However, while the couple appeared to have a great time with Harry's royal relatives, rumours soon started after Harry, 40, returned to London early, missing the annual Boxing Day pheasant shoot. Meghan was accused at the time of stopping the prince from going, however it seems there was another factor at play.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's relationship with the royal family has been fractured for some time, but the Duke of Sussex claims that his father the King no longer speaks to him