This In Touch Weekly story is a reminder that the British and royalist media tends to set the increasingly absurdist talking points about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. I actually appreciate it when an American tabloid like In Touch isn’t yammering about “but Harry and Meghan are broke, they need the monarchy, how dare they!” In Touch’s sources have a much more reasonable and (I believe) accurate assessment about how Meghan probably feels after the Highgrove Summit and the craziness around the family’s recent trip to the UK. Their sources claim that Meghan went out of her way to do this thing for Prince Harry’s sake, and she really wants to completely cut her ties with all things Windsor.
Meghan Markle wants Prince Harry to put his battles with the royal family aside and let her needs take precedence for a little while, a source tells In Touch.
“Meghan feels she’s done her bit to help him,” the source explains. “She went to England, kept out of sight, and abided by all the rules because she knew how important the trip was.”
As In Touch previously reported, the Duke, 41, and Duchess, 44, of Sussex and their two young children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, were finally reunited with King Charles and Queen Camilla during their recent visit to the U.K.
“But now that they’re back home, she’s saying it’s time to forget about the royals and put their energy back into the life they’re building in America,” says the source, “which really means focusing on her and her brand.”
Earlier this month, With Love, Meghan was awarded its first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lifestyle Series — a major feat for the since-scrapped Netflix show and one that the As Ever founder celebrated on Instagram with her 4.7 million followers.
“It’s no secret her team worked some magic behind the scenes to make it happen and she has no intention of squandering the opportunity,” reveals the source, adding that she’s “very excited about Emmy night,” which will take place on Friday, October 30 at the Hollywood Palladium.
“She’ll be with all sorts of power players and her peers so it will be an amazing chance to network,” the source says, “and she wants Harry by her side for that.”
I think the part about the trip is probably more accurate than anything published in the Daily Mail or the Sun. Meghan put herself and her children in a terrible position, all because Harry wanted his father to see the kids. It wasn’t safe and her deadbeat father-in-law is the reason why it’s never been safe to visit during his reign. But she still did it for Harry’s sake and she’s totally and completely over it now (note: she’s over the Windsor part of it, not the Spencer part – she loves the Spencers). I hope Harry understands that too – that this recent trip changed everything and not in a good way. It was a week of national humiliation rituals and Harry simply needs to move differently going forward. And I hope Meghan and the kids never have to deal with any of the Windsors going forward.
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during a visit to the World Central Kitchen Food (WCK), at the Jordan Country Office, in Amman, Jordan. The WCK operates a crucial logistics hub in Amman, to coordinate aid for Gaza, including the deployment of mobile bakeries that produce hundreds of thousands of daily loaves Featuring: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Where: Amman, United Kingdom When: 26 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend a World Health Organisation roundtable with key donors and humanitarian partners in Amman, Jordan. Featuring: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Where: Amman, Jordan When: 25 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (right) attend a World Health Organisation roundtable with key donors and humanitarian partners in Amman, Jordan. Featuring: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Where: Amman, Jordan When: 25 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex listen to a music class during a visit to the QuestScope Youth Center at the Za’atari refugee camp, home to displaced Syrians, near Mafraq in northern Jordan. Featuring: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Where: Mafraq, Jordan When: 25 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duchess of Sussex in a music class during a visit to the QuestScope Youth Center at the Za’atari refugee camp, home to displaced Syrians, near Mafraq in northern Jordan. Featuring: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Where: Mafraq, Jordan When: 25 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit the World Central Kitchen Food (WCK), at the Jordan Country Office, in Amman, Jordan. The WCK operates a crucial logistics hub in Amman, to coordinate aid for Gaza, including the deployment of mobile bakeries that produce hundreds of thousands of daily loaves Featuring: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Where: Amman, United Kingdom When: 26 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit the World Central Kitchen Food (WCK), at the Jordan Country Office, in Amman, Jordan. The WCK operates a crucial logistics hub in Amman, to coordinate aid for Gaza, including the deployment of mobile bakeries that produce hundreds of thousands of daily loaves Featuring: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Where: Amman, United Kingdom When: 26 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit the World Central Kitchen Food (WCK), at the Jordan Country Office, in Amman, Jordan. The WCK operates a crucial logistics hub in Amman, to coordinate aid for Gaza, including the deployment of mobile bakeries that produce hundreds of thousands of daily loaves Featuring: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Where: Amman, United Kingdom When: 26 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arriving for a visit to the National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts (NCRA), with a World Health Organisation delegation in Amman, Jordan Featuring: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Where: Amman, United Kingdom When: 26 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
“She’s done her bit” is 100% a British phrasing. When I first went over to work there, getting used to people saying “bit,” instead of “part” (among many other things like that) took a little time. (“That’s the tricky bit, isn’t it?” “Ooh, but that’s the best bit of the book!” etc.)
