PRINCE William was right to warn Harry about his turbulent romance with Meghan, a royal expert has said.
Harry and Meghan dramatically quit their jobs as senior royals in 2020 – just two years after their wedding at Windsor Castle.
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Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond said Meghan should have been given more time to decide whether she could “hack” being a royal.
She compared Harry and Meghan’s hasty courtship to William and Kate’s slow-burn romance.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive, Bond said: “Kate has been given ten years to peer into the real-life aquarium.
“I think it’s brilliant that she has seen all the restrictions and the glare of publicity that comes with it.
“Because their relationship was so long, she was able to judge that she could get over him – and William realized that too.
“That’s why William was right to guide or warn Harry ‘Are you sure you’re not moving a little fast in this relationship with Meghan?’
“Harry was offended by being questioned like that, but I think it came from a good place.
“If we look at marriages that have actually ‘survived’, Sophie Wessex is another example.
“She again had a long courtship with Edward – they more or less lived together before marriage.
“This is one of the royal family’s most delightfully happy marriages.”
Bond also told how he watched Harry grow up – and revealed why he will never return to real life.
The former BBC royal correspondent said Harry would be a “great asset” to the palace.
But she said Harry, who lives in California, now has the “domestic happiness” he lacked as a child.
Appearing on the latest episode of The Sun’s Royal Exclusive, Bond said: “I can’t imagine Harry returning, really.
“And yes – I miss him. Harry was the most popular royal a few years ago, wasn’t he?”
“Having seen him grow up and knowing him a little, he was a wonderful boy and a charming, jovial teenager.
“At least that’s what we saw. He was brilliant for the royal family, he brought a natural and common touch.
“They would have been a great asset if he had stayed, but I don’t think he will return.
“If I prayed, I would pray that he has a happy life now, with everything he wants.
“The freedom he wanted, the wife he loves and the children he adores.
“The model of domestic happiness he didn’t have in his adolescence.
“I wish him all the best.”
It comes after Harry said he could not return with Meghan, Archie and Lilibet to the UK “because it is too dangerous”.
Harry lost his legal fight against the removal of his taxpayer-funded British security in February.
The Sussexes were deprived of their round-the-clock protection when they stepped back from royal duties in 2020.
They now live in a mansion in Montecito with their two children, Archie and Lilibet.
Megxit timeline
- November 2016 – Harry formally reveals he is in a relationship with Suits actress Meghan Markle.
- September 2017 – Meghan tells Vanity Fair the couple are in love and happy together.
- September 2017 – The couple makes their first public appearance holding hands at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
- November 2017 – Prince Charles issues a statement revealing that Harry and Meghan are engaged.
- May 2018 – Harry and Meghan marry, becoming the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
- October 2018 – The couple announce they are expecting their first child during their first trip abroad, in Australia.
- March 2019 – Harry and Meghan created their own household, sharing their joint operation with Prince William and Kate.
- May 2019 – Meghan gives birth to a boy named Archie.
- October 2019 – Harry reveals his fight with his brother William in a bombshell documentary.
- January 2020 – The couple surprised the Queen by announcing plans to leave senior roles and settle in North America. After ten days of negotiations at Sandringham, it was agreed that the couple will no longer work as royalty and will give up their “Royal Highness” titles.
- March 2020 – Harry and Meghan make their last official engagement and move to California.
- September 2020 – Netflix announces a major deal with the couple.
- February 2021 – Buckingham Palace announces the couple’s separation as working members of the monarchy are permanent and they will lose their royal patronages.
- March 2021 – The palace says it is “very concerned” about allegations of bullying made by Harry and Meghan’s former staff, launching an investigation.
- March 2021 – Meghan tells Oprah Winfrey that Archie did not become a prince after “concerns and conversations” about “how dark” his skin would be when he was born. She claims Kate “hurt her feelings” and made her cry before the wedding. Harry says Charles stopped answering his calls and was “cut off” financially.
- January 2023 – Harry publishes his memoir Spare, launching scathing attacks on William, Kate and Camilla. He says he and William once got into a physical fight over Meghan.
- April 2023 – Harry has a “frank” talk with his father before agreeing to attend the coronation in London.
- September 2023 – Harry rejects an offer to spend the anniversary of the Queen’s death at Balmoral with his father.
- February 2024 – Prince Harry flies to the UK to be with his father, as royal experts say their four-year feud could be put to rest. They meet for half an hour before Harry returns home. He doesn’t know William.
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