Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took a step back from their royal duties in 2020. Upon their departure, they moved to California.
Although the couple is not partaking in their royal duties, they are still part of the royal family. Be that as it may, something appears to be afoot in Sussex. For the second consecutive year, the Duke and Duchess have not been invited to the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Not Invited to Ceremony
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not been invited to this year’s annual celebration of the British monarch’s birthday in London. [The event is] scheduled for June 15,” PEOPLE wrote.
“They were also not invited to the event last year. Which marked the first time Trooping the Colour took place during the reign of King Charles, Harry’s father.”
PEOPLE also notes that there was a lot of concern surrounding the Trooping of the Colour Ceremony this year. Like many major events, the format had to be restructured after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
This year, there was concern surrounding whether the ceremony would take place at all. The general elections are set to take place this coming July. And Buckingham Palace vowed to postpone any events that they felt would cause a distraction from the election campaigns.
However, amid the speculation, the royal event is set to go on as scheduled.
Meghan Markle Gets Candid in Oprah Interview
One of the reasons Harry and Meghan split from the family was because of race. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan revealed that there were concerns from some members of the family about how dark their son Archie’s skin would be.
She also revealed that there were times when she did not feel protected after taking her position.
“That was really hard to reconcile because it was only once we were married and everything started to really worsen that I came to understand that not only was I not being protected, but that they were willing to lie to protect other members of the family,” Meghan said in the interview. “They weren’t willing to tell the truth to protect me and my husband.”