Meghan Markle's attempt to rebrand with solo trips won't work, says expert

's attempt to rebrand with a series of solo trips won't work in the UK, claims a royal expert.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, made another .

Meghan - who has been married to Prince Harry since 2018 - also embarked . Harry did not appear at either visit.

Speaking of her solo visits being used a chance to rebrand, one expert said that they appear as "very possible" attempts to rebrand and that this will "not work in the UK".

Historian Hugo Vickers told : "Prince Harry is trying to sort of turn himself into the old Prince Harry and do what he was very good at.

"He is giving out awards instead of accepting them and talking about the issues that he likes talking about when he's on his own.

"When Meghan is there I always seem to find that he's either spouting whatever she tells him to or she's doing the talking. She leads the narrative."

Discussing Meghan, he added: "She of course was an actress and so appearing in a red dress in front of one of those advertising screens and talking to celebrities and things is very much her world."

He also argued that her solo visits to organisations talking to children won't improve her popularity.

He added: "I don't think that anything she's doing at the moment is going to appeal to people in the UK very much.

"Her wearing a red dress is this sort of power statement like Princess Diana wearing a black dress when she went to the Serpentine Gallery.

"Sort of establishing herself as a figure. I think that works better in America than it does over here."