PRINCE Harry has ‘added more fuel to the flames’ of his rift with Prince William and Kate with his comment on princesses, says an expert.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, made a slight dig at the traditional role of princesses in an explosive podcast with actor Dax Shepard.
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In the Armchair Expert chat, he shared Meghan’s views on princesses, claiming she had the “most amazing explanation”.
“You don’t need to be a princess, you can create the life that will be better than any princess.’ It’s something like that.
“And that’s coming from her own lived experience.
“We got together and she was like ‘wow, this is very different to what my friends at the beginning said it would be.'”
Royal expert Adam Helliker said: “Those in Kate and William’s circle who will most definitely see Harry’s comments as adding more fuel to the flames between the two camps.
“One side portrayed as the dutiful, diligent and almost perfect -Kate – and the other egotistical, wilful and ambitious – Meghan.”
On the podcast, Harry revealed…
- Prince Harry claims his life is like the film The Truman Show and he is targeted with “vile and toxic abuse” by trolls
- Harry revealed how he and Meghan Markle first met up in a supermarket – and ‘pretended’ they didn’t know each other to avoid attracting attention
- Harry tries to have “compassion” for trolls, but finds it “really hard when you’re on the receiving end”
- The Duke said that life had felt “more free” since his move to LA with Meghan
He added that Harry’s comments could definitely be taken the wrong way by his sister-in-law Kate.
“Although hopefully she will have better things to do with her time, such as being a national inspiration, as well as having to look after three children, two dogs, four rabbits and a hedgehog – and manage houses in Kensington and Norfolk. Plus a husband.”
Adam claimed that Kate was still upset over Meghan dragging her name into the Oprah interview, where she claimed that it was Kate who reduced her to tears – not the other way around.
He highlighted that last month the Cambridges shared “disarming birthday photographs” to mark the third birthday of their son Prince Louis.
This was followed by Archie’s second birthday photographs, which was a “rather odd sepia snap only showing his back to the camera,” Adam added.
“Is this how the feud between the two brothers – and their wives – will continue, with every comment, every snap of an anniversary of a birthday or anniversary scrutinised for the nuance of an escalation in the regal rift?”
REGAL RIFT
During the interview, the Duke of Sussex said: “I do think that the old way of thinking – of the prince and princess – with all these little girls reading these wonderful fairytales going ‘all I want to be is a princess.’
But Harry then said “and I’m thinking…” before squirming – as the host jumps in adding “It’s not so rad!”
The Cambridges, unlike the Sussexes, have stayed within the Firm instead of “creating a life that will be better than any princess.”
Harry sensationally told the world in his chat with Oprah Winfrey earlier this year that his brother and father are “trapped” in the Royal Family.
In the podcast, Harry also claimed his life is like the film The Truman Show and he is targeted with “vile and toxic abuse” by trolls.
He said he relates to Jim Carey’s character who has every second of his life scrutinised and broadcast to the world.
Harry described this kind of hatred as a “form of project” which derives from “unresolved pain”.
Speaking on the podcast, he also revealed how he and Meghan Markle first met up in a supermarket – and ‘pretended’ they didn’t know each other to avoid attracting attention.
