Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s rift with royal family ‘could not be wider’: expert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ongoing rift with the royal family has reached an all-time high, according to a royal expert.

Royal expert and commentator Richard Fitzwilliams has slammed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their “inappropriate timing” in speaking out about King Charles’ upcoming birthday on the same day he made the first King’s Speech in over 70 years. 

“The rift in the royal family could not be wider and bemused courtiers must be wondering what comes next,” Fitzwilliams told the Daily Mail.

All eyes were on Charles as he journeyed from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament for his first address to the UK government as monarch.

But the spotlight didn’t stay on the King for long, as 5,459 miles away in California the Sussexes spoke out about Charles’ upcoming 75th birthday party, saying there’s been “no contact” from the royals about the fete.

“When he opened Parliament [Tuesday], King Charles paid tribute to the late Queen. It was a historic occasion, the first time a king had opened Parliament since 1950. George V1 was ill in 1951,” Fitzwilliams said.

“The very same day, with particularly inappropriate timing, the Sussexes are back in the news.”

The comments came amid rumors of a second memoir from the Sussex camp.

After Harry’s bombshell “Spare” hit the shelves in January, it’s been reported that the Duchess of Sussex, 42, is looking to ink a similar deal for herself.

And while this is still unconfirmed, Fitzwilliams hopes that there are no more bombshell tell-all’s in the works from the exiled royals.

“Lets us hope that the reported four book deal with Random House does not lead to another memoir,” he told the outlet. 

“Also, Netflix, when ‘The Crown’ is over, may regard Harry and Meghan as expendable if they continue to produce so little. Polls in America indicate people are seeing through them.”

“When he turns 75, it will a painful moment when King Charles gets that message from his errant son-if he does,” Fitzwilliams added.

It’s been far from smooth sailing between both camps as tensions reached an all-time high this year following the release of several high-profile projects by the Sussexes.

Despite that, Charles’ birthday on November 14 will be a bittersweet day for the monarch, according to his former butler, Grant Harrold.

Harrold, who worked for Charles for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, says the King “will be missing” his youngest son on the big day.