Exclusive | True scale of Meghan and Harrys US political plans revealed from request for Biden Oval Office meeting to eyeing Senate seat
WASHINGTON — Delusional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sought US political clout far beyond the dreams of any British royal since King George III, The Post has learned, with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election.Weeks before Democrat Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump, a source says, Markle requested a sitdown with California Gov.Gavin Newsom because she “wanted to be considered to be appointed” to the seat held by Harris, which she vacated just before becoming vice president on Jan.
20, 2021.The source added that the discussion was publicly described as a welcome-to-California chat to head off potential inquiries.It is unclear just how far Markle’s appeal got with Newsom, who appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Harris two days before her swearing-in as Biden’s second-in-command.
Padilla subsequently won election to a full six-year term in 2022.A Sussex source firmly denied that Markle wanted to take over the Harris seat, while a rep for Newsom did not respond to a request for comment.A memorandum from Newsom’s office that surfaced in February 2021 confirmed the governor had an “introductory meeting” with the royal couple on Oct.19, 2020, though the specific topics discussed were not disclosed and the Democrat’s team characterized it as a social occasion.
It was not immediately clear whether Markle asked to meet with Newsom separately post-election.Had the Duchess of Sussex been appointed to the world’s greatest deliberative body, the move likely would have been challenged on constitutional grounds.Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the founding document states that “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust … shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”A British royal serving in the Senate, even a ...