Prince Harry’s friendship with Princess Beatrice is “effectively over” after she met with the Duke of Sussex’s “nemesis”, Piers Morgan, for lunch, according to a royal expert.
Charlotte Griffiths, the editor-at-large at the Mail on Sunday, appeared on the True Royalty podcast, where she revealed the eldest York sister had been spotted in Saint Tropez with the broadcaster, 61.
The sighting comes despite the 37-year-old and her sister, Princess Eugenie’s, 36, decision to keep a low profile in the wake of their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s renewed scrutiny, after he was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
“I would have thought she’d be lying low, but instead she’s gone to this incredibly fashionable restaurant and mingled with, actually, some medium rent celebrities like Kelly Brook,” she began.
However, it wasn’t Brook’s attendance that raised eyebrows, but rather the presence of Morgan, who famously was sacked from Good Morning Britain for publicly criticising Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, 44.
The ex-breakfast show host has remained a harsh critic of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their decision to step away from royal duties in 2020, even dubbing Meghan a “narcissistic, whiny brat” and Harry a “treacherous, bitter little man”.
Now, Beatrice’s decision to have lunch with Morgan, despite his longtime feud with the Sussexes, has set tongues wagging.
“I thought that was very telling because, of course, Piers Morgan is her cousin Prince Harry’s absolute nemesis,” Griffiths said.
“So any friendship she has with Prince Harry is effectively over from this moment.”
Prince Harry recently returned to the United Kingdom for a five-day trip to mark the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games, however the royal is not believed to have met up with his cousin during the brief stay.
He did, however, reunite with his father, King Charles, 77, and stepmother Queen Camilla, 78, at Highgrove House on Friday, along with his wife and children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, marking the first time the family had spent time with the monarch and his wife in four years.
The royal’s homecoming has been plagued by a number of setbacks, with his request for publicly-funded security being denied by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) in the lead-up to the visit.
Furthermore, Buckingham Palace rescinded the family’s invitation to stay at the “last moment”, claiming that the Sussexes took too long to RSVP and resulting in time constraints for staff to prepare the accommodation accordingly.
The week also saw Harry lose his $96 million unlawful information-gathering lawsuit against Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Ltd, on Tuesday.
“We came to court seeking justice and accountability. But we received neither,” the royal said in a statement following his defeat.
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