Meghan and Harry slammed over royal reunion – ‘fodder for next book’ | Royal | News
It has been claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not share photos of their meeting with King Charles because they are keeping it as “fodder for their next book”. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this week reunited the monarch with her two children, seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet, for the first time in four years.
The meeting at Highgrove is likely to be interpreted as a sign of the thawing relationship between the King and his youngest son after years of separation. But royal commentator Link Lauren warned the US-based couple could mine content for their “next book or reality show”.
“No more photos will be published because Meghan and Harry need food,” he said. “Every conversation will be reimagined and filtered through their lens.”
The duke and duchess have previously detailed their grievances with the Royal Family in a self-titled Netflix documentary series and in Harry’s memoir, Spare.
They claimed the firm’s press offices would “trade” negative stories about them to protect other senior royals and argued that the institution failed to protect Meghan as a biracial woman.
Harry brought his family to the UK while attending a number of events supporting charities and organizations he is close to, including the Invictus Games.
Security issues prevented Meghan and the children from traveling with him on Monday, but it appears concerns have eased enough to allow the visit to Highgrove to go ahead.
He faced a protracted legal battle with the Home Office over his family’s security arrangements while in the UK after his level of protection changed when he resigned as a working royal in 2020.
Harry was awaiting a review by the Risk Management Board, which is part of the process by which the Executive Committee for the Protection of the Royal Family and Public Figures decides on security requirements, but learned last Friday that this had not yet happened.
The Sussexes do not benefit from taxpayer-funded protection when they are in the UK outside their royal residence, so it remains to be seen whether visits to King Charles will become commonplace.
