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Guess who’s making a return?
Duchess Meghan and her steadfast companion Harry have reemerged in Jordan, stepping back into the public eye dressed in pristine ivory outfits, seemingly taking on the role of working royals once more.
With Andrew’s reputation now in tatters, the timing appears ideal for Harry and Meghan to momentarily set aside their luxury ventures and focus on connecting with refugees in need.
As news of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s recent scandal continues to capture attention—his surprise arrest last week providing fodder for countless memes—the opportunity has arisen for yet another royal comeback attempt.
Meanwhile, Charles, William, and Kate are fully engaged in maintaining a facade of normalcy, attending high-profile events like London Fashion Week, a Six Nations match, and the BAFTAs, as they strive to present a picture of stability amidst the monarchy’s ongoing challenges.
Sarah Ferguson, meanwhile, has reportedly been stowed away at a £91,000-a week Swiss rehab clinic and is now MIA. The whereabouts of poor Princesses Beatrice are also unknown, while Eugenie (Meghan’s former pal, whom she will have surely ditched like a hot potato over Andrew’s sins) has been seen only once sporting a discreet black cap.
Enter Meghan, doe-eyed and chest-clutching, swanning into the Middle East in an array of pricey but excessively crumpled trouser suits, at the invitation of the World Health Organisation, for a two-day, jam-packed visit to Jordan.
Harry, as usual, is along for the ride but looks dead behind the eyes – his old sparkle long extinguished.
Meghan and Harry during their trip to Jordan, where they visited a Syrian refugee camp
The Duchess of Sussex playing football during the philanthropic trip to northern Jordan
This tightly choreographed trip almost certainly would have been planned long ago, but it certainly feels uncomfortable given the timing of creepy Uncle Andrew’s arrest.
I can just imagine Meghan’s glee at Andrew’s downfall, racing to phone her latest PR chief, whoever that is (reports suggest that at least ten of the couple’s publicists have stepped down since their 2020 departure from The Firm).
‘My time has come! I look like Mother Teresa next to Andrew now!’ she might have declared. ‘Get me on the next jet to somewhere profound where I can kick a ball around with kids. Bonus points if it’s somewhere my beastly siblings-in-law are fond of.’
Jordan does happen to be one of William and Kate’s favourite stomping grounds. They were surprise guests at the wedding of its Crown Prince in 2023, and Kate’s family lived in Amman during the mid-1980s.
But perhaps I’m reading too far into this.
Maybe Meghan is just finally realising her dream of becoming a full-time humanitarian – a role she has coveted since she was a little girl, trying to change the world one sexist dishwashing liquid advert at a time. Of course, it must be said that putting their fame to good use is always to be admired.
These compassion tours are exactly what we were led to believe the Sussexes would be focusing all their efforts on following Megxit – philanthropy being at the heart of their love story, or so they told us.
Kate and William previously visited the country in 2023 to attend its Crown Prince’s wedding
It’s one of the reasons I always found the release of Netflix’s With Love, Meghan so deeply toe-curling. After a long period of rest, finally free of the old-fashioned restraints of the Royal Family, where Meghan was repressed from being her authentic self and banned from wearing fun colours, what does she turn around and do?
Not cuddle up with orphans and fight gender oppression but instead launch a glossy cooking show that revolved around her hosting Z-list celebrities while dripping in jewels. And then stamping her regal signature on to branded tea and rosé.
Part of me feels sorry for her. Meghan has burnt too many bridges with the public for this trip to be seen as the good deed it was no doubt intended to be.
She might be a tone-deaf diva who attracts multiple bullying allegations – which Meghan has denied – and has a penchant for disowning family members, but her transgressions pale in comparison to Andrew’s. And just look what Princess Diana got away with – the affairs, mental health meltdowns and sly leaks to the Press – all while remaining almost universally loved.
The thing Meghan lacks is that British sense of being genuine, relatable and a little self-deprecating. Meghan has never come across as real in anything she’s done. I fear, however, that we’ll see a lot more of these smug international excursions from herself and Harry – especially as they look to position themselves as a morally superior spin-off from the currently beleaguered Royal Family.
Meghan is even said to be mulling a return to British soil this summer for the first time in four years for an Invictus Games event with her husband, so long as the couple are satisfied by security arrangements.
Call me a killjoy, but I don’t imagine they’ll get a particularly warm welcome. Personally, I’d almost prefer another season of the duchess’s dreadful Netflix show.
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