Five years after Prince Harry left his royal duties for a new life in America, his isolation from the British royal family is only growing.
As reported by The Sun, Harry has cut off one of his closest allies, cousin Princess Eugenie, as the "forlorn" and "paranoid" prince shuts himself up in his California mansion - and his wife Meghan Markle pursues a career as an independent lifestyle influencer.
"He misses his family terribly, but no one is speaking to him any more," a source said. "He just wants to go for a beer with the guys, but his only friends are just the husbands of Meghan’s friends.”
Since leaving their royal duties in 2020, Harry and Meghan have struggled to find their professional footing as they move from one media venture to the next. The couple's efforts have been poorly received by the public, notwithstanding the commercial success of some projects like their Netflix debut, and especially Harry's memoir, Spare, which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time despite criticism of the author for oversharing.
With critics seeing the couple as cashing in on the royal brand, the couple's bitter criticism of the British monarchy has only fueled the controversy, and tensions with Harry's family.
After getting snubbed by his cancer-stricken father during a visit to Britain last year, Harry reportedly did not learn about King Charles' latest hospital stay until the rest of the world found out Thursday night. The Sun said Harry was kept out of the dark so as to not cause alarm while he was 5,000 miles away.
Harry had remained close with Princess Eugenie after "Meghxit," even buying an investment property in Portugal near Eugenie and her husband Jack's.
But the friendship "soured" after Harry's cousin was photographed with Piers Morgan, a regular critic of Harry and Meghan.
“A dim view was taken of this, as Piers has clashed with Meghan and Harry in the past," a source said. "Eugenie has been supportive of Harry and Meghan for years and was right there at the beginning of their relationship — but it has now soured.”
In another painful twist, Harry has recently been forced out of the African charity he founded to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, with the organization accusing him of "racism" and bullying.
The Sun's sources said Harry seldom leaves his mansion in Montecito and has not spoken with his family in "years."
"First he was a spare to William, now he’s increasingly looking like a spare to Meghan — and it’s not a great look,” a source told The Sun.
