Reports suggest that Prince Harry is struggling with life in Hollywood, while his wife, Meghan Markle, is thriving via Page Six.
The Duke of Sussex is “somewhat uneasy” with living under the spotlight, royal author Christopher Andersen told Us Weekly in an article published Tuesday.
“He has suffered from crippling social anxiety,” Anderson alleged, noting that “Meghan embraces that life more.”
Prince Harry, is still tussling with the challenges of balancing his new life in California with his old life in the UK, where his estranged royal family members reside.
“Does it pain Harry to be pointedly excluded from times when the royal family gets together, like Christmas at Sandringham? Of course it does,” Anderson quipped.
Anderson believes that Harry is “content” with his life in ritzy Montecito, California. However, it saddens him that the couple’s children — Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4 — are growing up without ties to royal life.
“Neither he nor his children are sharing in their royal heritage,” Anderson pointed out, adding that Harry must have regrets.
However, the outlet noted that Harry is happy to be away from the British tabloids.
“Harry is so happy living in the private world,” the source claimed.
“Even though he was raised [as a royal], he was never comfortable in that environment. He feels more like himself here.”
The insider explained that the “Spare” author didn’t enjoy the rigidity of royal life.
“He had this crazy schedule and would come back through the palace gates and couldn’t go out or have a personal life,” the source said.
Anderson, however, claimed that Harry thrived under the strict rules of the monarchy.
“People often forget that Harry is at his core an army officer,” Anderson said. “He’s all about structure, honor and duty — things that are missing from his life in Montecito.”
It was especially “painful” for Harry — who served in the British army for 10 years — when his honorary military titles were stripped after he resigned from his royal duties in 2020.
“That was extremely difficult because the military was a big part of his life,” the source said.
