Prior to “Megxit”, the couple were on such bad terms with other members of the royal family that the couple believed them to be leaking stories about them to the press, the authors claim. They believed their own relatives were briefing against them They were a major draw for the royal family,” the book reveals. “As their popularity had grown, so did Harry and Meghan’s difficulty in understanding why so few inside the palace were looking out for their interests. Perhaps an unsurprising revelation on its own terms – the couple had their own website and sought to register “Sussex Royal” as a global trademark – but the book describes the pair’s surprise at courtiers’ treatment of them as they sought greater autonomy than Buckingham Palace was willing to grant. Harry and Meghan knew their values and wanted to control their own brand The book claims Meghan perceived a lack of support from Kate, who, in turn, would try to make contact while not worrying too much if there was no response. Rather, they say, the pair simply had little in common. The authors suggest reports of a feud between the two women were always wide off the mark. There was less animosity between Kate and Meghan The authors add: “ just wanted to make sure that Harry wasn’t blindsided by lust” in his haste to get married. The authors claim that Harry was upset by his brother’s advice to “take as much time as you need to get to know this girl” early in their relationship, which he took to be “snobbish” and “condescending”. Tension centred on William’s attitude to Meghan They hardly spoke to each other during an engagement at the Commonwealth service at Westminster Abbey that month, despite not having seen each other since January. The two couples, William and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Harry and Meghan, were barely even on speaking terms by this March, according to the authors. Relations between the two brothers’ households hit a new low after the announcement The authors say the couple grew to trust only a handful of people. “There’s just something about her I don’t trust,” a senior courtier is reported to have said, while an unnamed staffer is quoted as having referred to her as the palace’s “squeaky third wheel”. The couple were also reportedly unhappy with the way Meghan was treated by Buckingham Palace staff. One senior royal is said to have referred to Meghan as “Harry’s showgirl”, while another allegedly said: “She comes with a lot of baggage.” Courtiers were also quite open in their dislike of Meghan One of the authors has said the fact Meghan is a mixed-race American was “going to ruffle some feathers” within Buckingham Palace. According to the book, one of the main drivers behind the couple’s decision was the way they felt Meghan was treated by members of the royal family.
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