‘Rediscovering family’: Princess Kate’s crack at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during Caribbean tour

Kate Middleton has made a thinly veiled reference to the deepening rift between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry and the Royals during her controversial Caribbean tour.

Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge arrives to attend a special combined school assembly at Sybil Strachan Primary School the Bahamas. Picture: AFP.

The Duchess of Cambridge has given a moving speech about the importance of family during a visit to the Bahamas, in what appears to be a thinly veiled reference to the increasing estrangement of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry from the rest of the Royal family.

Currently on a royal tour of the Caribbean with husband Prince William, Kate Middleton spoke to students and staff during the morning assembly at the Sybil Strachan Primary School in Nassau on Friday, local time.

Stunning onlookers in a $615 dress by Self Portrait and sporting jewellery by Bahamian designer by Nadia Irena, the mother of three spoke about her experiences during the Covid pandemic.

“One of the hardest things that we have all found about the pandemic is being separated from the people we love,” she said.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge onboard a boat from the Bahamas Platinum Jubilee Sailing Regatta at Montagu Bay. Picture: Getty

“But we have also had the chance to rediscover how important our families are, and just how important our friends are too.”

The comments were viewed by some Royal watchers as a reference and even a reminder of sorts to now Los Angeles-locals Meghan and Harry, whose distance from and feud with the Royal Family continues to grow.

According to reports out of the UK, Harry won’t travel to London to attend the memorial service honouring his late grandfather Prince Philip later this month.

That comes amid claims The Queen is unlikely to ever meet her great-granddaughter Lilibet, Meghan and Harry’s daughter who is named after Her Majesty.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s rift with the Royals shows no sign of healing. Picture: AFP

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun of the issue: “I think it’s a great pity, what this means is, the regrettable the rift will remain unhealed.”

The rift continues to deepen despite health worries about Queen Elizabeth, 95, who tested positive to Covid last month, and is said to no longer walk her beloved Corgies amid speculation she won’t return to full Royal duties.

“I always think it is the simple things in life that bring us the most joy: Playing together, chatting to your friends at school, eating meals together, and listening to each other’s stories,” Princess Kate also said in the speech in Nassau.

“These are the things that bring us together and give meaning to our lives.’

Prince Harry won’t be attending Prince Philip’s memorial service. Picture: Getty

KATE STUNS IN THE RAIN DESPITE BAHAMAS PROTESTS

Kate Middleton was all smiles as she arrived in the Bahamas rain on a tour of the Caribbean to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The Duchess of Cambridge carried a bright yellow umbrella as she and her husband Prince William arrived at an event being picketed by protesters.

“I hope you didn’t get too wet coming here and apologies for bringing this British weather with us,” she said at the event.

Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge arrives to attend a special combined school assembly at Sybil Strachan Primary School the Bahamas. Picture: AFP.

Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge arrives to attend a special combined school assembly at Sybil Strachan Primary School the Bahamas. Picture: Getty.

Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge arrives to attend a special combined school assembly at Sybil Strachan Primary School the Bahamas. Picture: Getty.

The royal tour came amid concerns Queen Elizabeth II may miss Britain’s traditional state opening of parliament for only the third time during her 70-year reign.

The queen, 95, would traditionally lay out the government’s legislative program during the Queen’s speech, on May 10. Buckingham Palace said her “attendance will be confirmed in due course”.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee of 70 years on the throne will be marked by public events in the UK from June 2 to 5, but the celebration has already begun in the Caribbean with William and Kate’s tour of Commonwealth islands.

The couple arrived at the Sybil Strachan Primary School in Nassau they joked that they had “brought the English rain” with them on the royal tour, according to The Sun.

Kate grinned as she greeted pupils and staff, wearing the Self Portrait Dress and jewellery designed by Bahamian Nadia Irena.

Prince Williams and Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge at a special combined school assembly at Sybil Strachan Primary School the Bahamas. Picture: AFP.

Prince William in the Bahamas. Picture: Getty.

“Our three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, all love being by the sea, so I hope they will be able to experience your clear waters and beautiful beaches before too long.”

Members of Ethiopia Africa Black International Congress Church protested the visit of the royal couple after the Bahamas National Reparations Committee (BNRC), the group lashed out at William and Kate’s three-day “extravagant” tour of the country.

It comes as Jamaica said it would be “moving on” from the Commonwealth and embrace a Republic model of government.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness used the visit to call for reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, which was ended by Britain with the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Costing 40 per cent of its national budget to end, the debt wasn’t fully paid off by Britain until 2015.

Members of Ethiopia Africa Black International Congress Church protest the visit of Prince Williams and Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge. Picture: AFP.