I GUARANTEE you: no one British is speaking or leaking on Meghan’s behalf. They’re telling on themselves again
This isn’t Meghan. She has been focused on her business. Harry isn’t focused on the royals he knows for the next year he’s visiting the UK or not participating in the Invictus Games. They clearly took extreme measures because they aren’t sure when they arrived or how long they stayed. Some think they were already there, but many also thought they didn’t go until the photos were released. I’m sure they support each other and want what’s best for their family and they’ll work it out privately not to friends or tabloids.
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Do people forget that Meghan was the one who intially ‘gave up’ everything. Her career,her life as she knew it and basicly her freedom. She did try,its not like they met and she demanded he move to the US,her treatment was awful and she still loves her man enough to go to that vipers nest. I actually like the fact that she was like hell nah ‘I’m not pushing my brand or showing my face to these salty hooligans’ and bounced again.
When an agency writes something you agree with, that does not make it truth. In Touch is another gossip rag that draws conclusions the same as we do. They have zero insider information.
Yeah this just sounds more in line with what we personally may think, than anyone having some insight into Meghan’s thoughts, or actual sources. I think it’s just an indication that American tabloid media, outside of the right wing, understands the optics and what sells to an American audience better then what the British tabloids try to pass.
A reasonable reaction to how Harry’s Windsor family behaves, is, I’m totally over this. So it’s no real huge insight that his independent, resourceful, self-sufficient American wife would think that. An American magazine knows that, in a way what the Sun or Mirror just refuses to get or ever print.
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I have been saying this for a long time. Some among us who should know better seem to fall for the tabloid bs. How does on decide when to believe and not believe liars? In the same way the derangers help to boost the Sussexes numbers, many of the Sussexes so-called supporters are also boosting the derangers numbers by consuming just about all the bs they put out.
It would be nice if this were true and Meghan wants Harry to focus on their life here. It would be even better if Harry agreed. But I take all these unsourced stories with a large grain of salt. Meghan really has gone the extra mile for Harry.
I don’t trust magazines like this with any celebs, but I wouldn’t be surprise if it’s true. Of course she would feel this way. The whole visit was predictable they were going to mess him round. A part of her must find Harry’s public takes about wanting a relationship with his father embarrassing. Yes she said in the doc that she doesn’t want him to lose his father. But this same father contuines to humilate her, proves time again and again he doesn’t care about her children safety, yet she’s expected to smile and have tea with these people for Harry’s sake. The idea of having tea with Camillia after the clarkson saga, jeez Meghan say no, no more.
Unpopular opinion, and I’ll probably get flamed for this, but I think a lot of H&M’s issues surrounding the royals had to do with Harry’s naïveté about his family and who they truly are. He seriously thought they would go out of their way to protect Meghan when the royals had Harry in the basement shopping out of TK Maxx, while William and Kate were ensconced in a palace. Harry was always treated as second best prior to Meghan, even though he was more dependable than William. Harry made decisions thinking that once he was married, the RF would go all in on their support of Meghan when it was clear to everyone on this site that H&M would be in for a rough ride. Charles straight up told Harry that there was no money for Meghan and she should keep acting and Harry still had his blinders on.
If I was Meghan, I would find Harry’s faith in his abusive family very frustrating. Fortunately for everyone, I’m not Meghan. Because if I was, I would have noped on out of that whole situation a long time ago, leaving Harry to figure it out for himself.
No reason to flame you, this is probably true. Naivete or just plain hope that his family will finally do right by him. If not him, then his child. He did not realise how vile they are.
I remember their engagement interview they were so happy and excited, talking about hitting the ground running. Looking back at that interview it seems Harry either was naive,delusional and/or just hopeful. Meghan had no clue,I dont think anyone knew even they press didnt anticipate having to turn on her in such a ferocious way.
Agree. I don’t think he’s naive, but he has hope. I would have been told them to kick rocks.
I absolutely think harry thought the family would support Meghan the way the family publicly supported Kate (maybe not so much behind the scenes but publicly.) The palace kept most of the bad press away from W&K (except when it couldnt be helped, ahem dad dancing in Switzerland or wherever.) Even the Rose articles have been mostly scrubbed and that was more recent.
I think Harry thought the press onslaught would quiet after the wedding bc of the way the Firm changed gears to protect Kate the instant the engagement was announced.
and instead…..the Firm threw meghan to the wolves to provide cover for the problematic heir and his wife. And I don’t think Harry anticipated that, at least not at the level that it happened. i think by the time Meghan was suicidal when pregnant with Archie he realized it was never going to change and that Archie would be next and that’s when the serious discussions started about getting out of the UK.
