Prince Harry was ‘disappointed’ his family couldn’t see Meghan’s similarities to Diana

Since Meghan Markle’s relationship with Prince Harry became public, there have been numerous attempts to draw parallels between her and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. In his book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors, investigative journalist Tom Bower revealed several shocking claims about the couple, including Harry’s disappointment when Diana’s sisters and best friend failed to recognize the similarities he saw between Meghan and his mother.

Bower also suggested that Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, was approached regarding Harry’s close relationship with Meghan. According to the author, Earl Spencer, along with Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Baroness Jane Fellowes, and Julia Samuel, did not share Harry’s view and believed Meghan would struggle to integrate into the Royal Family. Bower noted that the increased suspicion from the Cambridges, fueled by a Vanity Fair article, made Meghan’s neighbors at Kensington Palace even less welcoming.

“By then, Harry had introduced Meghan to Diana’s two sisters, Jane and Sarah, and her best friend Julia Samuel. Harry assumed that Diana’s family and friends would see a similarity between Diana and his fiancée. “Both, he said, shared the same problems. He was disappointed. No one agreed that his vulnerable mother had anything in common with his girlfriend. More discomforting for him, they thought Meghan would not fit in with the Royal Family.”

The author continued: “Their unease was voiced by Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother. At William’s request, Spencer weighed in. Three times married, Spencer cautioned his nephew to reconsider his haste towards marriage. His advice provoked a bitter reaction. ‘This was going to be really hard,’ Harry would later reflect on establishing Meghan’s place in the family.”

Bower went on: “One of his recurring concerns was insufficient money if they married. Although Harry annually received about £1.5 million from Charles, Meghan had been advised to continue acting to supplement their income. “By that point, Meghan knew from her agent Nick Collins that her acting prospects were limited. Omid Scobie, her official biographer, would accurately summarise her exit from Hollywood. “‘She wanted a more meaningful career,’ he wrote. ‘She could be doing so much more with her platform.’ Her frustration remained. She was tantalisingly close to sealing her future, but nothing was official.”