The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first overseas tour as a married couple was a resounding success. Over the course of 16 days, Meghan and Prince Harry performed 75 engagements in Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Tonga, where they were always greeted by huge crowds.
Now, in his forthcoming book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors, investigative journalist Tom Bower has claimed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “convinced themselves” during their royal tour of Oceania that Prince William was “jealous.” on their success”.
In an excerpt published by the Sunday Times, the author sensationally claimed: ‘On October 23rd, a week into the tour, the die was cast.
“Harry and Meghan seemed to have convinced themselves that William was jealous of their success in Australia.
“The time was ripe for ‘change’. They had to break out of the claustrophobic fishbowl at Kensington Palace.
“She gave the impression to her staff that she embodied the meaning of the monarchy.”
Express.co.uk have reached out to the Sussexes’ representatives at Archewell for comment.
Meghan and Prince Harry themselves opened up about their visit to Australia during their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired in March last year.
Asked by the TV presenter if he thought Meghan was “well received by his family to begin with,” Harry said, “Yes. Far better than I expected.
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“But you know, my grandmother was amazing all along. You know, my father, my brother, Kate and all the rest of the family, they were really welcoming.
“But after the Australian tour, after our South Pacific tour, that really changed.”
He continued: “But it was also the first time the family saw how incredible she is at work. And that brought back memories.”
Ms Winfrey asked Harry if he was referring to memories of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s tour of Australia in the early 1980s, which clearly showed the Princess of Wales’s popularity and, as was later reported, possibly the jealousy of the overshadowed Prince of Wales Wales woke up.
After the Duke gave Ms Winfrey a positive reply, she urged him to elaborate further, saying: “[The tour] where your father and mother went, and your mother was dazzling. Are you saying there was evidence of jealousy?
He replied, “Look, I just wish we all learned from the past.”
He added the Duchess joined the family “so quickly” and “easily” during the tour and was able to easily connect with people.
Meghan joined the royal family as one of its working members in May 2018 after tying the knot with Prince Harry.
She immediately began campaigning for causes close to her heart, earning four royal patronages in January 2019, ranging from animal welfare to supporting women and gender equality.
The Duke and Duchess left the firm as senior royals in late March 2020 and have since relocated to California.
In late 2020 they founded their organization Archewell, which includes audio and video production companies and a non-profit foundation.
In addition to undertaking charitable work and supporting causes important to them — like mental wellbeing and female empowerment — they also signed deals as producers with Netflix and Spotify, and Harry became the chief impact officer at BettterUp, a mental health company wellbeing and coaching.