{"id":605292,"date":"2026-09-19T12:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/605292\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T12:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:34:11","slug":"sad-reason-meghan-markle-will-bear-the-brunt-of-prince-archie-fact-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/605292\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Sad’ reason Meghan Markle will ‘bear the brunt’ of Prince Archie fact | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Markle<\/a> has been warned by a leading royal expert that she may have to “bear the brunt”<\/a> over what could be a “sad” future situation for her two children, Prince Archie<\/a> and Princess Lilibet<\/a>. The Duchess of Sussex’s two children with Prince Harry<\/a> have hardly set foot in the UK, last returning for a private visit this summer. However, before that, they had not visited since Queen Elizabeth II marked her Platinum Jubilee in 2022.<\/p>\n

The Sussex children’s relationship with their estranged family in the UK has long been a subject of discussion among royal commentators and fans alike. Unlike their cousins, Prince George<\/a>, Princess Charlotte<\/a> and Prince Louis<\/a>, Archie and his sister Lilibet are not thought to have a close relationship with King Charles, and it is not known when they last saw their aunt and uncle, the Prince and Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n

One top royal commentator has issued a warning about the youngsters eventually having a strong understanding of their royal heritage when they are older, and what it could mean for Meghan.<\/p>\n

Former BBC<\/a> royal correspondent, Jennie Bond, said that Archie and Lilibet will likely be “innately curious about their heritage and background” and that will create a “sad” predicament.<\/p>\n

She told OK! Magazine<\/a>: “When your heritage is one of the most famous families in the world, it will undoubtedly seem rather odd and perhaps sad that you hardly know or remember them.<\/p>\n

“Imagine Archie, aged 15, telling his friends, ‘My grandpa is\/was King! And my Uncle is\/will be King too.’ But he hardly knew or met them. How sad\u2026 and Meghan would have to bear the brunt of the responsibility for that.”<\/p>\n

However, Ms Bond added that Meghan will undoubtedly want “the best for her children” and sparked hope that the two sides could, in the future, be “more united”.<\/p>\n

She explained: “I’m sure that, like Harry, she [Meghan] wants the very best for their children… and that will include an understanding of their background.<\/p>\n

“I just hope that by the time Archie and Lili grow up, things will be calmer and the family more united, even if they continue to live thousands of miles apart.<\/p>\n

“This is not the children’s fault or responsibility, so let’s hope the adults can make it a better world for the next generation of royals.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle has been warned by a leading royal expert that she may have to “bear the brunt”…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":605293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[156,4866,4870,22466,268303,253024,111,139,69,19694,3578,19697,3164],"class_list":["post-605292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-meghan-markle","tag-meghan-markle-latest","tag-meghan-markle-news","tag-meghan-markle-pictures","tag-meghan-markle-scandal","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-prince-archie","tag-prince-harry","tag-princess-lilibet","tag-royal-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}