Prince Harry and Meghan are desperately trying to 'one up' the Royal Family with latest move
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been confirmed to head on a joint visit to Nigeria in May for talks on the Invictus Games, but now, there are rumbles that there is more to the trip as an expert has claimed it's an attempt to "one-up" Harry's royal relatives.
The trip was announced this week and will come after Harry visits the UK solo on May 8 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. But now, Mail On Sunday's Charlotte Griffiths has claimed that the Royal Family are "rolling their eyes" at the upcoming Nigeria trip.
"Of course, they never try anything other than get a one-up on the Royal Family but I think what they're really doing is on paper, they're trying to celebrate 10 years of Invictus Games," she said while appearing on GB News.
"Let's face it, the real reason is that they need content for Netflix, they want to appear as quasi-royals, they want to carry on conducting quasi-tours as if they are still members of the Royal Family. I think the fact they are going to a Commonwealth country when they describe the Commonwealth as Empire 2.0 is a little bit rich."
Speaking in 2020, Harry urged the Commonwealth to 'look at the past' and was accused of disrespecting Queen Elizabeth with his criticisms of it. He said: “When you look across the Commonwealth, there is no way that we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past.
“And I think so many people have done such an amazing, incredible job of acknowledging the past and trying to right those wrongs, but I think we all acknowledge there is so much more still to do."
Meghan and Harry's itinerary for the Nigeria trip includes engaging in local cultural experiences and spending time with service personnel and their kin.
The Nigeria visit will take place directly following Harry's UK visit, where he will be attending the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral. This significant event commemorates the Invictus Games' decade-long impact, with actor Damian Lewis set to deliver a poignant poem.
It will be Harry's first visit to the UK since his sister-in-law, Kate Middleton shared the news that she is undergoing cancer treatment, following her surgery in January.
While Meghan has rarely been seen on British soil since leaving the Royal Family. She made an appearance during Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations but hasn't been back since the Queen's funeral in September 2022. She also did not attend King Charles' Coronation in May 2023.
