{"id":729467,"date":"2026-01-29T22:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729467\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:04:20","slug":"william-blames-meghan-for-escalating-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729467\/","title":{"rendered":"William &#8216;blames Meghan&#8217; for &#8216;escalating tensions&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a><\/strong> reportedly thinks <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> is the cause of the royal family&#8217;s rift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keep reading to learn why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Wonderwall\/sr-vid-kwt2e0544658wubk9hsb0rpvnfkttmu3tuj7uq3i4wuywgbakeva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kent Gavin\/Mega\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fc4da6d7e084210c91be5ef305677ac0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kent Gavin\/Mega<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to royal expert <strong>Hilary Fordwich<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> won&#8217;t be giving Meghan Markle a warm welcome if she visits England for the Invictus Games with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/relatedcontent\/prince-harry-481.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry<\/a><\/strong>. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> blames Meghan Markle for escalating their private tensions into a highly public media circus,&#8221; she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-has-one-condition-returning-uk-prince-harry-experts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fox News Digital;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fox News Digital<\/a>. &#8220;He has no tolerance for reconciliation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"643\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/99524c7b066208f64dcea6fdd7d58171.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If Meghan Markle and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-harry-481.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry<\/a> return to the U.K., they&#8217;ll likely be met with an icy reception. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we would see the working royals even acknowledge their presence,&#8221; royal expert <strong>Kinsey Schofield<\/strong> told Fox News Digital. &#8220;The Sussexes&#8217; credibility has been bruised over the last few years, and the royals want to keep their distance. She [Meghan] felt rejected by Harry&#8217;s family and country and wants to focus on her U.S. aspirations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/b5bb1e42ce4bf68d3ba31b409d8532f8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, Kinsey Schofield is uncertain about whether Meghan Markle will make the trip across the pond. &#8220;Meghan is typically there to support [Prince] Harry&#8217;s countdown to Invictus, but I have a hard time believing she will show up this time,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t believe Meghan will travel to the U.K. for this event. I don&#8217;t believe she will be there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"697\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5c3bfa872ac284484a8cf6852ccf8953.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tensions between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-harry-481.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry<\/a> have been high since the Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle left The Firm in 2020. &#8220;William feels Harry has repeatedly chosen public exposure over private resolution and that the royal family can&#8217;t keep being dragged into the headlines every time there&#8217;s a new contract to promote,&#8221; a source told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-william-refuses-see-prince-35812902\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Mirror;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Mirror<\/a>. &#8220;Ever since moving to North America, they have eroded all confidence in their ability to keep things or their criticisms private.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1ebfd6e21ddf62a5157c4dc3f1805b49.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While there&#8217;s talk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-harry-481.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry<\/a> asking <strong>King Charles III<\/strong> to open the Invictus Games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> wants nothing to do with the reunion. &#8220;William has bitten his lip, risen above the accusations and knuckled down to the job, in spite of the brutal cancer diagnoses for both <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/duchess-kate-1356.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kate [Middleton];elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kate [Middleton]<\/a><\/strong> and Charles. To see his father stand on a very public platform and salute Harry&#8217;s achievement would be tough. But that&#8217;s the dilemma the King might face,&#8221; Jennie Bond told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-harry-forcing-king-choose-36556503\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Mirror;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"_ Prince William reportedly thinks Meghan Markle is the cause of the royal family&#8217;s rift. 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