Meghan Markle ‘hated’ touring Australia with husband Prince Harry back in October 2018 and found the visit ‘pointless,’ according to former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown.
The British writer revealed Meghan’s feelings during her time Down Under in her new royal biography, ‘The Palace Papers’.
Brown, who was Princess Diana’s diarist and had close ties with the royals, discovered Meghan’s seemingly unimpressed opinion of Australia through a former Palace staffer.
When the Sussexes (pictured) arrived in Australia in October 2018, thousands of Australians gathered to see them in the flesh (pictured, the pair on the Opera House steps in Sydney during the trip) – something Meghan struggled to grasp ‘the point’ of
When the Sussexes arrived in Australia in October 2018, thousands of Australians gathered from all corners of the country to see Harry and Meghan in the flesh.
The press and the public became enamoured by the presence of the two royals as they visited sites in Sydney, Melbourne, Dubbo and Queensland’s Fraser Island, as well as going to the Invictus Games.
Despite the warm reception and a lively itinerary, Brown claims Meghan actually loathed the trip.
‘So, Meghan must have been thrilled with it all … right? No. She apparently hated every second of it,’ she wrote.
‘She didn’t understand why things were set up in that way. Instead of being excited when thousands of people showed up at the Opera House, it was very much like, ‘What’s the purpose? I don’t understand this’,’ a Palace employee told Brown.
The staffer said Meghan didn’t appear to grasp the ‘representational role’ of the British monarchy when they toured, adding she was more interested in ’causes she wanted to spotlight’.
Former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown (pictured) unveiled Meghan’s feelings during her time Down Under in her new royal biography, ‘The Palace Papers’
Despite the warm reception and a lively itinerary, Brown claims Meghan actually loathed the trip. (Pictured: Meghan greeting the public outside of the Opera House)
The staffer said Meghan didn’t appear to grasp the ‘representational role’ of the British monarchy when they toured, adding she was more interested in ’causes she wanted to spotlight’. (Pictured: Meghan and Harry greeting the public outside of the Opera House)
Brown’s claims are supported in an article printed in The Times last year, which asserts that Meghan found it ‘silly’ when people crowded to see the Sussexes when they arrived in Sydney.
‘What are they all doing here? It’s silly,’ she reportedly said to her team.
A source said that she simply ‘didn’t get it’.
The Sussexes completed 75 engagements in 16 days across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga during the whirlwind tour – all while Meghan was in the early stages of her first pregnancy.
They were often pictured having intimate conversations, embracing fans or receiving numerous gifts from admirers during their time Down Under.
Brown claims in her book that one of the main things Meghan took away from the tour was her and Harry’s unrecognised importance in the royal hierarchy.
Brown’s claims are supported in an article printed in The Times last year, which asserts that Meghan found it ‘silly’ when people crowded to see the Sussexes when they arrived in Sydney. (Pictured: Meghan at Bondi Beach)
Brown claims in her book that one of the main things Meghan took away from the tour was her and Harry’s unrecognised importance in the royal hierarchy (Pictured: The couple at the Invictus Games Down Under)
‘It was head-turning for Meghan to experience the full-throttle motorcade-purring, outrider-vrooming, crowd-roaring adulation of a popular young royal on a tour planned to the last teacup by the Palace machine.
‘Meghan seemed to interpret the success as a call for Brand Sussex to be elevated in the Palace hierarchy.’
However, Meghan reportedly felt ‘snubbed’ of appreciation by the Royal Family after the couple returned to the UK.
When they did arrive home, word soon spread that all was not well within the palace, including rumours of a rift between brothers and a falling out between Meghan and Kate Middleton.
Then in 2020, Meghan and Harry announced they were stepping down as senior working members of the royal family, and were later stripped of any remaining titles and patronages they had.
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