Meghan Markle and Harry: Tom Bradby discusses royal couple

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The Royal Family are readying themselves for Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday afternoon. The Duke of Edinburgh sadly passed away two Fridays ago aged 99. Due to the coronavirus pandemic the ceremony’s guest list has been seriously reduced.

Only 30 Firm members and close family will be in attendance, including Harry who travelled back to the UK last Sunday.

Meghan was unable to travel with him on medical grounds, as she is in the latter stages of her pregnancy with the couple’s second child.

The pair dramatically fell-out with the royals last year when they announced they would be stepping back from senior royal duties and split their time between North America and the UK.

Things have since changed considerably, with the pair now thought to be planning on raising their children in the US.

Tensions were only furthered last month when they sat down for a two-hour interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey, revealing intimate details of their struggles within The Firm since their 2018 wedding.

Someone who has found themselves embroiled in the feud outside the family is ITV’s Tom Bradby.

It was his 2019 documentary and interview with the pair during their tour of Southern Africa that Meghan revealed her mental health was deteriorating.

Mr Bradby is said to have since been a close friend of the pair.

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On the Megxit announcement, he warned the Royal Family and the Queen that any bad deal for Meghan and Harry would result in a “toxic” future relationship, urging The Firm to give them release.

He said: “You’ve got to give them the freedom they want, you’ve got to give them the role they want in the Royal Family if they’re still to have a role.”

Speaking in an ITV documentary on the crisis, he continued: “You’ve got to make sure British taxpayers don’t feel cheated, which is central.

“The money thing is key, what they do is key.

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“One of the questions I don’t know the answer to is, ‘Are they at the point where they are just writing off Britain?’

“My hunch is, the answer to that is no, I don’t think they are.

“Particularly, I don’t know about her, but for him I can’t stress enough he loves this country, he believes in the monarchy.”

He suggested that a “half-in, half-out model” could work.

He added: “The British taxpayer has got to feel this is a deal that works for them otherwise that’s toxic.”

The pair did request such a set up, to continue using their titles and carry out public duties, but privately and hence not receive public funds.

This was denied, however, and what followed was a complete split.

In February of this year, Meghan and Harry confirmed they would not be returning as working royals.

It means they will be stripped of their honorary military appointments and royal patronages, which will be distributed among working members of the Royal Family.

A spokesman for them said: “As evidenced by their work over the past year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain committed to their duty and service to the UK and around the world, and have offered their continued support to the organisations they have represented regardless of official role.

“We can all live a life of service. Service is universal.”

Many were outraged by the comment and saw it as undermining the Queen and the Royal Family’s attempts at affecting change.

Others have said it was taken out of context.

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