‘Great Royal double act’ have mixed year

THE DUKE and Duchess of Sussex have had a mixed year despite their life-changing celebrations, according to a leading Royal author.

Former actress Meghan, inset, wed Harry in St George’s Chapel in Windsor in May and they then announced just five months later that they were expecting their first child, due in the spring. They have also picked a new home at Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate.

Royal writer Penny Junor praised the Duke and Duchess for their profile, citing Harry’s speech at the Invictus Games and Meghan’s Grenfell community cookbook project as successes.

But she warned the couple appeared to have lost some of the public goodwill towards them. Meghan’s estrangement from her father seems unresolved, with Thomas Markle expressing his distress publicly at their rift. Harry and Meghan have also faced reports of tensions between them and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. As well as rumours regarding Meghan and Kate’s relationship, there were also reports of a rift between William and Harry, with Harry reportedly accusing his older brother of trying to wreck his relationship with Meghan when he initially voiced concerns. Ms Junor said: “The more the Press write negative things, the less charming Harry is prepared to be and so the more negative the stories. It is all very sad because Harry and Meghan are a great double act.”