Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have wanted to communicate a particular kind of message to their estranged in-laws, the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the latest move, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex went on a two-day trip to Jordan last week to highlight the humanitarian efforts of the Jordanian authorities and a range of agencies supporting the health and wellbeing of Syrians and Palestinians who have sought sanctuary in Jordan over the decades.

Harry and Meghan were invited by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO). During their two-day visit, the Sussexes met Jordanian leaders and senior health officials, engaged with WHO teams, visited frontline health and mental health programmes and met World Central Kitchen staff co-ordinating food relief for Gaza from Amman.

But a royal expert has claimed there may have been an “ulterior motive” to their pseudo-royal tour.

 

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The Sussexes wanted to send a message to the Waleses, claims expert (Image: Getty)

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spent two days in Jordan (Image: Getty)

It came just days after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested at his home in Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office, before getting released 11 hours later under investigation. He has always denied any wrongdoing.

Royal commentator and author Ingrid Seward told the Mirror: “Their trip to the Middle East appears to be part political, part message – and is it a secret message to William and Kate, or a blatant one?

“Of course, they [the Sussexes] wouldn’t have known what was going to happen [with Andrew] when they planned the trip, but the not-so-secret message is: ‘We’re here, we can help, we can do this with you’ – and that can only work to Harry and Meghan’s advantage.”

Ms Seward added that the Sussex visit to Jordan, a firm favourite holiday destination for Princess Catherine, who spent part of her childhood there, could play a key role in a path to reconciliation between the two sides in the future.

She said: “It is very possible there could be a personal royal truce and a reunion in that sense.

“But a professional royal truce, in terms of the Sussexes ever working as royals again, is very unlikely, despite the other difficulties in the family.”

It comes as the WHO chief issued a statement on Harry and Meghan’s visit to Jordan, thanking them for their efforts.

In a post on X featuring pictures of the Sussex couple from the visit, Dr Tedros said he is “grateful” for their “generosity and compassion” and thanked them for bringing “attention to the need for sustained action”.