Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly agreed to adhere to a set of rules laid out ahead of their trip to the United Kingdom next month.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be returning to the UK with their children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, between July 6 and July 10 after living in the United States for four years.
The family, who will be embarking on the transatlantic trip to attend the One Year To Go Invictus events in Birmingham, have also been invited to stay at a royal residence by Harry’s father, King Charles, Daily Mirror reports.
However, ahead of their trip, a royal expert has revealed the list of terms the couple has agreed to in order to keep the peace and reconcile with the family.
Alison Boshoff, who allegedly has connections within the Sussex camp, claims that Harry and Meghan’s meeting with the King will be “strictly private” and will have “no cameras, no subsequent Instagram posts, no revelations in interviews afterwards,” Daily Mail reports.
A well-placed source reportedly told Boshoff: “Charles has let him know that he is really looking forward to seeing his grandchildren. Harry is looking forward to the visit and to building bridges. That is what everyone wants.”
While Harry and Meghan will have a film crew following them around during the Invictus Games events, they have conceded that family time is completely off-limits when it comes to coverage.
Furthermore, there “won’t be any commercial activity” during the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s UK visit.
According to Boshoff, there seems to have been some flexibility within the royal family regarding the so-called 2020 Sandringham Agreement, which saw the late Queen Elizabeth II insist that the Sussexes could not be “half in and half out”.
This decision meant the couple was forced to give up their titles as working royals to be able to earn money via commercial interests, as they could not do both.
“According to friends of Harry, a new idea has taken hold, which will see him and Meghan free to flog jam and make speeches for cash when they are in America, but treated as cherished members of the Royal Family when in the UK,” Boshoff writes.
Meghan made headlines during her visit to Australia in April when she advertised her clothes on the AI-powered platform, OneOff, which allows fans to discover the brands she wears and purchase the items for themselves.
When Boshoff was asked by journalist Paula Froelich on her Uncensored podcast if the former Suits actress would share her outfits on the website, she revealed that the Duchess had agreed not to, adding that there would be “no shenanigans”.
However, Meghan will play a key role when it comes to the events linked to Harry’s biennial Invictus Games, which he founded in 2014.
“She is doing all of the Invictus launches with Harry. She will be at his side,” Boshoff told Froelich on the podcast. However, the expert says Meghan is likely “going to be behind closed doors for most of it”.
