Meghan Markle ‘in floods of tears’ as Prince William ‘lied to protect’ Harry

Meghan Markle “burst into tears” when Prince William issued a statement denying allegations of bullying against him, as per Prince Harry’s account.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex discussed an incident from early 2020, shortly after the Sandringham Summit following their decision to step down as working royals.

In the fifth episode of their explosive Netflix docuseries, Harry spoke about his wife’s reaction, stating: “I mean, the saddest part of it was this wedge created between me and my brother so that he’s now on the institution’s side. And I get, part of that I get. I understand right? That’s his inheritance, so to some extent, it’s already ingrained in him that part of his responsibility is the survivability and the continuation of this institution.  “That day, a story came out that part of the reason why Meghan and I were leaving was because William had bullied us out.”

He continued: “And once I got in the car after the meeting, I was told about a joint statement that had been put out in my name and my brother’s name, squashing the story about him bullying us out of the family.”  “I couldn’t believe it. No one had asked me permission to put my name to a statement like that.  “And I rang [Meghan] and I told her and she burst into floods of tears because within four hours they were happy to lie to protect my brother and yet for three years, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us.”

The declaration, which remains visible on the now-defunct sussexroyal website, currently displays a disclaimer above it, reading: “On January 13, 2020, the following joint statement was issued by a spokesperson for Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex in response to accusations of bullying being the reason for The Duke and Duchess’s departure.

However, a Royal commentator criticized the pair who, despite this incident, proceeded to “air their dirty laundry in public”, a decision which inflicted considerable “damage to the narrative of a happy family life,” reports The Express.  Royal writer Ed Owens remarked on the Mirror’s Pod Save The King podcast: “We’ve had the Sussexes airing their dirty laundry in public for the best part of three years – and again it has done much damage to that narrative of happy family life.”