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It "won't be long" before Meghan endorses Kamala Harris, one commentator claimed
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Meghan and Harry's upcoming trip to Colombia is a "clear" sign that the former is pursuing a "political career", a royal expert has claimed.
The Sussexes are set to visit the South American state later this year following an invitation from its Vice President, Francia Márquez - in what will mark the second parallel royal tour in just months.
But the couple's Colombian quest has raised eyebrows as rumours continue to swirl about Meghan pitching into politics - with one commentator circling the visit as a springboard for the duke and duchess's "future ambitions" outside their forays into TV and lifestyle brands.
Richard Fitzwilliams said: "The facts are that Harry and Meghan must have future ambitions that we don't know about - or at least I strongly suspect that they do.
Fitzwilliams said the Colombian trip was a means to "enlarging" the couple's "profile"
Getty"It won't just be programmes and lifestyle brands. There will be something more," he told The Sun.
Fitzwilliams said the trip was a means to "enlarging" the couple's "profile" - and hinted that Meghan could attempt to make her mark on the race for the White House.
He continued: "It won't be long before [Meghan] endorses Kamala Harris, and hopes, possibly, conceivably that might lead to - this has been talked about for years - some form of political career for her possibly in future years."
But the GB News regular lambasted the Sussexes' trip as an example of "double standards" - and said the idea of the duo as "world leaders" was "nonsensical".
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Meghan Markle has been tipped for a political career for years
GettyFitzwilliams also drew attention to the contrast between Prince Harry's "acid attack" fears about returning to the UK with the reality of travelling to Colombia - a country to which the Foreign Office warns against "all but essential travel" over safety threats.
He said: "If Harry hadn't made the comments about Britain being dangerous or words to that effect, since he has, the optics are very weird."
The Sussexes "will have the exceptional opportunity to engage with leaders, youth, and women who embody the aspirations and voices of Colombians committed to progress", Colombia's VP said - but it's another VP to whom Meghan's attention is thought to be turning.
Despite Meghan's rumoured alignment with Kamala Harris, the duchess has come under fire from her own side of the Atlantic - before even having a chance to make a foray into politics.
Eric Trump said the UK "can happily have those two"
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Meghan Markle has worked with Kamala Harris before
Getty / PASpeaking to GB News, fellow presidential hopeful Donald Trump's son Eric said: "You can happily have those two [Meghan and Harry]... We might not want them anymore - it feels like they’re on an island of their own!
"You can always have bad actors in everything. You can have spoiled apples in every orchard."
In 2020, Meghan worked with a number of high-profile female political figures including Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris herself to push American women to go to the polls.
But if the duchess decided to go beyond her television career, having a royal title "associated with any political office would just be a nightmare", royal commentator Natasha Livingstone told the Mail.