Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's marriage could be on the rocks, according to the Duchess of Sussex's estranged sister Samantha Markle.
Samantha Markle claims the couple are "at loggerheads" and further alleges that the ex-working royals are "determined to undermine" the upcoming Coronation of King Charles, despite Meghan staying at home for the historical service.
Prince Harry will face the rest of his family on his own, following ongoing feuds among senior Royals after the couples' scathing Netflix documentary and release of his memoir Spare which aimed damaging allegations towards the monarchy.
Speaking to GB News, Samantha urged her half-sister to stop attempting to pull focus from King Charles’ forthcoming Coronation and to concentrate instead on fixing her own relationship and building bridges with her family.
Asked by Dan Wootton to comment on Meghan and Harry’s awkward recent outing at a basketball match, where Meghan appeared to snub her husband’s attempt to kiss her, Samantha said: "Well I think any body language expert would say it’s so different and so inconsistent with her character.
"Previously in all the photographs, she was always pining over him, putting her hands all over him, grabbing his hands, grabbing his back.
"This is different. This is seemingly a statement on her part that she’s not all that touchy-feely right now. But it’s kind of sad. It’s telling the rest of the world, all of us, that they are at an impasse.
"Maybe they’re making decisions to part - they have to work that out, but in the meantime, they have to work out how they treat everybody around them, not only for the past but moving forward. So hopefully, maybe counselling intervention could help."
Samantha believes her sister emerging more in the public eye as of late has been carefully orchestrated, saying: "Well, I can’t speak for her, it seems like a PR opportunity in close proximity to the coronation.
"I’m just going to say that she and Harry are notorious for channelling Diana. And I wondered to myself, what would Diana say at a time like this? I can’t help but believe she’d say, ‘Harry, Meghan, Shush. Just allow your father and Queen Camilla to be happy and to enjoy this.'
“Our family certainly didn’t want anything going on to upstage the Coronation and my father has extended his well-wishes and blessings. Moving forward, it’s going to be an exciting time and it should be allowed to be.”
Speaking of the Coronation on May 6, she added: "They need to just step back. Keep all of the drama aside and be considerate, be unselfish, be loving, be forgiving for what you hold in the way of a grudge and just move forward.
"And, if you can’t do that, well, I don’t know what to tell you. Shame on you! Grow up. Let go. Everybody says, ‘let Harry and Meghan live and let live,’ well that works both ways, so, let’s see if they can do it."
It comes after Thomas Markle made an emotional plea from his bedside following multiple health scares in recent years, including a stroke in May 2022 which left him in hospital and has affected his speech.
He also underwent heart surgery in 2018, missing Meghan and Prince Harry's wedding before suffering a second heart attack days after.
Despite Thomas' health continuing to deteriorate and his desperate pleas to reconcile with his daughter, the two are still not on talking terms.
Samantha said her father Thomas would like to speak to her, adding: "Yes, he’d love to be able to speak to Meghan and make things better. But he’s not responsible solely for fixing it. I think the burden is on her and on Harry to make things right with the Royal Family and with our family.’
"Meghan always said, ‘be the change you want to see in the world.’ Well talk is cheap. Do it. Be the change you want to see means being accountable. I think my father and King Charles sadly can wear brave faces but it’s always hurtful."
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