Meghan Markle was gifted with a “rare honour” from King Charles, then Prince, before her departure from royal duties, a royal expert has claimed.

Ex-BBC royal correspondent Michael Cole joined Nana Akua on GBN America to discuss the Sussexes’ latest travails.

Exploring where it all went “so badly wrong” for the Duchess of Sussex, Cole admitted that puzzling it all together is “really hard”.

He touched on Meghan’s fraught relations with her own family and the fact her father, Thomas, is “estranged” from her.

“It’s really hard to puzzle where it all went so badly wrong”, he said on GBN America.

“She could not have been welcomed more into this country or the Royal Family.

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“It was a rare honour when the King offered to walk her down the aisle because her own father, Thomas, is estranged from her, as are most members of her family.

“That was a great honour, and the late Queen went out of her way to make a friend of Doria, her mother.”

Since stepping away from royal duties and jetting off to America in 2020, Meghan’s appearances in the UK have been few and far between.

The duchess has long criticised her royal treatment and Harry made his own qualms clear in his memoir, Spare, where he laid blame at the door of Prince William and Princess Kate for the apparent frosty reception afforded to Meghan.

Meghan has been making moves in recent weeks to suggest she is creeping back into the limelight.

She was spotted at a charity polo match alongside Harry last month, an event where Netflix had a heavy presence.

Harry wore white trousers, a light blue shirt and a beige jacket – while Meghan sported a cream halterneck dress at the Royal Salute Polo Challenge event in Wellington on Friday.

The Sentebale Polo Cup is held every year in aid of Sentebale, the charity Harry co-founded in 2006 that supports young people and children living in southern Africa.

The duke captained the Royal Salute Sentebale Team against the Grand Champions Team, led by his good friend Argentinian polo player Nacho Figueras.

Harry was seen playing in the match and sporting his team’s blue and white colours while wearing the number two on his sleeve.

His team won the match 3-1 with the duke managing to score the opening goal, according to the Associated Press.