We know now “how bad” the relationships between the Sussexes and the Royal Family were in the lead-up to the Queen’s death, says The Daily Mirror’s Royal Editor Russell Myers.
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It has been reported the then Prince Charles struck a deal with Kate Middleton to stay away from the dying Queen to prevent Meghan Markle from attending to upset the Monarch.“Harry had not spoken to his father and his brother for many, many, months,” he said. “I think the family were very, very nervous about speaking to him, they were aware that his book was on the horizon.”
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