Prince Harry’s close friendship with Princess Eugenie is detailed in a new explosive biography.
The Duke of Sussex, 35, felt the Queen’s grandmother, 30, had ‘always been more than a cousin’ and they were ‘also closest to friends’, according to Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durant, who book Finding Freedom wrote, released today.
The royal became one of the first to know of his relationship with Meghan Markle, 39, with the book that worked out: ‘Eugenie who long wanted to see her cousin put her to live and was happy, told friends that she Meghan loved it and thought it was “just the tonic” for Harry. “
The decision taken by Prince Harry and Meghan to share the news of her pregnancy at the ‘Princess’ wedding ‘did not go down particularly well’, according to the authors.
The Duke of Sussex, 35, felt the Queen’s grandmother, 30, had ‘always been more than a cousin’ and they were ‘also closest to friends’ (image: Harry with Eugenie and Princess Beatrice in 2015 on Trooping the Color)
She explained: ‘A source said [she] told friends she felt the couple had been waiting to share the news. ‘
According to the book, Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie had always had a strong bond.
The authors write: ‘Of all the Queen’s grandchildren, Princess Eugenie and Prince Harry have one of the most natural connections. Like Harry, Eugenie is loyal, honest and great fun.
‘The two had many nights together in London, and died in back entrances of clubs, such as Mahiki, where Jack was once manager, or Tonteria, where in one of the VIP cave areas they were stripped of Mexican skull-shaped glasses. and a giant frozen margarita (with multiple straws). ‘
Harry trusted his cousin about Meghan in the early days of their relationship. Omid and Carolyn write Beatrice was one of the first members of the royal family to hear about Harry’s new girlfriend (pictured at Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank on October 12, 2018)
The authors write that the ‘strong relationship between their mothers brought them together’.
‘Like Harry, Eugenie also struggled to grow his own identity which grew.
‘Not being a senior role meant they had to go out into the world and find their own path, which they had done.’
Meanwhile, they also detailed how Prince Harry even trusted his cousin early in his relationship with Meghan.
The book reveals that Eugenie was worried about Meghan and Harry ‘stealing the jet’ at their wedding by announcing that the Duchess of Sussex was pregnant
The authors wrote: ‘Harry always had confidence in his cousin when it came to the women in his life.
‘Not only did he trust her implicitly, but friends said she gives great advice and her years’ were always wise’.
‘It’s not surprising then that Eugenie was one of the first in the family to know about his relationship with Meghan. ‘
These reports are according to Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durant, who wrote new book Finding Freedom
They discover how Princess Eugenie ‘was nothing else encouraging about his new relationship’.
According to Omid and Carolyn, Prince Harry and Meghan went on several double dates with the couple. ‘
The Sussexes went on to open news about their first children when they celebrated the anniversaries of Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank with the rest of the Royal family on October 12, 2018.
And the decision to reveal Meghan’s pregnancy was said ‘not to go particularly well’ with Eugenie, with a telling friend that she felt the couple ‘had been waiting to share the news’.
It comes after another biography, written by Dylan Howard and Andy Tillett, claimed Meghan ‘Prince Harry’ embarrassed, after telling her she was pregnant during Princess Eugenie’s wedding day ‘in an enormous social gaffe’ that the bride and her mother Sarah Ferguson left ‘furious’. .
The couple wrote: ‘Meghan put her foot in there when she decided it would be the ideal moment to announce that she and Harry were expecting their first child.’
‘This was an enormous social gaffe, even if you were not royal – steal the spotlight from Eugenie, who was furious, like her mother, Sarah.’
The authors claim that the announcement makes Prince Harry, who currently lives with his wife and son in LA, feel ’embarrassed’.
Meghan and Prince Harry told the audience that they are expecting their first children on the eve of their royal tour through Australia and New Zealand on October 15, 2018.
The Duchess of Sussex, 38, is said to have revealed that she was carrying little Archie, now single, while celebrating the weddings of Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank (pictured above) with the rest of the Royal Family on October 12, 2018
Currently, some fans have criticized the couple for making the announcement so close to Eugenie’s wedding.
‘If Harry and Meghan actually told the royal family about their baby at Eugenie’s wedding on Friday, that’s pretty cool,’ one person wrote, while another added, ‘Thunder stealer.’
Rumors of bad feelings, however, went into overdrive when Princess Eugenie’s mother tweeted a photo of her royal wedding at the exact moment the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they were having a baby.
Kensington Palace officially unveiled the pregnancy at 8.40am on October 15, 2018, on what was the 59th birthday of Eugenie’s mother Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.
The news of Harry and Meghan’s pregnancy was revealed at 8.40am on October 15, 2018 – and at that very moment, Eugenie’s mother Sarah, Duchess of York, posted a tweet about her daughter’s big day
And at the exact time of the announcement, Sarah posted a tweet thanking the designer of her dress for the outfit that was worn on her daughter’s big day just days earlier.
She then posted three further messages saying how ‘proud’ she was of her daughter and new son-in-law Jack – but made no mention of Harry and Meghan.
Eugenie’s father the Duke of York, who wishes his ex-wife Sarah a ‘very happy day’ on her birthday, also retweeted one of Sarah’s tweets with Eugenie and Jack.
Prince Andrew also made no mention of the news of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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