Meghan Markle shared a poignant seven-word farewell with a close friend as she and Prince Harry prepared to leave the UK after their decision to leave the Royal Family. The Duchess of Sussex held a private gathering with scholars from the Association of Commonwealth Universities in what was her final official duty, where she also gave a moving address to the staff before departing for Canada, OK! reports. Journalist Omid Scobie, who was present at Meghan's last engagement, reported that the duchess shared warm embraces with her team and appeared visibly moved during her final moments in Britain.
This came after the Sussexes' unexpected announcement to resign as senior royals in January 2020. In the book 'Finding Freedom', which he co-wrote with Carolyn Durand, Scobie recounts Meghan's heartfelt goodbyes at Buckingham Palace. He disclosed that Meghan hugged him and expressed a tearful confession.
Scobie wrote: "Staff who had been with the couple from day one were mourning the end of what was supposed to be a happy story: two people fall in love, get married, have a baby, serve the Queen, the end. "Instead, they were leaving the country. As Meghan gave me a final hug goodbye, she said, 'It didn't have to be this way.
'" The duchess was reportedly devastated that circumstances hadn't unfolded as hoped while she and Harry stood on the cusp of a new life in Canada, before they later settled in the US. In a piece for Harper's Bazaar, Scobie disclosed: "Tears that the Duchess had bee.