Meghan Markle’s ‘attempt to rebrand’ gets damning verdict from royal expert

Eyebrows have been raised as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made a string of solo appearances without each other.

Last month, Harry crisscrossed the world alone, visiting New York, London and Southern Africa to promote charitable causes close to his heart. Meanwhile, in the past week, Meghan walked the red carpet in a showstopping red dress without her husband at a gala for a children’s hospital and met young girls to mark International Day of the Girl.

It’s a significant contrast to when the Sussexes first dramatically quit their royal roles and frequently appeared at events together – and also took part in their controversial Netflix series, where they slammed their time in the Royal Family.

Now, royal historian and expert Hugo Vickers believes that it’s “very possible” that the pair is undergoing a rebrand, and they are pursuing more solo ventures instead. Speaking to The Sun, he had a word of warning for Meghan and said: “I don’t think that anything she’s doing at the moment is going to appeal to people in the UK very much.

“Her wearing a red dress is this sort of power statement like Princess Diana wearing a black dress when she went to the Serpentine Gallery. Sort of establishing herself as a figure. I think that works better in America than it does over here.” His comments come as PR expert Ed Coram-James, the CEO of PR firm Go Up, explained that many of the strategies employed by Harry and Meghan were tailored to US audiences – meaning her previous plan massively backfired in the UK.