Meghan Markle claims she hasn’t ‘scraped the surface’ of her experience within royal family – Royal family news live

Royal author Angela Levin slammed the couple’s decision to visit Colombia after Harry deemed the UK, in particular, too dangerous for Meghan to visit.

He said he fears an acid or knife attack inspired by negative tabloid stories.

“It is dangerous there [Colombia] at the moment,” Levin said. “There are a lot of people being taken away and money being demanded for them to be returned.

“It is really ridiculous.”

A spokesperson for the Sussexes told The Independent that they will have full security on their visit.

The visit is reported to “illuminate Colombia’s role as a beacon of culture and innovation”.

The couple are supporting a new initiative for parents whose children have taken their own lives after being harmed online.

“Our kids are young, they are three and five, they’re amazing, but all you want to do as parents is protect them,” Meghan, who turned 43 on Sunday, said.

“And so, as we can see what’s happening in the online space, we know that there’s a lot of work to be done there and we’re just happy to be able to be a part of change for good.”

Following the claim that King Charles is ignoring phone calls from Prince Harry, a royal expert has shed light on the Duke of Sussex’s “cardinal sin”.

He explained that Harry’s biggest mistake, in his father’s eyes, was describing Queen Camilla as a “villain” in his 2023 memoir Spare.

Royal author Christopher Andersen told Fox News Digital: “When Harry branded his stepmother Camilla a ‘villain’ in his book and revealed that both he and William initially begged their father not to marry her, Harry committed what Charles regards as a cardinal sin.

“No one disses Camilla in royal circles and gets away with it – not even a son of the king.”

Harry has not seen his father since the announcement of his cancer diagnosis in February.

Despite posting celebratory pictures for the likes of the Wales children, the Duchess of Sussex’s 43rd birthday was not publicly marked.

“It’s quite hard to pin them down in terms of what they do because they’re not working royals anymore,” royal expert Katie Nicholls told Vanity Fair’s Dynasty podcast.

“They’re so much more than just celebrities. Clearly, philanthropy is this umbrella under which they want to exist, but then you get American Riviera Orchard thrown into all of that, which sort of then slightly throws a question mark over what they’re doing.”

This comes after the couple recently lent their support to a new initiative that helps parents who have lost children to online bullying.

While the Duchess of Sussex has pledged her commitment to her charitable work, it has been speculated that her main concerns are financial.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK! magazine: “I suspect that Meghan is a commercial woman with philanthropic ideas aplenty… but her driving force is to capitalise on her fame and ensure she and Harry have enough money for all their needs.

“I’m not quite convinced that she is totally signed up to a ‘life of service’ so I imagine there will be occasional forays into charity work and makeshift royal tours but I think she is a businesswoman at heart. And, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that!”

Kate, 42, has been largely absent from public life in 2024 as she undergoes chemotherapy for an undisclosed type of cancer.

The Balmoral estate is well-known for its links to the natural world and is home to several rare species of wildlife including red squirrels.

This comes after Prince Harry recently told ITV that he will not bring his wife to the UK because it is too dangerous and he fears a “knife or acid attack”.

The couple are undertaking the visit in their capacity as private citizens, although it will have many of the hallmarks of a royal tour.

Noting the fact that it has yet to officially launch, Tom Quinn said it has been some months since the Duchess of Sussex attempted to soft launch any of its products.

“Harry has never had any real idea about becoming an entrepreneur or a businessman in his own right,” Quinn told the Mirror.

“He is trained from birth to do one thing only – to be a royal, and he has thrown that away.

“His one hundred per cent support for his wife and her business ventures has never wavered – but it hasn’t been enough to make a success of her company.”