She\u2019s cheering him on, while inevitably feeling resentment along the way<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/closer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2014050602-1-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Invictus Games Vancouver Whistlers 2025’s One Year To Go Winter Training Camp” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”19px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Insiders say Meghan Markle has been ‘disheartened’ over Harry’s increased popularity since going solo<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
From the moment they got married in 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were one inseparable unit \u2013 combining their personal and professional lives, and duly fronting documentaries, giving interviews, signing business deals and making public appearances as a singular entity.<\/p>\n
But while their two-for-one unity seemed to work in the beginning, it seemingly started to wear thin as time went on \u2013 with backlash rocketing against their \u201cwhiny\u201d outbursts against the palace, their so-called \u201cnaval-gazing\u201d, and their multimillion-dollar business deals that never seemed to deliver. By the end of last year, the Sussex brand was at an all-time low \u2013 with the couple labelled two of the year\u2019s \u201cbiggest losers\u201d by the Hollywood Reporter. By all accounts, something had to change.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2184813327.jpg” title_text=”Invictus Games 2025 School Program With Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Harry has been pictured looking cheery while attending events on his own in recent weeks\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
So, it\u2019s no surprise that 2024 has seen a massive overhaul over in Montecito when it comes to Harry and Meghan\u2019s united endeavours. Once inseparable, they\u2019ve since branched out on their own \u2013 with Harry in particular taking things global over the past few months, travelling to the UK, New York, Lesotho, South Africa and Canada for public engagements and solo work, while Meghan, who shares son Archie, five, and daughter Lilibet, three, with Harry, has ostensibly held the fort down back in California and stepped out solo on the red carpet. And, for the most part, their professional split seems to have paid off \u2013 at least where Harry is concerned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once considered one of the royal family\u2019s most popular members, before he fell from grace after stepping down as a senior royal, the 40 year old has reclaimed a fair chunk of his popularity from monarchists and anti-royalists alike. Fans have praised his comeback as a relatable, down-to-earth prince, who can share a joke with anyone and isn\u2019t so hellbent on complaining about his lot in life or throwing jabs at his estranged family. But, sadly for Meghan, Harry\u2019s soaring popularity has done nothing to reingratiate her into people\u2019s good books. In fact, we\u2019re told she\u2019s still facing criticism at every turn, and starting to feel pangs of jealousy along the way. After all, what good is splitting their working lives to overturn the narrative pedalled against them if only Harry\u2019s going to benefit? According to insiders, Meghan may be happy for her husband, but she\u2019s also fed up of the double standard.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2167580434.jpg” title_text=”The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Colombia Visit – Day 4″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” min_height=”30px” sticky_enabled=”0″]
The couple seem to have stepped back from joint projects\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
\u201cMeghan\u2019s putting on a very brave face and telling Harry how proud she is of him,\u201d says an insider close to the Duchess of Sussex, who last week hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for the Southern California Welcome Project through her and Harry\u2019s Archewell Foundation, though he was not in attendance.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the one hand, she is really pleased that he\u2019s getting good reviews, but \u2013 at the same time \u2013 it\u2019s pretty disheartening to see that, when she does things on her own, nine times out of ten she\u2019s torn to shreds. When it\u2019s her on her own, people take swipes at her when she’s trying to promote her businesses and treat her like some sort of Wicked Witch no matter what she does, whereas nearly every\u00a0move Harry makes is applauded. It\u2019s only natural that she\u2019d feel envious of how easy Harry seems to have it when it comes to the court of public opinion. People take swipes at her no matter what she does, whereas nearly every move that Harry makes is applauded. It\u2019s pretty hard to stomach and really has the potential to build up a lot resentment.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no denying that Harry does seem to be getting more out of this professional split. Last month, fans were thrilled to see him taking part in a filmed skit, which was posted to Instagram to promote his beloved Invictus Games. In the video, the prince was seen sitting in a tattoo parlour, before the heavily inked country singer Jelly Roll appeared and told Harry that he would perform at next year\u2019s Invictus Games in Vancouver, provided that the latter let him give him a tattoo. Harry joked, \u201cAlright, screw it, let\u2019s go,\u201d before suggesting the singer ink his \u201clower back or on my ass\u201d. Finally, the skit culminated in Harry\u2019s neck being tattooed with the words, \u201cI am Jelly Roll\u201d \u2013 prompting the Duke of Sussex to yell, \u201cOh, sh*t!\u201d to the cameras.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-450617616.jpg” title_text=”Queen Elizabeth II’s Birthday Parade: Trooping The Colour” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Prince Harry was loved for his cheeky sense of humour<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
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Obviously, it was an elaborate set-up, but his performance seemed to go down well, with fans welcoming the return of Harry\u2019s cheeky persona. But \u2013 with Meghan miles away in California \u2013 we\u2019re told she couldn\u2019t help but wonder what would have happened if she\u2019d been with Harry, or done her own skit? The odds are that she wouldn\u2019t have been received with such acclaim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis whole thing with Jelly Roll, and all the positive press it got him, was a big coup for Harry,\u201d says our source. \u201cBut it\u2019s safe to say that Meghan would not have gotten rave reviews if she\u2019d gone and gotten a fake tattoo on her neck, so the double standard is glaring. That\u2019s not to say she isn\u2019t pleased for Harry \u2013 the Invictus Games are so precious to him, so she\u2019d never begrudge anything that boosts attention for the games. But that doesn\u2019t make it easy to have a partner that can get kudos for doing things she can\u2019t. This policy of doing things separately was created with the idea that they could divide and conquer, but \u2013 if Harry is the only one succeeding \u2013 then it\u2019s not exactly a success. The problem is that the optics of backtracking now could potentially be another knock for Meghan. The worry is that she might look like she couldn\u2019t hack it on her own, and needs Harry\u2019s support to get anywhere.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2176115562.jpg” title_text=”2024 CHLA Gala – Arrivals” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”881px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” min_height=”28.8px” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”3px|8px|3px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Meghan has attended all her recent events on her own, without Harry<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
It certainly hasn\u2019t helped matters that \u2013 while 2024 was promulgated as the big year that Meghan launched her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard \u2013 it\u2019s seemingly vanished amid delays and challenges. In March, she released a stylish teaser video for the brand, which was duly mocked by some corners of the internet; meanwhile, her attempts to galvanise global excitement by sending out a small batch of luxury jams to her most famous friends ultimately fell flat when she didn\u2019t follow up with more goods. Word is that she\u2019s biding her time before launching a cookery show next year with Netflix, at which point she\u2019ll relaunch her brand, but \u2013 for the time being \u2013 things have gone very quiet, and general consensus is that Meghan\u2019s got another flop on her hands.<\/p>\n
So, for the time being, we\u2019re told Meghan feels torn. While she\u2019s cheering Harry on as he reclaims his long-lost popularity, she still feels like she\u2019s being left behind along the way, and the difference of attitude towards them both as separate entities \u2013 when they used to be so united \u2013 is a difficult thing to stomach. \u201cHarry\u2019s telling her not to worry, and saying she just ought to ignore the haters,\u201d we\u2019re told. \u201cBut that\u2019s easier said than done. This really stings.\u201d<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Aboreto|||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]
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