Secrets and lies - Prince Harry and wife Meghan in 'fresh crisis'

Daily Mirror

28-05-2025

As Prince Harry and his wife Meghan battle challenges on various fronts, a royal expert maintains the gulf is widening between the life they crave and the path they're following...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are in the midst of another crisis, as the pair desperately try to retain their royal statuses, an expert exclusively tells OK! The couple seem to be facing challenges on multiple fronts as the gulf widens between the life they crave and the path they're following, according to royal biographer Tom Bowe r. Harry, in particular, has been at the centre of intense drama recently, after blasting the boss of his former charity for telling 'blatant lies' and reportedly hinting at fresh royal secrets during his High Court legal battle over security protection.
Former BBC journalist Tom also suggests their relationship with William and Kate can never be repaired, and believes Meghan's desire to be a 'billionaire celebrity' is at odds with Harry's own life. 'He's stuck out in California and clinging on to his royal status, as is she,' he said. 'Plus, Harry's thinking is of 'reconciliation', having dumped on the royal family with Spare, the Oprah Winfrey interview and their Netflix series.
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'That's just totally unrealistic. There is zero chance of reconciliation because there is irreconcilable anger on the part of William and Kate.' Harry, 40, recently entered the final throes of his fight to appeal a Home Office decision over the security he, Meghan, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, are entitled to in the UK.
After a two-day hearing held behind closed doors earlier this month, Harry told waiting journalists he was 'exhausted and overwhelmed', adding that 'people would be shocked by what's being held back'. He then claimed that his 'worst fears have been confirmed by the whole legal disclosure in this case, and that's really sad'.
According to a report in a broadsheet, Harry suggested the decision to remove his taxpayer-funded protection was intended to trap him and prevent him from quitting as a working royal and moving out of the country. America's People magazine also ran a story last week claiming Harry 'believes his father could intervene' to ensure he gets adequate security, although it also alleged that a palace source had told them any suggestion that Charles had influence was 'wholly incorrect'.
Tom, who published Revenge: Meghan, Harry And The War Between The Windsors in 2022, also dismissed any suggestion that King Charles would have any sway over security matters. 'Harry cannot – and doesn't want to – understand that his father cannot dictate. And the idea that anyone said to him, 'If you come back, then you'll be protected' is ridiculous.'
In one of the final hearings at the Royal Courts of Justice, Harry's barrister Shaheed Fatima KC made it clear that the prince's fears about his family's safety in the UK hadn't changed, telling the court that he was a man 'whose safety, whose security and whose life is at stake'.
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Harry has spoken openly about not feeling comfortable bringing his family to Britain, and Tom says he and Meghan are not always on the same page when it comes to a possible relocation. 'There's no doubt that in some conversations Harry has said that he might come back,' he said. 'So the real problem is that he wants to come back but they have nowhere to live, because Frogmore Cottage was taken away from him after Spare was published. Also, Meghan doesn't want to come back, and there's no way he's going to split off from her and his children.'
The court case came hot on the heels of Harry stepping down from the Sentebale charity he set up in honour of his late mother, Princess Diana, after a reported breakdown in relations with its chairperson, Dr Sophie Chandauka. The duke then released a statement after the Charity Commission announced an investigation into what had gone wrong, saying, 'What has transpired over the last week has been heartbreaking to witness, especially when such blatant lies hurt those who have invested decades in this shared goal.'
Meanwhile, Meghan has been powering ahead with her new podcast Confessions Of A Female Founder, which is the latest project in a string of new ventures for the duchess. In the second episode, Meghan shared more personal insights as she explained how she was 'juggling it all' with two poorly kids at home. Archie, she said, was suffering from respiratory syncytial virus, while Lilibet had a form of flu.
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'With that comes the woman who is juggling it all and doing it all from home, being confident enough to tell the truth about what's going on,' she told her guest Reshma Saujani, founder of non-profit Girls Who Code. 'My kids, for example, right now, one has RSV, the other has influenza A. Cough syrup all night and rubbing the back… We still find a way to show up for both.'
As Harry faced off against the Home Office in court, Meghan was likely celebrating the success of another of her latest ventures, As Ever – which sold out of its debut eight signature products in under a day. Tom 'admires' Meghan for her drive to succeed, but says the world of celebrity is still relatively unknown to her royal husband.
'She is an indomitable fighter. Few celebrities have been as mocked as Meghan, and she just doesn't give up. I admire her for that, I think it's remarkable. 'But they have a crisis, because Meghan wants to be a billionaire celebrity and Harry doesn't understand that world. He doesn't understand what it entails, where she's coming from, which is that she worked phenomenally hard, struggled hard, and wants the security of finance and status.'
The family reportedly took a holiday together after the court case, and are now back at home in Montecito, California –hopefully enjoying some calm, after the storm.