Meghan Markle’s travel claim plunged into doubt after passport revelation

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sat down for their explosive interview with Oprah in March 2021 – and they made some shocking claims, some of which have been called into question, including one relating to Meghan’s passport

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a series of shocking revelations in their interview with Oprah Winfrey. But some of their claims have been called into question, including one relating to Meghan’s travel.

The couple sat down with the chat show host in March 2021, a year after they stepped down from their roles as senior working royals and relocated from the UK to the US.

One of the revelations made by Meghan was the claim that after joining the royal fold, she did not see her passport again until she was in California.

She told Oprah: “You couldn’t just go. You couldn’t. I mean, you have to understand, as well, when I joined that family, that was the last time, until we came here, that I saw my passport, my driver’s licence, my keys. All that gets turned over. I didn’t see any of that anymore.”

But critics were quick to point out that Meghan had taken no less than 13 countries in that time period. The luxurious trips she took after she started dating Harry included visits to New York, Ibiza, Italy and Botswana. They also took part in three official royal tours, taking in Morocco, South Africa and Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. She would have had to show her passport to border officials on each of those occasions.

Palace sources explained that Meghan’s passport would have been kept secure – but was always available to her to use on holidays. And royal author Margaret Holder reiterated: “Of course the Royal Family would want to keep Meghan’s passport safe. But it’s unthinkable she didn’t carry it for personal and private trips such as her New York baby shower, travelling to see friends in Canada, partying in Amsterdam, and going to Lake Como with George Clooney.” With the exception of the monarch, all royals need their passport to travel abroad.