Meghan Markle was warned about marrying Prince Harry because it will be the end of her privacy and normal life. However, she refused to listen to her friend and former agent, Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne, who revealed that the duchess was naive about how to deal with the U.K. press.
Nelthorpe-Cowne told Daily Mail in an interview that she cautioned Meghan Markle of how the British tabloid media "would destroy her life" if she pursued a relationship with the royal. At the time, things were turning serious for Meghan and Prince Harry. But, Nelthorpe-Cowne said the duchess didn't want to have any negativity as she was happy with the man she was dating.
Meghan Markle's former agent described her as "focused on what she wants" but "picky" and "would move on quickly" if she can't see eye-to-eye with the other person. She also said that the Prince Harry's wife was "difficult" to work with yet "delightful, warm, personable - and hugely charismatic."
Nelthorpe-Cowne also said that her professional ties with Meghan Markle were cut off in October 2017 or a week before she and Prince Harry confirmed they were engaged. However, she also observed that Meghan "changed" since becoming Prince Harry's wife and they have not seen or spoken to each other after ending their professional relationship.
In ITV's Harry & Meghan: An African Journey documentary, Meghan Markle said that her British friends warned her about the tabloid press. She was told not to marry Prince Harry because her life would be destroyed.
The duchess admitted she was naive about this as there are no ruthless tabloids in America. Meghan Markle said it might be hard to comprehend this since she's an actress who must be used to publicity but she has not been in tabloids before meeting and marrying Prince Harry.
Meghan Markle also said that she never thought royal life would be easy because of all the scrutiny. However, she thought the press would be fair.
Meanwhile, Tom Bradby, who produced the documentary, told ABC that he had heart-to-heart conversations with the couple before filming. The journalist said that he found Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to be "a bit bruised and vulnerable" from all the bad press so he approached the story as emphatic as possible with respects to their mental health.
Bradby also said that it was not always "rosy behind the scenes" as he followed the royals on their tour. He wanted to make a documentary of the Sussex's royals work in South Africa but ended up with getting to know the couple more about where their headspaces are.
