{"id":368077,"date":"2026-03-27T13:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/368077\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:16:12","slug":"ex-prince-andrew-calling-meghan-markle-opportunist-caused-tensions-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/368077\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Prince Andrew Calling Meghan Markle \u2018Opportunist\u2019 Caused Tensions \u2014 Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reports about ex-Prince Andrew\u2019s view of Meghan Markle have allegedly added another strain to Prince Harry\u2019s already tense royal ties. The claim resurfaced in Tom Bower\u2019s new book, which also revisited a difficult coronation-era car ride involving Harry and his uncle in May 2023. At the same time, the Sussexes\u2019 spokesperson pushed back hard against the book, saying the author had crossed a line and built his work around fixation rather than fact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fresh claim came as scrutiny around the Sussexes and the wider royal fallout stayed intense. As per a new report, Bower\u2019s book explored whether the broken bonds between the Sussexes and Windsors could still be repaired. However, the strongest new angle centered on the former prince\u2019s alleged comment about the Suits alum and how that reportedly shaped the mood around Harry.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Prince Andrew caused tensions with Prince Harris over Meghan Markle comment, per royal author<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ex-Prince Andrew, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry were pulled into the same flashpoint again through Bower\u2019s account of the coronation journey. As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/891756\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-scathing-comment-meghan-markle-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hello! Magazine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hello! Magazine&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Hello! Magazine<\/a>, the author wrote, \u201cRelations between the uncle and his nephew were not good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He then added that, \u201cIn some accounts, Andrew had scathingly dismissed Meghan as an \u2018opportunist.\u2019\u201d That reported remark sat behind the tense Westminster Abbey arrival in May 2023, when Harry attended the coronation without Markle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, the Sussex camp did not stay silent. Their spokesperson issued a statement on March 14 and rejected Bower\u2019s framing outright. The statement read, \u201cMr Bower\u2019s commentary has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It then added that he had \u201cmade a career out of constructing ever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met.\u201d In turn, that response made clear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-harry-branded-hypocritical-over-203002572.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Harry and Markle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Harry and Markle&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry and Markle<\/a> saw the book as a direct attack, not an ordinary royal commentary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere, Hello cited royal editor Russell Myers, who said Harry and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-william-made-deeply-personal-103927527.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;William&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">William<\/a> \u201cnever had a close relationship\u201d with their uncle on A Right Royal Podcast. He added, \u201cNeither is Harry.\u201d That context mattered because it suggested the friction did not begin with one reported Markle comment alone. Still, the \u201copportunist\u201d claim gave the latest dispute a sharper edge. For now, the book\u2019s release has only reopened another painful chapter between Harry and the royal household.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/03\/27\/ex-prince-andrew-meghan-markle-scathing-comment-tensions-prince-harry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ex-Prince Andrew Calling Meghan Markle \u2018Opportunist\u2019 Caused Tensions \u2014 Author;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ex-Prince Andrew Calling Meghan Markle \u2018Opportunist\u2019 Caused Tensions \u2014 Author&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ex-Prince Andrew Calling Meghan Markle \u2018Opportunist\u2019 Caused Tensions \u2014 Author<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reality Tea;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Reality Tea&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reports about ex-Prince Andrew\u2019s view of Meghan Markle have allegedly added another strain to Prince Harry\u2019s already tense&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,7425,7424,134166],"class_list":{"0":"post-368077","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-meghan-markle","13":"tag-prince-harry","14":"tag-tom-bower"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}