The TRUTH About Harry and Meghan's Meeting with King Charles

So they got over there and she finally got what she wanted. She wanted time with the king. What is the point of marrying a prince of England if you're not going to get face time with the head royal in the palace? And King Charles, it's always difficult. Like I think many people can relate to this. If you have a sibling causing trouble in the family, I think the siblings are the first ones to want to do tough love. And the parent is the last one who wants to do the tough love because we're all softies for our kids. So King Charles still can be manipulated by Harry and certainly the promise of spending time with his grandchildren, of whom he doesn't have that many. He only has two sons. So he's got William's three kids and now Harry's two, who he doesn't know hardly at all, was too much for him. And he agreed to see this family of Sussexes. But you say this is actually not some huge win for the Duke and Duchess. Why? Yes. So Meghan desperately needs to remind the world that she is associated with royalty. Her deals have really dried up and she didn't get any of those deals because of some talent. She got all those deals when she married him. She did not have a hundred million dollar deal before she became the Duchess. And so she's figured out she's not stupid. I've met Meghan several times. I've interviewed her over the years. She figured out that after everything failed, the way back is to remind the world again that she's a member of this royal family. It's so interesting to me. The one thing that makes her interesting is that she married a royal. So trying to run away from that is just a terrible brand strategy. It's an awful thing to, on a human level, on a family level, but I don't think for one minute she wanted to meet the King so that she could fix this family. I think it was a business decision, a business idea. And so she desperately wanted a photograph. We know the world we live in. We know the world of social media. We want to see a picture of the King, of Meghan, of the children, of Harry, of everybody smiling. The palace said, absolutely not. This is not a state visit. This is not even an official visit. This is a family visit. And so there's no photographs. Because of that, I think that's the clearest example I have of why this didn't exactly work out the way she wanted it to. She wanted the King's embrace. And if she got that seal of approval, that good housekeeping seal of approval, she would be able to monetize that. She would be able to use that to her advantage. The palace was very smart on this one. They said, come and meet him. He's an old man. He wants to meet the grandkids. He's a father here. He's not a king. He's a grandfather here. He's not a king. And because of all that, because of all the above, there will be no official photographer there. There'll be no photographs leaked. And so I think that she didn't exactly get what she wants. And she certainly didn't win. A lot of us were frightened that Meghan would be able to manipulate the King. But I think in this instance, nothing has changed. They met for an hour and a half. They had tea. They talked about stuff that had no big relevance. Small talk. There's no one better than the royal family for making chit chat. If ever you've been around the royals, they say nothing. It's like cotton can do. They just talk and they don't say anything. And so he could sit there for an hour and a half and say absolutely nothing. So if she went in wanting to have a peace plan or a rehabilitation plan or maybe get him to advertise her jam, I don't know. None of that happened. So they certainly didn't win. So if the palace wanted to have a real reconciliation and to telegraph that to the world, what would they have done? It would have been a photograph. They would have had a BBC camera crew there. They would have done this not out in the country. This was at an estate hours outside London. They would have been much more central. And so the fact it was at Highgrove, a beautiful place, a magnificent house to go to, it wasn't at an official palace. This is a private residence. It is owned by the royal family. It's not owned by the state. If they wanted to give a message that they're friends again, they would have had them visit them in Clarence House. They would have had them come to Buckingham Palace. I don't think they would have gone out on the balcony and waved to the crowd, but they would have had photographs taken. We would have had images of them arriving, smiling, leaving. And then afterwards they would have put out a statement saying how wonderful it was to see them again and to see the grandchildren. No statement, no photographs, nothing. Meanwhile, has the king had any meaningful contact with these grandchildren since they were born? No, no. These two have had them shepherded away in Montecito where they're spending lots of time with, who's the guy, their celebrity godfather, but their actual grandfather, they don't know him at all and he doesn't know them. Yeah, it's real cruel because he is a king, but he's still a human being and he is a man. All my reporting on him throughout the years, and this is confirmed by other reporters too, he's a softie. He's quite a sweet guy. In fact, I think his softness can sometimes be used against him. He's a terribly decent man. Is he a strong man? Is he a man that you want in charge? Maybe not, but he's a very decent person. And for these two to be doing this to a man with cancer, he's doing better thankfully, and nobody knows him better than his son. Harry knows all his weaknesses. He knows all the buttons to press. He would love to have a relationship with these grandchildren. He doesn't. They've Skyped, they've made some phone calls, but this wasn't what they wanted. They would love to be able to fix this on a family level, Megan, but that's what the problem is here. Harry and Megan are not interested in fixing the family. They want a professional relationship. It's about the money. It's about the association to royalty. It's about being close to power. And so they're both coming at it from a very different place, and that's why we're never going to get a solution. Poor Thomas Markle. If only he had some money to offer them, maybe he too would get a visit from his daughter so he could know his grandkids. But he's not going to get any phone call, is he Rob? Because he doesn't wear a crown. becoming a subscriber. We really, really value your input and your support. You may not always agree, but we are always going to talk about it and respect. No BS, no agenda, no fear. Think about this. In 2006, $20,000 equaled roughly 33 ounces of gold at spot price. At today's prices, those 33 ounces would be worth about $165,000. 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