The royal fairy dust has officially worn off, and the lavish bandwagon is turning back into a pumpkin. After six years of relentlessly bashing the British monarchy from her Montecito mansion, Meghan Markle is reportedly planning a dramatic return to the UK this July for the Invictus Games countdown. But don’t be fooled by the prospect of a heartwarming family reunion. According to royal commentator Sarah Vine, the Duchess of Sussex isn’t coming back to heal old wounds or introduce her children to their cousins; she is coming back for leverage, relevance, and what she believes she is owed.

For years, Meghan has missed no opportunity to brand Britain as a “racist, old-fashioned, and uncaring” country, even describing her brief time within the Royal Family as “almost unsurvivable.” Yet, as her Hollywood star begins to fade and her American lifestyle ventures require a desperate PR boost, she is suddenly eyeing a return to the very soil she condemned. Without her royal connections and a continuous victim narrative, critics argue that the Duchess risks becoming just another minor actress trying to flog a lifestyle brand. A trip back to Blighty is the ultimate commercial recharge.

The sheer hypocrisy of the move is glaring. While Prince Harry demands top-tier, taxpayer-funded security before allowing his family to touch down, cynics point out that Meghan has already amassed a fortune—including a reported £27 million from her signature fruit spread—and can easily foot her own bill. If the British public is expected to sponsor this visit, it should only be to allow young Archie and Lilibet to finally bond with their royal relatives. If the children are left behind, this trip exposes itself as nothing more than an engineered, Instagrammable publicity stunt designed to fuel future Netflix contracts.