Prince Harry, Meghan Markle 'Feeling Better' But Duke Still 'Heartbroken' 1 Year After Megxit, Friend Says

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are feeling much happier and are content one year after their controversial royal exit, a friend of the couple says.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's friend, journalist and author Tom Bradby, spoke about "Megxit" and their relationship with the royal family on ITV's "Love Your Weekend" with Alan Titchmarsh. He recalled touring southern Africa with the couple for his 2019 documentary, "Harry & Meghan: An African Journey," which he describes as a "very psychologically complex project."

Bradby said he witnessed the extent of Prince Harry and Markle's struggles when he was filming their journey at the time. In the documentary, he had asked Markle "how she'd found the last year." The duchess replied, "It is a very real thing to be going through. Thank you for asking — because not many have."

But he believes Prince Harry and Markle are now "feeling better" one year after announcing their decision to step back as senior members of the royal family and months after moving to California.

"So are they unhappy? No, I think they are content, the things they are doing they are quite excited by," Bradby was quoted by People as saying. "I think he is heartbroken by the situation with his family, you don't necessarily need to have knowledge to know that, but I think it is true."

Commenting on Prince Harry's relationship with the royal family, particularly his brother Prince William, he said it still wasn't "ideal."

"The situation with the family clearly isn't ideal and it has been a very difficult year for them all," Bradby said. "But are they unhappy out there? No, I don't think that's right, I think they are pretty happy actually, but I think they wrestle with their position in life, I think they all do. I think William does too, I don't think he finds it easy."

The journalist further said that Prince Harry and Markle's decision to leave the royal family was "incredibly painful" to everyone because it had never been done voluntarily before.

He noted that the Duke of Windsor's case was "different," referring to King Edward VIII who denounced the throne to marry twice-divorced Wallis Simpson. He was stripped of "His Royal Highness" status and was demoted to the Duke of Windsor.

"There are still a lot of hurt feelings on all sides and it's very difficult…I think the public desperately wants them to be okay and everyone to be happy and clearly that hasn't been the situation over the past year," Bradby continued. "It is not a very easy or comfortable situation, I don't think it was ever going to be an easy or comfortable situation."

Recent reports appear to agree with Bradby's assessment of Prince Harry and Markle's situation. One source told Entertainment Tonight earlier this month that the Sussexes had "no regrets" about their royal exit and felt rewarded for their work after closing their multi-million production deal with Netflix.