A royal biographer has revealed what became the final straw for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their time with the Royal Family.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working royals in 2020 and moved to Montecito, California.
Now, expert Anna Pasternak says the signs of a rift between the couple and the rest of the royals were always there, but one event in particular became the catalyst for their exit.
In the program Meghan and Harry: Rise and Fall, Anna said the scrutiny surrounding the birth of her son, Prince Archie, in May 2019 was the tipping point for her exit.
Sharing her analysis on the show, she said: “I think that started to sour things (the lack of privacy after Archie was born) and then of course it's easy to add the moniker that they're entitled, that they're going to do it their way, that they're difficult, that they're not playing the real game.”
“I think there was definitely a sense that pressure was building, that cracks were starting to appear and that there was friction,” he added. The mirror.
Former royal butler Paul Burrell also shared his thoughts on what made Harry and Meghan leave the Royal Family.
Highlighting the couple's behaviour after Archie's birth, she argued: “Why didn't they want to show the world their joy? They're withdrawing, they're distancing themselves. That's when I thought everything was going wrong.”
