Prince William, Kate Middleton have ‘no plans’ to see Meghan Markle, Prince Harry during U.S. trip: source
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive at the presidential retreat at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, but he has no plans to see Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
A source familiar with Trump’s thinking said his schedule is complicated, but that he may decide to meet the Duchess of Sussex, Harry’s wife, one or two days after his arrival at the exclusive resort.
“Given his schedule, it’s not certain he will meet Meghan,” the source told Reuters. “It’s also not certain he will meet Kate. We have not been told he has a specific meeting with the Duchess.”
But a White House official said Trump had no plans to meet Meghan on her official American visit, and it was unlikely that he met her.
“That would be inappropriate. It’s not his style to go out with someone like that,” the official told reporters.
Trump’s spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not comment immediately when asked to respond. Other senior administration officials declined to comment.
Trump is scheduled to depart Washington for Florida on Tuesday, and is expected to meet with senior officials before he departs. A senior administration official said Trump had no plans to meet with Markle in advance of his arrival in Palm Beach.
The President was invited to the resort by the widow of wealthy real-estate developer Bob and Michelle Gates, according to a White House official.
The two parties have been in an informal working relationship, but no official meeting has been scheduled, the official said.
Markle, who is the wife of British actor James Faulkner and the mother of Harry, has been a frequent visitor to Mar-a-Lago in Florida and recently visited New York City, which she and Faulkner also visited.
She is due to visit U.S. troops in
