What Meghan Markle’s Destructive Shadow Over the Royal Family Really Reveals

Meghan Markle: The “Flea in the Ointment” of the Royal Family?

Meghan Markle continues to be at the center of tensions between Prince Harry and the British Royal Family. Many royal commentators believe she has become the “flea in the ointment” — the person making peace and reconciliation nearly impossible.

Why Meghan is Seen as a Problem

Since moving to the U.S. with Prince Harry, Meghan has been accused of fueling the rift with her claims about racism in the Royal Family and reports of her difficult behavior with staff. Royal expert Ingrid Seward said Meghan is “intensely disliked” by many monarchists in the U.K. and even in the U.S., because she openly criticized both her in-laws and her own family.

Her strained relationship with her father, Thomas Markle Sr., is also part of the controversy. He has never met Prince Harry or his grandchildren, Archie and Lilibet. To many, that 

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