Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Christmas plans, Digi Mart USA News: Former royal butler Grant Harrold has shared his thoughts on how Prince William and Kate Middleton might feel about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Christmas plans. He believes the Waleses would be relieved if the Sussexes spent the holidays in the United States.
However, newer reports suggest Harry and Meghan could instead celebrate Christmas in the UK with Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland.
Grant Harrold, the former royal family butler, said the Waleses are “breathing a sigh of relief” after learning about the Sussexes’ alleged US plans. He said that because they will not be in the UK, it could also be seen as a “get out of jail card” for the monarch.
He added, “It’s very different to being poker face in public, it is awkward with family. It would have been such a difficult time” (via Independent).
These remarks come a few weeks after a friend of the Sussexes told the Sunday Times that they will not be celebrating Christmas with the royal family, and wondered how such an arrangement could potentially work. Another source told Page Six that whether Harry and Meghan spend their holidays in the UK or the US, Meghan’s mother, Doria, is confirmed to be part of their plans.
“There is a hierarchy and the King is the CEO, he’s the boss — what he says goes, so it’s better not to put themselves in any difficult position,” the insider said, explaining why the couple could prefer to avoid the royal family. Last month, sources told Rob Shuter’s Naughty but Nice that the monarch also looks forward to meeting Harry and Meghan ahead of Christmas.
“This is not a casual ‘let’s get together sometime.’ Nobody drops in on the King. If Harry and Meghan are in Charles’s diary, it is because he wants them there.
This is deliberate,” the sources continued.
