Prince Harry turned his back on royal life to live a more “peaceful” one with Meghan Markle in the U.S. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced, earlier this year, that they would be stepping down from being senior royals to focus on their family and charity. Two months later, they officially withdrew from their roles.
Many were shocked by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s withdrawal, especially because they were two of the most popular members of the Royal Family. Also, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have only been married for two years before their controversial decision.
According to a Reddit post, Prince Harry failed to protect and prepare Meghan Markle during her quick stint as a senior royal. “I truly believe that Harry failed Meghan and Meghan was keen to marry Harry as quickly as possible. Harry failed to prepare her – either due to her ability to act, thinking she’d be able to adapt quickly; or due to fear of losing her; or due to god knows what. But he failed her,” they wrote.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are, currently, living in Los Angeles with their son Archie. Many believed that the main reason why the couple decided to quit royal life is that the former actress was not prepared to be a part of the Royal Family. However, royal authors revealed that the Duchess of Sussex, already, knew about the craziness of royal life before their royal exit. In fact, it was Prince Harry himself who told her about what to expect.
Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, who penned Finding Freedom, said that Prince Harry wanted to impress the American actress during their date. While the Duke of Sussex did not mention his royal status, he did hint that royal life is not easy at all.
"The most he had admitted at that point was that his life was 'sometimes a little mad,'" an extract from the unofficial biography read.
According to the authors, Prince Harry knew that impressing Meghan Markle was "tougher than just giving her one of his big smiles" so he made sure that they would have a great conversation. The Duke of Sussex talked about his charity works and his trips to Africa and it was a smart move as the former Suit star, reportedly, admitted that their passion for changing things for the better was: "one of the first things we connected on."
