One of Princess Diana’s Former Confidantes Has Some Seriously Harsh Words for Meghan Markle & Prince Harry

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It seems that even some of Princess Diana’s former confidantes aren’t Team Sussex, and in fact, one of her closest confidantes had some seriously harsh words in store for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

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Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell has, yet again, made some claims that take a major jab at Meghan and Harry’s relationship, including one that says the only reason Harry is staying in his marriage is so that he can see their two children Archie and Lilibet grow up.

You read that right, he claimed on GB News: “Am I the only person in the UK that is thinking, has Harry finally woken up to the truth? Has he finally seen the truth of what his wife is doing and that he’s been brainwashed and mesmerized by her beauty or something? Because we all know that but he doesn’t seem to see it.”

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“I personally know Harry, and I think he’s always wanted to be a father, he’s always wanted children, I think this element of splitting from his family right now is a little premature,” Burrell added. “I think he would want to stay in that driving seat to watch his children grow because if he left this relationship now he’d lose his children because she’d keep them in America and he wouldn’t see them.”

“You will inevitably see cracks in this marriage because we know with great press and great criticism and world fame comes great pressure and this couple will have great pressure on their shoulders,” Burrell added.

These claims came after King Charles III’s former butler Grant Harrold’s predicted that Harry will return to the UK at some point for good, per NYPost.

Ever since Meghan and Harry’s relationship became public in 2017, they have been scrutinized horrifically by royal experts and former staffers. And ever since their highly-reported car chase this month, the criticisms have been dogpiled on.

Burrell has frequently critiqued the Duke of Sussex, claiming he lied about Diana’s engagement ring story and talked about how they should’ve been “punished” for their Netflix documentary.

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