Meghan Markle marriage led Prince Harry to reportedly lose touch with pals who 'kept their distance': expert
31.08.2023 - 12:09
/ foxnews.com
Prince Harry is losing touch with his longtime friends, according to King Charles’ former butler, and experts are weighing in on why the reported rift is occurring. Grant Harrold, who worked for the monarch for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, claims Harry has cut ties with the friends he and Prince William once shared. "I know quite a few of Harry’s friends who don’t hear from him at all now," Harrold said on behalf of Spin Genie, according to the New York Post.
Per the outlet, the Duke of Sussex missed longtime friend Jack Mann’s wedding in July, though Mann attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in 2018. Harrold also said the same distance in Prince Harry’s friendships exists in his relationship with his brother, Prince William. "They were both very sociable boys," Harrold said.
"And that’s what’s so sad about it now, how they’ve gone from best of friends to non-existent really.
They have become so distant. "I mainly worked with them when they were approaching their late teenage years and twenties. I liked the way they got on with each other.
They were always having fun together and having banter.
They played practical jokes and wound each other up, but it was harmless.
"They were best friends, and they had the same friends, too. You’d see them in the pubs together," Harrold added. "It was a great time for them." Harry and Markle moved to the U.S.
in 2020 after stepping back from their royal duties, but according to British royals expert Hilary Fordwich, the distance was already growing between Harry and his friends. "Harry's friends are mostly from the prestigious Eton College, where the sons of elites are groomed for former national leadership. Indeed, 20 British prime ministers attended Eton,"
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