I think any remaining naiveté Harry had was eliminated with the multiple insults directed at him and Meghan by the Firm in the two weeks they remained in the UK around QEII’s death.
However, Charles is his only remaining parent, and he developed cancer, which seemed very serious initially. Not unreasonable if Harry was concerned and open to connecting with him; he has to live with himself, and an error of commission rather than omission can be easier to look back on. Likewise, Charles is his children’s grandfather, a symbol of an important part of their heritage. Also reasonable to want his children to at least meet him. Whether that would have happened without the additional reason to be in England for the IG event – very possibly not. In theory, that should have been the ideal opportunity for the meeting to take place, as it finally did once the public registered its disgust with BP’s behavior.
Which raises an interesting question, considering recent information about a likely tug of war behind the scenes at BP between Alderton and Rycroft factions. What if after last July’s get together of representatives from both Sussex and BP, and Harry’s visit to his father last September, Harry was given assurances the way would be clear for him to safely bring his family to England earlier this month. But at some late point, someone halted the RAVEC review, without letting Harry know, then publicized the withdrawl of the offer of accomodation at BP, and basically went out of their way to humiliate Harry and make England a dangerous place for Meghan and the children. This makes the most sense to me, and it’s particularly interesting that the aftermath of Harry and Meghan’s visit has been the announcement of Alderton’s (eventual) departure.
I wouldn’t even say that Harry was treated as second best, more like he was treated like a useful employee who worked in the back and only brought out if extra help was needed, given a suit and tie while dealing with the customers, and having to give it back when he was through.
I will never forget reading about how Harry was expecting Will and Kate to invite him over and they never did. That hurt ME! Then I read about the TK Maxx shopping, the holes in his shoes, Meghan having to buy a sofa for Nottingham Cottage, and Nottingham Cottage itself. When I heard they were living in Kensington Palace, I assumed it was as grand as the other apartments there, I was shocked when I learned the truth. I live better than that and I’m not even royalty.
Harry was hurting for a long time and he did warn Meghan about his family. I don’t think Meghan understood the British public. She probably told herself that it couldn’t be that bad. Americans are perpetually optimistic. Most Americans think Brits are nice until they actually visit the UK. In my experience, the French are much nicer even on their worst days and they have a much better attitude towards Americans.
I believe Harry thought things would get better once he was married and no longer the carefree bachelor. It turns out that’s all the royals actually wanted him to be. He was supposed to be the court jester to future King William and nothing more. He was there to take the blows and ridicule and keep the people entertained. Keep their focus off of Williams faults. The royals didn’t care because once William had three children, there was little to no chance of Harry ever becoming King.
I don’t think anyone would have been ready for the massive onslaught of hatred and vitriol leveled at Harry and Meghan. I still can’t figure out why it’s so fierce in nature. I wish a major university would do a study on it.
@JT: I agree with you. Perhaps that’s the royal entitlement in him.
Harry was not humiliated. He lost a court case. Yet had a wonderful productive trip with Invictus and his other charities. They found a way to safely meet Charles & the Spencers without one photo being taken. In Touch has no Meghan sources. This article is pure rubbish conjecture.
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I agree that this is some writer speculating about the Sussexes, just like we do. That being said, I really despise the framing that Meghan has come home and wants them to focus on her brand. She wants them to come home and focus on their life together, which means their philanthropy, businesses, and most of all their kids. The media just will not stop the caricature of her steering poor Harry in the direction that she wants to go of crassly making money. How do you miss that they are a power couple who works closely together to understand each other’s priorities and works together as a family to achieve them?! Honestly, they’re #couplegoals
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There’s no way she said this. I think we all feel this because everyone was upset when they found out she and the kids still went. And I would say, if that’s what they feel is right for their family, it is what it is.
My own projection, but I think it’s more nuanced than this. It’s not just about helping Harry. It’s also about not letting Archie and Lili be erased by the RF. Just because H&M are in California now doesn’t mean Meghan didn’t marry into the royal family and her children aren’t directly related to the king.
Totally reasonable, and in that context the visit was successful plus likely cemented a nice memory for the children.
It’s funny how the article ignore that Harry is going to be back in the UK in September and then again next year for the Invictus games. I expect Meghan will be at the Invictus as well regardless of the security shenanigans
I actually disagree with probably 75% of this. i think Meghan went to the UK and met with Charles because that was important to Harry. I think she stayed out of sight because of safety concerns and she was willing to do that so that Harry could attend the Invictus events. I do think she’s over the Windsors.
but the whole tone of “now its time to focus on her brand” is gross and just not how those two operate. I cant even imagine Meghan saying “I did my part to help you now its your turn to help me.” they’re a partnership and I doubt there’s any explicit quid pro quo. And Harry attending the Emmys with her has zero to do with the royals. I also think she will support Harry in what he wants in terms of a relationship with his father – and we know that because she has said that.
