According to reports, the Duchess of Sussex has drawn up a list of diva-style “demands” that must be satisfied before she agrees to travel back to Britain, including one that would directly contradict an agreement she and Prince Harry made with the late Queen Elizabeth II.
A Potential July Visit for the Invictus Games
The 44-year-old is said to be planning to join Prince Harry, 41, in Birmingham this July for a one-year-to-go Invictus Games event. If it happens, it would mark her first visit to the U.K. since Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022.
While friends of the Sussexes recently told The Times that Meghan is open to returning, new claims suggest she will only do so if she has “total control” over every detail of the trip.
“She wants four floors of the Hyatt completely shut down just for her,” a source told celebrity reporter Rob Shuter on Wednesday.
“Extra security outside. Staff aren’t allowed to look at her. She’s in total control.”
Extensive Security and Luxury Arrangements
According to the same source, the proposed security measures are extensive. They allegedly include bulletproof glass at Invictus Games events, armed security accompanying Meghan at all times, round-the-clock drivers, a fleet of luxury vehicles, and a police escort from the airport straight to the hotel.
The insider also claimed Meghan intends to fly in her own chef, assistant, and hair and makeup team, as well as reserve four separate rooms solely for her public relations staff.
HRH Title Controversy Resurfaces
A second source alleged that Meghan has instructed staff to continue using her HRH title, despite no longer being a working royal.
“Anyone who has any interaction with her has to call her ‘Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex’. No exceptions,” the source claimed.
Meghan has previously faced criticism for using the HRH style, which she and Prince Harry agreed to stop using after stepping back from royal duties in 2020.
That decision was announced jointly by Buckingham Palace and the Sussexes on January 8, 2020, following their move away from royal life.
The Sandringham Agreement With the Queen
Later that month, Queen Elizabeth II held crisis talks at her Sandringham estate — now widely known as the Sandringham Summit — to formalize the terms of the couple’s departure.