Prince Harry and Meghan are in a ‘crisis’ and each want different things from their life in California, a biographer has claimed.
Tom Bower has hinted at groundbreaking revelations regarding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in his upcoming second book about the couple. He claims that they are now in a ‘fight for survival’ following their decision to step back from royal duties and settle in Montecito.
The author, known for his first book titled Revenge: Meghan, Harry And The War Between The Windsors released in 2022, stated in an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday that “They need each other. The real trouble is that they cannot come to terms with their own profiles. He is a prince who does not understand money-making; she is a failed actress who got lucky.”
Bower pointed out that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will continue to be haunted by their much-discussed interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, during which they made a series of controversial allegations about the Royal Family.
‘Nobody can deny that she [Meghan] works hard but everything she tries suffers in large part from this self-inflicted wound, this dumping on her in-laws,’ said Mr Bower.
‘It frames everything she does.’ The interview led to the late Queen’s famous comment: ‘Recollections may vary.’ Mr Bower added: ‘I find them, as a couple, infinitely fascinating. There is nobody else like them.’
He suggested the pair are in ‘crisis’ over their different goals, with Prince Harry, 40, reportedly keen to reconcile with the Royal Family, while Meghan, 43, is more focused on being famous and wealthy.
‘Meghan wants to be a billionaire celebrity and Harry doesn’t understand that world, other than [understanding] Meghan wants to be famous. He’s spent his whole life never having a penny in his pocket. He’s never had to worry about having a car or a job,’ he said in a separate interview with the Daily Mirror.
‘So he doesn’t understand where she’s coming from, which is that she worked phenomenally hard, struggled, was constantly humiliated, and wants the security of finance and status.
‘She hasn’t got the status she craves, she hasn’t got the pulling power. He’s stuck in California clinging on to his royal status, as is she.
‘Harry’s thinking is of reconciliation. That’s just totally unrealistic. There is zero chance of reconciliation because there is irreconcilable anger on the part of William and Kate.
‘It’s an amazing story, an eye-wateringly unique story because it’s unprecedented.
‘This is such a famous couple who are fighting [for themselves] all the time. They are relentless and they are restless, and that’s what makes it so interesting.’
The duchess apparently believes that her slew of business initiatives will make her ‘a billionaire’. Last month Meghan began promoting products via the ShopMy website, a favourite among social media influencers that will earn her between 10 and 30 per cent commission on each item sold. Products range from a £1,070 dress to a £99 Uniqlo trenchcoat, as well as beauty products.
The Telegraph reported that a well-placed source said Meghan ‘thinks she’s going to be a billionaire’ and that the team of executives she’s hired can get her there. It came as a trailer was launched yesterday for her upcoming podcast, Confessions Of A Female Founder. In it she says: ‘I’m building a business of my own and getting all sorts of practical advice along the way.’
It was her first podcast series since her and Harry’s £18million deal with Spotify was axed in 2023 with the couple branded ‘grifters’ by a senior executive after only one series and a ‘Christmas special’ were released.
The Duchess who, like her husband, is barred from nakedly cashing in on her royal links for business ventures, advertised her ShopMy venture on Instagram under her title, the Duchess of Sussex. ShopMy claims that its top sellers can make in excess of £1million a year.
It came on top of the duchess’s new lifestyle venture, As Ever, selling home and cookery products and follows her Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, which has earned a critical drubbing.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry has had his own headlines to deal with, including his visit to London to challenge the decision to axe his right to automatic security when in the UK.
He is also at the centre of controversy after quitting as patron of Sentebale – the charity he co-founded in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho – after a breakdown in relations with the organisation’s chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka. She accused the charity’s board of harassment and bullying and claimed Harry tried to use the charity as ‘an extension of the Sussex PR machine’ to support his wife’s public reputation. Mr Bower described the affair as a ‘disaster for Harry’.
A representative for the Sussexes was contacted for comment.
