One allegation in Meghan’s Oprah interview left viewers around the world stunned.
“When I joined that family, that was the last time, until we came here, that I saw my passport, my driver’s license, my keys. All that gets turned over,” she claimed.
The day after the interview, Kate Middleton was photographed driving into Kensington Palace, in what some interpreted as a subtle attempt to dispute Meghan’s claims. Certainly, other senior figures in the royal family are regularly spotted driving.
Now historian and author Robert Lacey, who acts as a consultant for The Crown, has told the BBC Meghan would’ve had to surrender her drivers license for her own safety, to ensure she always had security protection with her: “If she went out driving on her own, she would not be protected.”
Monarchist League of Canada chair Robert Finch told the BBC that “one assumes that royals’ valuable personal documents are kept in a safe or safes — under the eye of the overall palace security.”
“Sounds as if it fitted Meghan’s narrative of being trapped and isolated, but really was routine, and probably anything would be accessible to her if she wanted it,” he said. Bear in mind, Finch is a staunch Monarchist, so was unlikely to agree with Meghan’s allegations about the royals.
Royal author Marlene Koenig said Meghan’s passport “would certainly have been requested when travelling on official tours,” but that the royals are given VIP treatment when they travel and don’t go through normal passport controls.
The Sun has today revealed Meghan flew off on 13 holidays after starting dating Harry, including trips to New York, Ibiza, Botswana, Italy and Amsterdam.
“Of course the Royal Family would want to keep Meghan’s passport safe,” royal author Margaret Holder told the outlet.
“But it’s unthinkable she didn’t carry it for personal and private trips such as her New York baby shower, travelling to see friends in Canada, partying in Amsterdam and going to Lake Como with George Clooney.”
