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No U.K. Comeback for Meghan Markle: Kate Middleton 'Dilemma' Seals 'Duchess Difficult's' Fate in Charles III's Kingdom 'for Good'

Meghan Markle's possible return to the royal family, either for good or 'simply a visit,' has run into a huge 'dilemma' revolving around Catherine, Princess of Wales.

Meghan Markle reportedly will not return to Britain because she doesn't like the idea of paying homage to Kate, Princess of Wales.

"What, and have Meghan Markle curtsying to Kate Middleton?" acclaimed royal author Andrew Morton dished. "I don’t think so. I don’t see that as a runner. They’ve got their own lives in California."

"They’ve got their own set, they’ve got their own influence, and they’ve got their own companies," the biographer added when highlighting Meghan and Prince Harry's lives in California.

Although Kate technically outranks Meghan in the royal hierarchy, she would only currently be required to curtsy to her sister-in-law if Prince William was next to her. For royal spouses not born of royal blood, their rank is through their husband and his particular rank in the monarchy. William is the highest-ranking British royal behind his father, King Charles III, and his stepmother, Queen Camilla.

However, when William accedes to the throne and Kate immediately becomes his Queen Consort, Meghan would be expected to curtsy to her with or without Catherine's husband in attendance. A "majesty" always outranks a "royal highness," since only a King or Queen can be styled as His/Her Majesty.

As a general rule of thumb, British royals typically only bow and curtsy to monarchs and their consorts, which means Meghan or Harry would likely never pay homage to William and Kate while they are Prince and Princess of Wales. But if there is ever a future meeting between the Sussex royals and King William V and Queen Catherine, bows and curtsies would be expected.

This insight comes amid reports revealing how the Duchess of Sussex did not accompany her husband on his recent trips to NYC, London and Africa, as rumors continue to build that the royal rebels are seeking separate professional lives.

"There's no sign of Meghan because I think Harry knows that he does these things best on his own," royal author Ingrid Seward dished.

"I mean, there's no point in him taking Meghan to Lesotho," the expert added. "Harry, or maybe his advisers have said to him, you need to raise your own profile and do it by doing what you do best, which is working with children and the disadvantaged. He's always been brilliant at that."

Many royal analysts and Sussex critics have continuously pointed out how the ex-actress "steals the spotlight" whenever the pair venture out together.

In light of this, Seward continued, "I feel that he needs to get out more because when he does speak when he's actually giving a talk, he's very eloquent. From this Lesotho trip, I couldn't quite get what he was trying to do. Maybe he was just trying to raise the profile of the charity, but much better for him to do it without his wife because otherwise attention's deflected onto her and what she's wearing."

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Daily Express reported on Morton's comments.