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“but the whole tone of “now its time to focus on her brand” is gross and just not how those two operate”
Totally agree.
I agree. Well said!
These “royal commentators” must have really shitty marriages or be in awful relationships the way they constantly attempt to describe H+M’s marriage as transactional. They are a true partnership and they make decisions about the steps they take together. Hell, we saw Harry literally show Meghan the vile text that William sent him while they were being filmed for the Netflix documentary. They are a united couple.
And for those who don’t think Harry has wised up, or that Meghan doesn’t know what’s what regarding the awful Windsors: Ms. Doria may not have given Meghan “the talk” re racism and how far some white people will go to erase and even harm her, but they are SURROUNDED by influential and successful Black people who they consider to be true friends. Do you honestly believe that these people have NOT sat them both down, either together, or separately, and given them several REAL talks??? Don’t you think that even Harry’s adoptive family, Teej and Mike, would have done so at some point? Heck, I bet they had some serious talks with him before and especially after that fire broke out in Archie’s nursery. He may have been trusting, perhaps too naïve before, but he knows what he’s dealing with now, he’s got all those discovery details from his three lawsuits. He knows.
The article DID make their relationship (and the way they dealt with one another) appear to be callous and very transactional, didn’t it?
I agree with the others that, even though we might agree with the article’s premise that Meghan might be fed up with the Windsors, it’s highly unlikely that this publication has any real insight or sources into the Sussexes and their thinking. But I also consider that, outside his personal feelings, Harry might have a strategic basis for his continued quest to establish a relationship with his father. His father is the king, after all, and Harry has explicitly stated that he wants to have the freedom to continue to visit the UK (he *has* to come back, for Invictus). That’s no small thing. I don’t think the messiness of the security negotiations were an unqualified humiliation for Harry; rather, they highlighted the incompetence of Buckingham Palace and possibly percolated enough to the general British public that we can now see Charles acknowledging his need to adopt a more conciliatory tone towards the Sussexes. There’s possibly going to be a real changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. So that’s potentially a win for Harry, though it has come at a great cost.
Yeah the whole thing showed that BP was petty and terrible and people were ticked at them for this whole thing. Charles had to meet with them at that point because I think the RR was even upset. They couldn’t abuse Meghan and Harry they way they wanted because of what Charles pulled.
“She went to England, kept out of sight, and abided by all the rules because she knew how important the trip was.”
That actually makes me sad and angry. Yet again the Windsors demanded that Meghan make herself small, even invisible. She shouldn’t have to do this ever.
Meghan would never speak on Harry’s family a) she respects his feelings, b) she is WAY over them, they know it and they don’t like it. This is some ROTA planted nonsense, Americans don’t say ” did their bit” we’d say, “did our time”.
Harry is British and a prince of the United Kingdom. I think he will always continue to support causes and the people of the UK. He recently donated a large sum of money to a Nottingham organization. He was doing major work in that city before he and Meghan were forced out of the UK, and was it not the first city that Meghan visited after her engagement. He is patron of Invictus and all of its affiliated organizations, patron of WellChild, and the ambassador for Scotty’s Little soldiers. He fights hard for security and at least a working relationship with his father so that he can continue the work he was doing in the UK before having to leave. I think that Megan supported Harry’s need to reconcile with his father and to have their children meet him so that they would have some memory of him. She might even see the High Grove meeting as a box being ticked off. But they have said that they are a team and shown time and time again that that always work together and support each other in their individual initiatives. This article is not flattering to Meghan. It makes her look egotistical and lacking in understanding of her family’s (family as in her family with Harry and their children) unique situation. That she is expecting Harry now to focus on her and her business is an absurd statement and I see this whole article as still a subtle but trash of Meghan’s character even though they seem to figure out the significance of the meeting with Charles. It still pays the “Sussex Tax.” In Touch, from what I can see from scanning their titles on supermarket shelves, is a trashy tabloid.
I agree that the part about the Windsor sounds plausible. This is a woman who has decided to cut ties with her own father. I believe if it were up to her she would’ve done the same to the Windsors. She basically said she was not getting involved with the situation with William on the docuseries.
Prince Harry’s press statement in 2016 about the online and press bullying of his then girlfriend Meghan was unprecedented. It sent shockwaves through the Palace and the UK Press. They’ve never got over it.