{"id":420129,"date":"2026-04-27T15:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/420129\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:02:08","slug":"meghan-markle-husband-plans-for-next-tour-faces-royal-backlash-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/420129\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle &#038; Husband Plans for Next Tour Faces Royal Backlash \u2014 Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly planning a major international trip, most likely to Africa. Although it is not an official royal tour, sources say it is being organized in a way that looks and feels like one. This has allegedly sparked backlash from critics. This is because they believe that since the couple stepped away from their roles as senior working royals, they should not be recreating similar engagements independently.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry\u2019s potential Africa trip \u2018walks and talks like a royal tour,\u2019 per source<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-body-105418725.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Meghan Markle;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meghan Markle<\/a> and Prince Harry are reportedly planning a trip to Africa. Sources told <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-harry-and-meghan-plot-royal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rob Shuter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rob Shuter<\/a> that although it is not an official royal tour, it is being designed very much like one. The trip is expected to include charity work, media appearances, and opportunities for revenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the source, Africa holds deep personal significance for <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-harry-secretly-hoping-king-151445796.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Harry;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry<\/a>, who has often referred to it as his \u201csecond home.\u201d The Duke of Sussex first visited the continent at the age of 13 following his mother\u2019s demise. It is reportedly a place he turns to \u201creset \u2014 emotionally, publicly, and now financially.\u201d The insider added, \u201cAfrica is the focus \u2014 and the scope is big. Think Commonwealth-level visibility without the royal stamp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources also claim that the trip is far from random and has been carefully planned. Speaking about Harry, the insider said, \u201cIf he can\u2019t be embraced in Africa, he can\u2019t be embraced anywhere.\u201d Furthermore, the trip is said to potentially help the couple maintain global visibility while also creating financial opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the reported plans have sparked criticism, with some insiders claiming the palace is aware of the situation. Critics argue that \u201cit walks like a royal tour, talks like a royal tour.\u201d They further added that the couple \u201ccan\u2019t step away from the monarchy and then recreate it\u201d on their own terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally reported by Chhavi Puri on <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/04\/27\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-africa-tour-royal-backlash\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Reality Tea;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/celebrities\/1764299-meghan-markle-prince-harry-africa-tour-royal-backlash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Meghan Markle &amp; Husband Plans for Next Tour Faces Royal Backlash \u2014 Source;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Meghan Markle &amp; Husband Plans for Next Tour Faces Royal Backlash \u2014 Source<\/a> appeared first on <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mandatory;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly planning a major international trip, most likely to Africa. Although it&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,7425,184002,7424,150328],"class_list":["post-420129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-meghan-markle","tag-planning-a-trip","tag-prince-harry","tag-royal-tour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}