Meghan Markle Should Support Harry’s Solo Trip To Japan Despite Poor Optics Of Getaway

According to a marriage specialist, Meghan Markle will need to show her “support” for Prince Harry’s solo trip to Asia as the pair navigates their next steps.

The Duke arrived in Tokyo yesterday to attend the ISPS Sports Values Summit-Special Edition before flying to Singapore on Saturday to compete in the 2023 Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup.

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Sentebale is Harry’s southern African organization that aids children and young adults affected by poverty, inequality, and HIV/AIDS.

He traveled to Tokyo with his buddy and polo teammate Nacho Figueras, while Meghan appears to have stayed in Montecito with their two small children.

Sally Baker, a senior therapist and relationship expert, believes Harry may have felt “obligated” to make the trip as suspicion grows that he and Meghan are looking to diverge professionally and follow distinct paths.

She said that his travel to Japan would be “usually scheduled well in advance and may not always align perfectly with what’s going on in someone’s personal life.”

“Harry may have felt obligated to follow through. While the optics of traveling alone aren’t ideal amidst rabid marital rumors, we don’t know what conversations Harry and Meghan have had privately about this. Perhaps they mutually agreed he should go.

“In any long-term relationship, partners need to sometimes support each other’s independent goals [and] work despite what’s happening between them personally.

“This may be one of those times. Equally many couples thrive with time apart that acts to renew and reinforce the quality of the time they spend together.”

The Sussexes will reconvene next month when they fly to Düsseldorf, Germany, for the start of the 2023 Invictus Games, which will take place from September 9 to September 16.

The occasion is especially sad for the royals because it comes one year after Queen Elizabeth’s death on September 8.

Despite their proximity to the UK, it is unlikely that Harry and Meghan would meet up with the Royal Family, who will be honoring the anniversary in their own manner at Balmoral.

Despite rumors that Harry will be focusing more on his charitable work, the latest endeavor for him and Meghan could see them collaborating again.

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This week, it was revealed that the pair had purchased the rights to adapt Carley Fortune’s novel Meet Me At The Lake for Netflix, with the plot striking some startling parallels to their own lives.

The novel follows the narrative of a couple in their 30s who meet and fall in love in Canada, and it addresses issues such as pain from losing a parent in a vehicle accident and mental health challenges.