“Terrified That Meghan’s Going to Leave Him”: Prince Harry’s Anxiety Revealed by Royal Commentator
In 2016, when their relationship became public, Harry fiercely defended his now-wife in a letter to the media. The letter, which expressed Harry’s deep concern for Meghan’s safety, stated that she should not have been “subjected to such a storm” so early in their relationship.
Initially, Harry’s letter was available on the Royal Family’s website, but the link became inactive by the end of 2023.
Speaking on GB News, royal expert Angela Levin revealed: “On the royal website, they removed the information that in 2016 Harry sent this very, very angry letter to the press. It was to say that they were being racist towards Meghan and disturbing her. Now that was when they met.
“It was interesting in 2016, I went to see him and I was told by one of his aides, ‘Be very, very careful because he’s just written a letter and he’s terrified that Meghan’s going to leave him.'”
Levin added: “So actually go very carefully, otherwise he’ll throw you out. It’s quite an odd way of thinking. You’re going to interview the Prince and then you’re going to have to be careful. But I managed to write. That’s what the issue was, he was terrified that Meghan was going to leave him. It was love at first sight from his point of view.”
Discussing the letter’s removal from the website, Levin noted that Harry is “very cross because he felt it should be against the press.”
Prince Harry referenced this letter in his memoir “Spare,” released in January 2023. He wrote: “I showed the essay to Jason [Knauf, former Kensington Palace Communications Secretary], said we needed a course correction immediately. No more debate, no more discussion. Within a day, we had a draft. Strong, precise, angry, honest. I didn’t think it would be the end, but maybe the beginning of the end.”
Additionally, Harry recounted how the statement angered both his father, King Charles, and his brother, Prince William. He wrote: “My statement generated a whole new onslaught from my family. Pa and Willy were furious. They gave me an earful. My statement made them look bad, they both said. Why in hell? Because they’d never put out a statement for their girlfriends or wives when they were being harassed.”
This revelation highlights the intense pressure Harry felt to protect Meghan and the lengths he went to ensure her safety amidst the media scrutiny, even if it meant causing friction within his own family.