Meghan Markle to make first visit to Queen - but after Kate and William return home
MEGHAN MARKLE will make her first visit to the Queen's Scottish estate Balmoral since she tied the knot with Prince Harry.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will also take their baby son Archie Harrison to Harry's grandmother's retreat. But the visit to the Queen's residence will come afer Kate and Prince William, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have returned home from their holidays with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
A source told Richard Eden for the Daily Mail: "Her Royal Highness will be made very welcome."
The news comes after a royal expert claimed the Queen can't wait to host the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their baby son.
Richard Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk: “It would seem likely that Harry and Meghan will take Archie to Balmoral this year to be with the Queen, especially as this will be a special time for them with Archie born so recently.”
"The Queen is obviously fond of her and if reports of their visit are correct, will be looking forward to it enormously.”
But Meghan and Harry won't be joined by Kate and William who returned from Balmoral with their children this week.
Royal sources say the time difference is just a coincidence, but royal watchers are sure to speculate amid claims of a growing feud between the couples.
It comes after the split of the charitable foundation originally founded by Prince William and Prince Harry - and later joined by the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex.
Kate and Prince William have removed all mention of Meghan and Prince Harry from their charity as revealed by some documents published this week.
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It marked the latest instance of the couple’s officially splitting their responsibilities, amid ongoing rumours of a full-blown royal feud.
Documents released by Companies House showed all mention of Meghan and Harry had been removed from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s charity.
Previously known as the Royal Foundation of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge & Duke and Duchess of Sussex, it is now known simply as The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The ‘Change of Name’ form was published, adding more fuel to rumours of an escalating split.
The Sussexes revealed plans for their own charity, named the Sussex Royal Foundation, earlier this year.
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The Queen, 93, and her husband, Prince Philip, 98, have been taking time out at their Scottish retreat.
The monarch is said to enjoy a refreshing country walk around the stunning estate.
Balmoral is a haven for royals away from the media spotlight and is one of the rare places they can enjoy real privacy.
The Queen has been joined by sons Prince Charles and Prince Andrew as well as Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and her children, Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn.
Also staying at the retreat in the Scottish Highlands were Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and their two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
Princess Eugenie, who married wine merchant Jack Brooksbank last October at a lavish Windsor wedding, once called Balmoral Castle the “the most beautiful place on earth”.
Princess Eugenie said during a past ITV appearance: “Walks, picnics, dogs – a lot of dogs, there’s always dogs – and people coming in and out all the time. It’s a lovely base for Granny and Grandpa, for us to come and see them up there; where you just have room to breathe and run.
“It’s the most beautiful place on earth.
“I think Granny is the most happy there. I think she really, really loves the Highlands.”
The Queen also attends the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering towards the end of her Balmoral trip.
The event is the biggest Highland Game gathering in the calendar and not one Her Majesty likes to miss.