Prince Harry's transition away from his “pheasant-shooting friends” is embraced by Meghan Marklewho, according to a royal expert, “doesn't get along well” with his former circle of friends.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to the US in 2020, cutting ties with their former royal lifestyle and many of Harry's then-friends. It is believed the couple are untroubled by the loss of these friendships, as one royal author suggests they are “happy to forget their past lives”.
Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster and a close friend of Harry, will be married in the coming days – but the Duke will not attend, reports the mirror.
Royal expert and author Tom Quinn told The Mirror exclusively: “Harry hates the idea of completely losing touch with his old Etonian and army friends and he was close to Hugh Grosvenor, but attending a wedding at which his brother bod will be, is simply history repeating itself in the most painful way.
“Harry felt he should have been invited as an usher, but once again his brother has priority. However, missing the wedding and gradually losing touch with his old friends is not entirely negative for Harry.
“He is aware that Meghan hates many of his old woke-hating, pheasant-shooting friends and those old friendships are still intertwined with a past that in many ways Harry is happy to put behind him.”