WHINE OF DUTY
Prince Harry ‘compared dealing with royal institution to standing in front of a firing squad’
PRINCE Harry likened dealing with the royal institution to being in front of a firing squad, bombshell biography Finding Freedom claims.
The authors of Finding Freedom say Kate and Meghan "struggled to move past distant politeness when they first met".
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They add: "Their cordial but distant rapport was apparent when they appeared with each other.
"The state of affairs between them was just an offshoot of the real matter at hand — the conflict between Harry and the institution.
“Harry likened it to standing in front of a firing squad.”
Another source of anger came when the Sussexes were barred from establishing their own team in Windsor, separate from all others.
The authors say: “Senior officials quickly ruled out that option.
“For months the couple tried to air their frustrations but the conversation didn’t lead anywhere.”
SUSSEXES 'FURIOUS'
The Sussexes moaned they’d taken the monarchy to “new heights around the world” and were held back so they did not “eclipse” the family, it’s claimed.
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A friend of the couple described the old guard as “the vipers” — while a Palace staffer referred to Harry and Meghan as “the squeaky third wheel” of the family.
The book also details how the bitter Sussexes are said to have been angry at being barred from setting up their own office at Windsor.
They whined they were victims of a “merciless machine” of aides and courtiers steeped in tradition.
And the authors claim the ungrateful couple grew frustrated when the Queen and Charles refused to bow to their demands for change.
The book says Harry and Meghan even considered driving straight to see the Queen after returning from Canada in January because they had failed to secure an appointment with the monarch.
It claims relations got even worse after Megxit was announced.
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The Sun exclusively revealed their Megxit plans to spend more time in Canada in January.
That led to the Sandringham summit with the Queen which formalised how the Sussexes would step down.
The book claims Harry discussed the “need for change” with the Queen and Charles before the summit but was frustrated by the lack of movement.
With their decision, it was left to the Queen and William and Kate to be a tower of strength to the nation during lockdown. The Queen’s rousing address was “her finest hour”.
And the Cambridges lifted morale with Zoom calls to charities.
'LEFT WITH A BAD TASTE'
But the book says the couple were left “with a bad taste”, feeling William and Kate ignored Meghan at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in March — the Sussexes’ final duty as senior royals.
The outrageous claims are made in Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family, serialised in and The Sunday Times this weekend.
Authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, described as cheerleaders for the pair, are said to have been given access to their inner circle.
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The book does claim it was “like old times” between Harry and the Queen at a meeting shortly before the Sussexes quit the UK.
A source added: “It’s been made very clear they can come back whenever they want.”
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