Prince Harry and Meghan Markle branded hypocrites

Duke and Duchess of Sussex criticised by royal expert for strained family relations despite public advocacy.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been accused of hypocrisy by royal expert Michael Cole.

The controversy arises as King Charles III expresses a desire to spend more time with his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. According to Cole, the King, who is currently battling cancer, wishes to strengthen his bond with Harry's children, whom he has seen only a few times. "It's very hard for the King not to see his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. He's only seen Prince Archie a handful of times and Princess Lilibet only once," Cole told GB News. "The King obviously he's had a tap on the shoulder, he's got cancer and he realises his time is short."

Cole emphasised the urgency for the King to connect with his grandchildren, highlighting the significance of their royal heritage. "He desperately wants to know his grandchildren and it's very important that they should get to know him because the children in California are a prince and princess of royal blood. They're growing up. If their whole existence is going to be in California, once they go to school, they'll be completely centred there, they'll miss out quite a lot," Cole added. He also mentioned reports that Prince Harry is considering purchasing a house in the UK to facilitate this connection.

Cole did not hold back in his critique of Harry and Meghan, condemning them for not fostering relationships with their own families. "Not only do those children not know their grandfather, the King, they don't know her father, Thomas Markle. She is not on speaking terms with her father," he said. 

Cole further criticised Meghan's limited family connections, stating, "She is not on speaking terms with most of her family apart from her mother, Doria, and I think one niece. Yet these two are always going on about their love of the people, the love of the world, spreading health and harmony and kindness and truth, and yet they cannot extend it to their own family, particularly at a time when it would be most welcome, the King himself having his cancer diagnosis."

Cole's remarks underscore the tension between the couple's public persona and their private family dynamics, adding another layer to the ongoing royal family drama.