Meghan Markle always felt like an outsider in the royal family

Fearing that royal staff were out to ruin her reputation, Meghan went to great lengths to isolate herself once she and Harry moved to Frogmore Cottage and ‘wanted out’, a friend says.

Meghan Markle believed there was a “conspiracy” hatched against her by royals once she moved into Kensington Palace during her courtship with Prince Harry.

Markle, 38, began to fear the palace’s courtiers were out to harm her reputation due to her American style of management once the couple moved into Frogmore Cottage.

“She was convinced there was a conspiracy against her and so she basically put herself in self isolation when they moved to Frogmore,” a friend told The Sunday Times.

“I think she felt like an outsider from the start. This wasn’t the life she was used to and she wanted out.”

A friend of Meghan’s has said the she felt like an outsider as soon as she and Harry moved to Frogmore Cottage. Picture: GoffPhotos.com

She also began to feel isolated and missed her mum and friends in LA.

One friend told The Sunday Times that Meghan’s financial independence was a driving force behind her and Harry’s decision to leave the royals and flee the UK for sunny California.

“One of the things Meghan struggled with was not earning an income,” said a friend. “She has always worked and I think she felt unfulfilled. Having financial freedom was a big part of them wanting to leave.

Despite reports that Harry, 35, was struggling in LA, the couple developed a friendship with Adele, and the Duke of Sussex has befriended the Silicon Valley crowd and even Leonardo DiCaprio, who he met at last year’s Google Camp, reports The Sunday Times.

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to be enjoying their new life in Los Angeles. Picture: AFP

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“I am sure their social life will consist of dinner parties with people they can trust and connect with,” Melanie Bromley, head of news operations for NBC’s E! channel told The Sunday Times.

“They are going to be very wary about opening up their social circle too much, as fraternising with the wrong people has the potential to be hugely damaging to their image and plans.”

As the couple wait for quarantine restrictions to ease, they’re enjoying time with their 1-year-old son, Archie, in a Los Angeles mansion owned by Tyler Perry.

Originally published as Meghan Markle always felt like an outsider in the royal family