Prince Harry discusses settling down in 2013

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The Royal Family continues to deal with the fallout from Meghan and Harry’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey earlier this month. Several charges were made against the royals, much of which they were unable to respond to due to strict royal protocol. Prince William broke ranks with the rules, however, telling reporters that his family was “very much not racist”, as well as Buckingham Palace having released a statement appearing to object to the allegations.

The royals have since been out in force, fulfilling public duties in a bid to restore their image.

Meghan and Harry, meanwhile, have carried on with their lives, with the Duke of Sussex having been given two top jobs in the US’ Silicon Valley.

Much of their Oprah interview surrounded the intense pressures their relationship faced as a result of royal life and public scrutiny.

Relationship struggles are not a new theme for Harry, the Prince having previously spoken at length about the difficulties he faced in finding a match.

In 2013, during his tour of Afghanistan, Harry gave Channel 4 one of his most candid interviews up until that point, admitting that finding a girlfriend was a tough task with the baggage Royal Family life came with.

He said: “If you find the right person and everything feels right, then it takes time, especially for myself and my brother.

“You ain’t ever going to find someone who’s going to jump into the position that it would hold.”

This was true of his former girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, who Harry had split with just two years before.

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The relationship was one of the royal’s longest, the couple being on and off for seven years.

They met in 2004 while Harry was on his gap year in South Africa.

Royal commentators were convinced Chelsy and Harry would marry; but their predictions were shattered when they broke-up in 2011 after years of intense media speculation.

Later, in 2016, talking about their relationship, Chelsy told the Daily Mail: “It was so full-on: crazy and scary and uncomfortable.

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“I found it very difficult when it was bad. I couldn’t cope.

“I was trying to be a normal kid and it was horrible.”

A similar scenario would happen when Harry dated Cressida Bonas for two years before the relationship broke down in 2014.

Royal author Katie Nicholl later wrote of how Cressida had been “totally spooked” after watching Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, fulfilling royal duties on tour.

Meanwhile, in a statement, Buckingham Palace said it was “saddened” to hear of Meghan and Harry’s struggles.

It read: “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.

“The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning.

“Whilst some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.

“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.”

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