Prince Harry has openly said he sees a lot of similarities between his wife, Meghan Markle, and his late mother, Princess Diana.
In the 2022 Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan, he shared that “so much of what and how Meghan is” reminds him of his mum, who sadly passed away when he was just 12.
Harry warmly praised Meghan for having the same compassion, empathy, confidence, and kindness that Diana was famous for.
Back in a 2017 BBC interview, right before his wedding to Meghan, Harry said Diana would have been “over the moon” about his choice.
That said, some reports suggest that not everyone who’s met both women agrees with this comparison.
Harry was reportedly left feeling “disappointed” after introducing his then-girlfriend Meghan Markle, the former Suits actress, to Diana’s sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes, early in their relationship.
This claim comes from royal biographer Tom Bower, who wrote Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors in July 2022.
Bower revealed that Harry’s aunts apparently thought Meghan wouldn’t “fit in with the royal family.”
He said, “Harry believed Diana’s family and friends would see similarities between Diana and Meghan, as both faced similar challenges. He was deeply disappointed.
“No one agreed that his vulnerable mother shared anything in common with his girlfriend.
“Even more unsettling for him, they felt Meghan wouldn’t fit into the royal family.”
Despite these concerns, Harry went ahead and married Meghan in 2018, and together they have two children.
These reports come as Meghan opened up about feeling “incredibly lonely” after news surfaced about her and Harry’s “professional separation.”
In recent months, the Duchess of Sussex has launched several solo projects, like her Netflix show With Love, Meghan, her lifestyle brand As Ever, and her podcast Confessions of a Female Founder.
Although Meghan and Harry still collaborate on a Netflix docu-series and run their charity, Archewell, rumors emerged in late 2024 that they are moving towards a “professional separation.”
GB News revealed that the couple is setting up separate “royal” household teams, including their own chiefs of staff, as part of this shift.
However, this doesn’t mean they’re splitting up personally — it simply indicates they’re focusing on individual projects rather than working together professionally.
