MEGHAN Markle may fly back to the UK to support Prince Harry at the unveiling of the Princess Diana statue, royal insiders say.
Questions have been raised over whether the Duchess of Sussex, 39, would attend after she gave birth to baby Lilibet Diana just 12 days ago.
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But one source claims Meghan wants to support her husband as family relations have “worsened” since Prince Philip’s funeral.
The insider told US site Radar Online: “Meghan knows how hard it was to attend his grandfather’s funeral alone and doesn’t want that to happen again.
“Harry was given the cold shoulder by most of his relatives, with several refusing to talk to him or even make eye contact.
“Since the funeral things have got worse, not better, so you can only imagine how he will be treated at the big event on July 1.”
The insider also said the Queen would be delighted to see her grandsons standing with their wives at the poignant event.
Meghan will reportedly leave Lilibet – named after the Queen and her grandmother Princess Diana at home in California if she does attend.
But she could bring two-year-old Archie with her when the statue is unveiled at Kensington Palace on July 1 – on what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday.
It has been unclear whether Meghan would make the 5,000-mile trip to London so soon after giving birth as she is still on maternity leave.
One royal expert said she “very much doubts” she would be at the ceremony.
Phil Dampier said: “It wouldn’t surprise me if we don’t see Meghan for some time.
“I don’t think she is popular with the royals or the public in the UK anymore and I think she will prefer to stay in California with her two young children.”
He said the arrival of her daughter will provide Meghan with an “excuse” not to attend.
There has also been much debate over whether Harry will even be able to attend.
It would be the first time he’s seen brother William face-to-face since their meeting after his grandfather’s funeral.
And it comes after Harry gave a series of explosive interviews lashing out at his family.
Opening up in his new five-part AppleTV+ docuseries, The Me You Can’t See, he accused his family of “total silence” and “neglect” when Meghan was suicidal and claimed his father made him “suffer” as a child.
He also insisted he would not be “bullied into silence” when he alleged The Firm “trapped” and smeared both he and Meghan.
