, as Charles and William wouldn’t be able to tell if the meeting was being recorded or if Meghan had anyone else listening in as they spoke.”
After the meeting, Queen Elizabeth released a statement to share what they agreed upon. Her Majesty expressed support for the Sussexes' decision.
The Queen said:
"Today my family had very constructive discussions on the future of my grandson and his family. My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family. Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the royal family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.”
Prince William Allegedly Screamed At Prince Harry During the Summit
Prince Harry opened up about the royal summit in his and Meghan Markle's Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan. According to him, the discussion wasn't friendly at all while accusing the heir apparent of screaming at him.
Prince Harry claimed in the fifth episode of their Netflix documentary.
"It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and have my father say things that simply weren’t true, and my grandmother sit there and sort of take it all in."
Markle also seemingly shaded the royals for not inviting her to join them during the discussion. The former actress said about the summit in the same episode, per Yahoo!:
"Imagine a conversation, a roundtable discussion about the future of your life. When the stakes are this high. And you as the mom and the wife and the target, in many regards, aren’t invited to have a seat at the table."
Prince Harry quipped that it was clear to him, his family planned it out so she would not be in the room.
What can you say about the royal summit? Do you agree with Prince William and King Charles' decision to exclude Markle from the discussion?
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