Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘discussed Megxit before they got married’, new book claims
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry 'discussed Megxit before they got married', a new book will claim.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made headlines with their bombshell announcement in January that they were quitting the Royal Family to become financially independent.
But claims have today emerged that the couple started talking about plans for a life away from the Royal Family before they even got married.
The reports are set to emerge in a new book about the couple which will be released in August.
Finding Freedom - said to have been written with the couple’s knowledge - is also set to detail the couple's plans for the future following their decision to quit the UK for a new life in LA.
A source told The Sun Online: "The book will explore the journey that Meghan and Harry went through in coming to the conclusion that they did.
"It will make clear that far from it being a snap decision that they took a long time to make it.
"The seeds of Megxit were sown before they even got married. The truth is that Harry had been deeply unhappy for a long time.
"And he and Meghan openly discussed going in a different direction well before they got married.”
It comes after it was revealed the book will shatter the notion the American actress is the driving force behind the pair - and instead that it was Prince Harry who wanted to make the change.
The insider said: “That word ‘Megxit’ in particular has always angered Prince Harry. It gives the impression that the decision to walk away from the Royal Family was Meghan’s.
“The reality is Harry drove that decision. The book will make that clear and explain why it had to happen. The truth is Harry had been unhappy for a long, long time.
'ANGRY' HARRY
In the days after his shock announcement that he was stepping away from Royal life, Harry, 35, hinted at his anger that the finger had been pointed at his wife for the decision.
Speaking at a charity event he said: “Once Meghan and I were married, we were excited, we were hopeful, and we were here to serve.
“For those reasons, it brings me great sadness that it has come to this. The decision that I have made for my wife and I to step back, is not one I made lightly.
“It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges. And I know I haven’t always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option.”
Contrary to reports, the book - published worldwide on August 11 - will not be detailing the 38 year old Suits star’s ongoing fallout with her dad Thomas.
The authors - former showbiz journalist Omid Scobie and royal reporter Carolyn Durand - are said to have been given access to friends of the pair, as well as direct access to the Sussexes themselves.
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Meghan and Harry are now living in the US with their one-year-old son Archie.
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The couple moved to LA after initially relocating to Canada after revealing they were stepping back as royals.
They still have a home in the UK, Frogmore Cottage, and have started to make payments from the £2.4million refurbishment.
