King Charles ‘said Prince Harry was whipped by Meghan Markle’ in ruthless comment

It’s also claimed the late Queen Elizabeth II’s view of the Duchess changed over time

King Charles made reference to Prince Harry being “whipped” by Meghan Markle, a royal broadcaster has claimed.

Harry and Meghan left the royal family in 2020, and have carved out their own lives in California. However, tensions within the family are at an all-time low. The Duke of Sussex recently revealed his father is no longer speaking to him.

It comes after the couple took part in bombshell interviews, a Netflix docuseries and Harry’s tell-all memoir.

But before they embarked on their own path, King Charles reportedly made a savage remark over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship.
Prince Harry left The Firm in 2020 (Credit: Cover Images)

King Charles’ comment over Prince Harry

Commentator Esther Krakue revealed the claim on the Royal Exclusive show with The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson.

She said: “We know that King Charles said something about him being whipped. We keep hearing things consistently coming out from courtiers and people that are close to the royal family.”

Esther, who made the comments as she appeared alongside royal biographer Phil Dampier, said that the late Queen Elizabeth II‘s view of Meghan changed over time, too, “much like how the country’s opinion evolved.”

“Much like the public, I think the Queen thought Meghan was a breath of fresh air. Very intelligent, very well-spoken, obviously from her acting background,” she said.

“And she worked, she welcomed her, I think, like much of the country with open arms. I think where things went wrong was clearly the cultural clash.”

 
It’s claimed that Charles described Harry as whipped by Meghan (Credit: Cover Images)

Meghan hadn’t “earned brownie points”

Esther claimed that the Duchess of Sussex won’t be a fan of her “reduced status” within the royal family. And, that she thought she was “marrying a billionaire”.

“So that might have been not appealing eventually,” she added. “But also, I don’t think she fully understood or was even interested in what the role was supposed to become.”

She explained that Meghan hadn’t “earned enough brownie points” to pick and choose her roles and responsibilities.

She noted: “You have to open schools in Wales on a rainy day for a number of years before you ingratiate yourself and garner that goodwill. But I don’t think she had that approach or attitude. And you could say it’s very American, you know, very can-do spirit.”

Phil, meanwhile, spoke of the views expressed by fellow royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith. In particular, that the queen had shared doubts about Meghan and was worried Harry was “weak”.

He added: “To be honest, it confirms what we’d already suspected. That at first the Queen was very keen on Meghan.”

He alleged that Meghan saw getting married to Harry as a “stepping stone” to greater fame. And, that she “never really had any intention of staying in the royal family.”
Queen Elizabeth II in 2021 (Credit: Cover Images)

Queen Elizabeth II felt “betrayed” by Meghan and Harry

It was recently reported that the queen was left feeling “betrayed” by Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. The infamous chat was broadcast just weeks before the death of her husband, Prince Philip.

In the interview – which Harry and Meghan later explained their reasoning for – Meghan alleged that the royals had expressed concerns about “how dark” the skin of their son, Prince Archie, would be while she was pregnant with him.

A courtier said that the queen was “dismayed” by the allegations.

They added: “To accuse an unidentified person within the family of racism, thereby casting the shadow of suspicion over everyone, was unforgivable in her eyes. That was what ultimately prompted her to issue the ‘recollections may vary’ statement. Things were never the same after that …

“It was a horrific series of betrayals at the end of her life.”