Inside Harry and Meghan’s journey to Jamaica

The widow of reggae legend Bob Marley praised Prince Harry‘s rebellious spirit and described him as ‘fearless’ after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex waded right into a political firestorm by cosying as much as Jamaica’s anti-royalist prime minister on the premiere of a brand new biopic about her husband.

MailOnline can reveal the Duke made a beeline for Rita Marley, 77, who’s sick and in a wheelchair, and gallantly kissed her hand shortly earlier than the ‘One Love’ movie started.

Her daughter Stephanie, 49, stated: ‘She (my mom) is keen on Harry and loves his spirit in addition to his riot towards the established order.

‘She likes that he appears fearless and stands up for what he believes is true.’

The Sussexes had been criticized for posing on the crimson carpet alongside PM Andrew Holness who was accused of ‘ambushing’ Prince William and spouse Kate throughout a state go to in 2022 when he instructed them his nation can be ‘shifting on’ from the British monarchy.

The former British colony gained independence in 1962 however retained the King as head of state, one thing Mr Holness has vowed to finish by 2025.

Mrs. Marley first met Harry throughout his go to to Jamaica for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and the pair have stayed in common contact with the duke sending her ‘private items’.

It’s understood solely a handful of high-ranking Jamaican officers had been conscious of the journey which was paid for by movie studio Paramount Pictures.

The evening earlier than final Tuesday’s premiere, sources on the island stated the Sussexes spent the evening on the five-star Half Moon resort in Montego Bay, the place four-bedroom villas are $4,300-a-night.

The Mail has been instructed Harry and Meghan stayed within the upscale ‘Eclipse’ part of the property which has its personal personal seaside, swimming cove and safety, making it unique even inside the opulent resort.

Previous company have included the Kennedy household and royals together with King Charles and the late Queen.

From there the group moved to Kingston the place, on Tuesday daytime, they loved a non-public tour of the Bob Marley museum.

Bob Marley Group lawyer Lecia-Gaye Taylor stated the group spent an hour contained in the exhibition.

‘It was not Harry’s first time right here and so they undoubtedly loved it,’ she stated.

The tour was performed by one of many longest-serving guides on the museum, Ricky Chaplin, who has a task within the film taking part in Marley’s non secular information, Mortimer Planno.

After Tuesday’s premiere, Harry and Meghan joined 60 revellers at an ‘after occasion’ on the five-star Terra Nova resort in Kingston.

Sources say the Sussexes had been in ‘excessive spirits’ and appeared relaxed as they loved cocktails on the bar which was closed to different company.

The Sussexes had flown almost 2,500 miles from their house in Montecito to Montego Bay final Sunday aboard a non-public Gulfstream IV jet chartered by the movie firm final weekend.

Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and his designer spouse Tracy are mates of the couple and personal a $17 million weekend house in Montecito a stone’s throw from the Sussexes’ 16-bathroom mansion.

Mr Robbins, a former youngster star, additionally owns a $25 million house in Beverly Hills and is taken into account one in all Hollywood’s strongest males.

A supply stated: ‘Brian purchased his first home in Montecito from Ellen DeGeneres who’s near Harry and Meghan. Montecito is a small city and everybody is aware of one another. Tracy is a doll, an exquisite girl who’s down-to-earth regardless of having a lot wealth and privilege. She’s extremely discreet.’

Ironically, Paramount owns the Comedy Central channel which aired the brutal South Park episode which mocked Harry and Meghan for his or her ‘worldwide privateness tour.’

On Wednesday they flew house to California aboard a Bombardier BD-700 personal jet belonging to Paramount.

The couple’s ‘closeness’ to Paramount head Mr Robbins coupled with Harry’s look eventually week’s ‘Living Legends of Aviation’ awards alongside Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has prompted hypothesis they might be looking for different retailers for when their $100 cope with Netflix runs out subsequent 12 months.

A supply stated: ‘It’s no coincidence that Prince Harry has been with two of Hollywood’s main energy brokers inside the previous two weeks.

‘Everyone is aware of the Netflix deal is coming to an finish and Harry and Meghan have huge payments to pay.

‘They knew this journey to Jamaica would play properly with the viewers they’re making an attempt to attraction to which is younger and numerous.

‘I do not assume they provide a rattling what the Brits assume.

‘This is all about constructing their model.’

A high-ranking Democratic Party supply within the US stated the optics of this week’s go to can be good for Meghan who is thought to have political ambitions.

‘It’s election 12 months and Meghan will probably be actively concerned within the anti-Trump marketing campaign.

‘This week made her look cool and related.’

The Sussexes have heat ties to Jamaica in stark distinction to the Prince and Princess of Wales who had been accused of wanting ‘colonial’ throughout their state go to in 2022 after they drove previous locals in an open-topped Land Rover and shook fingers with well-wishers by means of a metallic fence.

When requested why he selected to attend Tuesday’s premiere, Harry replied: ‘I needed to be right here.’

Ex-Suits actress Meghan loved childhood holidays in Jamaica and wed first husband Trevor Engelson on the island in 2011.

Her estranged father Thomas instructed the MoS how he proudly walked her down the aisle on the seaside wedding ceremony however was later shocked when company got burlap baggage full of marijuana as occasion favours.

While this week’s go to brought about consternation within the UK – renewing requires the Sussexes to be stripped of their royal titles – in Jamaica it served to focus consideration on subsequent 12 months’s referendum which is able to embody a vote on a requirement for reparations for Britain’s involvement within the slave commerce.

A spokeswoman for PM Mr. Holness stated: ‘Jamaica is within the midst of a constitutional reform course of. We will enable that to take its course’.

Dr. Rosalea Hamilton, an activist who organised protests throughout William and Kate’s 2022 go to, stated Harry and Meghan had been a sideshow from the deeper points.

She stated: ‘For me their presence and being a part of this dialog is a distraction to the core points we’re confronting akin to what precisely will these reforms appear like. That’s the main target’.

Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Culture Minister, stated it ‘spoke volumes’ about Harry and Meghan’s love for the nation that they got here such a protracted approach to attend the ‘One Love’ premiere.

Asked why they obtained a hotter reception than William and Kate, Ms Grange stated that the reply was easy: ‘Jamaicans love them’.