Royal biographer Hugo Vickers claims the Duke of Sussex feels trapped by their controversial decisions and fears the collapse of his marriage.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry’s legal battle for U.K. security continues to strain his relationship with King Charles, with sources noting that there is no such thing as a “rapprochement.”
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Prince Harry ‘Petrified’ Of Losing Meghan, Royal Expert Claims
In the course of the latest episode of The Sun‘s Royal Exclusive podcast, Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson was joined by journalist Bronte Coy and royal biographer Hugo Vickers as they discussed Harry and the steadiness of his marriage to Meghan.
The duo is raising their family within the U.S., freed from royal duties, after stepping back from their roles as senior royals in 2020.
While the couple all the time puts up a united front, royal expert Vickers has claimed that the Duke of Sussex could be getting worn out on account of his wife’s various latest ventures, including her Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan.”
He also expressed doubts concerning the long-term success of Meghan’s projects, saying: “It’s just hard to see where it’s going.”
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Turning to Harry, Vickers offered a blunt assessment: “I hate to say it, but my feeling at the tip of the day is that Prince Harry is frightened of her and frightened of losing her.”
He added that while Harry has been involved in lots of their controversial decisions, there is a sense that he’s “been made to do many things.”
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King Charles Reportedly Keeps Door Open For Reconciliation With The Duke
In the course of the podcast, journalist Coy said that while nobody truly knows the inner workings of the Sussexes’ marriage, it’s not hard to assume Harry’s fears.
“There are only a small handful of royals and people who have the profile that he has and you’ve got to assume that if that relationship did collapse for whatever reason down the road, really where does that leave him?” she said. “You may imagine that he can be terrified of that.”
To this, Vickers simply replied: “Well, he has to come back home eventually if he can.”
Reflecting on Harry’s recent legal battle over securing protection for his children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, Coy noted that the thought of returning to the UK must feel “scary” for him.
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Still, despite the tensions following Megxit, Vickers believes King Charles, now 76, has made it clear that Harry can be welcomed back.
“The King left the door wide open for him,” Vickers explained. Nonetheless, he added, “There’s this issue that Prince Harry seems to think the royal family needs to be apologizing to him, whereas it needs to be the opposite way around.”
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Prince Harry’s Security Battle Deepens Rift With King Charles: ‘No Rapprochement,’ Sources Say
Meanwhile, Harry’s lengthy legal battle over his family’s U.K. security has reportedly strained his relationship together with his father.
“I don’t think there’s any rapprochement,” a palace insider shared with People Magazine. “Things remain unchanged.”
One other source agreed, simply noting, “They’re distant.”
Speaking outside London’s Royal Courts of Justice on April 9, the duke stressed that the fight to regain the state-funded protection he lost in 2020 after stepping down from royal duties alongside Meghan has all the time been about safeguarding his wife and their children.
The Duke Believes His Security Was Downgraded As An Attempt To Keep Him And Meghan In The Royal Family
Harry told the outlet that he felt “exhausted and overwhelmed,” admitting that his “worst fears have been confirmed by the entire legal disclosure on this case — and that’s really sad.”
Sources near the Duke say he has long believed that stripping away his family’s security following their exit from royal duties was a calculated move to pressure him and Meghan back into the royal institution.
As an alternative of achieving that aim, Harry saw it as a revealing moment, a transparent sign of how far the establishment was willing to go. The belief, he acknowledged, “was difficult to swallow.”
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Prince Harry’s Security Battle Driven By Deeper Feelings Of Betrayal, Says Royal Expert
While Harry awaits the decision in what he has called his most important legal fight, royal expert Jennie Bond suggests that his motivations transcend simply wanting his children to experience their heritage.
Chatting with The Mirror, the previous BBC royal correspondent explained: “I believe Harry is sincere when he says he wants his children to know and understand their heritage. And he has said publicly that he wants his father and his brother back in his life.”
Bond continued, “But we now also know that this issue of security is sort of a red rag to a bull for Harry. He says it’s more essential than any of his other legal battles. He has a deep-rooted sense of injustice – he believes there was some type of conspiracy to maintain him ‘trapped’ throughout the royal family and to forestall him and his family from leaving the UK. And he seems intent on proving that to be the case.”
She added: “So I don’t think it truly is a couple of burning desire to bring his children and wife to the UK. It’s more about his anger at the best way he believes he was treated.”
