The Royal at the Center of Prince Harry and Prince William's Fallout: Author
Five years after Prince Harry stepped away from royal life to settle in California, his fallout with Prince William shows no signs of fading. According to a royal author, one particular royal remains at the heart of the ongoing drama.
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of the book My Mother and I: The Inside Story of the King and Our Late Queen, shared her thoughts on the ongoing drama between the brothers with Fox News Digital. She cited one royal family member at the center of the conflict, claiming that William is aware how they appear to be viewed by royal supporters.
"The flea in the ointment really is very much Meghan," Seward claimed. "She's disliked intensely by a large number of the monarchists of this country. They see her as being very… damaging to the royal family."
"Also, I think a lot of people in America feel the same. They don't like that Meghan [reportedly] dissed her husband's family and dissed her own family."
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The author added she believes it's "extraordinary" that Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, has not yet met his grandchildren. Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are 6 and 4 years old.
"I think people in the States find that extremely odd, and [we] find it very odd here," Seaward continued. "And I think that's a real black mark against Meghan's character."
"I think she hasn't been able to embrace… her own family, however much she feels about them. I mean, Harry's never even met her father, which is extraordinary."
Prince Harry and Prince William have been estranged for the better part of five years. In 2020, citing safety and intrusion into their public life, Harry and Meghan left their full-time royal roles and moved to the United States.
This move was compounded by the couple's public remarks about their exit. They each gave detailed interviews about royal life, shedding a negative light on the monarchy.
As the future monarch, William's role is to uphold its image. Therefore, Harry and Meghan's negativity toward the House of Windsor was one of several reasons he cut ties with the couple.
The brothers were publicly seen at the same event during King Charles' coronation in 2023. Harry attended with other royal family members while William held a role as his father's liege man, publicly declaring he would "pledge loyalty to [Charles] and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So help me God."
The Royal at the Center of Prince Harry and Prince William's Fallout: Author first appeared on Parade on Aug 19, 2025
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