Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's 13 lavish holidays: Why 'passport taken away' claim could be FALSE
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey sparked controversy, dividing people who supported Markle and the other half who called her claimed false. During the interview Markle claimed that her passport was taken away when she "joined the family" but debunking her statement, reports reveal that the couple went on 13 holidays when she "joined the family".
Reports reveal that Markle flew off on 13 holidays after starting dating Harry, including trips to New York, Ibiza, Botswana, Italy and Amsterdam. The Duchess told Oprah, “You couldn’t just go. You couldn’t. I mean, you have to understand, as well, 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. I didn’t see any of that anymore.” Royal sources have claimed that Markle's passport had to be kept safe to ensure it did not fall into the wrong hands. But it would still have been used by her for her holidays.
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All the members of the Royal Family, apart from the Queen require a passport to travel abroad.
Markle and Harry also took part in three official royal tours, taking in Morocco, South Africa and Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. Royal author Margaret Holder said, “Of course, the Royal Family would want to keep Meghan’s passport safe. But it’s unthinkable she didn’t carry it for personal and private trips such as her New York baby shower, traveling to see friends in Canada, partying in Amsterdam and going to Lake Como with George Clooney.”
Only six weeks after their first date, the couple went to Botswana where they saw the Okavango Delta and stayed at a £1,500-a-night safari camp. Harry said, “We camped out under the stars, which was absolutely fantastic." The couple headed for Botswana and Zambia for a romantic getaway to mark their first dating anniversary. In August 2018, George Clooney and his wife Amal, sent a private jet to pick up the royal couple for a bash at his 25-bed villa on Lake Como.
January 2017 on New Year’s Eve, the couple went to London to spend some time together, before they flew to Tromso in Norway to see the Northern Lights and go whale-watching. Harry and Meghan stayed in a secluded and remote cabin, close to snowy mountains and fjords at the edge of the Arctic Circle. In March 2017, Markle took a flight from Toronto to join Harry in Jamaica in the Caribbean at the wedding of one of his childhood pals, Tom Inskip. They were seen strolling hand in hand on the beach at Montego Bay’s Round Hill Hotel.
In August 2018, Meghan went alone to Toronto on a passenger jet to see best friend Jessica Mulroney and hubby Ben. Leaving Harry behind, the Duchess lounged by the pool and went out for a meal with her pals. In September 2018, the Amsterdam Soho House party saw Harry and Meghan sipping cocktails with Brit actors Eddie Redmayne and Jenna Coleman for the launch of the posh members’ club and hotel. The venue, on the edge of the Singel canal, was also hosting the 55th birthday bash for founder and entrepreneur Nick Jones.
In February 2019, Meghan used a private jet to fly to New York for a £300,000 baby shower with Serena Williams, Amal Clooney and CBS’s Gayle King. They stayed in the luxurious £50,000-a-night penthouse at The Mark Hotel. In August 2019, the couple departed for Meghan’s 38th birthday with Archie aboard. They stayed at the gated Vista Allegra villa complex in Ibiza. In the same month, the Sussexes went to Nice on Elton John’s private jet with Archie but were blasted for leaving a massive carbon footprint despite their eco-preaching.
In September 2019, snubbing the annual Royal Family trip to Balmoral, Meghan took herself and Archie off to New York for the US Open to cheer on her tennis buddy Serena Williams from the stands. In September 2019, the couple also headed to Rome to attend fashion designer Misha Nonoo’s lavish wedding at a 17th-century villa with A-list stars.