{"id":2370707,"date":"2026-04-13T08:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2370707"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:09:40","slug":"queen-elizabeths-major-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-fear-revealed-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/queen-elizabeths-major-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-fear-revealed-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth\u2019s major Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fear revealed | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The late <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/queen-elizabeth-ii\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> reportedly has one major fear over <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Prince Harry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Meghan Markle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\">Meghan Markle<\/a>, a new book has revealed. The couple stepped down as senior working royals in early 2020, just two years before the late monarch&#8217;s death aged 96.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Hugo Vickers, author of Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal History, has suggested that Meghan and Harry caused the late Queen great &#8220;distress&#8221; in her final years on the throne. The late monarch celebrated 70 years on the throne in 2022, with her death taking place just a few months after her Platinum Jubilee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In 2021, Harry and Meghan marked one year since their royal exit with a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey &#8211; a move that is said to have &#8220;sickened&#8221; the Royal Family due to the timing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The interview took place just days after Prince Philip underwent heart surgery at St Bartholomew&#8217;s Hospital in London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mr Vickers revealed that the late Queen was left &#8220;deeply hurt&#8221; by Harry&#8217;s attacks, which led her to become &#8220;distrustful&#8221; of her beloved grandson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In an interview with the <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Telegraph<\/a>, he elaborated on the late monarch&#8217;s anxieties, even suggesting that she feared the couple would record their discussions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Trust had been broken, basically. So I think, as far as having somebody in the room, it was&#8230; to stop them taking photographs or being wired or God knows what.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Questioned whether the late Queen was likely fearful that the conversations would be recorded for their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/netflix\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Netflix<\/a> docuseries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Yes, wired for recording. It\u2019s always a possibility. I\u2019m not saying it happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Meghan and Harry have previously denied accusations of leaking information from private family gatherings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The late Queen Elizabeth II reportedly has one major fear over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a new book has revealed. The couple stepped down as senior working royals in early 2020, just two years before the late monarch&#8217;s death aged 96. 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