MEGHAN Markle ‘estranged herself from her family’ and has ‘done the same to Prince Harry’, slammed a royal expert.
The revelations came in our first ever live Royal Exclusive show, during which The Sun’s royal photographer Arthur Edwards and royal correspondent Jennie Bond told all.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, cut ties with her father Thomas Markle shortly before marrying Harry in 2018.
Harry has also alienated himself from the Royal Family since Megxit, subsequent damaging interviews, release of the Sussexes’ documentary, and Spare.
While speaking on the live Royal Exclusive panel, Arthur and Jennie were asked about the fractured familial relations.
A member of the audience questioned “what’s the common dominator”, to which Arthur replied “Meghan.”
Jennie added: “I still do think Charles has his arms figuratively open to Harry, not unconditionally, and not unforgivingly, but I think he would like to establish a relationship with his younger son.
“Meghan, I don’t know, it’s very odd that she is totally estranged from almost everyone in her family, except her mother and one cousin we know about.
“And now she has estranged Harry from his, I mean it’s tragic I think.”
Thomas Markle has been estranged from his daughter since suffering two heart attacks on the eve of her wedding to the Harry.
The 80-year-old was unable to walk her down the aisle, and they’ve not been in contact since.
Further turmoil between the pair erupted after Thomas posed for paparazzi pictures ahead of Harry and Meghan tying the knot.
He has since admitted they were a mistake and done his best to sincerely apologise.
But, Thomas has also slammed the duchess for treating him and the King “so badly”, while claiming he could die without meeting his grandkids.
He now lives alone in Rosarito on Mexico’s Pacific coast – 250 miles from the Sussexes Montecito mansion.
Amid the bitter family fall-out, Meghan has also cut ties with her half-brother and half-sister.
Meanwhile, feuding brothers Harry and William are understood not to have spoken since the Queen’s funeral two years ago, when they “barely exchanged a word”, Harry wrote in Spare.
Growing up, Wills and Harry were known to be incredibly close, and often hung out with the same group of childhood pals.
But they’ve have limited contact with each other since Megxit, when Harry and wife Meghan quit royal duties for a new life in the State
They were last seen together at King Charles’s Coronation last May but they were sat separately and the Duke made a quick escape.
And, when Harry visited the UK to attend the WellChild Awards he declined to meet up with either King Charles or his older brother.
Arthur also said on the Royal Exclusive live show that initially Meghan was “fantastic” and a huge asset for the royal family – but “suddenly everything changed.”
He told The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson: “The first year with Meghan she was fantastic. I travelled everywhere with them.
“She was a star, engaging with the public, doing everything you’d expect a lady married into the royal family to do.
“Then suddenly, everything changed.”
Jennie claimed on the show it was “rather short-sighted” how the Sussexes handled stepping down as senior working royals in 2020.
Matt said: “The problem was that Harry and Meghan were so impetuous they made that decision straight away.
“They posted on Instagram, didn’t they, the very night they had decided it before they really discussed it with the Queen, they chucked it out there and said that they kind of made the decision that they were leaving.”
Arthur agreed: “There was no choice, he was going, wasn’t he?
Meghan said ‘we are going’ and that was it.
“And as we say, he made that decision and disappeared. That was his choice.”
By Becky Pemberton
SPEAKING on our first ever Royal Exclusive Live show, legendary Sun photographer Arthur Edwards spoke about how he witnessed Harry change after dating the American actress.
The respected photographer recalled how Prince Harry “used to be so much fun” during public engagements, but this all changed following him dating Meghan.
He shared: “I remember when he met the Jamaican Prime Minister, instead of saying ‘hello ma’am, ‘pleased to meet you’ he just hugged her.
“And I said ‘what did you do that for’ and he said ‘because my father said she likes a hug so I thought I’d get in first’ and that’s what he was like, it was so much fun.”
He added: “And then we went to Brazil and he playing football with the kids on the beach and he’s running a road race and as he finished the race he had a picture of William on his face.
“He was fun and he was surprising.
“And he used to say ‘I’ll do everything I can to make it good for you, and that’s what shocked me when he just cut us all dead, that one time up in Manchester.
“I’ll never forget and I was shocked and it was just the day he met Meghan or the day he fell in love with Meghan, and it’s all changed since then.
“I feel sad about that because he was a fabulous person to work with.”
Meanwhile, another royal expert claimed Meghan has “alienated a lot of former friends” and “cuts them dead” if they upset her.
The Duchess of Sussex was recently seen attending the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital Gala on Saturday.
Royal author Ingrid Seward has now claimed that the Duchess of Sussex “cut dead” a number of her pals.
She exclusively told The Sun: “Well, I think that Meghan has managed to alienate a lot of her former friends.
“She does something which is very distressing for people. She actually sort of just cuts them dead and ghosts them, as it’s called.
“But to me, it’s just called cutting them dead and not wanting to see them anymore.
“And if they upset her, that’s what she does and it’s very difficult to deal with somebody like that.
“I think that people are just fed up with Meghan.”
It comes as Harry and Meg face a “dilemma” in their new life when it comes to making their Christmas plans, according to a royal expert.
The Sussexes have reportedly been extended an invite to spend Christmas with Harry’s uncle Charles Spencer at Althorp House in Northamptonshire.
However, Meghan is said to be reluctant to fly over the UK amid security woes and fears over a negative reaction from the public.
By Jon Rogers and Summer Raemason
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry are ‘going their own ways’ as they increasingly live ‘separate lives’, royal experts told The Sun.
Speaking on our first ever Royal Exclusive Live show, Arthur Edwards and Jennie Bond lifted the lid on the power couple’s recent time apart.
Sun legend Arthur revealed how the pair are ‘doing things separately now’ after failing to be spotted together in three weeks.
Meanwhile Ms Bond, a royal correspondent for the last 35 years, also revealed: “Meghan is not popular. She doesn’t want to come back and they are going their own ways, to some extent”.
The pair spoke on our first Royal Exclusive Live show, which you can watch on our YouTube channel.
The event was hosted on Friday night in front of a live audience of more than 100 special guests.
Mr Edwards said: “I don’t think she [Meghan] can come here much.
“I don’t think people think too much of her.
“I think she’s struggling in popularity in the UK and I think they seem to be doing things separately now. She’s got her programme and he’s got his.
Mr Edwards added: “He comes into Britain now with no fuss.
“He’s come for the Invictus Games, in and out with no fuss, he came for his uncle’s funeral, no fuss.”
Royal commentator Jennie Bond said: “The point is he doesn’t want to come back [into the Royal Family in the UK], I think.
“He regarded it as a trap. He still thinks his father and his brother are trapped and he’s finding his own way.
“All credit to him.
“I think Meghan has her own independent style and way of life.
“Yes, it’s not in tune with the people in the UK.
“She’s not popular and I don’t think she wants to come back and therefore they are going their own ways, to an extent.
“But I hope and believe that Harry is very happy in his life.”
