The Audacity of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wanted to ride back to the United States on Air Force One after the Queen's funeral. The request was denied by the White House in case it caused a commotion. Months earlier, First Lady Jill Biden was also invited to attend Harry's Invictus Games. But the idea was killed amid concerns that the royal family may have been offended by her presence there. Both failed initiatives are understood to have been part of a campaign by the Sussexes to gain political influence in the US as they settled into life in California.