Is Meghan Dividing The Royal Family?

With tensions at boiling point, will the Queen step in?

- Karen Dunn

Since the Duchess of Sussex became a part of the Royal family she has never been far from controversy.

From her protocol-breaking baby shower in New York to her family feuding across the media, Meghan, 37, has had more than her fair share of scandal.

Ever since her wedding to Harry, 34, in May last year there have been rumblings of unrest from the palace. Not just because she brings a showbiz sensibility – a world away from the Royals’ usual restraint – but because both her and Harry’s mission to modernise ‘The Firm’ is said to be causing tension from Prince William all the way up to the Queen.

The royal brothers’ bond was once thought to be unbreakable, but Harry and William are now said to be barely on speaking terms. The siblings reportedly first fell out when William asked if Meghan ‘was the right one for him’ leaving Harry fuming.

One courtier revealed that Harry is so defensive of Meghan because he feels he couldn’t protect his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. They said, ‘He will brook absolutely no criticism of Meghan at all and is so sensitive he often sees criticism or [some kind of] negativity where there isn’t any.’