Meghan Markle was ‘convinced’ royal courtiers had a ‘conspiracy’ against her and felt ‘like an outsider from the start’, a friend tells The Times
- Meghan Markle, 38, and Prince Harry, 35, are living in $18 million LA mansion
- Sources have now revealed that the Duchess felt ‘unfulfilled’ in the royal family
- Told Katie Nicholl: ‘Meghan was convinced there was a conspiracy against her’
- Said Meghan’s ‘big plan’ had ‘always been LA’, while Harry feels ‘lonely’ in the US
Meghan Markle was ‘convinced there was a conspiracy theory’ and courtiers were working ‘against her’ once she joined The Firm, according to a royal expert.
The Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 38, stepped back from royal duty in March and moved to actor Tyler Perry’s $18 million Hollywood home with their son Archie, one, last month having stepped back from royal duty in March.
But one of her friends has now revealed how the Duchess ‘felt like an outsider from the start’ of her time in The Firm.
Speaking to royal editor Katie Nicholl for The Times, the source explained: ‘She was convinced there was a conspiracy against her and so she basically put herself in isolation when they moved to Frogmore.’
Meghan Markle, 38, became convinced ‘there was a conspiracy theory against her’ within the royal family, a royal insider has told reporter Katie Nicholl
They went on: ‘I think she felt like an outsider from the start. This wasn’t the life she was used to and she wanted out.’
Another insider explained how the Duchess had struggled after giving birth to Archie, feeling ‘lonely’ in Windsor and ‘unfulfilled’ by royal duty.
Katie detailed how friends worried Meghan was ‘burning out’ as she threw herself into two huge work projects, from guest-editing the September issue of Vogue to launching the Smart Works collection.
After announcing their plans to step back from royal duty in January, the couple initially moved to Canada, before they went on to relocate to LA as countries shut down borders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from royal duty at the end of March, before moving to Los Angeles
Sources said that after the Queen refuted their desire to be ‘half-in, half-out’, the couple had their sights set on moving to LA.
An insider detailed how Canada was ‘never going to be their forever home’, adding: ‘The big plan, for Meghan at least, was always LA.’
Meanwhile another friend explained that it was ‘not easy’ for Prince Harry in the states, without an ‘established life’.
They added that the Duke feels ‘lonely and directionless’ in the US, similar to how Meghan had felt in the UK.
The Sussexes are currently living in the ultra-luxury Beverly Hills hideout that belongs to Hollywood tycoon Tyler Perry
But royal biographer Omid Scobie said the couple still have big plans for the next few years, and are basing their working model on Barack and Michelle Obama.
He said their plans were ‘not too dissimilar’ from what the former president created after leaving the White House and setting up Higher Ground production company.
He pointed to the Obama’s multiyear production deal with Netflix to produce films and documentaries covering topics like race, class and civil rights.
According to the royal expert, Prince Harry and Meghan ‘had an agenda from the outset’ to become ‘international roving royals’
It comes after Katie claimed that the Duke and Duchess ‘had an agenda from the outset’ to become international ‘roving royals’.
She told Australian website 9Honey: ‘I was told from a very early stage in their courtship, they had told a friend of Harry’s that Meghan met quite early on that they wanted to international roving royals and that was going to be their focus.’
Royal expert Katie Nicholl called it ‘inevitable’ that the couple would move overseas but said the speed at which their lives had turned around had ‘surprised everybody.’