Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have just returned to America after completing a brief tour of Nigeria, but it seems their trip has left the Royal Family furious, an expert claims

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have risked worsening the Royal Family feud

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have destroyed their chances of reuniting with the Royal Family following their Nigeria tour, according to an expert.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have just returned home to the US following a 72-hour trip to Nigeria, which has been dubbed a “mini royal tour”. The couple visited the African country to promote the Invictus Games.

Royal author Tom Quinn has suggested the Royal Family won’t be happy with Meghan and Harry’s latest trip, which could be taken as them hitting back at The Firm. He told The Mirror: “The fact is that Harry and Meghan are cocking a snook at their relatives back in the UK and this will further damage relations with William and Kate, and King Charles.”

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He added: “When Meghan and Harry were told they could not be part-time working royals it was assumed at Kensington Palace and Clarence house that they would go quietly. The Nigeria trip was Meghan and Harry’s way of saying, ‘We don’t need your permission. We will organise our own royal tours’.”

Quinn believes the Nigeria tour will be seen as an act of “outright rebellion” from Harry and Meghan. He added: “King Charles and William know there’s nothing they can do in the short term, but it will harden attitudes and make it far less likely the wayward couple will ever be forgiven.”

The Sussexes do not have a close relationship with the Royal Family, having issued a number of attacks against The Firm since they stepped down as senior royals in 2020. While Harry briefly reunited with his father earlier this year, Meghan has not seen the Royal Family in person in years.

Harry and Meghan attended a number of charity events during their time in Nigeria and gave a powerful speech on mental health issues. They also met with injured servicemen and key figures.

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The visit was dubbed by some people as an unofficial royal tour and royal experts believed Harry and Meghan were “playing the royal card”. Others worried the couple risked crushing the Royal Family’s ties to the Commonwealth.

Royal author Phil Dampier told The Daily Mail: “It’s ironic that the late Queen wanted Harry and Meghan to very much be her ambassadors throughout the Commonwealth and spread goodwill among its fifty or so nations, but they didn’t want to do it as royals.

“Now they are happy to pick and choose invitations they receive from these countries.” He also suggested the Sussexes are trying “to set up a rival court, their own royal roadshow.”

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