- The Duchess of Sussex looked relaxed while driving in California on Wednesday.
- She is awaiting the return of her husband Prince Harry, who has been in the UK following King Charles’ shock cancer diagnosis.
Meghan Markle smiled as she drove near her $14 million Montecito home as she waited for Prince Harry to return from a visit with his cancer-stricken father, King Charles.
The Duchess of Sussex appeared relaxed behind the wheel of a Range Rover on a Los Angeles-area road on Wednesday. Wearing her baseball cap and dark oversized sunglasses, Meghan was seen driving her car while drinking from a mug.
Her appearance on Wednesday was the first time she had been photographed in public since Prince Harry flew to London to visit his sick father.
The prince embarked on a journey to meet King Charles after he was diagnosed with shocking cancer. Prince Harry is thought to have spent just 45 minutes visiting with his father and Queen Camilla before returning home.
Prince Charles said he was unhappy as Prince Harry delayed his trip to the “tranquility of Norfolk” in search of “peace and quiet”, leaving him “kicking his heels” as he awaited Harry’s arrival. It is being said.
Prince Harry’s visit did not include a meeting with his estranged brother and heir to the throne, Prince William, or his wife, Duchess Kate, who is recovering from surgery. Both Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been away from royal life since stepping down from their royal roles.
The 39-year-old duke arrived at Heathrow Airport just before 2pm and would have been back in Los Angeles around 6:30pm local time if he had boarded British Airways Flight 269, scheduled to depart at 3:05pm. Become.
He did not travel with his two young children, Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2.
Father and son had a “brief meeting” before the king and his wife Camilla were flown to Buckingham Palace, where a helicopter was waiting to take them back to Sandringham in Norfolk.
Conspicuously absent from the reunion was his younger brother Prince William, with tensions between Harry and Meghan showing no signs of easing since they decided to step back from senior royal duties in 2020.
“William has shown today that he has disowned Harry and doesn’t want to know Harry and probably doesn’t even like Harry anymore. Prince Harry is not a part of his life.” royal expert Jenny Bond told DailyMail.com.
“The rift is so deep right now, you can tell by the fact that Harry is here and they haven’t met. It’s so deep that I really wonder if it can ever be repaired.”
As well as dealing with his father’s health concerns, William is also caring for his wife Kate as she recovers from abdominal surgery..
Expert Richard Fitzwilliams suggested the fact that Prince Harry made all the trips showed hope for reconciliation.
He told MailOnline: “The whole situation has changed because of cancer. The fact that the King has been diagnosed with something that is life-threatening to millions of people has changed the whole relationship between the royal family and the Sussexes.
“The only way families can fight cancer is by coming together.
“A lot has been said about the length of Prince Harry’s visit and how quickly he left, but that’s not the point. What’s important is that Harry came and Charles told Harry of the diagnosis. He wanted to show support, which is a completely new situation.
The meeting between Prince Harry and Prince Charles is the first time they have met in person since the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. The prince attended Charles’ coronation at Westminster Abbey in May last year, but was not seen interacting with the newly crowned king and queen.
Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that the king was undergoing treatment for an unspecified form of cancer.
The palace said doctors discovered the cancer about a week ago while treating the king for an enlarged prostate.
He returned to his Sandringham estate to recuperate after treatment, arriving by royal helicopter at around 4.20pm.
Prince Harry has technically been homeless since he was evicted from Frogmore Cottage last year, and is thought to have been staying in luxury hotels during his time in the UK.
Prince Harry was in London and Meghan was thought to have been at her home in Montecito with her children while all of Southern California was under flash flood advisories and watches.
The historic Pineapple Express weather system dumped record amounts of rain on parts of Los Angeles on Monday, dumping mud and rocks on hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes.
The storm has caused chaos in several areas, including star-studded Beverly Hills, Malibu and Sussex’s Montecito area.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan, George Clooney, Lady Gaga and Halle Berry are among the celebrities whose multimillion-dollar mansions are under threat from the deadly storm.
The Sussexes’ $14.65 million Montecito mansion was placed under a “flood watch” warning for 28 hours, and surrounding Santa Barbara County was deluged by several inches of rain on Monday.