Duchess of Sussex declines Emmy Awards invitation

Cape Town - The Duchess of Sussex was invited to next month's Emmy Awards but it's believed she's "politely turned down" the invite.

Meghan - who was a frequent star in legal drama Suits before marrying British royal Prince Harry - is said to have declined an invitation to attend and present an award at the 70th annual ceremony, which is set to air on 17 September on NBC with Colin Jost and Michael Che of Saturday Night Live as hosts, The Sun reports.

According to the report show executives and NBC had hoped "Meghan would attend as a way of saying goodbye to her Suits fans and colleagues."

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