Prince Harry reportedly feels like a "failure" in the eyes of the royal family he left in 2020.
"Harry and Meghan see their recent trip to Nigeria as a huge success, but for Harry, every success is another kind of failure while his family refuses to acknowledge his efforts and steadfastly refuses to apologize for everything that had happened in the past," royal author Tom Quinn dished.
"In Nigeria and even with Meghan at his side and regularly holding his hand, he still has a permanent look of bitterness on his face," he added.
This led royal expert Lynn Carratt to share how "these faux royal tours could deepen their rift with the royal family if not handled correctly. Their Nigerian tour, bared all the hallmarks of a royal tour which was said to [have] infuriated the palace. I don’t believe the Nigerian tour helped to increase their popularity in the U.K. and U.S. But it did showcase to the African nations the work that [the] couple can do and will certainly have increased their popularity there."
In what is becoming a buildup for rival "royal tours," a source recently stepped forward and stated: "There is already a lot of talk and excitement in Ghana, everyone is so keen for Harry and Meghan to come and experience the great culture and warmth."
Despite his and the Duchess of Sussex' remerging popularity, the Duke of Sussex still cannot seem to let go of issues he once experienced with his family.
Upon the release of his memoir, Spare, the tome contained two key passages that have dominated headlines about it ever since. One was Harry's recounting of an alleged physical altercation he had with his brother in 2019. Harry claimed William threw him to the ground in a fit of rage, which caused his back to land on and break a dog's water bowl on the floor. He further stated how his brother and Kate Middleton encouraged him to wear the infamous Nazi uniform to a 2005 costume party, which caused a worldwide scandal and cemented his "bad boy" reputation.
"He is stuck in the past," a royal insider spilled about the fiery-haired prince and the book. "That memoir is nothing but dwellings on things that sometimes just cannot be changed. All that nonsense about Chelsy Davy, who has long since moved on with her life, that was 15 years ago."
They added: "It is one thing to get happily nostalgic or even bitter about something from years ago, but Harry lives with this every day. His mother's passing when he was only 12 may play a part in this, but he dictates his entire present on distant memories or slights from the '90s and 2000s. He cannot push forward."
InStyle reported on Quinn's remarks.
