SEPARATED FOR 55 DAYS!

Why the normally media-hungry duchess went missing

Until Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex were spotted together at Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres’ star-studded vow renewal on 31 January, Meghan had been absent from Harry’s side since the publication of Spare.

Despite her husband’s two-month media blitz across Los Angeles, New York and London, 41-year-old Meghan was noticably missing.

At first, it was believed that Meghan was simply “giving Harry space” to promote Spare, but as the controversy limped on, rumours are swirling that there might be more to her strange absence.

“This is a woman who loves the camera, especially when there’s a chance to be photographed clutching her husband’s hand,” says a source. “Spare was Harry’s memoir, but he pops up supportively in her media appearances, so it was expected that she would likely do the same for him.”

Instead, the duchess appears to have distanced herself from Harry’s book, which has been described by British royal commentator Dan Wootton as an attack on King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales. “Is this the way she would have approached things? Probably not,” a source told the UK Telegraph.

The Woman’s Day insider says it’s “obvious” Meghan wants no part in promoting Harry’s book and has “left him out in the cold”. Quite literally, it seems, given Harry was spotted looking morose as he walked the couple’s dog Pula in the pouring rain last month.

Before Ellen’s party, also a celebration of Portia turning 50, the last time Meghan and Harry, 38, were seen together was on 7 December, when they accepted a humanitarian award.

“It’s baffling they were so publicly apart for 55 days, given the book reveal was the biggest moment of Harry’s professional life,” says the source. “It’s unlike Meghan not to be front and centre, and her friends think she’s about to drop something big.”

Indeed, some insiders believe the actress is about to reboot her lifestyle blog

The Tig, which she shut down when she and Harry first dated. “Harry had his book, but she wants something that’s all hers – and The Tig was her baby,” says our source.