Prince Harry feared he would ‘lose Meghan’ and that she would end up like Princess Diana

Harry has slammed his father Prince Charles and revealed his fears for Meghan as she copped racist taunts. WARNING: Distressing content

Kathy McCabe

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May 22, 2021 - 6:04PM

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Harry feared he would ‘lose Meghan’ and that she would end up like Diana

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Prince Harry revealed his biggest fear was “history would repeat itself” and his wife would die as his mother had if they continued as working Royals.

The Duke of Sussex shares in the docuseries his greatest regret ahead of moving his family to the US was not calling out the racism directed at his wife earlier.

In the third episode titled Finding What Works, Prince Harry reiterates his fear he would lose his wife Meghan, who confessed to suicidal ideation in her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

He points to the similarity between his relationship with the bi-racial Meghan Markle and the fact his mother Princess Diana was dating Egyptian film producer Dodi Fayed – “someone who wasn’t white” – when she died in that Paris car crash in 1997.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their 2018 royal tour of Australia. Picture: Getty Images

Tragic end. Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed, in the French Riviera in 1997. Picture: AP Photo/Patrick Bar-Nice Matin

While Harry is measured as he speaks of the Firm and British media’s treatment of his mother and then his wife, there is no doubt he remains deeply angry about how Meghan was treated and the lack of support the pair received.

“Do I have any regrets? Yeah. My biggest regret is not making more of a stance earlier on in the relationship with my wife and calling out the racism,” he says.

“History was repeating itself. My mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship with someone who wasn’t white and now look what’s happened. You want to talk about history repeating itself? They won’t stop until she dies.

“It’s incredibly triggering to potentially lose another woman in my life. Like, the list is growing and it all comes back to the same people, the same business model, the same industry.”

Harry feared Meghan would suffer the same fate as his late mother, Princess Diana.

The 36-year-old mental health advocate said he remains committed to “breaking the cycle” of stigma attached to mental health within the Royal family and was determined his children won’t suffer the same “negative experiences” of life as a working royal.

He again points the finger at his father Prince Charles for encouraging his sons to maintain a stiff upper lip in service of the Royal Family and play the game with the media.

“My father used to say to me when I was younger, to both William and I, ‘Well it was like that for me so it’s going to be like that for you.’ That doesn’t make sense,” Prince Harry says.

“Just because you suffered, that doesn’t mean your kids have to suffer. In fact, quite the opposite; if you suffered, do everything you can to make sure whatever negative experiences you had that you can make it right for your kids.

“We chose to put our mental health first … and that’s what we will continue to do. Isn’t this all about breaking the cycle? Isn’t this all about making sure history doesn’t repeat itself? That whatever pain and suffering has happened to you that you don’t pass it on?”