Experts said that Prince
Harry and Meghan Markle could be seated in the ‘naughty corner’ with Prince
Andrew when they meet The Queen at St Paul’s Cathedral next week, in order to
avoid the ‘frosty’ photos that surrounded their last public meeting
with William, Kate, and other royals.
The Sussexes will be the
center of attention for the Platinum Jubilee thanksgiving ceremony, which will
mark Her Majesty’s 70th year on the throne, because they will be seen alongside
the complete Royal Family for the first time in two years.
A photo of them leaving
Westminster Abbey after the Commonwealth Service in March 2020 –
Harry and Meghan’s final outing as frontline royals – laid bare the rift their
decision to quit had caused. The Duke of Sussex appeared
seething next to his smiling wife, as they followed Harry’s frowning
father, brother and their wives up the aisle.
Since that glacial moment,
they have used Oprah, US TV news stations and friendly podcasts to fire
transatlantic potshots, including claims one senior member was racist and that
Buckingham Palace aides ignored Meghan when she was suicidal while pregnant.
Harry also accused Prince Charles of cutting him off financially.
Angela Levin told MailOnline
that the stress of the meeting next Friday will be etched on the faces of
Harry, William and Kate – while Meghan will adopt her ‘Hollywood smile’ and
‘wave to the crowds’ for the cameras, which could also include a Netflix crew.
She said: ‘I think the St
Paul’s service is going to be very stressful for the royals, especially for
William and Catherine, who feel they [the Sussexes] have badly let down the
Royal Family. It will be just as frosty as the Commonwealth Service in 2020.
The brothers will look serious and I suspect Meghan’s Hollywood smile will be
fixed’.
