Angela Levin, an accomplished royal biographer and British journalist, recently opined on the state of Prince Harry's mental wellbeing years after his relocation to the United States with wife Meghan Markle.
In the latest episode of the "Paul Murray Live" podcast, Levin shared her insights in a conversation with host Paul Murray. Murray remarked, "It does seem that she was willing to open him up for the wounds to be there, but she's not really there to help with public healing." This comment appears to pertain to Harry's memoir, "Spare," where he uncovers their narrative from his viewpoint. Yet, according to Murray, Markle shows minimal concern for his healing following the exposure.
Levin responded, "No, I mean, I think she made some of the wounds, actually. I mean, he wasn't like that before he got married to her. He loved his family. He loved his father. He said to me he would do anything for William, and when he's King, he wants to be there by his side."
In her book "Harry: A Biographer of a Prince," Levin remembered a time when Harry, actively serving the royal family, enjoyed immense popularity. This image, she suggests, was transformed due to Markle's influence.
Levin stated, "You know, everybody, he was the most popular royal for quite some time, sometimes even more so than the late Queen Elizabeth. But I think she exposed it, and she kept on and on about how awful they are, and they don't pay him for every engagement he goes on. She did it in a sense."
Levin continued, "I mean, he started saying it wasn't fair that he wasn't getting paid for the engagement. He knew very well, I mean he's living in luxury, I don't mean now in California, I mean while he was a working royal. And all these negative things which [are] purled up, you can see that mentally, he's very wobbly, and she's sort of was off, but she just takes what she can and then leaves it behind."
When queried about the potential for Harry to repair his public image and possibly return to England, Levin avoided giving a concrete answer, stating, "It's very hard to foresee the future, so I can just guess or you. I think he will be absolutely devastated. He is obsessed with her, he does things for [her] Princess Diana no. 2. He does think she's connecting with her somehow and that she would want him to be with her."
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The royal couple's marriage has been speculated to be under strain. Asked about Harry's feelings if their union were to fail, Christopher Andersen, American journalist and royal author, commented, "I understand that he might feel that he's being exploited on some level," in the "Royally Us" podcast. "That must have come up, I would imagine in their marriage. We'll just have to see in the long run."
