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Prince Harry 'clings' to Meghan Markle 'like a needy man, like a life raft,' claims royal expert

Tom Bower said Meghan Markle carefully researched Prince Harry and as an intelligent woman with a lot of experience knew exactly what buttons to press
UPDATED OCT 9, 2022
The royal expert said that Meghan Markle 'satisfies all' of Prince Harry's 'requirements', something that lacked in his previous girlfriends (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
The royal expert said that Meghan Markle 'satisfies all' of Prince Harry's 'requirements', something that lacked in his previous girlfriends (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: A royal biographer named, Tom Bower shared some insight into the relationship between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. As per Bower, Prince Harry "clings" to the Duchess of Sussex "like a needy man, like a life raft" and Meghan "satisfies all" of Prince Harry's "requirements", something that was lacking in other girlfriends. He further claims that Prince Harry's childhood tragedy left him "damaged" and "very disturbed" and Meghan allegedly knew how to win him over. 

The author of 'Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors' book told Page Six, “He is psychologically harmed both by his mother’s death and the father’s treatment of his mother, and of Harry himself, when he was a child." 

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For a number of years, the challenges that Prince Harry and his royal family have faced have been front and center in the media. The press extensively covered his mother Princess Diana's difficult marriage, which was caused by King Charles III's long-term romance with the woman who went on to become his wife, Queen Consort Camilla. The untimely passing of Diana, Princess of Wales, in August 1997, when Harry was only 12 years old, was another event that received extensive media coverage. In fact in 2021, on Dax Shepard's 'Armchair Expert' podcast, the Duke of Sussex discussed the traumatic events of his boyhood, blaming his father for perpetuating a "cycle" of "genetic pain and suffering." 

Bower further thinks the recent death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II must have been especially traumatic for the renegade royal because he was not permitted to wear his military uniform, salute his grandmother's coffin, or attend a pre-funeral luncheon. “I think the funeral awakened some misery in him that he was so cut off from his family and friends and was an outsider,” Bower adds. “And I think that puts great pressure on their relationship.”

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave Westminster Hall on September 14, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is taken in procession on a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall where she will lay in state until the early morning of her funeral. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave Westminster Hall on September 14, 2022, in London, United Kingdom (Photo by Nariman El-Mofty - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Markle has always maintained that she had no prior knowledge of the royal when the two were set up on a date and that she had simply inquired as to whether or not he was "nice." However, in 'Revenge,' Bower claimed that the 'Suits' alum conducted an extensive study on Harry before their first date, which took place in early July 2016 at the Dean Street Townhouse of the Soho House. “Her genius was that before she ever met him, she carefully researched him and as an intelligent woman with a lot of experience, knew exactly what buttons to press,” the biographer claimed. 

Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle during an official photocall to announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017 in London, England.  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been a couple officially since November 2016 and are due to marry in Spring 2018.
Prince Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle during an official photocall to announce their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace on November 27, 2017, in London, England (Photo by Eddie Mulholland-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Bower emphasizes Harry's unhappiness in his role as senior royal and how Markle provided an escape. In less than two years after their wedding in May 2018, the couple announced they would be retiring from their royal responsibilities in January 2020. Bower said, “I think he much more enjoyed paddling in the Pacific than shaking hands in the rain in a Northern town in Britain."

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry currently reside in Montecito, California, with their two children, Archie, 3, and 1-year-old Lilibet. The couple has inked lucrative deals with both Spotify and Netflix. Tom Bower also discussed the impending publication of Prince Harry's memoir, which he referred to as a "time bomb." It is anticipated that the book will be released in 2023.

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