Prince Harry\u2019s decision to step down as a senior royal and move to America with Meghan Markle in 2020 didn\u2019t just shock the public\u2014it reportedly alienated some of his longtime friends.<\/p>\n
According to royal author Tom Quinn in his book Yes Ma\u2019am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants<\/em>, some of Harry\u2019s closest pals believe Markle was the driving force behind his ideological shift. One of his friends allegedly told Quinn, \u201cI can\u2019t understand what Harry sees in her. She\u2019s a tree hugger. She\u2019s so woke.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Quinn explains that Harry\u2019s aristocratic circle values tradition and sees progressive views as a stark departure from their world. Markle, with her \u201calternative\u201d worldview, reportedly introduced Harry to a lifestyle that clashed with his upbringing\u2014something that didn\u2019t sit well with his friends.<\/p>\n One moment that highlighted this divide occurred during a pheasant shoot at Sandringham, the royal family\u2019s country estate. Markle, unaccustomed to the aristocratic pastime, was allegedly uncomfortable with the humor and remarks of Harry\u2019s old friends, particularly their disdain for environmentalists and progressive ideals.<\/p>\n Over time, Harry\u2019s values reportedly shifted to align more with Meghan\u2019s perspective. Quinn suggests this change deepened the divide between him and his old friends, who felt he had turned his back on their way of life.<\/p>\n \u201cHe became much more sympathetic, as she is, about wanting to do good in the world,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cI think Meghan really took him away from that [old] world, and they didn\u2019t like that.\u201d<\/p>\n This latest revelation adds another layer to the ongoing narrative of how Harry and Meghan\u2019s departure from royal life reshaped not just their roles but also their relationships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prince Harry\u2019s decision to step down as a senior royal and move to America with Meghan Markle in 2020 didn\u2019t\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":63938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1588],"class_list":["post-63937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-meghan-markle"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}