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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been “complaining” about being “snubbed and mistreated” by the Royal Family during the engagements surrounding Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral following her death on September 8. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were already in the UK but joined the royals in mourning after the Queen died and appeared on several occasions in public alongside other senior members of the Royal Family.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were united in grief with other members of the Royal Family after the Queen’s death, prompting questions over the possibility of a reconciliation, particularly between Harry, his brother the Prince of Wales and their father King Charles III.
Although the Duke has stepped back from royal duties and was not permitted to wear uniform on the day of the Queen’s funeral, he took his place alongside William.
Harry and Meghan – parents to Archie and Lili – have taken part in a number of interviews since their departure from royal life in 2020, including a bombshell sit-down with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey in 2021.
They accused the royal family of racism, claiming an unnamed royal made a racist remark about Archie before he was born, and that the institution failed to help a suicidal Meghan.
The Duchess of Cambridge was publicly singled out by Meghan for allegedly making her cry in the run-up to the wedding.
More recently, Meghan’s interview with The Cut hit the headlines as the former actress said it takes “a lot of effort” to forgive and hinted that she can “say anything”.
Meghan said that “just by existing” she and Harry were “upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy” before they stepped down as working royals.
While in The Hague for the Invictus Games earlier this year, Harry was interviewed by NBC’s Today show and appeared to issue a veiled warning to those closest to the Queen, saying he wanted to make sure his grandmother was “protected” and had “the right people around her”.
He did not elaborate on whether he was referring to royal aides or members of his family, but his comments are likely to have deepened the rift with his father, the Prince of Wales, and his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, as well as perplexing palace officials.
Meanwhile, the royal family has been bracing itself for Harry’s forthcoming tell-all book, which he has vowed will be an “accurate and wholly truthful” account of his life.
The memoirs are expected to be published in late 2022 by Penguin Random House but a release date has yet to be confirmed.
There will be concern in royal quarters that the duke will delve into his rift with William, his troubled relationship with Charles, his view of stepmother the Duchess of Cornwall and the turbulent fallout of their departure from royal life.
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