It has been almost a year since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked many, including their loved ones, by announcing that they would once again become senior members of the British royal family.
Since then, they have moved from the UK to a home in Santa Barbara, California, with their son Archie, who will be 2 in May.
ITV anchor Tom Bradby, known for his documentary on Harry and Meghan’s tour of South Africa and a friend of the couple, is opening up more details about the real division. Although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex look more “happy” today than they did two years ago, Bradby says the couple’s departure has affected all members of the royal family, including Harry.
“I think they’re feeling better, yes,” Bradby told ITV’s “Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh” via People. “So, are they unhappy? No, I think they are happy. The things they are doing are very excited.”
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Bradby, however, noted that he believes Harry is “heartbroken by the situation with his family”, adding, “you don’t necessarily need to have knowledge to know this, but I think it’s true.”
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and their baby son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation during their royal tour of South Africa on 25 September, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Bradby confirmed rumors of a feud between Harry and the rest of his family – but insists that it does not mean that he is not finding happiness with his wife and son in the United States.
“The situation with the family is clearly not ideal and it has been a very difficult year for all of them. But are they unhappy? No, I don’t think that’s right, I think they are very happy indeed, but I think they struggle with their position in life, I think they all struggle. I think [Prince] William too. I don’t think it’s easy, “added Bradby, according to the report.
Bradby’s interview with Titchmarsh is scheduled to air on Sunday. The journalist went on to share that it has been an “incredibly painful” year for royalty, due to the change of Meghan and Harry.
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The departure of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as the oldest members of the royal family is “painful” for “all” family members, says journalist Tom Bradby in a new interview.
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“It is painful for everyone, painful for everyone, difficult to manage. In fact, they just decided to leave the royal family completely. It was never done – I mean, you could go back to the Duke of Windsor, but that was in very circumstances. different. It has never been done voluntarily before, and no one is yet sure how it will work. “
Harry’s friend concluded that the situation is not completely resolved.
“There are still a lot of hurt feelings on all sides and it is very difficult. … I think the public desperately wishes that they are well and that everyone is happy and clearly that was not the situation last year. It is not a very easy situation. or comfortable. I don’t think it would ever be an easy or comfortable situation. “
Meanwhile, Katie Nicholl, a royal family specialist and Vanity Fair correspondent, recently told Entertainment Tonight that the relationship between the royal brothers grew stronger over the holidays.
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“There were phone and video calls during the Christmas and New Year holidays and the Sussexes sent gifts to the Cambridges and vice versa,” said Nicholl to the agency. ‘It was an opportunity in a very hectic and chaotic year for both families to come together and connect, albeit virtually. “
A source recently said that Prince William and Prince Harry had become closer in the past few weeks after the holiday season. William, his wife Kate Middleton and their three children remain in the UK while Harry moved to California with Meghan and his son, Archie.
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In his next interview, Bradby says it is important to remember that, in addition to being a family, British royalty is also, in a way, a “company”.
“They are in the public service business on a very high and exposed platform and, to some extent, they are all stuck in it. And it creates a lot of tensions that people may see relatively clearly from the outside, but at the same time that they are trying to be a family and I’m always well aware of it and how complicated and downright difficult it is, “he said.
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Harry and William are expected to meet later this year at a statue in honor of their mother, Princess Diana, at Kensington Palace, said Nicholl.