Prince Harry probably wouldn’t have married Meghan if his mum was alive, a royal insider has said(Image: Andrew Matthews – WPA Pool/Getty Images and Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
A former Palace staff member who shared a close bond with Princess Diana has suggested that Prince Harry wouldn’t have married Meghan Markle if his mother were still alive.
Speaking on a recent podcast, Paul Burrell—who served as Princess Diana’s trusted confidante—discussed Prince Harry’s relationship with Meghan, 44.
After working alongside Princess Diana for ten years prior to her devastating 1997 passing, Mr Burrell developed a deep friendship with the princess and was regarded as one of her most reliable companions.
The former Royal butler is thought to have gained valuable perspective into her personal life and inner thoughts by spending considerable time with her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
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Though he no longer maintains contact with the princes, Mr Burrell regularly shares insights about the royals and has now disclosed that Harry likely wouldn’t have married Meghan Markle in 2018 had Diana survived, reports the Express.
During his appearance on The Daily T podcast, Mr Burrell stated: “If Diana had been alive, I doubt whether Harry would have married Meghan.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married in 2018(Image: AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The former butler explained that this stems from Harry feeling “lost” and devastated following Diana’s passing, and that he had been seeking love ever since.
He stated, “For the next years of his life, he was lost; he didn’t know where love was.
“When he heard a 36-year-old mature American woman whisper something into his ear along the lines of ‘you and I could be a great team’ or ‘we could change the world’. He didn’t hear Meghan’s voice; he heard his mother’s voice. Because Harry was always searching for love, and he found it with Meghan.”
Prince Harry has previously drawn parallels between Meghan and his late mother, noting their shared traits.
In the 2022 Netflix docuseries Harry and Meghan, the prince remarked, “So much of what Meghan is, and how she is, is so similar to my mum.
“She has the same compassion, she has the same empathy, she has the same confidence. She has this warmth about her.”
This is in spite of reports that some family members struggled to see the resemblance between the two women.