There has been significant speculation surrounding Prince Harry’s relationships with some of his long-standing friends who still reside in the UK. The speculations intensified, particularly after he didn’t attend the wedding of Jack Mann, a key figure during Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle.
According to a royal expert, Prince Harry’s friends are deeply disappointed by his behavior since Megxit and feel quite hurt that their unwavering loyalty hasn’t been reciprocated. Following his decision to step back from his royal duties and relocate to the United States with Meghan Markle, Harry has been openly critical of his royal family members and has made several shocking claims in his book and Netflix series.
Rumors have been swirling about Harry’s connections with some of his oldest UK-based friends, especially after it was revealed that he missed the wedding of Jack Mann, who holds significant importance as Harry’s close friend from his Army and polo-playing days and was even considered his true best man during his wedding to Meghan in 2018.
Rebecca English, a renowned royal expert, and correspondent, has shed light on the sentiments within Harry’s circle of friends, with some expressing genuine disgust at his candid revelations about his family. Speaking on the Daily Mail’s royal show Palace Confidential, she explained: “From what I hear, there are a lot of people who are genuinely disgusted by what he’s done since leaving the Royal Family.”
“They feel very hurt by some of the revelations that he’s made. As they were growing up, William and Harry created a very close-knit circle of friends around each other.
“There was almost a kind of omertà between them. There are people who said: ‘We’ve been very loyal to him over the years and we don’t feel that loyalty’s been repaid’.”
It’s unclear how close Harry is to his UK circle of friends, who he went to school with and completed Army training together. But Harry has hinted that some pals and family friends were perplexed by his criticism of the royals.
He admitted in his tell-all memoir Spare that he fell out with some of his old pals after he attacked the Royal Family on television in his and Meghan’s infamous tell-all chat with Oprah Winfrey.
Harry wrote in his book: “Several close mates and beloved figures in my life, including one of Hugh and Emilie’s (van Cutsem) sons, Emilie herself, and even Tiggy (former nanny), had chastised me for Oprah.
“How could you reveal such things? About your family? I told them that I failed to see how speaking to Oprah was any different from what my family and their staff had done for decades – briefing the press on the sly, planting stories.”
