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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle began dating in 2016 and announced their engagement in 2017. The two were married in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018, in front of 600 guests as well as millions of people around the globe who tuned in to watch the pair say “I do.”
These days, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are living in Montecito with their two children, but there are constant rumors swirling about their marriage and a possible divorce almost daily. Those intensified after a Vanity Fair story mentioned that someone from Meghan’s team had been shopping a divorce book. That has also pushed the narrative that the former Suits star would be the one to pull the plug on Harry, who’s just blindly in love and supportive.
Now, someone who used to work for the prince is speaking out about that criticism.
Former staffer says Prince Harry has always been the same way in his previous relationships
Grant Harrold was King Charles’ butler for seven years. During his time working for the now-monarch, his duties included that of valet, housekeeper, house manager, and driver. Harrold also looked after Prince William and Prince Harry whenever they stayed at Highgrove House.
Harrold says the criticism about the Sussexes’ marriage and Harry isn’t fair because the duke has always been loyal, and since Meghan is the person he has chosen to spend the rest of his life with obviously wants to be “supportive of her and her work.”
Speaking on behalf of Slingo, Harrold told Showbiz Cheat Sheet: “In his past relationships, he was very much just exactly the kind of character we see now. I didn’t know him with Meghan, but Harry always gives it his all and puts everything into his relationships. He’s very much a gentleman.”
The former royal employee added: “He’s very old school … and he’s very caring and very supportive of them, which kind of makes sense with everything going on just now with him and Meghan and people saying ‘Why is Harry still supporting her?’ Well, that’s what he’s like, that’s what he does. He supports and he’s always been like that.
“At the end of the day, she’s his wife, so he is going to be even more supportive of her and her work than he was with any relationship that I witnessed. The criticism Meghan often faces for him being so supportive could not be further from the truth. This is just how he is in relationships.”
Harry’s relationships before Meghan ended for the same reason
Before Meghan, Harry had two serious, public relationships that ended for the same reasons.
The prince’s most high-profile relationship pre-Meghan was with Chelsy Davy. The two dated on and off from 2004 to 2011, but broke up due to their relationship being under a microscope all the time. The Daily Mail quoted Davy saying: “It was so full-on crazy and scary and uncomfortable. I found it very difficult when it was bad. I couldn’t cope. I was young, I was trying to be a normal kid and it was horrible.”
In his memoir, Spare, Harry talked about that time and the constant press, writing: “I don’t know if Chels could bear it, and I couldn’t ask her to. Chels insisted that she was not sure if she was prepared for all of that … I completely understood her desire for freedom. If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want this life either.”
In 2012, Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie introduced him to model Cressida Bonas. They hit it off and continued to date for two years. However, like Davy, Bonas wasn’t a fan of all the media attention she received while they were together, and that was reportedly the reason behind their breakup.
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