When Meghan Markle came into Prince Harry’s life, she was referred to by royalty as “Harry’s showgirl”. Another member of the royal family said, “She comes with a lot of luggage.”
In the second excerpt from the unofficial biography of Harry and Meghan Seeking Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Creation of a Modern Royal Family, authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand reveal the alleged prejudice Meghan faced when entering the royal family, as well as her strained relationship with sister-in-law Kate Middleton.
Meghan, the book states, “would agree with the assessment” that she and Kate Middleton “are not best friends.” Their relationship, when Meghan married Harry, “had not progressed much since she was Harry’s girlfriend.”
They weren’t “closer” yet when Meghan and Harry got married. “The flowers for her birthday were nice, but Meghan would have preferred Kate to keep an eye on her during the most difficult times with the press,” the authors write in an excerpt from the book, published in the UK. Sunday time.
Although Scobie says that neither Meghan nor Harry gave an official interview for the book or not, he claims to give an authoritative and intimate overview of the couple’s experiences and the dramatic departure of the royal family.
The sisters-in-law had spent only “a handful of occasions together” before Harry and Meghan’s wedding. The book tells of a time when they crossed paths at Kensington Palace in 2017, both shopping on the same street, but Kate entered her own Range Rover.
Meghan “expected Kate to come forward and give her the lie of the earth about everything a stranger to the Firm needed to know,” the book states. Meanwhile, a source said Kate felt they did not have much in common “other than the fact that they lived at Kensington Palace.”
“Meghan was disappointed that she and Kate hadn’t come together over their unique position, but she wasn’t losing sleep over it.“
– Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand
The two duchesses may not have been “best friends” but “weren’t at war with each other, either,” the authors write. “Meghan was disappointed that she and Kate had not come together over their unique position, but she was not losing sleep over it.”
The book goes to great lengths to bring down apocryphal stories, like Meghan, before her wedding, allegedly making Kate cry over the bridesmaids’ dresses. “That story was ridiculous and so untrue,” says one confidant, and the authors write: “Several aides in the royal houses now confirm that there was nothing to leave the Duchess of Cambridge crying.”
Meghan reportedly believes she has been the victim of “sexism and prejudice” in the tabloid press. The authors write: “If a man got up before dawn to work, she was applauded for her work ethic. If a woman did, she was considered difficult or “a bitch.” The double standard was exacerbated when it came to successful women of color, often labeled demanding or aggressive. “
If the relationship between the duchesses was icy, the book, which features around 200 sources, paints a more serious portrait of the relationship between Princes William and Harry, outlining what was allegedly said when William warned Harry in the early stages of her relationship with Meghan.
“A happy and content Harry is weird, so seeing him practically jumping was a delight,” said a source about Harry’s state of mind after meeting Meghan. “But at the same time, William has always felt that he must care for Harry, not as a future monarch but as an older brother. Throughout his adult life, he believes he should watch Harry and make sure he is not in trouble and on the right track. “
“These are two brothers who have spent their entire lives with people trying to take advantage of them, “a source told the authors. “They have both developed radar to detect that type of person, but since William didn’t know much about Meghan, he wanted to make sure Harry wasn’t blinded by lust.”
“Don’t feel like you need to rush this,” William told Harry, according to sources. “Take all the time you need to get to know this girl.”
A friend said: “Harry could see through William’s words. He was being a snob. The authors write:” During his 10-year career in the military, outside of the royal bubble, he had learned not to make harsh judgments about people based on their accent, education, ethnicity, class, or profession. “
The brothers “barely spoke” after William’s talk, and the authors made it clear that intra-royal domestic relations were not helped by the “competitive” atmosphere that exists between Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace, and the House. from Clarence.
The book paints a picture of Harry and Meghan feeling increasingly confronted and isolated as they try to carve out new lives for themselves, competing against palace traditions and denigrating tabloid stories. Meghan reportedly feels like she gave up her “whole life” for the royal family.
Harry’s regular visits to see William and Kate and their children when they lived at Kensington Palace “virtually stopped” in the summer of 2017.
“He understands that many people are against them, and will do everything possible to keep her safe and away from injury.“
– Royal Fountain on Prince Harry
Kate “did little to close the gap,” says the book. Harry “was tired of the dynamic” between him and William, and “angry,” said a source, “that his brother would ask him something like that.”
Harry is “extremely protective of Meghan,” said a source. “He understands that many people are against them, and he will do everything possible to keep her safe and away from injury, even if it means distancing himself from those people.”
Her deteriorating relationship with William helped propel Harry and Meghan to move to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
“He wanted to get away from the fish tank that was Kensington Palace,” said a source.
The state of relations between siblings is especially sad, since – Scobie and Durand write – Harry “once told a friend that he had an image of marrying and spending time with William and Kate, the two couples together, their best friends. “
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