Prince Harry’s Former Pals Blame Meghan Markle for His Sudden Personality Change

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Former friends of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have both spoken out about numerous aspects of the couple: what their friendship was like, who they are now, their early dating years, and now, one of them is talking about how much Harry has changed since marrying Meghan.

Former rugby player James Haskell talked on stage for a podcast, per GBNews, and discussed how much Harry has changed, specifically how his personality has changed. Despite defending them over the years, Haskell decided to take a jab.

He started by talking about how he first met Harry in 2011 during Mike and Zara Tindall’s wedding. “Who should be there, wandering around having a good time, but Prince Harry. He hadn’t met her [Meghan] yet, so he was still quite fun.” Many have dubbed that he insinuated that Harry became less fun after.

But to be fair, is anyone the same person at the age of 27 versus 34 years of age? Probably not.

“Everybody’s entitled to an opportunity to say what they want, and when someone feels like they and their partner have been oppressed, lied about, contradicted, and put into a corner. I think it’s very important,” he said.

As many loyal royal fans know, Harry and Meghan started dating in 2016, and were later married in 2018. They share two children together named Archie, born in May 2019, and Lilibet Diana, born in June 2021.

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