Prince Harry may be living in a $14 million Italian-style mansion in California with his wife Meghan Markle and their two children, but life behind closed doors is reportedly far from perfect for the Duke of Sussex.<\/p>\n
According to NewsNation, which cited unnamed sources close to the royal, Prince Harry is feeling \u201cdesperately lonely,\u201d cut off from long-time friends and family, and struggling to form close relationships in the US.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe doesn\u2019t really have any real friends in the area except for polo star Nacho Figueras, and Nacho travels constantly for matches,” a friend told the outlet. \u201cHe spends a lot of his time chilling with his bodyguards.”<\/p>\n
Though Harry remains close to a few old friends from the UK, such as Guy Pelly and Mark Dyer, the time difference and distance have made regular contact difficult. \u201cThere\u2019s no one else for him to hang out with besides Nacho, Meghan, and the children,” the source added.<\/p>\n
The report also said that since stepping down from royal duties in 2020, Harry\u2019s social circle has grown smaller. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to forge deep friendships when you\u2019re older especially when you\u2019re wary of people leaking things to the press,” one insider noted.<\/p>\n
A friend even compared Harry\u2019s current situation to that of his great-great-uncle Edward VIII, who gave up the throne for love and lived abroad. \u201cIt\u2019s like history is repeating itself,” the friend said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Meghan Markle reportedly wishes Harry could move on. \u201cMeghan wishes her husband could feel less burdened by the past and more present in the life they\u2019ve built together,\u201d a source told *People* magazine.<\/p>\n
Prince Harry\u2019s Life in California Compared to Edward VIII\u2019s Exile<\/strong><\/p>\n Prince Harry\u2019s current situation is drawing comparisons to that of his great-great-uncle, Edward VIII, who abdicated the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson and spent the rest of his life abroad, largely distanced from the royal family.<\/p>\n A source told NewsNation, \u201cIt\u2019s like history is repeating itself,\u201d referring to Harry\u2019s estrangement from King Charles and Prince William and his life away from royal duties in the United States. However, unlike Edward and Wallis, Harry and Meghan have remained in the public eye through media projects, including Netflix shows, books, and public appearances.<\/p>\n The Duke of Sussex is said to be struggling with loneliness, having left behind most of his social circle in the UK. Though still close to long-time friends like Guy Pelly and Mark Dyer\u2014who also have American wives\u2014they are based in Texas and Virginia, making regular meetings rare. \u201cIt\u2019s harder to forge deep friendships with people when you\u2019re older, especially if you\u2019re wary they may speak to the press,\u201d a friend was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n Harry is also reportedly upset about delays in securing British passports for his children, Archie and Lilibet. According to reports, he even sought advice from his uncle, Earl Spencer, about possibly adopting his late mother Princess Diana\u2019s surname. While he ultimately did not go with \u2018Spencer\u2019, the Sussexes are said to have dropped \u2018Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019 and now quietly use \u2018Sussex\u2019 as their family name.<\/p>\n A source told People magazine, \u201cMeghan wishes her husband could feel less burdened by the past and more present in the life they\u2019ve built together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince Harry may be living in a $14 million Italian-style mansion in California with his wife Meghan Markle…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[20412,8010,1281,447,2655,5105,7710,519,1598,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-165117","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-harry-and-meghan-latest","9":"tag-harry-and-meghan-news","10":"tag-meghan-markle","11":"tag-prince-harry","12":"tag-prince-harry-news","13":"tag-royal","14":"tag-royal-families","15":"tag-royal-family","16":"tag-royal-family-news","17":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114642443806564922","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}