Prince Harry
Prince Harry is pictured attending a Commonwealth Day Youth Event on March 11, 2019 in London, England. Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Prince Harry may be following in Meghan Markle’s footsteps by distancing himself from the royal family, according to some netizens.

On the online forum site Quora, royal fans said that the Duke of Sussex is probably “inspired” by what the Duchess of Sussex has been doing with her own family. Markle hasn’t spoken to her dad and half-sister in months, and she has also frozen them out of her and her son’s life.

Prince Harry is believed to be doing the same thing with the royal family, especially since rumors swirled that he’s feuding with Prince William. But royal fan Diana Stark said that it’s also possible that Prince Harry is distancing himself from the royal family because of his mom, Princess Diana.

“I think poor Harry sees the situation as similar to the one with his mother Diana all those years ago. And he’s determined to bring about a different outcome by protecting his wife unlike his papa Charles who was unable or unwilling to protect Diana,” she said.

Stark also said that Princess Diana and Markle are very different from each other. The Princess of Wales’ family was always a part of the inner circle even if Diana herself was somewhat an outsider. Markle, on the other hand, is not an outsider but an interloper.

Graham Short, a micro-artist and a supplier to the royal household, said that even though there might be a problem between Prince William and Prince Harry, it seems that there’s no reason for the latter to distance himself from the royal family. After all, they are already healing their rift.

Darryn Lee, an info guy, also said that there are reasons why the “Suits” alum has distanced herself from her family. Prince Harry, on the other hand, has no reason to do the same with his family.

“He doesn’t have to talk to his brother all the time,” he said.

Chrissie Nyssen also said that there is no evidence that suggests Prince Harry has distanced himself from his family.