The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex were not on the same page about Markle. In fact, according to Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand in their upcoming book “Finding Freedom,” the two had a falling-out due to the former “Suits” star.
Scobie and Durand quoted a source close to Prince William saying he didn’t want Prince Harry to be “blinded by lust” after learning that he was going out with Markle. However, Prince Harry “no longer felt as though he needed looking after” and took his big brother’s advice badly, the authors wrote, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“In those last two words, ‘this girl’, Harry heard the tone of snobbishness that was anathema to his approach to the world,” an excerpt from the book read.
“Also, to remove Meghan from the equation, Harry was tired of the dynamic that had become established between him and his older brother.”
The book also covered how the rest of the members of the royal family and royal household didn’t know what to make of Markle.
“There’s just something about her I don’t trust,” one senior courtier told a colleague.
“Harry’s showgirl,” another said referring to Markle.
However, the book is noticeably harsher towards Kate Middleton. It suggested that the Duchess of Cambridge hardly rolled out the red carpet for Markle even if she was among the people who could have understood the latter better.
Also, Middleton tried to help Prince Harry and Prince William work on their strained relationship. However, the book claims that she didn’t exert too much effort to mend her husband and brother-in-law’s relationship and the gap between the two princes only got worse after the Sussexes’ royal wedding.