When his grandmother died last September, Prince Harry’s relationship with the rest of the royal family could be described as fractious at best.That explosive Oprah Winfrey interview in March 2021, plus fears surrounding what other bombs might be detonated in his and his wife’s Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, had shaken the Firm’s foundations.Then, less than a month before the Queen’s death, came Meghan’s Spotify podcast, Archetypes, in which she detailed the toll being a working royal took on her mental health.The Sussexes’ very public attacks on the royal family came at a challenging time for the Queen, whose health had noticeably deteriorated since the loss of her husband, Prince Philip, the previous April. “So much happened while she was still alive and it must have made her last year more difficult,” says royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams. “Oprah aired when Prince Philip was ill – that says it all.The attacks over that period, especially Oprah, did harm.” But Spare was about to take things to another level.The publication of Harry’s memoir came just four months after the Queen’s death and a month after the Sussexes’ Netflix three-parter, in which Harry claimed Prince William had “screamed” at him in front of the Queen over his and Meghan’s plans to quit the UK.
Queen Elizabeth II: Forever In Our Hearts, OK! Collector's Edition In this special collector's edition of OK!, we mark the first anniversary of Her Majesty's death by reflecting on her incredible life and legacy.Royal experts reveal how the family's summer in Balmoral will have been tinged with sadness as they continue to adjust to life without her, and we share rarely seen images from her remarkable reign.
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