Prince Charles apparently feels betrayed following the latest admission of his daughter-in-law, Meghan Markle, at the London High Court. Lawyers of the Duchess of Sussex submitted a statement last week confirming that she did have a friend relay insider details to Finding Freedom biographers Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.
Before the book's release in August, Meghan and Prince Harry released a statement saying that they never sat down for an interview nor collaborated with Scobie and Durand for the tell-all. However, the Sussex pair's legal team told the court that the Duchess of Sussex had a friend "communicate" some information to the authors to correct the narrative that she abandoned her father, Thomas Markle.
Prince Harry's wife wanted to end the misleading story fed by her father to the press that she ditched her own family when she married into royalty. So, she had a friend, whom she knew to be in contact with Scobie and Durand, disclose some details about her personal letter to her father. This letter is a significant evidence in Meghan's lawsuit against the tabloids.
A source told New Idea that Meghan's embarrassing confirmation about feeding information to Finding Freedom was the "last straw" for Prince Charles. It piles on top of his disapproval for Meghan and Harry's Netflix deal, the streaming company that runs The Crown, which has had some backlash from the royal family.
The Prince of Wales allegedly doesn't care anymore if Meghan has plans to come back to the United Kingdom. Royal expert Phil Dampier told New Idea that Prince Charles has changed his opinion towards his daughter-in-law, whom he walked down the aisle on her wedding day to Prince Harry.
Royal expert Angela Levin said that Meghan would likely receive a terrible welcome if she returns to London. In an interview with talkRadio, the biographer thinks that the Duchess of Sussex will not dare return to her second home because she is expecting she won't get a good welcome.
Meanwhile, Durand confirmed via ELLE that Harry and Meghan are not celebrating Christmas with the royal family. Instead, they will stay put in California and enjoy their very first Christmas in their Montecito mansion.
Durand, however, clarified that the Sussex family changed their plans because of the COVID-19 restrictions. If there was no pandemic, Meghan and Harry would have been back in the U.K. and reunite with Prince Charles and the rest of the royals for the summer.
Meghan also sought the High Court's permission to postpone the trial of her lawsuit against Associated Newspapers to fall 2021 from the original January schedule. The judge granted her request but did not reveal the reasons for the postponement.
