Queen ‘invites Meghan’s mother Doria to spend Christmas with Royal Family at Sandringham’ – an offer never made to Kate’s relatives

  • Doria Ragland will reportedly be invited to stay with the Royals at Norfolk estate
  • The 62-year-old was only member of Meghan’s family to attend wedding to Harry
  • Could be invited to ‘show respect and acknowledge Meghan has no family here’

By Tim Stickings For Mailonline

Published: 13:18 GMT, 4 November 2018 | Updated: 13:40 GMT, 4 November 2018

Meghan Markle’s mother Doria Ragland could be invited to Sandringham to spend Christmas with the Queen and Royal Family, it has been claimed. 

The Queen is said to have asked Doria, 62, to join them for the family’s first Christmas since Harry and Meghan’s wedding as a ‘mark of her respect’ for the Duchess. 

An emotional Doria was the only member of Meghan’s family to attend her wedding to Prince Harry at Windsor Castle in May. 

A source said it was a ‘very thoughtful gesture’ for the pregnant Duchess’s mother to be invited, in what would be an unusual move, the Sunday Express reported.

Meghan Markle's mother Doria (pictured together before May's royal wedding) could be invited to Sandringham to spend Christmas with the Queen and Royal Family, it is claimed

Meghan Markle’s mother Doria (pictured together before May’s royal wedding) could be invited to Sandringham to spend Christmas with the Queen and Royal Family, it is claimed

An invitation for Doria would break with royal precedent as even the Middleton family has not been invited to stay at the Norfolk estate.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s family has joined the royals at church on Christmas morning but they have stayed at nearby Anmer Hall rather than Sandringham itself. 

The Queen’s invitation would show respect and also acknowledge that Meghan, unlike Kate, has no other family in Britain, the source said.  

A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace declined to comment today. 

Doria won widespread praise for her dignity at the royal wedding following weeks of family drama surrounding Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle. 

Mr Markle pulled out because of health problems just days before she was due to walk down the aisle and admitted he had staged paparazzi pictures. 

He later said he had apologised to both Harry and Meghan and denied staging the shots for money, insisting they were taken in a bid to ‘change his image’. 

Doria was also in London in September  and joined her daughter at an outdoor reception at Kensington Palace to mark the launch of a cookbook. 

The Queen (pictured) is said to have asked Doria to join them for the family's first Christmas since Harry and Meghan's wedding as a 'mark of her respect' for the Duchess

The Queen (pictured) is said to have asked Doria to join them for the family's first Christmas since Harry and Meghan's wedding as a 'mark of her respect' for the Duchess

The Queen (pictured) is said to have asked Doria to join them for the family’s first Christmas since Harry and Meghan’s wedding as a ‘mark of her respect’ for the Duchess

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