the keys to his return

Neither approach positions with the British royal family nor that Prince Charles or Queen Elizabeth meet in person Lilibet Diana, the new member of the Windsor-Markles. Nothing seemed to have motivated the Duchess of Sussex enough in these two years to leave the United States and return to the country that she, at the time, welcomed her with open arms. She has had to arrive Netflix and its millionaire contract to make Meghan Markle returns to Europe two years after Megxitand with several keys for his return and some truths and lies that have flown over this long-awaited trip.

He has had a final script twist with the technical scale that the couple made this Thursday, April 14, in the United Kingdom to see Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in a private and very secret visit, of which there is no graphic document. Hours later, the couple arrived in the Dutch city where they were acclaimed by a large crowd. The couple went to the Zuiderpark stadium accompanied by local authorities. There a crowd of onlookers awaited them to give them a warm welcome.

It was this past Monday when, after advancing the ‘Mirror’ via exclusive, the spokesmen for Meghan and Prince Harry confirmed that she would also be at the Invictus Games opening ceremony, created a few years ago by the Duke of Sussex and in which army veterans who have suffered physical consequences from wars or military maneuvers compete. Of course, he could not be absent and, after two years of suspension due to the health situation, it was announced a few months ago that they would be held this month in The Hague and that he himself would be at his opening.

The return to Europe with controversy

harry said yes to the Invictus Games and to the Netherlands, but he rejected his family and returned to the United Kingdom for the tribute to his grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, which took place in Westminster Abbey on March 29. Precisely, the funeral of Prince Felipe, just now a year ago, was the reason for the first of the only two trips that Harry has made to his country in these two years. The second, the inauguration of the statue dedicated to Diana of Wales in Kensington Palace Gardens three months later.

And, of course, to those two appointments Prince Harry went without the company of Meghan, six months pregnant in the first and recent mother in the second. Lilibet Diana became the perfect excuse for the Duchess of Sussex not to have to meet her in-laws again. A moment that was expected more than uncomfortable, especially after the interview that the couple granted to Oprah Winfrey weeks before, without hesitation accuse the royal family of being racist, among other statements that did not leave any of the Windsors in a very good place. The question that remains for us now is whether the long-awaited reunion of the couple with the prince’s grandmother and her father has been cordial or tense. We will have to wait for a statement from sources close to the monarch or from herself.

Despite that technical stoppage, there is still a situation that stands between the Sussexes and their official return to the UK in a big way. This time we talk about your safety and the legal conflict that Harry initiated a few weeks ago against the British Government after being told that he would not receive, as a civilian citizen and not belonging to the Royal House, the “same degree” of personal protection security in the United Kingdom. He himself explained in a statement that his wish was to travel with his wife and children to what had been his home, but he did not feel “safe” doing so under current security arrangements. In the Netherlands, the dukes have received the status of ‘VVIP’ (very very important person) so in addition to having their personal security team, there will be another dependent on the Dutch government.

It is also true that having attended the religious service for the Duke of Edinburghin which they were the great absentees, would have enjoyed the same security as the rest of the royal family and the many royals who attended, in addition to they would have stayed in the grounds of Windsor Castlewhere Isabel II currently resides, so it is difficult to think that they would have been in any kind of danger and that their idea sounded more like an excuse than a real threat.

Reasons for return

Money is a powerful gentleman, as Francisco de Quevedo wrote, and the couple has no choice but, no matter how much they fear for their safety, to abide by the millionaire contract that he signed a year and a half ago with Netflix. For this reason, the video platform is the one that has made it possible for us to see Meghan in Europe two years after leave uk.

His inclusion in this trip has to do with the first project that the couple is carrying out for the audiovisual giant, ‘Heart of Invictus’, that documentary series that narrates the path of the participants of the games until their celebration. In the project, the Sussexes participate as executive producers, but also prince harry is the driver of the documentary.

So we will be able to see the couple, who arrived in The Hague this Friday, not only in the opening ceremony, which takes place this Saturday at 6:30 p.m., but also in the various competitions that are held throughout the day. That yes, we will see them followed by the cameras very closely, although they will be the cameras that record this documentary and not those of paparazzi, those for which they were installed in one of the most private and safe areas of Santa Barbara.

Although we do not want to put the responsibility of Meghan Markle’s return to Europe only on Netflix, since The Invictus Games have been part of the love story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It was at those held in Toronto, in September 2017, when the couple’s romance was confirmed by appearing together and being the former actress – who was then filming ‘Suits’ in Canada – the great claim for the press.

Later, in 2018, both were able to attend the ones in Sydney, when they were official trip to several countries in Oceania, precisely coinciding with the news of Meghan’s first pregnancy. So this fifth celebration of the Invictus is not going to be an exception and they are also going to mark a before and after in the history of the couple for assuming the first trip they make together to Europe after Megxit.

And we cannot forget that they are making this visit and are in The Hague as private citizens, something that, taking into account its media coverage, may not be very compatible with the privacy that they also pursue in the Netherlands. For this reason, and although it had been pointed out by some Dutch media, the information service of the Dutch Royal House has confirmed that they will not even have a official audience with kings Guillermo and Máxima -if there is a meeting, it would be of a completely private nature- nor will they stay in one of the royal palaces in The Hague. They will be just -with the title of Dukes of Sussex ahead, yes- two private citizens, who are not anonymous, fulfilling their millionaire contracts and back in Europe, together two years later.

With all this, the question that remains in the air is: if it had not been for Netflix and the Invictus, would Meghan have returned (even if it was a rebound) to visit her in-laws?

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