Did Meghan Markle cut a royal visit to Fiji short over 'snub' by UN?

Did Meghan Markle cut a royal visit short over 'snub' by UN? Duchess of Sussex may have slashed visit to feminist project in Fiji over incident with organisers years earlier Aides blamed heat and crowds for then-pregnant duchess' decision at the time Royal biographer Robert Lacey suggested could have been due to UN Women Lawyers denied she left because of organisation, and met leaders later on tour

By Vanessa Allen for the Daily Mail

Published: 22:05 BST, 21 June 2021 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 21 June 2021

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The Duchess of Sussex may have cut short an official visit to a feminist project in Fiji due to a perceived snub by its organisers years earlier.

At the time, aides blamed the heat, humidity and crowds for the then-pregnant duchess's decision to leave after just eight minutes, disappointing market vendors who had waited to meet her.

But royal biographer Robert Lacey has now suggested it could have been due to the involvement of UN Women, which hosted the event.

The Duchess of Sussex may have cut short an official visit to a feminist project in Fiji due to a perceived snub by its organisers years earlier

In 2015, before dating Prince Harry, Meghan gave a keynote address on gender equality for UN Women in New York.

Then an actress in the US legal drama Suits, she received a standing ovation from guests including Ban Ki-moon, then UN secretary-general.

Mr Lacey writes in Battle of Brothers, his book about William and Harry: '[Meghan] had rubbed shoulders with the likes of Hillary