Since it became known that Meghan Markle would not be at the coronation of King Charles much has been speculated about the real reason for her absence, it has even been said that it is because Meghan will celebrate the fourth birthday of her son Archie, which coincides with the day of the coronation of her father-in-law.
Tired of rumors, the Duchess herself has decided to break the silence and reveal the real reason for her absence. In various media, it has been said that the Duchess of Sussex does not feel comfortable with her in-laws.
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This weekend, the newspaper The Telegraph published that Charles III and his daughter-in-law exchanged letters shortly after the departure of the Sussexes from ‘The Firm’. Some letters in which the main theme was the accusations by the couple of racism within the Royal Family.
Meghan Markle letter to King Charles
Some sources have commented that, precisely, these letters could be behind the absence of the Duchess of Sussex at the Coronation of Charles. However, the King’s daughter-in-law wanted to settle the speculation directly through her representatives.
Ashley Hansen, press secretary for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has commented that claims that Meghan Markle will not attend King Charles’ coronation because of this issue are “ridiculous”.
“The Duchess of Sussex is living her life in the present, not thinking about correspondence from two years ago relating to conversations from four years ago. Anything that suggests otherwise is untrue and frankly ridiculous. We encourage the tabloid media and various royal correspondents to stop this tiresome circus that they alone are creating,” Hansen assures.
What Meghan Markle’s letters say to King Charles
Just days before King Charles III is crowned King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, the contents of the letters he and Meghan Markle exchanged became known.
In the most recent leak, it became known that Meghan sent the letters to the then Prince of Wales after the controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, where she revealed racist comments by some royals, although she never said who they were.
In that interview, Meghan revealed that there were “concerns and conversations about how dark Archie’s skin might be when he was born.”
“I was overwhelmed by the idea that my son was not going to be safe, and that the first member of color in this family would not be given a title in the same way that other grandchildren would be given a title,” the duchess said.
The current monarch sent a letter to Meghan Markle expressing his sadness for the situation that had arisen and for which he regretted, moreover, that the Sussex had made the decision to take a step back. A letter to which the Duchess responded cordially.
Markle acknowledged that she never intended to specifically accuse the person involved of being racist, but rather expressed her concern over what she considered an unconscious bias on the part of the family. As for the monarch, she assured that the comment had not been made with malice.
However, despite the cordial exchange between the two, this had not been enough to ameliorate the tension between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the rest of the royal family.
