Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘stunned’ after royals ‘shut the door,’ book claims:

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle “were really stunned” after the royal family “shut the door” following their decision to step back from “The Firm.”

The claim was made by a former adviser to former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, who has written a new book about the British royal family coming out on April 26 titled “The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor – the Truth and the Turmoil.”

The bombshell book explores “the scandals, love affairs, power plays and betrayals” that have rocked the royals during the last 20 years. It promises to feature new revelations based on Brown’s access to palace insiders.

The bestselling author previously wrote a biography on the Princess of Wales titled “The Diana Chronicles,” which was published in 2007.

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In 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were stepping back as senior members of the British royal family.
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One source alleged to Brown that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were expecting a different response when they decided to launch what the press described as “Megxit.”

“They thought… it would force the royal family to respond by saying… ‘OK, Harry and Meghan, what do you want? We’re going to give you what you want,'” Brown quoted an insider. However, the royal family decided to “shut the door,” to the couple’s surprise.

One royal aide alleged that the couple had a “mutual addiction to drama” that stemmed from the lead-up to their May 2018 wedding that, on the surface, seemed like a fairytale ending for the former American actress and British prince.

“Palace sources report that the preparation for the Sussex union was all drama, all the time,” Brown wrote in her book. “Meghan’s MO was seen as revving up Harry when she sensed any obstruction.”

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Tina Brown has previously written a book about Prince Harry’s mother, Princess Diana.
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In her book, Brown explored how Markle allegedly had a dispute with Angela Kelly, the queen’s dresser and one of her closest confidantes, over which tiara the 40-year-year-old would wear on her wedding day. That alleged spat led to Harry, 37, declaring, “Whatever Meghan wants, Meghan gets.”

Brown also wrote about Markle’s dispute with her sister-in-law Kate Middleton over tights for the flower girls. Reports alleged that Middleton was left in tears. However, Markle told Oprah Winfrey during her televised tell-all in March 2021 that it was the Duchess of Cambridge who made her cry.

“[There] was a lot of raging,” a palace source alleged. “In-person shouting in front of other members of staff, basically in front of too many people, which is why it all started to come out.”

And there were concerns long before Harry proposed to the former “Suits” star after a whirlwind romance. While Harry’s father, Prince Charles, was “charmed by Meghan in their first encounter” during lunch at his Highgrove residence, the Duke of Sussex’s older brother, Prince William,…