{"id":2011311,"date":"2025-09-10T11:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2011311"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:35:10","slug":"meghan-markles-disney-princess-fantasy-broke-family-ex-butler-says-royal-reunion-unlikely-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markles-disney-princess-fantasy-broke-family-ex-butler-says-royal-reunion-unlikely-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Meghan Markle’s Disney Princess Fantasy Broke Family’: Ex-Butler Says Royal Reunion Unlikely | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grant Harrold, former butler to King Charles, reveals in his forthcoming memoir how Meghan Markle\u2019s entry changed not just Harry but the trajectory of the entire royal family<\/h2>\n
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From whispered alliances to covert rivalries, the secrets of Buckingham Palace are often lost in its ornate corridors. However, thank God for the few insiders who have peeled back the velvet curtain, revealing a stunning world of glass-clinking power play. The latest to spill the beans is Grant Harrold, the former butler to King Charles (then Prince of Wales). <\/p>\n

Harrold, in his forthcoming memoir, The Royal Butler, has revealed how Meghan Markle\u2019s entry changed not just the course of one prince\u2019s life but the trajectory of the entire royal family.<\/p>\n

Harrold, speaking to Page Six, said Princes Harry and William once shared a bond that seemed unbreakable. \u201cNot just the best of friends, they were inseparable,” he said. However, all that changed when Meghan arrived in 2016. \u201cThe biggest change in Harry\u2019s life is Meghan,” Harrold said. \u201cAs soon as Meghan came into his life, everything changed.”<\/p>\n

Though he stopped short of blaming the actor-turned-royal-turned-commoner for the rift in the family, he described her struggles with royal protocol as both comical and consequential. For instance, Meghan reportedly tried to move engagements, citing lunch with friends, unaware that the royal diary is planned six months ahead. <\/p>\n

Harrold goes on to say that perhaps, influenced by fairy tales, Meghan expected the monarchy to operate like a \u201cDisney princess” fantasy. \u201cShe obviously thought she could come in and do her thing, and you can\u2019t,” he said.<\/p>\n

According to the Page Six report, the notoriously sharp-tongued Prince Philip seemed to have sensed the foreboding at the couple\u2019s wedding itself. Harrold recounts that as Prince Harry and Meghan exited St. George\u2019s Chapel, the Duke of Edinburgh dryly muttered, \u201cThank f\u2013k that\u2019s over.” The Queen, amused, turned to him and grinned. <\/p>\n

While there has been much talk of late of a rapprochement in the family, Harrold is not so sure. According to him, Harry\u2019s media deals\u2014ranging from podcasts, memoirs, to Netflix specials\u2014have dealt irreparable damage. The King \u201cdoesn\u2019t trust Harry, because of what Harry has said. He worried that he would use it to his advantage. And he has.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they reconcile, then fall out again, what\u2019s to say there won\u2019t be another book, Netflix series or interview about it?”<\/p>\n

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Apoorva Misra is News Editor at News18.com with over nine years of experience. She is a graduate from Delhi University’s Lady Shri Ram College and holds a PG Diploma from Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. S…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Apoorva Misra is News Editor at News18.com with over nine years of experience. She is a graduate from Delhi University’s Lady Shri Ram College and holds a PG Diploma from Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. S… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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