King Charles’ explanation for not allowing Meghan Markle to travel to Balmoral on day of Queen’s death
King Charles decided not to allow Meghan Markle to travel to Balmoral on the day of the late Queen’s death – and it seems Princess Kate helped placate the awkward situation.
According to royal author Rob Jobson, Charles told his second son Harry on the phone that Meghan should remain in London rather than accompany him to Scotland. “Prince Harry had decided to travel separately from his brother and the other senior Royal Family members,” Jobson wrote.”He took a private jet to Scotland, not getting there until just before 8 pm.
“Close sources said he had elected not to fly with his brother and uncles after a disagreement over Meghan not being allowed to join him. It emerged that when he insisted that his wife accompany him to Balmoral during a phone call with his father, Charles told him she could not come.” Indeed, Harry himself recalled his father’s phonecall in his tell-all memoir Spare, writing: “He said I was welcome at Balmoral, but he didn’t want… her. He started to lay out his reason, which was nonsensical, and disrespectful, and I wasn’t having it.”
Harry said he retorted firmly to his father’s comments about Meghan, saying: “Don’t ever speak about my wife that way…He stammered, apologetic, saying he simply didn’t want a lot of people around. No other wives were coming, Kate wasn’t coming, he said, therefore Meg shouldn’t. Then that’s all you needed to say.” Princess Kate had already decided not to travel to Scotland with Prince William; he instead flew to Balmoral with his uncles Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and Duchess Sophie.
