Harry’s Uneasy Relationship With Fame
The Duke of Sussex is described as being “somewhat uneasy” with his high-profile life in California, according to royal author Christopher Andersen, who spoke to Us Weekly in an article published Tuesday.
“He has suffered from crippling social anxiety,” Andersen alleged, adding that “Meghan embraces that life more.”
At 41, Prince Harry is still navigating the emotional strain of balancing his new life in the U.S. with the old one he left behind in the UK, where his estranged royal relatives remain.
“Does it pain Harry to be pointedly excluded from times when the royal family gets together, like Christmas at Sandringham? Of course it does,” Andersen remarked.
Life in California and Lingering Regrets
While Andersen believes Harry is generally “content” in Montecito, Calif., he suggested that the prince feels sadness over the fact that his children — Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4 — are growing up disconnected from royal traditions.
“Neither he nor his children are sharing in their royal heritage,” Andersen said, noting that Harry is likely to harbor regrets.